Giant lily pads and a bronze tree are among designs for Queen Elizabeth II’s memorial
What could be a better memorial to Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest-reigning monarch, than a pod of faintly psychedelic giant lily pads.
Day: May 12, 2025
‘Horrific act’: Russia responsible for downing of MH17, UN aviation body rules
The decision marks a landmark ruling in a case brought by Australia and the Netherlands against Russia over the downing of the Malaysia Airlines flight that killed all 298 on board.
It’s not just more babies, Republicans are pushing idea one parent should ditch work and stay at home with the kids
White House aides discussing handing families money for each child they have and removing federal tax credits for day care
Vladimir Putin given hours-long ultimatum as he is told ‘clock is ticking’
The Russian president has less than six hours to agree to a ceasefire or Ukraine’s allies will act.
Researchers found one-click RCE in ASUS’s pre-installed software DriverHub
Expert found two flaws in DriverHub, pre-installed on Asus motherboards, which allow remote code execution via crafted HTTP requests. Security researcher ‘MrBruh’ discovered two vulnerabilities, tracked as CVE-2025-3462 (CVSS score of 8.4) and CVE-2025-3463 (CVSS score of 9.4), in DriverHub, a driver that is pre-installed on Asus motherboards. A remote attacker can exploit the flaws to gain arbitrary code […]
Trump Welcomes Planeload of White South Africans, While Shutting Out Other Refugees
Trump has halted refugee admissions from anywhere else in the world
Famine stalking across besieged Gaza Strip, 500k face starvation: Report
Israel’s blockade threatens the entire population of the Gaza Strip with famine, putting 500,000 people at risk of starvation, a global hunger monitor has warned.
Cannes makes it official: No nudity on the red carpet
The Cannes Film Festival red carpet is perhaps the most rigidly controlled red carpet in the world.
Counterterror Police Investigate Fire at Starmer’s North London Home
Damage was caused to the entrance of a property belonging to the prime minister in Kentish Town, but nobody was hurt, the police said.
EU sees Syria instability as terror risk for bloc: Reuters
The situation in Syria could pose security risks for Europe, according to a draft internal European Union counterterrorism document seen by Reuters which warned that the terror threat level in the bloc remains high.