Why are Storm Shadow missiles a new flashpoint between Putin and the West?
The United States and United Kingdom have both agreed to review Ukraine’s request to lift restrictions on the use of ...
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Eating pets, rally mocking and ‘Abdul’: The debate’s oddest moments
Amid the heavier subjects pertaining to the economy, immigration and foreign policy that featured in the debate between United States ...
Trump-Harris face-off: Do presidential debates change voter preferences?
United States Vice President and Democratic Party nominee Kamala Harris will face off against former President and Republican candidate Donald ...
Before Brazil and Elon Musk: X’s history of run-ins with left and right
All five judges on Brazil’s Supreme Court panel voted last week to uphold a ban on Elon Musk’s social media ...
Why has Israel closed the West Bank’s crossing with Jordan?
The only crossing between Jordan and the occupied West Bank – the King Hussein Bridge, also known as the Allenby ...
Whale, dead rat, cat or pigeon: Which animal is the best spy?
Hvaldimir, a white beluga whale thought to have been used as a Russian spy, was found dead last weekend under ...
Why are Cape fur seals in South Africa getting infected with rabies?
In May this year, a seal at a popular beach in Cape Town, South Africa, bit five surfers in a ...
‘Russia backs Kamala Harris’: Putin’s history of US election ‘endorsements’
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Thursday said Moscow would back US Vice President Kamala Harris, the Democratic Party’s nominee, in ...
‘Decades of failure’: Who has UK’s Grenfell Tower fire inquiry blamed?
The Grenfell Tower fire, which killed 72 people in June 2017, was the result of “an unedifying merry-go-round of buck ...
Polio returns to Gaza: Where else has the virus re-emerged?
Polio has made a comeback in the Gaza Strip after 25 years, forcing the United Nations and local health authorities ...
What’s the controversy over Trump’s Arlington cemetery visit about?
EXPLAINERCritics have accused the former US president of using the visit for campaigning, against the law — a charge Trump ...
Depressed fish? How Prozac in lakes and rivers may harm aquatic life
Traces of the anti-depressant, fluoxetine – often better known by its commercial name, Prozac – have been detected by an ...
The Deliverance: The True Story Behind the Netflix Horror
Warning: This post contains spoilers for The Deliverance.Opening with a title card that claims its story is "inspired by true ...
Pakistan’s storm Asna: Legend of the Karachi saint who can ‘stop cyclones’
Fears of a cyclone loom over Pakistan’s southern city, Karachi, which lies on the country’s Arabian Sea coast. The city ...
More than $200bn: How Kamala Harris is winning the small donors battle
Since Kamala Harris emerged as the Democratic presidential frontrunner – and then the party’s official candidate – following President Joe ...
Why have England and Wales nearly run out of prison spaces?
Prisons in England and Wales are facing a severe overcrowding crisis amid reports that fewer than 100 spaces remain in ...
What is the deadly ‘Triple E’ mosquito virus spreading in northeastern US?
The United States has recorded this year’s first death from a rare mosquito-borne virus. Officials in New Hampshire announced the ...
Macron has blocked left-wing choice for French PM – what happens next?
France’s President Emmanuel Macron launched a new round of talks with political party leaders on Tuesday to find a way ...
What’s the big mystery behind the Shroud of Turin?
For centuries, debate has raged over whether the Shroud of Turin is in fact the original burial shroud of Jesus Christ ...
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