When my daughter’s pregnancy was on the line, it felt like history was repeating itself… | Life and style
It was a routine antenatal appointment with many weeks still to go until the birth. “Things aren’t quite as we’d hope,” said the midwife, a worried look on her face. “You need to go straight to hospital.” The date was 8 April 1992. But also, it was 1 August 2024. The bump in 1992 was…
2025 is going to be another big year for commercial moon missions
As soon as late February, a lunar lander will depart from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center on its way to the moon carrying instruments that could investigate what’s just beneath the surface. Barely two months into the year, it’ll be the third mission to have set out on a journey toward the moon so far in…
Trump says he has spoken with Putin about ending Ukraine war | US foreign policy
Donald Trump has said he held talks with the Russian president, Vladimir Putin, over a negotiated end of the three year Russia-Ukraine war, indicated that Russian negotiators want to meet with US counterparts. Trump told the New York Post that he had spoken to Putin, remarking that “I better not say” just how many times….
Militants say 214 people taken hostage as train hijacked in Pakistan | Pakistan
A separatist militant group in Pakistan’s south-western Balochistan province says it has taken 214 hostages including military personnel after hijacking a train, as the country’s security situation continues to decline sharply. The Baloch Liberation Army (BLA) blew up the tracks and fired on the Jaffar Express train as it travelled through a tunnel in a…
‘Being ridiculous is not sexy’: Michael Kors wants to restore some sanity to the red carpet | New York fashion week
One celebrity who was very much not on Michael Kors’ moodboard for his New York fashion week show was Bianca Censori, who recently caused uproar with a near-naked appearance at the Grammys with her husband, Kanye West. “I’m not going to mention names,” said the designer, while making the reference quite clear. “Something we saw…