Airport security agents have not been paid in more than a month due to a congressional impasse, causing travel chaos across the US.

There are fears the Iranian proxy may attack shipping in the Red Sea, adding to global economic woes.

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Watch Sportscene coverage, listen to Sportsound and follow live text commentary, score updates and match report from Scotland vs Japan, a World Cup warm-up match.

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Nasa is preparing a mission to send astronauts around the Moon for the first time in more than 50 years.

For centuries, The Triumph of Bacchus was misattributed then hidden – now it is at the centre of a major exhibition. Here are five groundbreaking artworks wrongly attributed to men.

Beloved by many, despised by others, Thomas Kinkade's quaint rustic scenes and his wholesome image belied a tortured story that contrasts with his "sugary" artworks.

From pink plum blossoms in Setagaya to purple sprays of wisteria in Fukuoka, here are five alternative bloom festivals in Japan – and how to enjoy them responsibly.

For centuries, pistachios have defined Gaziantep. Today, they remain the most prized ingredient in Turkey's culinary capital – and the secret behind its legendary baklava.

Twenty years on, relive the iconic scene from Sir David Attenborough's Planet Earth that changed our understanding of how polar bears adapt to survive.

In Sri Lanka's caves, butchered monkey bones reveal a hunting tool that helped our early ancestors survive.