October 2026

New drone images capture the scale of Northumberland’s ‘Lady of the North’. (Photo: Katielee Arrowsmith) New drone images have captured the scale of the “Lady of the North”, a vast land sculpture in Northumberland that is recognised as the world’s largest land sculpture of the female form. Spanning around a quarter of a mile and…

Nishi Agrawal found her husband Rakesh murdered in their home, with the caretaker Varun now a prime suspect BHOPAL: In what could be a crucial piece of information amid the probe into the gruesome killing of retired IAS officer Rakesh Agrawal, his widow, Nishi, told police that she tried opening her bedroom door around 4.40…

Up to 1,000 African savanna elephants spend part of their time in Tanzania’s Udzungwa Mountains. (Photo: Southern Tanzania Elephant Program) African savanna elephants in southern Tanzania are exhibiting an unusual behaviour rarely associated with the massive animals: climbing steep mountain slopes and moving between vastly different habitats in their search for food, water and seasonal…

Rubio kicks out Iranian delegation amid stall talks US secretary of state Marco Rubio ordered Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi and his delegation to leave New York on Monday after negotiations between Washington and Tehran reached a stalemate, Axios reported on Wednesday.The US mission to the United Nations informed Iran’s mission on Monday evening that…

‘Project Meridian’ looks to define America’s battles of tomorrow The Pentagon will launch “Project Meridian”, a new initiative aimed at shaping the future of warfare, US defence secretary Pete Hegseth announced Thursday.SpaceX CEO Elon Musk, Anduril Industries founder Palmer Luckey and former House Speaker Newt Gingrich will lead the project, which will study future battlefields…