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 South Western Railway (SWR) passengers used high-speed Starlink wifi to fix a “major signal blackspot” in the New Forest at the weekend. The satellite internet connection was trialled on a Class…
Hollywood is mourning the loss of actor James Ransone, who died by suicide on Friday, December 19. He was 46. The Wire and It Chapter Two actor is survived by his wife, Jamie McPhee, and their two children. Ransone first rose to fame in HBO’s The Wire as Ziggy Sobotka. He later appeared in Spike…
United States President Donald Trump’s second administration has introduced a bold and unconventional strategy for the Middle East. The administration intends to recalibrate US influence in a region historically scarred by conflict, prioritising regional stability through economic strength and military consolidation by asserting a stronger, business-minded US presence. At the centre of Trump’s ambitious goal…
BERLIN, Dec 22 (Reuters) – German car exports to the United States slumped by almost 14% in the first three quarters of 2025, making it the hardest-hit branch of German industry in U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade war, according to a study seen by Reuters on Monday. Under an agreement between Washington and Brussels, the…
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“60 Minutes” just suffered a severe blow to its credibility. Now one of its own correspondents fears the program is being “dismantled,” and some employees are threatening to quit. The trigger: CBS News suddenly shelved a segment featuring the accounts of Venezuelan men deported by the Trump administration to a notorious maximum-security prison in El…
Updated Dec. 21, 2025, 10:31 p.m. ET WASHINGTON, DC – President Donald Trump on Sunday, Dec. 21, announced he is appointing Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry as the special envoy to Greenland. “Jeff understands how essential Greenland is to our National Security, and will strongly advance our Country’s Interests for the Safety, Security, and Survival of our Allies, and indeed, the World,”…
Published on: Dec 22, 2025 06:55 am IST Elon Musk met Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the crown prince of Dubai, on Sunday. Elon Musk met Sheikh Hamdan bin Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum, the crown prince of Dubai, on Sunday. The meeting took place at the Dubai royal’s majlis in Nad…
DENVER (AP) — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis accused President Donald Trump of playing “political games” Sunday after the Trump administration… DENVER (AP) — Colorado Gov. Jared Polis accused President Donald Trump of playing “political games” Sunday after the Trump administration denied disaster declaration requests following wildfires and flooding in the state earlier this year. Polis’…
The Trump administration is recalling nearly 30 career diplomats from ambassadorial and other senior embassy posts as it moves to reshape the US diplomatic posture abroad with personnel deemed fully supportive of Donald Trump’s “America first” priorities. The chiefs of mission in at least 29 countries were informed last week that their tenures would end…