U.S. Efforts to Cut Emissions Stalled in 2024 as Power Demand Surged
After staying flat for nearly two decades, electricity use is starting to rise again, and the boom in wind and solar power hasn’t kept pace.
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Moment five US presidents gather at Carter’s funeral
US Presidents Joe Biden, Donald Trump, Barack Obama, George W Bush and Bill Clinton sat in the front pews.
Henley Passport Index 2025: Singapore reclaims top spot, India’s ranking drops
India’s passport has been ranked 85th on the latest Henley Passport Index, which gives visa-free access to 57 countries around the world. Notably, there has been a drop in the Indian passport’s ranking from last year, when it was ranked 80th on the Index when the Indian Passport had visa-free access to 60 countries. India’s…
What’s the latest on the Los Angeles wildfires, and what caused them?
Everything you need to know about the blazes that have forced thousands to leave their homes.
Russia keeping close eye on Trump’s claim to Greenland
The Kremlin reacts to the US president-elect’s remarks saying the Arctic is in Russia’s sphere of interest.
U.S. Efforts to Cut Emissions Stalled in 2024 as Power Demand Surged
After staying flat for nearly two decades, electricity use is starting to rise again, and the boom in wind and solar power hasn’t kept pace.
Where tourists seldom tread, part 14: three English towns form the unlikely end of the Silk Road
If you can’t make it to Samarkand or Xian, visit Jarrow, Lichfield or Southend at the other end of the historic trading route Where tourists seldom tread, parts 1-13 Religion and mammon connect these three towns, linked as they are to Britain’s Christian heritage and to the ancient trade network that we now call the…
‘Where do I go?’ Chaos on Hollywood streets as people flee flames
People are running away from their homes as the Sunset fire sweeps through Hollywood Hills.
Pluto May Have Captured Its Biggest Moon Charon After an Ancient Dance and Kiss
Charon is large in size relative to Pluto, and is locked in a tight orbit with the dwarf planet. A new simulation suggests how it ended up there.
Moment friends abandon house as Palisades fire closes in
The blaze has been declared the most destructive in the city’s history with more than 1,000 structures destroyed.