The now widely used Mercator map was created in 1569 by Flemish cartographer Gerardus Mercator. Its main purpose was to help European sailors navigate the oceans, as cartography Professor James Cheshire at University London College explained. “He wanted a straight line to be drawn on a map to look like a straight line in reality…
A Massachusetts judge has declared a mistrial in the murder case against Lindsay Clancy after jurors conceded they would not be able reach a unanimous verdict. Clancy, who faced three counts of first-degree murder, does not deny killing her children in 2023 but pleaded not guilty, with her lawyers arguing she was suffering from postpartum…
When the central bank of the Netherlands confirmed this week that it had moved tonnes of the country’s gold out of North America, it said the relocation would make it “better prepared for severe crises”. Some 86 tonnes from the combined total of about 313 tonnes held in the US and Canada were relocated to…
The two envoys have travelled to Moscow on multiple occasions since Trump returned to office, but Sunday would be their first visit to Kyiv. Delegations from Ukraine have attended talks in the US over the past 18 months. Zelensky said on Saturday that Russia had fired “demonstrative” strikes on airports in Kyiv and Boryspil overnight…
Lindsay Clancy’s murder trial has ended in a mistrial after jurors were unable to unanimously decide on a verdict. The US mother was on trial for strangling her three children. In a number of other western countries, there’s a specific law on the books to deal with mothers who kill their young children. It’s a…
Donald Trump has signed an executive order to remove endangered species protection for the grey wolf and a subspecies, the Mexican wolf. The US president’s decision could pave the way for pastoral farmers to kill the canines to protect their livestock. His order said ranchers played a “vital role” in the food supply chain and…
The case became a flashpoint for gender discussion, too, with opinions often divided along gender lines. Father-of-three Vincenzo Vazquez, who followed the trial from Illinois, believes gender has a lot to do with Clancy’s treatment, doubting that the public would show similar sympathy if a father were on trial for the same charges. “Whatever someone…
When the USS Abraham Lincoln docked in Thailand this week some people were quick to criticise the condition it was in. The US aircraft carrier has been at sea for about nine months where it’s been supporting the US-Israel war with Iran. BBC Verify has spoken to military experts who say, although the length of…
The US may be the bigger trading partner, but Canada shouldn’t be counted out quite yet in the escalating trade war between the two countries. It is the top customer for 26 US states, including Maine, Michigan, and Wisconsin, as well as being in the top three for 45 of the 50 American states –…
The brothers – former kickboxers with dual US and British citizenship – have been under criminal investigation in Romania since December 2022. They have been mainly based there since 2017, drawing a large social media audience – many of them young men – through misogynistic messages and images of a luxury lifestyle. Many of the…