South Korea’s capital, Seoul, is preparing for the biggest event of the year — the comeback of BTS, one of the most successful groups in the world in recent years, the BBC writes. On Saturday, the ban...
Culture
Archivists at the Library of Congress believe they may have discovered the first depiction of a robot in cinemas, thanks to a 127-year-old reel that had been gathering dust in a garage for decades. Th...
The secret conclave that elected Pope Leo head of the Catholic Church last May was interrupted when one of the 133 cardinals involved was found carrying a cellphone, a massive security breach, Reuters...
The country of windswept peaks, medieval stone monasteries and a capital city of monumental architecture is often overlooked, despite being a short to mid-haul flight away from many countries in Europ...
Laurence des Cars, director of the Louvre Museum, has submitted her resignation to French President Emmanuel Macron, Franceinfo writes. According to the report, des Cars submitted her resignation on T...
A large-scale fraud ring at the Louvre museum has been busted by police in Paris. Up to ten people have been arrested including museum staff and guides, Euronews writes. The arrested individuals are s...
A correspondent for the British newspaper The Guardian highlighted the Armenian carpet laid out at Yerevan’s airport for US Vice President JD Vance. “On a separate note, can I just draw your attention...
The Chinese New Year is soon upon us and 2026’s lunar new year has a surprising mascot: Draco Malfoy, Euronews writes. Tom Felton, who played Harry Potter’s smirking rival in the movie series, is popp...
Bad Bunny has become the first artist in the 68-year history of the Grammy Awards to win Album of the Year with a record entirely performed in Spanish, BBC reports. The shape-shifting musician beat La...
Treasures unearthed by hundreds of archaeologists so far during work on the planned HS2 train line have been shown exclusively to the BBC. The 450,000 objects, which are being held in a secret warehou...
Archaeologists in Italy have unearthed the remains of a 2,000-year-old basilica designed by the pioneering ancient Roman architect Vitruvius, Euronews writes. Italy’s Culture Minister, Alessandro Giul...
The Spanish singer Julio Iglesias has been accused of sexual assault by two female former employees, The Guardian writes. The women – a domestic worker and a physical therapist who were employed at Ig...
