A South African court has dismissed an appeal by the country’s heritage body to stop the sale and export of various artefacts connected to anti-apartheid hero Nelson Mandela. The 70 personal items include a cell key from Robben Island, where Mandela was imprisoned for 18 of the 27 years he was locked up, a pair…
About 2,800 years ago, a blind poet named Homer wrote stories about gods, heroes, and huge seas. We still don’t know if he was one person or a group of storytellers, and scholars still argue about it, but we do know that Homer is known as the “granddaddy” of poetry and the first real precursor…
A Border Patrol agent was recorded on video in Minneapolis chasing down a teenager, locking him in between his legs on the ground, and detaining him. The video, taken Thursday, showed an agent wearing a Border Patrol vest chase after the teen, who can be heard yelling in Spanish that he is legal. A Department…
Nawal Al-MaghafiSenior international investigations correspondent, Yemen Liam weir / BBC One of the sites had several shipping containers with little ventilation, where detainees said up to 60 men were held The BBC has been given access to detention facilities on former United Arab Emirates military bases in Yemen, confirming long-standing allegations of a network of…
Lily JamaliNorth America Technology correspondent Getty Images Every month, hundreds of millions of users flock to Pinterest looking for the latest styles. One page titled “the most ridiculous things” is filled with plenty of wacky ideas to inspire creatives. Crocs repurposed as flower pots. Cheeseburger-shaped eyeshadow. A gingerbread house made of vegetables. But what would-be…
If you look at your grandparents’ relationship and era, it seems there used to be a time when marriages lasted a lifetime. But let’s be real – today, it’s more like a tightrope walk over a divorce canyon. With modern relationships becoming complex and many marriages leading to divorce, love seems to have become disposable….
Hindustan Times via Getty Images European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen (left) with Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi earlier this year. India and the EU have been negotiating a free trade deal on and off for nearly two decades European Council President Antonio Luis Santos da Costa and European Commission President Ursula von der…
IE 11 is not supported. For an optimal experience visit our site on another browser. Now Playing Millions prepare for massive winter storm 01:03 UP NEXT 2021 blackout weighs on Texans ahead of winter storm 01:21 Bovino comments on ICE detainment of 5-year-old 00:50 Mamdani urges New Yorkers to stay home during storm 00:36 Starmer…
Parnia Parnia was visiting family in Isfahan when the protests began Warning: This story contains details which some readers might find distressing. An Iranian woman who witnessed the bloody crackdown on protests in Iran has described how her neighbourhood turned into a “war zone” as security forces opened fire at crowds with live ammunition. A…
Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y., is “very optimistic” the Senate Agriculture Committee’s updated legislation to regulate cryptocurrencies will advance, even though Republicans have yet to reach a deal with Democrats. “Senators have been working on a bipartisan basis for the last six months pretty intensely, and we have two different bills,” Gillibrand told CNBC in an exclusive interview. One piece of legislation is in the Agriculture Committee,…