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Wildflower tourism is the next trend. Here’s the five best blooming places this year

Wildflower tourism is the next trend. Here’s the five best blooming places this year

Wildflower tourism is fast becoming a popular travel trend for 2026

Fill Your Grocery Cart And We'll Tell You Which "Euphoria" Girl Matches Your Vibe

Your grocery shopping habits say a lot about you. Fill your cart with everything you want—snacks, drinks, and all—and we'll tell you which "Euphoria" character you truly embody.View Entire Post ›
The US has seized an Iranian cargo vessel – is this legal?

The US has seized an Iranian cargo vessel – is this legal?

Naval law expert Jennifer Parker of The Conversation lays out what is happening in the Strait of Hormuz
Japan warship’s Taiwan Strait voyage reignites China tensions

Japan warship’s Taiwan Strait voyage reignites China tensions

China issued a “strong protest” after a Japanese destroyer, travelling to military exercises in the Philippines, passed through the Taiwan Strait on the anniversary of an 1895 treaty ceding the island to Japan. Friday’s voyage was a “deliberate provocation”, said Guo Jiakun, a spokesman for China’s foreign ministry. The 14-hour passage by the JS Ikazuchi “once again exposes the dangerous plot of some people in Japan to intervene militarily in the Taiwan Strait and undermine peace and stability...
Robot breaks human half-marathon record in Beijing race

Robot breaks human half-marathon record in Beijing race

This is the moment a humanoid robot won a half-marathon in Beijing, finishing ahead of human runners and cutting the previous robot record of 2 hours and 40 minutes to just 50 minutes and 26 seconds.
U.S. military seizes Iranian-flagged cargo ship

U.S. military seizes Iranian-flagged cargo ship

U.S. military seizes Iranian-flagged cargo ship

Woman, 86, convicted after getting one letter wrong on car insurance form

The pensioner was criminally prosecuted after she had written one wrong number plate letter.

'Devastating' fire hits protected nesting site

Conservationists say the fire on Sunday evening has destroyed three acres used by nesting birds.

Chris Mason: PM facing awkward hours ahead as Mandelson questions remain

Mandelson vetting row shows Westminster continues to have the power to surprise, writes Chris Mason.
China presses IMF for quota reform, better surveillance of advanced economies

China presses IMF for quota reform, better surveillance of advanced economies

China’s central bank chief has urged the IMF to serve as a bulwark against “rising unilateralism”, at a time when escalating trade restrictions and an intensified Middle East conflict threaten energy and food security. The International Monetary Fund should “take a clear stand against protectionism and defend multilateralism”, People’s Bank of China governor Pan Gongsheng said in a statement to the fund’s International Monetary and Financial Committee, for its 53rd meeting, held on Thursday and...
Chatbots often offer 'problematic' cancer advice, study finds

Chatbots often offer 'problematic' cancer advice, study finds

Artificial intelligence chatbots will tell you where to find alternatives to chemotherapy if you ask them, a new study finds
Can a US-governed ‘Pax Silica’ hub turn Philippines into a chip powerhouse?

Can a US-governed ‘Pax Silica’ hub turn Philippines into a chip powerhouse?

The United States is planning to build an “economic security zone” in the Philippines to counter China’s dominance in critical technologies. The 4,000-acre (1,619-hectare) hi-tech industrial hub will reportedly be the first of its kind in the world, operating under US common law despite being on Philippine soil. Washington says it will be the first “AI-native investment acceleration hub” developed under the US-led Pax Silica initiative, a framework aimed at mobilising allied economies around...