Estancia Cerro Guido, a Chilean ranch that swapped puma bounties for conservation tours, offers travelers luxury experiences on the edge of the wilderness.
It's been an extraordinary night for the Democrats in the US midterms. They have taken control of the Senate and the House of Representatives too. The results in the Senate are beyond what the Democrats would have expected. North Carolina was a likely pick-up but the previously deep red state of South Carolina was a huge shock and Kansas had not returned a Democratic senator since 1932. Texas, Iowa, Ohio and Maine also turned blue and the Democrats held Michigan. There are t…
The outcome of the midterm election will shape policy in the United States for years and have repercussions around the globe. Decisions made in Washington affect both US adversaries such as Iran and countries such as Ukraine, which is seeking more US support. President Donald Trump does not have the final say when it comes to deciding where the United States goes to war or which countries get financial or military aid. While the president wields more power in the US than in…
Hugs, cheers and smiles broke out as the Democrats picked up a string of victories in Republican strongholds, delivering them the Senate and the House. The win gives them control of Congress for the rest of Donald Trump's presidency. Meanwhile, it was a challenging night for Republican supporters, after a succession of losses in reliably Republican states. Democrat Keisha Lance Bottoms defeated Republican Rick Jackson, a billionaire businessman endorsed by President Trump. B…
Air pollution is an annual problem in Delhi and large parts of northern India Delhi is once again battling worsening air pollution as the onset of winter brings a familiar deterioration in air quality to India's capital. The city's air quality index (AQI) - which measures PM2.5, fine particulate matter that can clog lungs - has crossed 300, entering the "very poor" category and raising health concerns for millions of residents. Breathing such polluted air over prolonged peri…
Democrats have torn up Donald Trump's political map on a night that will send shockwaves through American politics for years to come. With a string of major Senate victories in states that have been reliably Republican for decades - and in Kansas's case, nearly a century - a blue tidal wave crashed across the nation, sweeping Republicans out of power. Halfway through President Donald Trump's second term, the Democrats now have decisive control of the House of Representatives…
The energy-rich Gulf Arab countries are engaged in a flurry of mediation efforts to avert war between the U.S. and Iran, as many fear that the fighting will be worse this time around.
South Korea says North Korea has launched an unidentified projectile toward the sea SEOUL, South Korea -- South Korea said North Korea has launched an unidentified projectile toward the sea. South Korea’s Joint Chiefs of Staff said the launch happened Wednesday but gave no further details, including what type of weapon was fired. In recent weeks, North Korea has ramped up its weapons tests in a likely bid to increase its leverage in potential diplomacy with the U.S. after Pr…
Headquarters of the European Union Aviation Safety Agency at Konrad Adenauer Ufer 3, Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany. /VCG The European Commission said Tuesday it was closely monitoring reported bomb threats affecting aviation in Europe, but cautioned that it was too early to determine whether the incidents were linked. "We are closely monitoring the situation and are in contact with the affected Member States," a commission spokesperson said in an emailed response…
A man looks out over the water as a small boat passes cargo ships anchored in the Strait of Hormuz off Bandar Abbas, Iran, October 24, 2026. /VCG With US midterm elections beginning on Tuesday, tensions between Washington and Tehran remained high as both sides exchanged warnings and conditions for a possible settlement, while regional countries stepped up diplomatic efforts to prevent renewed hostilities.
Kim Kardashian has said she will retake the California bar exam with the aim of becoming a lawyer in real life, after playing one in the legal drama All's Fair. The reality TV star and actress discovered she had failed the exam after the first series of the Hulu programme aired last year. She had previously studied law for six years. "I'll take it again and let you guys know once I've passed. I'll be very vocal about that," Kardashian told the BBC's Annabel Rackham, adding:…
Three NASA astronauts voted in the U.S. midterm elections from the International Space Station (ISS) on Tuesday, Nov. 3. NASA astronaut Anil Menon showed how astronauts vote from space, using his sleeping compartment on the ISS as his voting booth.For more, c…
The crash, in a popular tourist area during the autumn climbing season, highlighted the safety challenges posed by growing numbers of aircraft in the Himalayas.
The attack on a drug-trafficking group killed about two dozen people, a rights group said. It comes as the United States is militarizing the fight against “narcoterrorism” in Latin America.
China Media Group and the Chinese Embassy in the United States jointly hosted the “China’s Governance and Worldwide Development Global Dialogue” in Washington, D.C., on Monday, Nov. 2, following the conclusion of the Fifth Plenary Session of the 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China (CPC). The event provided a platform for exchanges on China’s governance experience, its contribution to global development and opportunities for international cooperation. It al…
As the Ukraine war grinds on, ties between Russia and neighboring Japan are at their worst in decades. Tokyo wants more support from Washington, but some Japanese are concerned they may not get it.
The monarch called Britain’s trafficking of enslaved people from Africa a “shameful chapter of history” at a meeting of Commonwealth heads of government in Antigua.