August 2026

Wondering how vultures can eat a carcass and not get sick? Well vultures may have one of the toughest diets in the animal kingdom but their bodies are built to cope. These birds can feed off carcasses that would make most animals dangerously sick, because their digestive systems are specially adapted to destroy harmful bacteria,…

US judge blocks New York’s ICE mask ban. (AP Photo) A federal judge has temporarily blocked New York from enforcing a law that bars US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents from wearing face coverings and requires them to display visible identification, ruling that the measures are likely unconstitutional.However, the court allowed another provision restricting…

DHS wants to introduce an educational requirement for the US citizenship test. The Donald Trump administration is planning to bring in some changes to the citizenship test, which a permanent resident needs to pass to become a US citizen. The details of the changes are not public yet but the Department of Homeland Security said…

Migrants wait in line to receive food from the Red Cross, following mass crossings of migrants from Morocco into Ceuta, Spain (Picture credit: Reuters) European Union interior ministers on Tuesday called for tougher action against migrant smuggling networks and stronger return policies after around 72,000 migrants entered Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta last week,…

Bodies of families, killed in an Israeli strike in 2023 and recently recovered from the rubble, are draped in Palestinian flags during their funeral in Gaza City. The remains of 112 Palestinians, including dozens of women and children from the same extended family, were recovered from the rubble of their homes in Gaza City nearly…