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.
Continue ReadingSamantha Guthrie’s fame has helped turn her mother’s abduction into a national obsession.
Continue ReadingTrump, 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 theft has left Germans with a strong sense that trust in institutions and the system has been shaken.
Continue ReadingFour 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 ReadingTwo people were arrested after a woman was spotted by a drone grabbing a phone from an attendee.
Continue ReadingChinamaxxing is adding more gloss to the recent flourish of Chinese soft power.
Continue ReadingOn 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 ReadingThe former US president didn’t name Trump, but lamented the lack of “shame” and “decorum” among public officials.
Continue ReadingBritish 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 ReadingThe 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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