Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said fighting in DR Congo was hampering efforts to stop spread ...
Day: May 27, 2026
Middle East crisis live: Israel hits Lebanon with huge bombing raid and kills senior Hamas leader in GazaMiddle East crisis live: Israel hits Lebanon with huge bombing raid and kills senior Hamas leader in Gaza
Strikes on Lebanon further strain supposed ceasefire between Israel and Hezbollah, and came as Iran said US had violated separate truce The deputy political chief of Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) navy said renewed war with the US was unlikely but warned his country stands ready to thwart any ...
‘Excuse me, can I have my rug back?’ The agony of losing your furniture as well as your soulmate‘Excuse me, can I have my rug back?’ The agony of losing your furniture as well as your soulmate
When your heart is breaking, and you are leaving the home where you and your ex were once so happy, it is hard to fight for the sofa you spent a fortune on. Then you find yourself in an empty flat, with nothing to sit on When wandering around Ikea ...
‘Catnomics’: how Japan’s feline fixation has become an industry worth billions‘Catnomics’: how Japan’s feline fixation has become an industry worth billions
Their influence is evident in every corner of society, the imperial family owns some, and Tokyo even has its own ‘cat town’ Feline features stare out from the covers of umpteen novels, they have an officially designated day devoted to their mystique and popularity, and have outnumbered dogs as pets ...
‘Writing is exactly like love – you need to do it in the dark’: novelist Leila Slimani on why literature is erotic‘Writing is exactly like love – you need to do it in the dark’: novelist Leila Slimani on why literature is erotic
Now in residence at the Madrid Prado, the author talks about its dark, inspirational Goyas, the clandestine nature of her writing – and why she finally wrote about her jailed then posthumously exonerated father It is a bright, chilly spring morning in Madrid, and the Museo del Prado doesn’t open ...
‘Planetary destruction on fast-forward’: witnessing the disappearance of Indonesia’s ‘eternity glaciers’‘Planetary destruction on fast-forward’: witnessing the disappearance of Indonesia’s ‘eternity glaciers’
Researchers racing to document Oceania’s last tropical glaciers found the remaining ‘eternal snow’ in Indonesia’s West Papua region has lost almost all its ice Mapping the last glaciers in Oceania – in pictures An expedition to document the end days of the last tropical glaciers in Oceania has revealed sombre ...
Israeli strike in Gaza City kills new head of Hamas’s military wingIsraeli strike in Gaza City kills new head of Hamas’s military wing
At least three people were killed in the attack, which came despite a ceasefire with Hamas being in place. ...
Energy bills to rise for millions as impact of Iran war hitsEnergy bills to rise for millions as impact of Iran war hits
A household using a typical amount of energy will pay £221 a year more, under the regulator’s new price cap. ...
Paramount appears to sway DOJ staff on Warner Bros. takeoverParamount appears to sway DOJ staff on Warner Bros. takeover
The Scoop US antitrust regulators appear ready to approve Paramount’s $110 billion takeover of Warner Bros. Discovery after a two-hour meeting Tuesday at the Justice Department, where Paramount CEO David Ellison reiterated a commitment to releasing movies in theaters, people familiar with the matter said. DOJ antitrust staff members grilled ...
Dozens killed in Lebanon as Israel intensifies strikesDozens killed in Lebanon as Israel intensifies strikes
Israel says it struck 100 Hezbollah infrastructure sites and fighters in Lebanon, after PM Benjamin Netanyahu vows to “crush” Hezbollah. ...