Perhaps unsurprisingly for the world’s oldest hereditary monarchy, the abdication of Emperor Akihito and the ascension of his son Crown Prince Naruhito will be shrouded in a series of ancient rituals and ceremonies as complex as they are mysterious. Click […]
Juliette Binoche and Emmanuelle Béart, two of France’s best-loved film stars, have joined more than a thousand figures from showbiz and the arts in backing France’s "yellow vest" protests. They were among more than 1,400 signatories to an open letter published […]
A Pakistani popcorn seller who built his own plane from scratch only to be grounded by the police is now appealing for donations so he can soar again. Muhammad Fayyaz worked two jobs, saving every rupee, to build his DIY […]
A three-year-old girl is in a critical condition after being caught in the crossfire of a shooting in Naples, in a case which has provoked outrage and demonstrations in the southern Italian city. The little girl, called Noemi, was accidentally […]
Three people have been killed as the strongest cyclone to hit India in 20 years left a trail of destruction through the coastal state of Odisha on Friday. Wind speeds of over 200kmph were measured as Cyclone Fani made landfall […]
As soldiers and police officers began beating a group of protesters, journalist Gregory Jaimes whipped out his mobile phone to film. Noticing the attention of reporters, one of the Venezuelan national guardsman raised his riot gun. Then, he opened fire. […]
It is arguably the Empire’s greatest legacy to conservation, the outrageous vision of a British poacher-turned-naturalist whose misanthropic cussedness would shape Africa’s largest wildlife sanctuary. Stretching across a swathe of woodland savannah four-fifths the size of the Republic of Ireland, […]
Britain was aware the FBI was covertly approaching one of Donald Trump’s campaign advisers in London before the 2016 US election, The New York Times has reported. UK intelligence officials were notified about an operation that saw two figures acting […]
After the Nazis retreated from her town in Soviet Ukraine in 1944, 21-year-old Yelena Markova was convicted of treason and sent to the infamous coal mines of Vorkuta above the Arctic circle. Although people were crushed almost every day beneath […]
Donald Trump has voiced outrage over the disqualification of the winning horse in the Kentucky Derby, blaming the decision on "political correctness". The US president, who has not been averse to expressing strong views on sporting events, waded into the controversy […]