What is pickleball and why is it popular in India’s urban hubs like Mumbai? | Sport News
Mumbai, India – In a country where cricket reigns supreme and football comes a close second, pickleball is quietly but steadily carving out its niche…
Millions in bonds for Israel put US states at odds with investment policies | Israel-Palestine conflict News
The United States has long been Israel’s primary international backer, lending it vast political, diplomatic and financial support. This has only increased since Israel began…
Years of reporting on Syria, the road to Damascus and the fall of al-Assad | Syria’s War
I’ve covered Syria for years, from the start – when anti-regime protests began in March 2011. We were in Deraa, southern Syria. It was a…
From Hollywood stars to rappers – how many movie Santas can you name? Take our spot-the Father Christmas challenge
IT’S not so much ho! ho! ho! as ho! ho! who? as we bring you our great spot-the-Santa challenge.To play, simply see if you can…
The Colombian coffee growers protecting the spectacled bear | Sustainability
In Colombia’s Western Villa de Cauca region, Jhoan Bravo’s coffee farm is nestled in the verdant green Andean mountains, covered in a tapestry of fertile…
Expelled from Aleppo as children, these fighters returned as its liberators | Features
Aleppo, Syria – When Abdallah Abu Jarrah was 13, he dreamed of becoming an engineer or a lawyer. But his home city of Aleppo was…
The humble South African shoe that Hollywood A-listers, British royals love | Business and Economy
In August 2016, Nick Dreyer packed up his failing art dealership in Johannesburg and decided to head back to his native Cape Town. To pass…
World Darts Championship LIVE RESULTS: Action on NOW as Gary Anderson features after Luke Littler broke down in TEARS
Tearful LittlerLUKE LITTLER broke down in tears and cut short a TV interview due to emotion – after he almost hit his first Ally Pally…
Heartwarming moment Santa visits girl, 8, to give her gift wrapped in paper she designed to help other sick kids
BIG-HEARTED Daisy Tullett poses with Father Christmas as he hands her a gift wrapped in the paper SHE created to help other sick children.The brave…
Governments and banks once mocked Bitcoin. Now they want in on it | Crypto
Bitcoin has proven to be one of the best-performing assets in modern history. The value of the cryptocurrency has increased some 1,000 times over the…
The desperate last stand to save a forest from Tesla | Environment
A clash between competing visions The German Tesla factory has faced controversy since its opening in March 2022. Among the issues reported by IG Metall,…
Five plants you should get in the ground this weekend to glow up your garden for New Year – with one costing just £1
IT'S that part of the year that no matter how excited you are about what your 2025 garden will bring, when we look at our…
‘Trapped inside’: The children suffocating in the smog of Lahore | Health
Lahore, Pakistan – Fourteen-year-old Fatima has woken up coughing, with a fever, on a Monday morning in early November. “My throat hurts, and it feels…
A ‘miracle’: Pakistani survivor of a deadly Mediterranean sea crossing | Migration
Islamabad, Pakistan – When Hassan Ali fell into the icy waters of the Mediterranean Sea, he thought of his two children – of their smiles,…
An Indian state used citizens’ data on political beliefs to deny benefits | Business and Economy
Vijayawada, India – As soon as Meda Ramana was elected the head of Garapadu village council in the southern Indian state of Andhra Pradesh, several residents…
I hope you have as much fun listening to it as we had making it, says David Gilmour as we reveal Top 50 albums of 2024
LOOKING for a late Christmas present for a music lover? We have just the thing.Check out our top 50 albums we've covered over 2024 in…
In the dark: How rolling blackouts have transformed life in Ecuador | Drought News
As Ecuador’s historic drought continues, power cuts may persist until April, said Jorge Luis Hidalgo, an energy consultant. For decades, experts have urged authorities to…
In Nigeria’s crude capital, a plan to win the war against oil theft | Oil and Gas News
Port Harcourt, Nigeria – At dawn, the dense creeks and swamps of the Niger Delta are enveloped in an eerie silence, which is interrupted only…
Has Serbia hacked activists’, journalists’ phones? Why? | Espionage News
Amnesty International has revealed that phones belonging to Serbian activists and journalists have been hacked by Serbian intelligence and police using Israeli spyware and other…
Historic operation returns almost 1,000 trafficked animals to Madagascar | Wildlife News
Chonburi, eastern Thailand – As night falls, a team of wildlife officers and veterinarians springs into action. In a carefully rehearsed routine, they enter the…