In about 1300BC, the major civilisations of the eastern Mediterranean made a cultural and technological leap forward when they began using bronze much more widely for weapons, tools and jewellery. While a form of the metal had previously been used in smaller quantities by the Mycenaeans and Egyptians among others, bronze was now abundant –…
Germany’s new chancellor Friedrich Merz has warned the US to “stay out” of his country’s politics after the far-right AfD received strong backing from allies of the US president, Donald Trump. Merz, 69, a conservative who was elected as chancellor of Europe’s biggest economy earlier in the day, also said he planned to speak by…
Sudan’s security and defence council has declared that it will break diplomatic relations with the United Arab Emirates over its alleged backing of the paramilitary Sudanese Rapid Support Forces. During a televised speech on Tuesday, Sudan’s defence minister, Yassin Ibrahim, said Sudan was “severing diplomatic relations with the UAE” and recalling its ambassador, claiming the…
A man was arrested after crashing a car into the front gate of Jennifer Aniston’s home in Los Angeles, California, authorities said on Tuesday. Police told KABC-TV that the Friends star was home at the time of the crash. The incident occurred at about 12.20pm on Monday in the wealthy Bel Air neighborhood, according to…
A judge has criticised Rebekah Vardy over a torturous finale to the high-profile “Wagatha Christie” libel battle against Coleen Rooney, as he ruled she must pay Rooney at least £1.4m in legal costs. Costs judge Mark Whalan said that Vardy’s negotiations on the final settlement were “the definition of bad litigation”. Both parties had been…
Wildlife officials in Florida are investigating what is believed to be the first fatal mauling of a human by a bear in the state. The body of the black bear suspected in the death of 89-year-old Robert Markel was removed from woodland near the unincorporated community of Jerome, close to Florida’s Big Cypress wildlife management…
More than two dozen pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested on Monday night at the University of Washington in Seattle after they occupied an engineering building and set dumpsters on fire. The protest group, called Super UW, occupied the Interdisciplinary Engineering Building to demand that the university sever its ties with Boeing, as the aerospace company has…
At a historic edition of the Met Gala with tons of news-making moments, Rihanna and A$AP Rocky once again stole the show. The power couple is expecting their third child, the rapper A$AP Rocky revealed. “It feels amazing, you know,” gala co-chair A$AP Rocky told reporters who congratulated him on Monday after outlets reported the…
Tim Wilson looks set to reclaim his inner-Melbourne seat from the teal independent Zoe Daniel in a nail-biting race that will give the Liberals a glimmer of hope after an election night wipeout. The ABC’s election analyst, Antony Green, called Goldstein for Wilson on Tuesday afternoon after the former MP took the lead during postal…
The owners of Hovis and Kingsmill have entered talks that could lead to two of the UK’s biggest bread brands merging amid “challenging” market conditions. Associated British Foods (ABF), which owns Kingsmill parent Allied Bakeries as well as the budget clothing chain Primark, said it was in negotiations with Hovis’s private equity owner, Endless, regarding…
