US healthcare needs fixing, but there’s no agreement on how to do it
Is there the political will to fix it the US’ health horror stories?
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US and Iran talks to begin as fears of direct conflict continue
The US has built up its military presence in the Middle East in response to Iran’s violent crackdown on protests.
Continue ReadingWe had sex in a Chinese hotel, then found we had been broadcast to thousands
A couple who stayed in Shenzhen discovered their intimate moments were filmed as spy-cam porn.
Continue ReadingMeet the women protecting India’s snow leopards
On survey days, the women wake up early, finish household chores and gather at a base camp before travelling by vehicle as far as the terrain allows. From there, they trek several kilometres to reach camera sites, often at altitudes above 14,000ft (4,300m), where the thin air makes even simple movement exhausting.
Continue ReadingNorway investigates former PM Jagland over alleged Epstein links
Pål K. Lønseth, head of Økokrim – the economic crime unit investigating Jagland – said: “We consider there are reasonable grounds for investigation, given that he held the positions of chair of the Nobel Committee and Secretary General of the Council of Europe during the period covered by the released documents.
Continue ReadingFor Thailand’s popular progressives, winning the vote is only the first hurdle
The country votes again this weekend after three years of political turmoil.
Continue ReadingThe US and Russia’s nuclear treaty is dead. What comes next?
The New START Treaty, initially signed by the United States and Russia in 2010, continued a string of nuclear arms control agreements between the two countries stretching back to 1991. But on 5 February 2026 it expired – leaving no limit on the number of nuclear weapons the US and Russia can stockpile. The BBC’s […]
Continue ReadingWhat’s happened since Savannah Guthrie’s mother disappeared?
Arizona police say they believe Nancy Guthrie, the missing mother of US news anchor Savannah Guthrie, “is still out there”, after she disappeared from her home this weekend. Police say they have yet to identify a suspect in her disappearance. At a media briefing on Thursday, Pima County Sheriff Chris Nanos said investigators are working […]
Continue ReadingSki jumping: Wada responds to penis injection claims
The World Anti-Doping Agency could investigate if evidence emerges that male ski jumpers are injecting their penises in a bid to improve sporting performance. In January, German newspaper Bild, external reported that jumpers were injecting their penises with hyaluronic acid before being measured for their suits. Hyaluronic acid, which is not banned in sport, can […]
Continue ReadingLouvre Museum crown left crushed but ‘intact’ after raid
The Paris museum issues the first pictures of the crown since the theft, saying it was left “badly deformed”.
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