U.K. Retreats on Plan to Require ‘BritCard’ ID for Workers

Workers will be able to use a variety of digital IDs to prove their right to work in Britain, the government said Wednesday, diluting a plan it announced last year.
Published: January 14, 2026, 2:21 pm
Britain Awards Wind Farm Contracts That Will Power 12 Million Homes

The British government provided guaranteed electricity prices to a group of wind farm developers in what it says is an effort to bring down power costs for consumers.
Published: January 14, 2026, 3:19 pm
Why Greenland Matters for a Warming World

The fate of the world’s largest island has outsize importance for billions of people on the planet, because as the climate warms, Greenland is losing ice. That has consequences.
Published: January 14, 2026, 3:16 pm
‘We’re Not Stupid’: What Greenlanders Would Say to Trump

A visit to Greenland reveals a swirl of feelings as people nervously await talks with the Trump administration about the island’s future.
Published: January 14, 2026, 2:30 pm
An Emboldened Trump Makes Big Bets in Venezuela, Iran and Beyond

President Trump has left himself plenty of room for maximal intervention. But there are a host of potential wild cards, each with risks for the president.
Published: January 14, 2026, 1:37 pm
Trump’s Threats to Greenland Raise Serious Questions for NATO

The treaty that created NATO did not contemplate an attack by one ally on another. A seizure of Greenland by President Trump would test the endurance of the mutual-defense pact.
Published: January 14, 2026, 3:50 pm
In ‘Sound of Falling,’ a House Full of Secrets
Mascha Schilinski’s movie “Sound of Falling,” which takes place over a century in a rural farmhouse, shows how trauma is transmitted through generations.
Published: January 14, 2026, 9:14 am
Trump Renews Threat on Greenland Before Meeting at White House
Top officials from the U.S., Denmark and Greenland will meet for the first time since President Trump said he wanted to own Greenland.
Published: January 14, 2026, 2:19 pm
A Timeline of Protests in Iran

Amid a near-total communications blackout, witness footage trickling out of Iran paints a picture of how the country’s largest uprising in decades spread — and turned deadly.
Published: January 14, 2026, 10:41 am
Spanish Singer Julio Iglesias Accused of Sexual Assault

Prosecutors said two former employees of Mr. Iglesias, a renowned Spanish singer, had accused him of abuse. His representatives did not respond to requests for comment.
Published: January 13, 2026, 8:30 pm
Trump Says London Is Unsafe. Its Murder Rate Just Hit a Historic Low.

The city’s homicide rate is lower than that of New York, Paris or Toronto, contradicting a narrative promoted by President Trump and others on the populist right.
Published: January 13, 2026, 7:41 pm
Marine Le Pen Is Appealing a Decision to Bar Her From Office.

Ms. Le Pen, whose far-right party leads polls in France, was convicted last year of embezzlement. The outcome of her appeal, which started on Tuesday, will determine if she can run for president next year.
Published: January 13, 2026, 5:24 pm
Greenland Would Be the Largest U.S. Land Acquisition, if Trump Got His Way

Denmark does not want to sell its territory. But for a real estate mogul turned president, the world’s largest island may be irresistible.
Published: January 14, 2026, 10:13 am
As Iran’s Government Tries to Quell Protests, Accounts of Brutal Crackdown Emerge

As many as 3,000 feared dead as witnesses describe government forces firing on unarmed protesters.
Published: January 14, 2026, 12:24 pm
Scientists discover surprising cause of high blood pressure that has nothing to do with stress, your diet or weight

Previous research suggests lifestyle factors such as diet, stress, obesity and alcohol are all drivers of high blood pressure, but new research suggests something different.
Published: January 14, 2026, 12:12 pm
Accused paedophile spotted 'living his best life' in the Philippines - despite a judge declaring he was medically unfit to stand trial

Ronald Thompson, who is believed to live on the Sunshine Coast, was due to face trial in New Zealand in 2023 on 18 counts of sexual offending against six young people.
Published: January 14, 2026, 6:00 am
Traveller's $515 mistake after learning of little-known airport rule the hard way: 'I can't believe it'

A Sydney traveller has warned about a little-known airport rule after making a $515 mistake.
Published: January 14, 2026, 5:27 am
Amelia-Rose's devastating asthma often put her in hospital. Now a new treatment's changed everything... no wonder her mum says: 'It's given her freedom'

Witnessing her daughter desperately gasping for breath had become a normal, if terrifying, feature of Sophie Hafford's life.
Published: January 13, 2026, 9:41 am
The Traitors' Matthew escaped traumatic gay conversion therapy aged 24 after 'catastrophic coming out' forced him to flee church and build a new life

The reality TV contestant, who is currently taking part in the new series of the hit BBCOne competition, spoke openly about his experience in a column.
Published: January 13, 2026, 10:19 am
Pregnant woman and her unborn baby die in two-car crash in Northern Ireland that saw eight people rushed to hospital

Cathrene Kith Quiñones Singco was killed in the accident between a blue Ford Fiesta and a silver Skoda Superb in Crumlin, Co Antrim while travelling in a passenger seat.
Published: January 13, 2026, 2:38 am