[Independent (Kampala)] Maun, Botswana -- On the edge of the Okavango Delta,a where seasonal rains soften northern Botswana and the air carries the scent of wet grey earth, a quiet hotel in Maun became, for four days, the nerve centre of an ambitious continental conservation
President Trump asked a Georgia judge Wednesday to award him $6.26 million in attorney fees and costs he incurred defending against his now-dismissed criminal prosecution in the state. Trump’s effort relies on a law Georgia legislators passed last year, which allows criminal
Firms implementing the new employment terms are expected to face lower additional costs after the legislation was watered down.
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A woman was shot and killed Wednesday by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, inflaming an already fierce debate over President Trump’s deportation agenda. Dueling, partisan narratives quickly emerged, with the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) calling the woman a
With Russia’s war against Ukraine approaching its fourth anniversary, many lessons can be drawn by South Korea and Japan but arguably the most pertinent one for defense modernization is the pressing need to equip and train their militaries to deal with the impending drone
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.), a prominent defense hawk, says President Trump “greenlit” a long-delayed bipartisan Senate bill to impose tough sanctions on Russia amid rising tensions Wednesday in the North Atlantic, where Russia deployed a submarine to protect a fleeing oil
Drugs like Ozempic have transformed how we treat obesity, but a review of almost 40 studies shows it doesn't take long for people to regain weight if they come off them
Two NASA astronauts were scheduled to complete a six-and-a-half-hour spacewalk on January 8, but the agency has postponed it indefinitely
Montero Bar & Grill at 73 Atlantic Ave. has been sold to Crew hospitality group, which operates 10 Big Apple venues with a total of around 1,200 seats.
A US immigration enforcement operation in Minneapolis ended with a driver being shot dead by a federal officer, prompting protests and criticism from city officials, as authorities described the incident as self-defence amid a federal crackdown.
Now that Miley Cyrus has said she would love to do music for the second season of “Heated Rivalry,” one of the show’s stars, Connor Storrie, has a confession to make. Storrie, who plays Russian hockey player Ilya in the queer romance series, tells me he was only 13 when he
Around the bright star Fomalhaut, astronomers spotted glowing clouds of debris left behind by colossal collisions between large space rocks. One of these clouds was even mistaken for a planet before slowly fading away. Seeing two such events in just two decades hints that
The Trump administration's vision for the future of Venezuela is coming into view: lean on what remains of the Maduro regime to end drug trafficking and open up the country's oil industry to American companies — and eventually hold an election. Each step of that plan is raising
Sen. Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) called for “full transparency” Wednesday after an ICE officer fatally shot a woman in Minneapolis. The senator is reportedly considering a run for Minnesota governor after Gov. Tim Walz (D) announced he would not seek reelection. “This tragedy is
Other than President Maduro, Venezuela's new leadership looks a lot like the old. We look at who's in charge.
Classic anime outside of Hayao Miyazaki’s work has never really made serious inroads with the Academy voters during Oscar season, but Crunchyroll is looking to change that with “Demon Slayer: Infinity Castle.” The feature shattered box office records, becoming the
Click in for more news from The Hill {beacon} Health Care Health Care The Big Story Kennedy unveils upside down food pyramid After months of promising new dietary guidance that would transform the U.S. food system, Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story How crypto became a political powerhouse in Trump's Washington The cryptocurrency industry has descended on Washington, D.C., over the past year, becoming a key political force with allies at the highest rungs of the Trump
The son of Hollywood director Rob Reiner appeared in a Los Angeles court, now represented by a public defender.
Cracking the code on the origins of a Renaissance work of art The post Did This Drawing Preserve Leonardo da Vinci’s DNA? appeared first on Nautilus .
It said analysts discovered the images on a dark-web forum, by users who claimed to have used Grok
Family members of prisoners experience a form of incarceration themselves through strict rules, surveillance and emotional regulation imposed during visits, a study by La Trobe University has found.
Greenlanders tell the BBC they have no interest in becoming American as the White House restates its desire for annexation.
Welcome to The Hill's Defense & NatSec newsletter {beacon} Defense &National Security Defense &National Security The Big Story Will oil tanker seizure ratchet up Russia-US tensions? The U.S. military’s seizure of a Russian-flagged oil tanker in the North Atlantic is
Delcy Rodríguez is Venezuela’s new president, but the country’s powerful defense and interior ministers could decide the future of Chavismo — and the nation.
A woman in a car was shot and killed by a US immigration officer on a residential street in Minnesota.
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{beacon} Energy & Environment Energy & Environment The Big Story US plans to sell Venezuelan oil 'indefinitely' The U.S. will “indefinitely” sell Venezuelan oil, Energy Secretary Chris Wright said Wednesday — indicating that U.S. control will go beyond the barrels President
President Trump sidelined Venezuela's opposition in his raid of the country and seizure of the president. Where are those leaders now?
The new game, according to a PEGI rating that probably wasn't supposed to be made public, is called Life is Strange: Reunion.
The State Department announced on Wednesday that it has paused all U.S. assistance to the Somali government, citing an alleged incident where officials in the country destroyed a World Food Programme (WFP) warehouse and seized 76 metric tons of food aid meant for vulnerable
By Nidal al-Mughrabi Jan 7 (Reuters) - Mohammad Sinwar, the elusive Hamas military chief in Gaza, had for months since the death of his brother, in 2024, been Israel's most wanted man.On December 29, Hamas announced that he had died, aged 49, around seven months after Israel
The minibus is headed toward double-barrel final House votes Thursday before moving to the Senate.
The artist's solo exhibition 'Latitude/Longitude' opens in Le Havre next month. Do stories and artists like this matter to you? Become a Colossal Member today and support independent arts publishing for as little as $7 per month. The article Paintings on Antique Navigational
Matt Damon appeared on the latest episode of the “New Heights” podcast and revealed that he cut his weight down so much for Christopher Nolan’s “The Odyssey” that at one point during filming he weighed as much as he did in high school. Damon reunites with Nolan after
Emma Reynolds is expected to say an application window for the Sustainable Farming Incentive will be opened to smaller and new farms first Smaller farms will be prioritised for nature funding, the environment secretary is to announce, in a shake-up of post-EU nature subsidies.
The ships were boarded by US forces in predawn operations in the North Atlantic and the Caribbean Sea.
The French film star had wanted her funeral to be without fanfare - but locals wanted to pay her a proper adieu.
Inspiration can come from the most unlikely of places. For husband and wife filmmakers Shane Brady and Emily Zercher, it happened while they were on hold with the FBI. While buying a house during the pandemic, the pair was scammed into sending a down payment to a hacker. Once
The Pittsburgh Post-Gazette is ceasing operations on May 3, it announced Wednesday, following a series of legal losses that capped off a years-long labor strike. Block Communications Inc., the Post-Gazette’s parent company, said it has lost more than $350 million operating the
Democratic strategist James Carville poked fun at Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-S.C.) on Tuesday, calling him "always good for a good laugh" when weighing in on Graham's changing political views. Carville appeared Tuesday on MS NOW's "The Beat with Ari Melber" and watched clips of
Lawyers for Live Nation and Ticketmaster are calling for the dismissal of a lawsuit brought against them last September by the Federal Trade Commission and seven states in a motion filed Jan. 6. The companies claim that the suit is an “egregious instance of agency overreach”
