For two decades, Venezuela cultivated anti-American allies across the globe, from Russia and China to Cuba and Iran, in the hope of forming a new world order that could stand up to Washington. PREMIUM Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro marched in a Caracas rally this past week to protest U.S. threats. It isn’t working. Russia, China,…
Mayeni Jonesand Kyla Herrmannsen,Minna, Nigeria EPA/Shutterstock Parents have been waiting outside the school in Papiri desperate for news Many of the parents whose children were abducted 10 days ago from a boarding school in Nigeria are terrified – they do not want to talk to the authorities or journalists in case of reprisals from the…
NurPhoto via Getty Images Jack likes a drink and a standard night out will probably involve several pints at his local. “If you have three pints, that is easy, easy going,” the 29-year-old says. “Probably a heavy night, casually, would be like six-plus pints.” Jack grew up in County Galway where, he says, young people…
new video loaded: Russia Attacks Ukraine in a 10-Hour Deadly Assault 0:56 A Russian air assault across Ukraine on Saturday killed at least two people and injured dozens more, according to the Ukrainian authorities. By McKinnon de Kuyper November 29, 2025 How the Ukraine Peace Plan Is Evolving 2:42 Kyiv Residents Doubt Peace Talks After…
Jonathan Weiss/Shutterstock The Ford Maverick helped relaunch the compact pickup category when it debuted for the 2022 model year. While its original $22,470 sticker price is a distant memory, this truck is still the Blue Oval’s entry-level model with a base MSRP just around $29,000. To call…
There’s always someone hogging the limelight. And in the world of aviation history, this often means that superb aircraft are forced to play second fiddle to more famous designs. Here are 10 overshadowed aircraft; most are (arguably) unfairly overshadowed, but in the case of one of them, it was entirely justified. Judge for yourself… 10:…
Key points Josh Brolin says he once considered Donald Trump a pal and that he was “a different guy” before he became president. The Dune actor befriended Trump around the time they shot Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps, from which the Apprentice star was cut. “There is no greater genius than him in marketing,” Brolin…
A discovery by researchers from the Baylor College of Medicine in the US could lead to treatments that clear the troublesome aggregations of protein thought to play a key role in Alzheimer’s disease. Using mice bred to have a condition similar to the neurodegenerative disorder, the team found that elevated levels of a protein called…
The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US When 37-year-old Nerida Martel vanished in early October, her boyfriend offered a chilling explanation – that maybe immigration agents…
Megan Daviesand Carwyn John,BBC Wales Ray Burmiston Russell T Davies, creator of It’s a Sin, has written about life in the ’80s when there was no treatment for HIV It’s a Sin writer Russell T Davies has warned “the fight is not over” when it comes to eradicating HIV. He said misinformation about the virus…