APEC Stories: Sweet delivery of Chilean cherries to China

Shipping from across the Pacific, Chilean cherries have become a favorite among Chinese consumers. In the first four months of this year, China imported cherries worth 17.54 billion yuan (about $2.47 billion) from Chile, accounting for 16.2...

Scotland’s AI Data Centres Consume 27 Million Bottles Worth

Data centres powering artificial intelligence tools across Scotland are using enough tap water annually to fill 27 million half litre bottles, new figures obtained through Freedom of Information requests have revealed, raising urgent questions...

Global conservation leaders gather in Abu Dhabi for 'Nature’s Promise for Climate and People' dialogue ahead of COP30

ABU DHABI: Razan Khalifa Al Mubarak, President of the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN), convened governments, Indigenous leaders, UN System representatives, grassroots advocates, scientists, youth representatives, and partners...

The death of Julia Chuñil in Chile: Boric’s war against the Mapuche people

Demonstrators demand "Where is Julia Chuñil?" on May 8, 2025 in Santiago [Photo by Celinea33/Commons / CC BY-SA 4.0]Gabriel Boric, the President of Chile, issued the following statement last week on the disappearance of Julia Chuñil, a 72-year-old...

SA can weather US tariffs, but policy agility beeded – BER

South Africa is likely to withstand the economic fallout from the United States’ new 30% tariff on imports, according to fresh research by the Bureau for Economic Research (BER) released on Monday. The study, authored by Louw Pienaar and Claire...

UNGA Deals Latin America Some Surprises

Welcome back to Foreign Policy’s Latin America Brief. The highlights this week: Regional leaders convene at the U.N. General Assembly, Chile’s presidential front-runner lays out his immigration policy, and Mexico talks trade with Canada. Sign up...

97% of Chile's forestry exports to U.S. hit by new tariffs

An official with Chile’s Undersecretariat for International Economic Relations said that U.S. tariffs will impact 97.9% of wood and wood-product exports File Photo by Allison Dinner/EPA SANTIAGO, Chile, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- A 10% surcharge will take...

What Jonathan Smith said about injured QB Aidan Chiles’ status this week

EAST LANSING – Aidan Chiles didn’t finish either of the last two games and it’s unclear if he’ll be able to start the next one. The Michigan State quarterback who was injured in the third quarter of last week’s 38-13 loss against UCLA is...

‘I’m obsessed with greatness’: Katie Archibald chases sport’s highest high as long road begins to LA 2028 Olympics

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

Mystery as 26 killer whales wash up dead on beach and scientists don’t know why

Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...

How to Avoid a New Cold War Over Critical Minerals

Will the 21st century be the century of the green great game? In the early 20th century, then-First Lord of the Admiralty Winston Churchill oversaw the conversion of the United Kingdom’s Royal Navy from coal- to oil-powered ships. Oil was...

Virtuoso taps into 2026 luxury trends in new report

Once again, Virtuoso is tapping into the key trends shaping luxury travel in the coming year. Using the expertise and insights of its member agencies, The 2026 Virtuoso Luxe Report uses the expertise and insights of its member agencies to...

Natural Disasters Are a Rising Burden for the National Guard

The National Guard logged more than 400,000 member service days per year over the past decade responding to hurricanes, wildfires and other natural disasters, the Pentagon has revealed in a report to Congress. The numbers mean that on any given...

Avocado industry gathered for the first Moroccan Avocado Summit

Stakeholders from across Morocco's avocado sector gathered on October 14 in Larache for the first Moroccan Avocado Summit, held under the theme "Moroccan avocados: meeting the challenges and seizing the opportunities of the global market." The...

MSU Football Game 6 Weather Report

Well, well, well. My entire drive home from East Lansing was thinking about how cathartic it would feel to write this week’s weather report. The utter disdain in watching this team play on Saturday had reached a level of boiling that was near...

Sustainable snacking for kids: Superfresh Growers unveils expanded organic line featuring the cuteness-overload of the Orchard Buddies

After a wave of excitement surrounding the Orchard Buddies packaging launch in 2024, Superfresh Growers is expanding the line. Originally featuring Organic Gala and Fuji three-pound pouch bags, the Orchard Buddies collection now includes two and...

A Retreat Defined by Structure: Urzúa Soler’s Flexible Timber Living at Casa Caballete, Uruguay

The burgeoning field where efficient logistics meets elegant prefabricated architecture finds a striking new example in Casa Caballete, a highly adaptive dwelling commissioned by the Grupo Forestal company in Florida, Uruguay. Designed by the...

Ideas & Opinions — Terry McLaughlin: California insurance commissioner under scrutiny

The California FAIR Plan, California’s home insurer of last resort, is seeking an average 35.8% rate hike to become effective in April 2026. While California homeowners are experiencing these massive spikes in premiums, or being cancelled...

Slumping Michigan State football guarding against crisis of confidence

EAST LANSING – A missed tackle here, blown assignment there or just flat out getting beat one-on-one. Snap by snap, Michigan State simply broke down while getting hammered 38-13 by UCLA on homecoming last week. A third straight loss by double...

Interview – Kishore Mahbubani

Kishore Mahbubani dedicated over five decades of his life to public service, for which he was conferred the Public Administration Medal (Gold) by the Singapore Government in 1998. In his 33 years as a Singapore diplomat, Kishore took on many...