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Donald Trump has revoked Harvard University’s ability to enrol international students, who currently make up over a quarter of its intake. In a dramatic twist of his “escalating battle” with the Ivy League institution, the Trump administration has also said […]

Think of cheerleaders, and the usual image that springs to mind is that of pom-pom-wielding young women pulling off acrobatic flips and spins in colourful costumes. However, in Japan, an entirely new demographic is entering the female-dominated ranks of cheerleading:

Dementia rates are rising in China 50% faster than in the rest of the world, according to a new report released as the Chinese government unveils major investment in preventing and treating the disease. Research by academics at Fudan University

A row has broken out in France over the use of horses for bin collections and other municipal tasks. In Questembert, Brittany, two eight-year-old mares called Havane and Gladez, who are used for waste collection and school transport, as well

The surging popularity of hunger-suppressing weight-loss jabs, like Ozempic and Mounjaro, is having a slimming effect on restaurant menus. The “grand tradition” of British cuisine has always favoured “big roasts, hearty pies and desserts that require a nap after consumption”,

Gary Lineker has “apologised unreservedly” after he shared a social media post critical of Zionism that included an illustration of a rat. After critics accused the BBC football presenter of promoting antisemitic imagery, Lineker insisted he hadn’t noticed the rat,

The world must prepare for the possibility that Vladimir Putin will think a nuclear attack on Ukraine is Russia’s “only option”, said The Telegraph. Russian losses are “ghosting close” to one million and “detailed analysis” shows that Moscow has made

Scorpions are “taking over” Brazil’s cities, scientists have warned. And with these infestations comes a huge rise in stinging incidents, some of them fatal, and often caused by Brazilian yellow scorpions, known for their extremely toxic venom. Climate change and

The Kurdistan Workers’ Party, known as the PKK, has announced that it will disband and disarm, potentially ending four decades of bloody conflict with Turkey. The militant group said that “all activities” conducted under its name would come to an

How do they do it? For centuries, a community of women on South Korea’s Jeju Island have been diving without oxygen, holding their breath for several minutes as they harvest seafood from deep under water. The haenyeo divers have been