First Course: Steak Some cats are easy to impress. Give them a cardboard box, a sunny window, or a random piece of string, and they are perfectly happy. Then there are cats like this one, who apparently have very specific standards. Sitting proudly on a chair like an important guest, this chubby gray cat is…
Norway mourns King Harald V after his death at 89 on Friday. Prime Minister Jonas Gahr Støre joined officials and crowds paying tribute outside the Royal Palace in Oslo.
Rescuers were battling through mud even as the threat of new floods loomed, with emergency teams recovering 586 bodies so far and some of the dead swept downstream as far away as India.
Former Ukrainian Defense Minister Mykhailo Fedorov announced Friday he has accepted an offer to advise Italian Defense Minister Guido Crosetto on defense innovation. “I thanked Guido for his personal support and offer to become his adviser on defense innovations,” Fedorov wrote in a Facebook post after meeting Crosetto. “In this role, I will help Italy…
Fans welcome Céline Dion outside her Paris hotel as she prepares to launch a 16‑show arena residency, her first major concert run since revealing her stiff‑person syndrome diagnosis.
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Around a dozen Israeli activists gathered outside European Union representative offices in east Jerusalem on 28 August, calling on the bloc to take a stronger position on the war in Gaza.
When the Ears Get the VIP Treatment A trip to the barber usually means a quick haircut, a little trimming, and perhaps a few minutes of small talk. But this customer seems to have discovered that some barber shops offer a much more entertaining experience. What begins as a simple grooming appointment quickly feels like…
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The US Geological Survey (USGS) said the disaster was caused by a glacial collapse that triggered a vast flow of icy debris.