Alexander Katiraie
For Zelensky, Just Keeping Trump Talking About Ukraine Peace Deal Counts as a Win
Though discussions produced little tangible progress, President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine at least avoided the type of setbacks that have blighted earlier meetings.
Published: December 29, 2025, 10:50 am
Experts Question Denmark’s Vaccine Program as a Model for the U.S.
The United States is expected to adopt the vaccine schedule used by Denmark, a much smaller country with universal health care.
Published: December 29, 2025, 10:01 am
Trump and Zelensky Meet to Iron Out Peace Plan, but Deal Remains Elusive
The U.S. president said after a meeting at Mar-a-Lago that a deal was “maybe very close.” But a joint U.S.-Ukraine proposal appeared unfinished, as Russia rejected several ideas.
Published: December 29, 2025, 12:34 am
Vienna’s Ball Season Traditions of Waltzes and White Ties
The annual Vienna Philharmonic Ball anchors a winter calendar of some 450 dances across the city that open a window into Viennese tradition, then and now.
Published: December 28, 2025, 7:00 pm
Brigitte Bardot: A Life in Pictures
The movies made the French actress a star, but photography sealed her stardom.
Published: December 28, 2025, 8:28 pm
From Sex Appeal to the Far Right, Brigitte Bardot Symbolized a Changing France
In the decades after becoming a megastar, the French actress became as known for her politics as she once had been for her acting career.
Published: December 28, 2025, 12:09 pm
Brigitte Bardot, French Movie Icon Who Renounced Stardom, Dies at 91
“And God Created Woman” made her a world-famous sex symbol in the 1950s. She later gave up acting to devote her life to animal welfare.
Published: December 29, 2025, 12:12 am
Zelensky to Meet With Trump at Mar-a-Lago About Plan to End War With Russia
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine brings a revised 20-point peace proposal, as well as doubts about whether Russia is serious about pursuing peace.
Published: December 28, 2025, 5:32 pm
Twins’ Peaks: The Gilbertson Brothers Want to Rewrite Your Country’s Map
Two brothers, both mechanical engineers, are climbing many of the world’s tall peaks to prove they have been measured incorrectly.
Published: December 28, 2025, 10:01 am
Russia Pummels Kyiv Before Trump-Zelensky Meeting
President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine said that the assault with hundreds of drones and missiles, lasting nearly 10 hours, showed that Moscow was not serious about peace.
Published: December 28, 2025, 3:35 am
My friends and I spent $10,000 on a place for New Year's Eve... when we turned up to the Gold Coast, the owner had no idea who we were
Georgia Pemberton and her friends decided to travel to the Gold Coast, Queensland, for a fun vacation and to celebrate New Year's Eve.
Published: December 29, 2025, 6:13 am
Aussie cricket great calls for one of the game's oldest traditions to be SCRAPPED after Boxing Day Test disaster
The call comes after 36 wickets fell in just two days of play at the MCG in scenes that left fans and the sport short-changed.
Published: December 29, 2025, 4:31 am
Pip Edwards shows off her ripped figure in a bikini as she spends time with the man who saved her during Bondi terror attack
Pip Edwards showcased her ripped bikini body as she spent quality time with the man who saved her during the Bondi Beach terror attack earlier this month.
Published: December 28, 2025, 11:47 pm
Perth-quake... county is UK tremors hotspot
They are not usually associated with the UK but the latest data shows there were more than 300 earthquakes across Britain and Northern Ireland this year.
Published: December 29, 2025, 12:19 am
Made in Holywood: Inside the golf club where Rory McIlroy honed his craft, how The Masters champion has given back and why he's motivated to keep on winning
On a brisk Sunday night in April, nestled in the Holywood Hills of County Down in Northern Ireland, a group of golf fans sat nervously peering through their fingers.
Published: December 28, 2025, 12:52 pm
SAS veteran warns UK is in danger if Government presses ahead with prosecutions of special forces under new laws covering conflicts decades ago and now deterring new recruits
Robert Craft, 68, served in the SAS for 14 years and was part of the esteemed B Squadron, which was heavily involved in both covert and undercover intelligence during the Troubles.
Published: December 28, 2025, 8:31 am