Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Americans and other tourists from non-EU countries are going to have to pay a lot more to see the masterworks at the Louvre Museum in Paris. On Thursday, the Louvre’s board…
A Chinese flag flies with tourists hiking along the Great Wall, near Beijing, China, November 10, 2025; illustrative. (photo credit: Cheng Xin/Getty Images) Chinese archaeologists uncovered the largest Ming Dynasty cannon ever found during excavations at the Great Wall’s Jiankou section, alongside rare artifacts and ancient structures. Chinese archaeologists announced the discovery of the largest…
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth drew ridicule for a disastrous typo on his namecard during Tuesday’s Cabinet meeting. Hegseth’s placard labeled his role in the administration as the “SSecretary of War” at the meeting, where he doubled down on his department’s deadly boat strikes in the Caribbean and vowed to put “narcoterrorists at the bottom of…
new video loaded: Trump’s Envoy Meets With Putin on War in Ukraine transcript Back transcript Trump’s Envoy Meets With Putin on War in Ukraine Steve Witkoff, President Trump’s special envoy, was expected to discuss with President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia a U.S.-backed peace proposal that was revised by American officials after recent negotiations with…
A Union Pacific intermodal train heads east through Lombard, Ill., on Oct. 11, 2025. David Lassen PALM BEACH, Fla. — Union Pacific and Norfolk Southern now expect to file their merger application with federal regulators around Dec. 16, two weeks later than they had originally hoped. UP CEO Jim Vena told an investor conference on…
The TWZ Newsletter Weekly insights and analysis on the latest developments in military technology, strategy, and foreign policy. A Russian-owned oil tanker was attacked in the Black Sea about 80 miles north of the Turkish city of Sinop, according to Turkish and Russian authorities. The strike was “highly likely” carried out by aerial drones, according…
There are calls for a UK-wide law for taxis to have CCTV systems as some drivers are operating in different areas to where their licence was issued Joe Griffin, Local Democracy Reporter 19:00, 02 Dec 2025 Cllr Mohammed Jamil(Image: Local Democracy Reporting Service) A Cambridgeshire councillor is calling on the government to establish a national…
A Publix store at a popular Atlanta shopping and dining district will be closing this month. Atlantic Station confirmed in a statement that the Publix store’s last day will be on Dec. 27. We’re working to learn more about the future plans for the site, LIVE on Channel 2 Action News starting at 4:00 p.m….
Reuters Pope Leo said he was “deeply moved” by his visit to the site of the Beirut port blast Pope Leo XIV led a silent prayer at the site of the Beirut port explosion and demanded justice for its victims, as he wrapped up his three-day visit to Lebanon. He also met some relatives of…
Jonathan BealeDefence correspondent, Kyiv Watch: Escaping Ukraine’s war-ravaged Donbas region. Trains no longer run to Ukraine’s eastern Donetsk region – part of the Donbas claimed in its entirety by Russia’s President Vladimir Putin. It’s another sign of the steady Russian advance. Instead, the last station is now on the western side of the Donetsk border….