Ione WellsSouth America correspondent Trump on Venezuela: “We are going to run the country” The US may want many of its foes gone from power. It doesn’t usually send in the military and physically remove them. Venezuela’s abrupt awakening took two forms. Its residents were woken abruptly to the sound of deafening booms: the sound…

Walk for Peace Journey – via Instagram An abandoned dog has joined a mission of peace across the world and, despite some mishaps, has stayed with it every paw of the way. During their opening 112-day peace walk in India, a group of Buddhist monks found an abandoned dog—or perhaps the dog found them. The…

David McKenna,East Yorkshire and Lincolnshire, Amanda Whiteand Paul Murphy,in Withernsea Darrin Stevens Two people have died after a major search and rescue operation off the east Yorkshire coast on Friday, police say. Emergency services have resumed their search for one more person who entered the water at Withernsea. A second body was recovered from the…

credit – Field Museum of Chicago Tiny plants, like moss, are easy to overlook. They’re often as small as an eyelash, and they tend to grow on the ground in dark, wet places. But these small plants sometimes turn out to be big clues in forensic cases. A team of scientists learned that firsthand in…

Nick Johnson,Crans-Montanaand Anna Lamche Footage shows person trying to put out flames during deadly Swiss bar fire A fire at a bar in a Swiss ski resort appears to have been caused by sparklers placed on bottles of champagne that came “too close to the ceiling”, authorities said. Forty people died after the blaze in…

Pia It was 75 years ago the last time there were as many octopus in British waters as there are now, with the UK’s Wildlife Trusts declaring that 2025 was the ‘Year of the Octopus.’ These eight-legged spineless creatures, one of the most fascinating to inhabit our planet, have been seen in record numbers by…

Wainwright has made 129 appearances for Dragons since making his debut in October 2017 and has only won 29 matches with 93 defeats and seven draws. He turned down other offers in favour of signing a new Dragons deal in January 2024. Now Wainwright is expected to decide to try another challenge and link up…

A modern tatami room – credit, Filiz Elaerts on Unsplash Western admirers of Japanese aesthetic are keeping afloat tatami craftsmen in Japan, where modernity and maintenance requirements are driving down interest in this artisanal form of flooring. From Europe to the US and even in the Middle East, eager importers of tatami mats now account…

Searle had won 14 consecutive sets without reply to reach his first World Championship quarter-final. The 38-year-old extended that run to 17 with some clinical finishing in the first three sets against Clayton and a 111 finish in the deciding leg of the fifth, one of his three ton-plus checkouts in the match, helped to…

Johanne Hemnes using the Vilpower arm – credit Vilje Bionics An exoskeleton for the entire arm has been invented and designed in Norway to help stroke victims recover the use of their arms. It detects and then amplifies tiny movements through the arm and shoulder, and the developers hope to launch it as a fully…