WashPost The U.S. military is poised to secure expanded access to key bases in the Philippines on the heels of a significant revamp of U.S. force posture in Japan — developments that…
Metal detectorist unearths Tudor gold pendant linked to Henry VIII in Warwickshire
Cafe owner Charlie Clarke ‘shrieked like schoolgirl’ when he turned up pristine necklace bearing initials of Henry and Katherine of AragonCharlie Clarke had been metal detectoring for just six months when he stumbled across what he calls his “once in a…
Poverty, but also rumba and resilience: Pope starts long-awaited DR Congo trip
Pope Francis on Tuesday is expected to land in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Africa’s largest predominantly Catholic country, for a landmark three-day visit.
Türkiye reiterates proposal for Finland
Turkish Foreign Minister Mevlut Cavusoglu says Finland’s application to join NATO would fare better if separated from Sweden’s
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Inside the high tech battle for Bakhmut
Fighting in Bakhmut, Ukraine, is fiercer than at any time since the war began. Inside a command centre, Deborah Patta meets the former gamers, IT experts and coders running the scores of drones buzzing across the battlefield.
Remote work means less commuting, but more time working
Workers have more time, thanks to less travelling to work – but how that time is spent is a big question.
Starting today, you can legally smoke weed in Basel
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Watch: Thousands of strikers in Marseille protest over pension reforms
In France, thousands of strikers took to the streets of the old port in Marseille for the second time in a month to protest against the government’s planned pension reforms.
Russia blocks access to US ‘Rewards for Justice,’ FBI and CIA websites
Russian telecommunications regulator Roskomnadzor blocked access to the U.S. State Department’s Rewards for Justice website on Friday, alongside the sites for the Central Intelligence Agency and the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
Iran jails couple in viral dancing video: activists
An Iranian court has handed jail sentences of over 10 years each to a young couple who danced in front of one of Tehran’s main landmarks in a video seen as a symbol of defiance against the regime, activists said on Tuesday.Astiyazh Haghighi and her fi…