A Hawaii national park has issued a new warning to tourists after a toddler was grabbed “in the nick of time” from falling off the rim of an erupting volcano. The little…
UK and EU look to 2025 for reset, but with little room for trade-offs
Early in 2025, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has been invited to an informal summit of EU leaders. It’s the first such invitation for the UK since the bitter days of the…
A year of extreme weather that challenged billions
Climate change has brought record-breaking heat this year, and with it extreme weather, from hurricanes to month-long droughts. This year is expected to be the hottest on record, and new research shows…
Growth of women in power grinds to near-halt in a mega-election year
Nearly half the world’s population – 3.6 billion people – had major elections in 2024, but it was also a year that saw the slowest rate of growth in female representation for…
How feminism, not Bollywood, drew global audiences to Indian cinema in 2024
In 2024, as Bollywood struggled to find its footing, smaller films by Indian women that told nuanced stories made headlines in the country and across the world. In May, Indian filmmaker Payal…
Lost city found by accident and rhino IVF breakthrough: 2024’s scientific wins
A total solar eclipse seen by millions, a lost jungle city discovered by accident and hope for the almost extinct northern white rhino – science has given us a lot to get…
From Squid Game to Blackpink, how South Korea became culture powerhouse
Evan Barringer was 14 years old when he stumbled onto Full House, a South Korea romcom where two strangers are forced to share a house. Sitting in his house in Memphis, he…
Three dead in suspected Christmas cake poisoning
Arsenic have been found in the blood of one of three women who died after eating a Christmas cake in a suspected poisoning in Brazil, a police chief has told local media….
Model Dayle Haddon dies in carbon monoxide leak
Actress and model Dayle Haddon has died and another person has been hospitalised due to a carbon monoxide leak at a home in Pennsylvania, authorities have said. Haddon modelled for brands including…
S Korean president accused of ordering use of guns to stop martial law vote
Prosecutors allege that South Korea’s suspended president told the military to use guns while attempting to remove lawmakers from parliament while they were voting down his martial law decree. On 3 December,…