Christmas is a time for forgiveness. But is saying “sorry” enough?
It’s a strange season to talk about forgiveness. While streets glow with fairy lights and shop windows suggest compassion is…
Investigators say a Russian general was killed by a car bomb in Moscow.
A Russian general has been killed after an explosive device detonated under his car in what Moscow says was likely…
Is it true that you can sweat out a hangover?
Here’s a useful fact for any smug relatives who brag about going for a run the morning after their Christmas…
The most innovative and influential design and architecture of 2025
1. V&A East Storehouse by Diller Scofidio + Renfro, London At the V&A East Storehouse, the collection itself steals the…
The EU’s actions, along with Putin’s rhetoric, are both contributing to the continuation of the war in Ukraine.
Vladimir Putin’s marathon press conference on December 19, an annual year-end event, offered no indication that Russia might abandon the…
‘Teach your daughter to speak Polish’: Ukrainians in Poland face rising tensions.
Valeriia Kholkina was buying ice cream with her husband and four-year-old daughter when a man overheard them speaking Ukrainian. “Teach…
Concern grows over the rapid increase in a ‘shadow fleet’ of tankers used to evade sanctions.
The “shadow fleet” used by Russia, Iran, and Venezuela to circumvent Western sanctions and deliver cargo to customers like China…
UK supermarkets are sourcing turkeys from Europe due to a shortage caused by avian flu.
Several major UK supermarkets have had to import turkeys from other parts of Europe to ensure shelves remain stocked this…
The sister of one of Jeffrey Epstein’s victims reported him to authorities in 1996, but the FBI did not pursue an investigation, according to newly revealed documents.
While Donald Trump’s Justice Department failed to meet a legal deadline to release all Jeffrey Epstein-related files by Friday, one…
The 2025 book quiz – created by Mick Herron, Bernardine Evaristo, Ali Smith and others
1. BERNARDINE EVARISTO Who is considered the world’s first known author? Priestess Enheduanna from Mesopotamia – lived c. 2300 BC…