North Korean leader Kim Jong Un says the United States should be aware that his country’s nuclear forces are now a reality, not a threat. Kim was speaking in his annual New Year’s Day address. He said the country had achieved the historic feat of « completing » its nuclear forces and added that the has a…

Tens of thousands have gathered for parties across the UK to welcome in 2018. Huge crowds gathered to watch a spectacular fireworks display on the banks of the River Thames in London. And there was an equally raucous bash for Hogmanay celebrations in the backdrop of Edinburgh Castle in Scotland. Germany, France and Greece are…

For the first time, engineers at Caltech have created a stable ring of plasma in open air—essentially capturing lightning in a bottle, but without the bottle. Matter can exist in four distinct phases: solid, liquid, gas, and plasma. Plasmas are made of charged particles—ions and electrons—and occur naturally on Earth as lightning, in the weather…

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Will Smith has learned a thing or two in the two decades that he’s been married to wife Jada Pinkett Smith. On Sunday, the 49-year-old actor celebrated the couple’s 20th wedding anniversary by sharing some of the lessons he’s learned since they first said “I do.” “20 Years Ago Today we held hands and walked…

4K is the most straightforward step forward: It offers four times as many pixels as 1080p. But while that might sound exciting, it’s not a noticeable leap unless you’re sitting very close to a large TV set. HDR, on the other hand, is an upgrade you definitely can’t miss. It lets you see both brighter…

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Media playback is unsupported on your device Media captionVideo from the town of Dorud shows a crowd carrying what appears to be a wounded man Iranians are free to protest against the government but must not jeopardise security, President Hassan Rouhani has said after four days of demonstrations. Speaking at a cabinet session, he acknowledged…

Labour would be much further ahead in the polls if Jeremy Corbyn could convince people who share his party’s values to back it at the ballot box, a study has revealed. YouGov research indicates that while more than 40 per cent of people feel Labour shares their values, far fewer are yet prepared to support…

Enlarge / A still from the Wichita Police footage of the shooting. The alleged « swatter » behind Thursday’s police killing of a Wichita, Kansas, man has been arrested. Tyler Barriss, a 25-year old from South Los Angeles, was taken into custody Friday night, according to the local ABC News affiliate. (ABC also notes that « Glendale police…