The US State Department has expanded its visa bond program to 38 additional countries. Travellers from Bangladesh, Bhutan, and Nepal now face financial deposits for US tourist or business visas. This ...

In the latest of a flurry of announcements ahead of the holiday period, CMS has revealed a new, voluntary access programme that aims to broaden the use of GLP-1 agonist medicines for diabetes and ...

Indonesia’s ambitious free nutritious meals programme has fed more than 55 million people in its first year, a scale-up President Prabowo Subianto has hailed as a major step in tackling childhood ...

SINGAPORE – Over the last decade, Starfish Singapore has made a name for itself as a place where school dropouts aged 15 to 21 can get a second chance at education. More than 400 young people have ...

Skelton seeking a hat-trick with A Pai De Nom Kempton Park’s Lanzarote Hurdle card will go ahead as planned on Saturday afternoon, but Warwick’s Classic Chase meeting has failed to beat the weather.

The pilot allowed adults to possess up to 2.5 grams of illicit drugs without being arrested. The Canadian province of British Columbia (BC) said it will not be extending its controversial drug ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The Minnesota Wild is proud to present the Wild About Reading program which will run from Feb 2 nd to March 13 th, 2026. The goal of Wild About Reading is to increase student literacy by encouraging ...

To play this video you need to enable JavaScript. Do you know the 'proper' way to behave during meals? And what would be the worst thing someone could do while eating? This episode is all about ...

12:27, Thu, Jan 8, 2026 Updated: 12:30, Thu, Jan 8, 2026 Tensions are rising after Iran’s army chief issued a stark warning following comments by Donald Trump. Iran has threatened decisive military ...

Africa stands at the edge of a historic demographic shift. By 2050, one in three young people in the world will be African. This represents an extraordinary opportunity for the continent to shape ...