The original Hermès prototype for Jane Birkin’s iconic bag will be sold at auction this summer. There is no estimate for how high the bidding […]
Month: June 2025
India independence leader’s oil portrait to be auctioned in London
Anbarasan Ethirajan South Asia Regional Editor Bonhams The oil portrait of Mahatma Gandhi was painted in the UK in 1931 A rare oil portrait of […]
Accused weighed fatal dose on kitchen scales, prosecutors say
An Australian woman accused of murdering relatives with beef Wellington documented herself using kitchen scales to calculate a lethal dose of toxic mushrooms, prosecutors allege. […]
Three Maori MPs suspended over ‘intimidating’ haka
New Zealand’s parliament has voted to suspend three Māori MPs for their protest haka during a sitting last year. Opposition MP Hana-Rawhiti Maipi-Clarke, who started […]
Israeli military recovers two hostages’ bodies in southern Gaza
Israeli forces have recovered the bodies of two Israeli Americans taken back to Gaza as hostages during the Hamas-led attack on southern Israel on 7 […]
Cargo Ship Carrying Electric Vehicles Burns Off Alaska
The U.S. Coast Guard said it would allow the fire to burn because the cars’ lithium-ion batteries could explode. The ship’s crew escaped on a […]
Jay Leno’s Baker Electric, a Relic from the Electric Vehicle Past
A Times reporter wanted to ride in a Baker Electric, a model from the electric vehicle past. Enter the comedian with the famous garage. Source […]
Europe Wants to Banish Russian Gas. The U.S. May Have Other Plans.
A large Republican donor wants to buy a Russian pipeline to Germany. The White House has entertained the idea of working with the Kremlin to […]
In War-Torn Nations, Trump’s Travel Ban Brings a New Hardship
For people in countries like Afghanistan and Myanmar, the president’s order dimmed hopes for sanctuary in the United States. Source link