Vulnerable time for Europe as clock ticks down for Joe Biden
US President Joe Biden’s state visit to Germany on Friday was extremely brief. But the US president used every minute in Berlin to try to make clear that he still…
Sydney reopens beaches after tar ball scare
AFP The clean-up on Coogee Beach on Thursday Beaches in the Australian city of Sydney have reopened for swimmers after being closed earlier this week when thousands of mysterious black…
How will weight-loss drugs change our relationship with food?
BBC We are now in the era of weight-loss drugs. Decisions on how these drugs will be used look likely to shape our future health and even what our society…
Trump calls judge ‘evil’ for releasing case files before election
Donald Trump has called a judge “the most evil person” as she released more than 1,800 pages of evidence in Special Counsel Jack Smith’s election conspiracy case against him. The…
One Direction star Liam Payne’s battles with fame
Shutterstock Liam Payne was 14 when he first appeared in an X Factor audition in 2008 – but it wasn’t until his second appearance in 2010 that he reached the…
Why is India widow burning case back in news after 37 years
Mohar Singh Meena Roop Kanwar was burned to death on her husband’s funeral pyre It was a case that made headlines globally and led to widespread condemnation. A teenaged widow…
Why African leaders like Cameroon’s President Paul Biya hides his health
AFP Cameroon’s President Paul Biya has been in power since 1982 Rumours of ill-health have engulfed two African presidents in recent weeks, sparking contrasting responses and exposing how the wellbeing…
In North Carolina, Democrats travel deep into Trump country
BBC/Brandon Drenon A woman praying inside Mt Lebanon AME Zion Church in Elizabeth City, North Carolina On a Sunday morning in September, the air inside the historic Mt Lebanon AME…
Week in pictures: 12-18 October 2024
A selection of striking news photographs taken around the world this week. Jane Barlow/PA Media The full October moon, known as the Hunter’s Moon, sets behind Edinburgh Castle. A supermoon…
The farmers targeted by false claims over Kamala Harris advert
Two farmers from the key swing state of Pennsylvania have been the focus of misinformation after they appeared in a campaign advert for Kamala Harris. Bob and Kristina Lange say…