New rail projects for Wales worth £445m were announced by the Labour Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, in her spending review on Wednesday. The Treasury backed plans for five new stations in Cardiff ...

Nigel Farage has said his party wants to restart Port Talbot’s blast furnaces and “re-industrialise Wales”. On a visit to South Wales, the leader of Reform UK said the resumption of ...

“I promise you this, Peter, for the next two years, you won’t have to work,” Crisafulli said. The date marks Queensland’s independence from the colony of New South Wales in 1859.

James Franklin, retired professor in the School of Mathematics and Statistics at the University of New South Wales in Australia, suggested that Pope Leo’s background in math may make him more ...

SOUTH TO MANHATTAN. EERIE STONE RELICS IN THE BRONX. A STREET SIGN OFFERS A CLUE. THE AQUEDUCT WAS DESIGNED TO BRING FRESH, DRINKABLE WATER INTO NEW YORK CITY. IT WAS THE WAY TO RESCUE NEW YORK ...

As the Soviet Union Fell, Did the K.G.B. Leave a Gift in Brazil for Today’s Spies? A forensic analysis of birth certificates used by deep-cover operatives suggests a tantalizing possibility.

It is the result of an endorsement from the Welsh Rugby Union, which gave equal status of recognition to Llandovery College and Lampeter College as the founder members of rugby in Wales. Handel Davies ...

Confronting the church’s abuse scandals But while Pope Leo XIV is largely seen as a unifying figure in Chiclayo, his papacy has reignited some lingering controversies within the Catholic Church.

They lived in New Orleans before moving to Chicago, where they had Mildred Martinez, the pope's mother, in 1912. Both grandparents were listed as Black in a 1900 Census record.

Held tightly for over 40 years, this rare opportunity presents one of Avalon’s most exclusive oceanfront positions. “Set on a large, level block, the home captures sweeping views with ...

Though he spent much of his life abroad, the new Pope Leo XIV, born Robert Francis Prevost, hails from the Chicago area, where he grew up in a suburb just south of the city and attended a Catholic ...