At least 12 Palestinians, among them seven women and two children, have been killed in a strike on a stadium sheltering displaced families in the Nuseirat refugee camp in Gaza, as Israel pressed ahead with its relentless attacks despite calls for a ceasefire from world leaders at the United Nations General Assembly. The al-Ahli Stadium,...
While there’s growing evidence that psychedelic drugs can effectively treat severe mental health conditions, especially in cases where traditional treatments have failed, they still come with downsides. Their hallucinogenic effects can be scary and overwhelming, with dosing sessions lasting several hours. Good treatment is heavily reliant on the individual’s mindset going into a session and...
MILAN — The second day at Milan fashion week was about the face-off between minimalism and maximalism. Simone Bellotti’s much anticipated debut at Jil Sander, after his successful upturning of Bally, had profound clarity, the kind that glorifies items and makes them desirable. The outing was almost surgical — going back to the stark, severe...
A trade to send Jonathan Kuminga from the Golden State Warriors to the Sacramento Kings could be back in the works. Per The Athletic’s Sam Amick, the two sides hadn’t discussed a sign-and-trade for the restricted free agent in more than a month, but talks “renewed earlier this week.” Amick added that the Kings “aren’t...
The Artemis II crew (from the right): Reid Wiseman, Victor Glover, Christina Koch and Jeremy Hansen pose in front of their Orion spacecraft, which they have named “Integrity.” Credit: NASA/Rad Sinyak Whole and undivided Ultimately, Integrity was inspired by something one of their instructors said while on a team-building trip to Iceland. “He coined this...
Dallas Mavericks point guard D’Angelo Russell is officially engaged. Russell’s now-fiancée, Laura Ivaniukas announced their engagement Tuesday with a joint post on Instagram captioned: “Ms to Mrs.. Loading,” seemingly referencing the nickname he has embraced since being drafted in 2015 by the Los Angeles Lakers. According to People, Russell and Ivaniukas met at a New...
Prof Leo McCann and Prof Simon Sweeney are right to warn that uncritical reliance on artificial intelligence risks bypassing deep learning (Letters, 16 September). But that does not mean large language models have no place in higher education. Used thoughtfully, they can enhance teaching and learning. Graduates will enter a workforce where AI is ubiquitous....
The president of Moldova Maia Sandu has warned that her country’s independence and European future are in danger after police arrested dozens of people accused of involvement in a plot to stoke violent disorder, allegedly backed by Russia. Just days before Sunday’s pivotal parliamentary elections, Moldovan police said they had confiscated weapons and explosives in...
The crush of foreign visitors in Kyoto has become so overwhelming that some Japanese schools are abandoning the ancient capital as a destination for their class trips – a quiet but telling sign of how overtourism is reshaping life for local residents. Teachers complain their pupils now face packed buses and subways, crowds at temples...
Soutik BiswasIndia correspondent AFP via Getty Images The MiG‑21 was the backbone of the Indian Air Force, once making up two-thirds of its fighter fleet The first time he throttled the MiG‑21 to full power, soaring 20km above the Earth at twice the speed of sound, the young fighter pilot felt utterly weightless, as if...