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In photos: World's biggest religious festival begins in India

The Maha Kumbh is a colourful religious festival where millions gather in Prayagraj city to take a holy dip.

BBC News - Jan. 13

Secretary of State Antony Blinken on America's role in the world

After traveling more than a million miles on the job, the secretary of state discusses the Biden administration's foreign policy report card, from a reinvigorated NATO alliance and Russian ...

CBS News - Jan. 12

Lindsey Vonn’s comeback hits a new high; Lauren Macuga wins first World Cup race

Lindsey Vonn’s stellar return to alpine skiing at age 40 continued and a rising 22-year-old American teammate announced her arrival. On Saturday in St. Anton, Austria, Vonn finished sixth place in ...

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 12

Trump's talk of expansion puts world leaders on alert

President-elect Trump’s talk of territorial expansion has rattled world leaders at an already precarious time in global politics. Trump doubled down last week on his suggestions that the U.S. buy ...

The Hill - Jan. 12

Britain is a weak link in Donald Trump’s new world order, so it needs to find friends… fast | Will Hutton

Amid deepening debt and an onslaught by the president-elect, Labour must calm the markets, then think big economically. It’s certainly not 2008, nor even Truss 2022, but the men and women who move ...

The Guardian - Jan. 12

Elon Musk and the new world order: the hijacking of the global conversation

How can we publicly debate policy in the face of the rising – and polarising – influence of the X owner and others whose only aim is to serve themselves. How should we as a society interact with ...

The Guardian - Jan. 12

The Old World Is Breaking Down. A New One Is Breaking Through.

Four trends are converging to make life much scarier.

The New York Times - Jan. 12

The strange world of the Euro-Gulf

The entwinement of Europe and the Arabian peninsula is ever tighter, and ever more improbable

Financial Times - Jan. 11

An Art-World Mom Dishes on Her Messy Life

In a new memoir, Sarah Hoover grapples with the uglier moments that she and her husband, the artist Tom Sachs, have faced while navigating parenthood.

The New York Times - Jan. 10

The delights of the ancient world should be available for all

The flame of classics still burns in state schools even as the Latin scheme is axed

Financial Times - Jan. 9

World Sports Photography Awards 2025 winner revealed

An iconic image of Brazilian surfer Gabriel Medina is named the overall winner at the World Sports Photography Awards.

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 9

Trump’s Territorial Ambitions Rattle a Weary World

A distant era of global politics, when nations scrambled to grab territory, suddenly seems less distant.

The New York Times - Jan. 9

Catastrophes cost world $320bn in 2024, reinsurer reports

Losses rise by 30% as climate change takes its toll

Financial Times - Jan. 9

Pity the middle-sized nations of the world

Small countries have the best outcomes, while the few giants shape the globe

Financial Times - Jan. 8

Look at the underside of a log, and you’ll find my new obsession: the beautiful, bonkers world of slime moulds | Lucy Jones

These tiny organisms matter. They have been used to map dark matter and improve transport networks, and they’re living all around us. A few years ago, I started looking at the underside of logs and ...

The Guardian - Jan. 8

Trina Solar achieves new world record for solar module conversion efficiency

Yahoo News - Jan. 7

Trump’s second term: what will it mean for America and the world?

Join webinar for FT subscribers on January 23 at 1300 GMT

Financial Times - Jan. 7

The Englishmen making a managerial mark around the world

England appointed German Thomas Tuchel but there is no shortage of English-born coaches in charge of national teams across the globe.

BBC News - Jan. 7

Lego Releases Two New Jurassic World Sets, Including An Adorable T-Rex

Jurassic World fans can add to their collection of buildable dinosaurs with two new Lego sets that pair nicely with some of the other models in the series. There's a Triceratops fossil set for ...

GameSpot - Jan. 6

To Interact With the Real World, AI Will Gain Physical Intelligence

By grappling with the messy and unpredictable side of existence, machine learning can have impact beyond the digital.

Wired - Jan. 6

Trina Solar sets world record for solar technology

Yahoo News - Jan. 6

How the sports media world is undergoing a seismic shift

Sports clubs, social media platforms, rights holders, and traditional broadcasters are being forced to adapt.

CNBC - Jan. 6

2 Blackhawks Prospects Medal At World Junior Championships

The Chicago Blackhawks are stacked with talent in the pipeline. Two of their prospects are coming home from the World Junior Championships with medals.

Yahoo Sports - Jan. 6

GB win gold at Bobsleigh World Cup

Great Britain win gold in the four-man event at the IBSF Bobsleigh World Cup in Winterberg, Germany.

BBC News - Jan. 5

The brilliant, unique world of child prodigies

Math and physics are mere child's play to 12-year-old Suborno Bari, a child prodigy who began giving university lectures at age 7. Experts who explain what characterizes children who excel at ...

CBS News - Jan. 5

Small wonders: The brilliant, unique world of child prodigies

Math and physics are mere child's play to 12-year-old Suborno Bari, a child prodigy who began giving university lectures at age 7. Correspondent Susan Spencer talks with Suborno, who is currently ...

CBS News - Jan. 5

Oldest Person in the World Dies at 116

Yahoo News - Jan. 5

The real-estate holdings of 5 of the world’s richest men

These men have amassed an incredible array of real estate holdings, spending some of their enormous fortunes on swanky homes across the U.S.—and beyond.

MarketWatch - Jan. 4