Notre-Dame Cathedral’s towers reopen six years after huge fire
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Notre-Dame Cathedral’s towers reopen six years after huge fire

The iconic Medieval towers of Notre-Dame Cathedral in Paris have reopened to the public, six years after a massive fire ravaged parts of the historical landmark and forced its closure. The central part of the cathedral was reopened in December 2024, but it has taken longer for Notre-Dame’s twin towers to be accessible once again...

Kim Jong Un oversees drone tests, calls UAV development ‘top priority’ for DPRK
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Kim Jong Un oversees drone tests, calls UAV development ‘top priority’ for DPRK

North Korean leader Kim Jong Un inspected combat and reconnaissance drones and called their development a “top priority” to prepare for modern warfare on Thursday, reiterating the need to rapidly integrate artificial intelligence in unmanned systems. During his visit to the Unmanned Aerial Technology Complex (UATC, 무인항공기술련합체), Kim oversaw performance tests of “strategic and tactical...

The Encampments: Inside the US student protests for Gaza | Documentary
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The Encampments: Inside the US student protests for Gaza | Documentary

When students at Columbia University in the United States protest against the war on Gaza, they spark a global movement. The Encampments offers an urgent, intimate portrait of the student movement in the United States, ignited at Columbia University as students protested against their universities’ ties to Israel’s war on Gaza. Their actions led to...

Vuelta a Espana protests: Could race be abandoned?
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Vuelta a Espana protests: Could race be abandoned?

The Vuelta a Espana, the third and final three-week Grand Tour of the year, is currently taking place in Spain – but will it make it to Sunday’s finish line in Madrid? Pro-Palestinian protesters have disrupted the race on several occasions and with riders saying they are worried for their safety, there have been suggestions...

Sources – Buccaneers WR Emeka Egbuka expected to play vs. Jets
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Sources – Buccaneers WR Emeka Egbuka expected to play vs. Jets

Jenna LaineSep 20, 2025, 12:51 PM ET Close Jenna Laine covers the Tampa Bay Buccaneers for ESPN. She started covering the Bucs for ESPN in 2016, but she has covered the team since 2009. Jenna is a former cheerleader at the University of South Florida and speaks to the consistency of the program as being...

Hamas threatens remaining hostages amid Israel’s Gaza City attack
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Hamas threatens remaining hostages amid Israel’s Gaza City attack

Hamas’ armed wing published Saturday “farewell” photographs of most of the remaining hostages in Gaza, warning that Israel’s assault on Gaza City could endanger them. The images were captioned with the name of Israeli pilot Ron Arad, who has been missing since 1986 after being shot down over Lebanon. His fate has been the source...

Sinking imports drive down North Korea-China trade for third straight month
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Sinking imports drive down North Korea-China trade for third straight month

North Korea’s trade with China fell for the third straight month in August, slipping to the second-lowest level this year amid declining imports from its largest commercial partner and sluggish exports. Data released by China’s General Administration of Customs (GAC) on Thursday showed bilateral trade stood at $181.7 million last month, just above the $177...

Is there anything Labour can do to save itself from disaster? Our panel responds – part two | Rory Stewart, Mariana Mazzucato, Shaista Aziz and Alan Finlayson
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Is there anything Labour can do to save itself from disaster? Our panel responds – part two | Rory Stewart, Mariana Mazzucato, Shaista Aziz and Alan Finlayson

Rory Stewart’s new book Middleland: Dispatches from the Borders is published on 30 October The prime minister once liked to suggest that one of the problems with the Conservative governments was its frequent reshuffles, which generated the dozens of housing ministers and dozens of prisons ministers who failed to build houses or fix the prisons....