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While the capital is a travel hub for overseas visitors, it’s possible to have the trip of a lifetime in the UK without staying there a single night. Here’s where to spend your vacation instead

On a trip through the Setomaa region, Yvette Cook immerses herself in an inspiring sisterhood of locals who are keeping ancient traditions alive through song, food and sauna rituals

Since President Donald Trump took office for the second time, many researchers across academic disciplines have had their funding cut because of their purported ideological bias. These funding cuts were further exacerbated by the extensive 2025 government shutdown.

Sailing through Arctic Norway under the aurora, this voyage redefines what cruising and chasing the northern lights can really be.

It is the first time states have formally committed to information integrity and fighting back against climate disinformation.

Desert settlement of Chinguetti faces rising sands, dwindling tourism and insecurity due to conflict in neighbouring Mali

The UNESCO technical committee of experts has given an initial sign of approval for Italian cuisine to be inscribed in the UN body's List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. The final decision is expected in December.

The Dismissal still looms as Australia’s greatest political crisis, 50 years on. The familiar story centres on four figures. Governor general Sir John Kerr – who, on November 11 1975, sacked prime minister Gough Whitlam. Malcolm Fraser, the opposition leader who blocked the budget to force the election he would…

Eight global millennium development goals were established in 2000 by member states of the United Nations (UN) and endorsed by other multilateral organisations. They ranged from eliminating hunger to empowering women, and from reducing child mortality to environmental sustainability.