An abduction, a Bitcoin demand and a TV icon – why Nancy Guthrie’s case has gripped the US
Samantha Guthrie’s fame has helped turn her mother’s abduction into a national obsession.
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Democrats seek to reassure Europe about post-Trump America
Trump, with his “America First” foreign policy and talk of preserving Western culture, provided a decidedly different view of world affairs. And in 2024, a plurality of Americans voted to return Trump to the White House, setting off a tumultuous year in which Vance’s confrontational Munich speech was just the scene-setter.
Continue ReadingThe spectacular multimillion-euro heist nobody noticed
The theft has left Germans with a strong sense that trust in institutions and the system has been shaken.
Continue ReadingMoment crew docks at International Space Station
Four astronauts have docked at the International Space Station (ISS) after blasting off from Earth on Friday. The crew will spend eight months aboard the ISS after replacing a team that evacuated last month due to a medical emergency. On board the SpaceX Dragon spacecraft travelling to the ISS were two Nasa astronauts from the […]
Continue ReadingPolice wear fancy dress in Rio Carnival phone theft sting
Two people were arrested after a woman was spotted by a drone grabbing a phone from an attendee.
Continue ReadingOn TikTok, we’re all Chinese – but the trend doesn’t paint the full picture
Chinamaxxing is adding more gloss to the recent flourish of Chinese soft power.
Continue ReadingWhat is dart frog toxin, the poison linked to Alexei Navalny’s death?
On The Ground newsletter: Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly dispatch from our international correspondents Get a weekly international news dispatch Epibatidine, the highly potent toxin Britain has linked to the death of Alexei Navalny, is reportedly 100 times more powerful than morphine. This extremely toxic, nicotine-like compound originates from […]
Continue ReadingObama addresses racist video shared by Trump depicting him as an ape
The former US president didn’t name Trump, but lamented the lack of “shame” and “decorum” among public officials.
Continue ReadingCharli xcx closes ‘brat summer’ chapter with new mockumentary at Berlin Film Festival
British pop star Charli xcx was everywhere in 2024, when the “brat summer” cultural phenomenon her album unleashed even made its way into US presidential candidate Kamala Harris’ campaign. Some two years since the neon-green party album “Brat” vaulted her into stardom, Charli xcx is characteristically closing that chapter on her own terms with mockumentary […]
Continue ReadingFour new astronauts arrive at International Space Station
The International Space Station returned to full strength with Saturday’s arrival of four new astronauts to replace colleagues who left early because of health concerns. SpaceX delivered the US, French and Russian astronauts a day after launching them from Cape Canaveral. Last month’s medical evacuation was Nasa’s first in 65 years of human spaceflight. One […]
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