Danish PM in Greenland for ‘show of support’ after Trump threats
Mette Frederiksen visits the territory after weeks of tension over the US president’s warnings that he could take control of it.
Not only Americans risked life and limb to serve in Afghanistan
Brits, Canadians and Danes were among those who saw the toughest fighting, writes the BBC’s Frank Gardner.
Harry says sacrifices by Nato troops in Afghanistan deserve ‘respect’
The US president’s comments have been condemned by international allies, including UK veterans and politicians.
Alleged drug kingpin and ex-Olympian Ryan Wedding arrested after years on the run
Wedding, who had been on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list, is accused of running a transnational drug trafficking operation.
How Greenland sharks defy aging
When it comes to bucking the biological ails of aging, humans could learn something from Greenland sharks.
It masquerades as malignant. But this bone-covered tumor is benign
Scientists have described a novel, yet benign bone-covered growth’s characteristics for doctors, so patients don’t receive unnecessary chemotherapy.
ICE takes 2-year-old girl and dad as fury grows over agents targeting children
ICE agents reportedly took a 2-year-old and her father in Minneapolis as anger grew over the agency targeting children and detaining them. Minneapolis City Councilmember
FEMA pauses job cuts with winter storm bearing down on half the country: report
The Federal Emergency Management Agency is backing off plans to terminate disaster relief workers as a major winter storm bears down on much of the
AI needs a course correction, say World Economic Forum speakers
Discussions around artificial intelligence dominated the 2026 World Economic Forum meeting in Davos, Switzerland. Prognosticators said the situation may get worse before it improves. Top
Europe votes to tackle deep dependence on US tech in sovereignty drive
European lawmakers on Thursday adopted a comprehensive report on technological sovereignty and digital infrastructure that directs the European Commission to reduce the bloc’s heavy reliance
Some of the oldest harpoons ever found reveal Indigenous people in Brazil were hunting whales 5,000 years ago
The origins of whaling are highly debated. Now, some of the earliest signs of active whale hunting have appeared somewhere unexpected: southern Brazil.
‘A real revolution’: The James Webb telescope is upending our understanding of the biggest, oldest black holes in the universe
For years, the James Webb Space Telescope has been spotting enormous black holes in the early universe that defy all expectations. Now, astronomers are finally
Chocolate Hills: The color-changing mounds in the Philippines that inspired legends of mud-slinging giants
The Chocolate Hills are 1,776 mounds on Bohol Island in the Philippines where grassy cover turns brown during the dry season.