Politics

Taking a hot air balloon ride is a delightful way to truly see the sights, making even a familiar landscape look brand-new. It is a “surreal sensation,” Travel and Leisure said, delivering the “raw and exhilarating feeling” of floating in …

Donald Trump, America’s past and present commander-in-chief, was inaugurated as the 47th president of the United States on Monday, an unprecedented return to power for a former president who was ousted from office four years ago amid a raging pandemic, …

The Washington Post is one of the most storied organizations in American journalism. But it is in crisis, losing reporting talent, suffering a loss of readers and facing a staff rebellion against publisher Will Lewis. The Post has been swamped …

‘The ceasefire will not bring our lives back’ Reem Sleem at Al Jazeera Some “used to think exile would bring safety and peace, but it turned out to be an extension of the war” in Gaza, says Reem Sleem. The …

Smoked-salmon blinis and “dill-laden gravadlax” have long been a “party staple” but, in recent years, it’s trout that’s had a “surge in popularity” among professional chefs and home cooks, said Tomé Morrissy-Swan in The Observer. Sales of trout have leapt …

The long-awaited ceasefire between Israel and Hamas sparked jubilant scenes in Gaza on Sunday, but joy has quickly turned to dismay as the true extent of the devastation becomes clear. More than a year of Israeli bombardment and ground operations …

Donald Trump will be sworn in as the 47th US president this afternoon. In the run-up to his second term in office, he has wasted no time in “returning to centre stage in US foreign policy” and “reprising his hallmark …

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Archaeologists have uncovered an extravagant private bath complex in Pompeii, shedding further light on the ancient Roman city’s grandeur prior to its destruction by Mount Vesuvius in AD79. You might think a site that has been excavated since the 18th …

The third Monday in January, “Blue Monday”, is said to be the most depressing day of the year and, for many, this negative mood is tied to their finances. After a December “full of expensive festive celebration”, many families will …

Hundreds of inmates joined the firefighters battling the wildfires in Southern California as part of a long-running controversial labor program. The state often relies on incarcerated firefighting crews to combat wildfires in California, especially as climate change intensifies the problem. …

For years conservationists hailed Nepal as a success after it tripled its wild tiger population in a decade. Last year, the prime minister of the South Asian nation called tiger conservation “the pride of Nepal”. But with fatal attacks on …

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I had reservations about taking my two children, aged eight and nine, on a rail tour of Rajasthan. Their most adventurous holiday until then had been a fortnight on a Greek beach. But as it turned out, I needn’t have …

Silicon Valley billionaires are busy finding ways to “kiss Donald Trump’s ass”, said Nikki McCann Ramirez in Rolling Stone. Amazon boss Jeff Bezos is donating $1 million to the president-elect’s inauguration fund; Apple CEO Tim Cook and OpenAI CEO Sam …

“Vienna could be about to get its first far-right leader since WWII,” said Oliver Noyan on Politico (Brussels). Ever since Herbert Kickl’s far-right Freedom Party edged a win in September’s legislative elections with 29% of the vote, Austria’s centrist politicians …

Adult social care covers a large range of services given to the frail and disabled, from home visits to end-of-life care. The sector employs 1.6 million people in England (about the same as the NHS). There are many concerns about …

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BYD Dolphin Mini Having made inroads into the UK with the Seal and full-size Dolphin, Chinese auto giant BYD (Build Your Dreams) is now targeting the small-electric-car market with its Dolphin Mini (pictured above). Priced to rival the UK’s cheapest …

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Jean-Marie Le Pen, who has died aged 96, was a major figure in French public life, and a founder of the far-right National Front. A sometimes violent rabblerouser who claimed, like other extremists, to be merely saying the things that …

A soufflé may seem like a work of culinary alchemy, but it’s really very easy to get right, said Tom Parker Bowles. You just have to make sure everyone is ready to eat when it emerges from the oven, as …

“Cementing her status as Hollywood’s boldest actress, Nicole Kidman bares herself every which way – physically, emotionally and artistically – in ‘Babygirl’”, Halina Reijn’s erotic thriller about a kinky workplace affair, said Tom Shone in The Sunday Times. She plays …

The goal with the best kind of vegetable cooking is to manipulate the produce so it tastes all the better while also tasting entirely of itself. This kind of cooking is akin to donning clothes that accentuate your finest attributes. …

President-elect Donald Trump’s second term in the White House is days away. With the second iteration of the Trump administration on the horizon, some are wondering how the incoming president’s likely lackadaisical stance on regulations will affect the United States …

‘Biden failed to win the working class. Democrats might want to stop trying.’ Fareed Zakaria at The Washington Post Since “Bill Clinton’s presidency, Democrats have moved left on economic policy,” says Fareed Zarakia, and “yet, during that period, Democrats’ working-class …

What happened Representatives from Israel, Hamas, Egypt, Qatar and the U.S. signed a Gaza ceasefire agreement in Doha Thursday, and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said early Friday morning his security cabinet would convene to approve it that day. Final …