Amid fears the wreck will be more accessible to explorers – and new species – as the climate warms, conservationists want to create the region’s first underwater protected area The harsh temperatures, treacherous currents and shifting pack ice of the Antarctic’s Weddell Sea, which crushed and sank his ship, Endurance, ...
Oil prices fall and shares jump after US-Iran deal announcedOil prices fall and shares jump after US-Iran deal announced
Under the agreement, the key Strait of Hormuz waterway will be reopened, US President Donald Trump said. ...
Norwegian crown princess’s son found guilty of two counts of rapeNorwegian crown princess’s son found guilty of two counts of rape
Marius Borg Høiby, the 29-year-old son of Norway’s Crown Princess Mette Marit, has been found guilty of two counts of rape and given four years in jail. ...
Russian strikes kill nine and set historic cathedral in Kyiv ablazeRussian strikes kill nine and set historic cathedral in Kyiv ablaze
A Ukrainian drone attack in the Russian city of Tula, south of Moscow, killed three people and wounded three others. ...
US musician Oliver Tree dies in helicopter collision in BrazilUS musician Oliver Tree dies in helicopter collision in Brazil
The singer-songwriter is among six people presumed dead in air crash over Rio de Janeiro on Sunday. ...
When will social media ban start and what platforms are included?When will social media ban start and what platforms are included?
The measures will see apps including TikTok and Snapchat blocked for UK teens early in 2027. ...
New York Times’ Kristof quoted former campaign donors in columnsNew York Times’ Kristof quoted former campaign donors in columns
The Scoop When The New York Times announced that columnist Nick Kristof would return following a scuttled 2021 bid for governor of Oregon, the paper made a promise to readers. In a response to questions about Kristof’s return from Rolling Stone in 2022, the Times said that Kristof would refrain ...
How Washington fell for Nord Stream conspiracy theoriesHow Washington fell for Nord Stream conspiracy theories
Ben’s view After someone blew a hole in the Nord Stream Pipeline deep under the Baltic Sea in September 2022, the global media debated a geopolitical whodunnit. The American media, bolstered by official statements from unnamed officials, suggested Russia was behind the attack. “US and Europe condemn ‘sabotage’ as suspicion ...
The Iran war has reached a tragic new phase: the fear, killing and upheaval are all normalised | Nesrine MalikThe Iran war has reached a tragic new phase: the fear, killing and upheaval are all normalised | Nesrine Malik
As the world waits for rational outcomes from irrational players, the people being bombed will adjust to the fact that terror is now part of daily life “Humans take a lot of killing,” wrote Frank McCourt in Angela’s Ashes. As bleak a phrase as it is, McCourt was talking about ...
Oil prices tumble amid hopes strait of Hormuz will soon reopenOil prices tumble amid hopes strait of Hormuz will soon reopen
US-Iran peace deal sparks immediate drop for Brent crude but analysts warn complex negotiations lie ahead, potentially halting further significant drops Middle East crisis: live updates Peace deal between US and Iran announced, with strait of Hormuz expected to reopen What do we know about the US-Iran peace deal – ...