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At some point on my second night in Norway, I stop checking my watch. Not out of laziness or an act of rebellion, but simply because it has stopped mattering. It’s 11 p.m. I am standing on Reinebringen, one of Norway’s most famous peaks, gazing out across the fjord below. Golden light spills across the water, casting lengthy shadows and catching the wings of gulls circling beneath. In this moment, I feel something rare: a quiet, expansive joy I haven’t found in any other place I’ve traveled. This is my first encounter with friluftsliv. Norwegian Open-air Life View from Offersoykammen hiking…

The new deal comes as the Southeast Asian country plans to buy 50 Boeing jets, according to US President Donald Trump.The United States has struck a trade deal with Indonesia resulting in significant purchase commitments from the Southeast Asian country, following negotiations to avoid steeper US tariffs. US President Donald Trump announced the new deal on Tuesday. The agreement imposes a 19 percent tariff on Indonesian goods entering the US, Trump said in a post on his Truth Social platform. Under the deal, which was finalised after Trump spoke with Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto, goods that have been transshipped to…

As trade negotiations pick up pace amid US tariff threats, India and the EU have managed to close two more chapters in the latest round of talks and narrow gaps in services, a government official said on Tuesday. The two sides have now agreed on seven out of 23 chapters in the ongoing negotiations for what could be the largest trade agreement India has ever entered into. Satya Srinivas, special secretary in the Department of Commerce, said the last (12th) round of talks concluded last week in Brussels. “We have exchanged our offers on services and non-services… there were discussions…

At 65, Weird Al still commands the stage like a natural-born rocker, with high kicks and the panache to pull off what few other artists can (including a fat suit). During “Eat It,” a riff on Michael Jackson’s “Beat It,” audience members — many in Hawaiian shirts and sporting curly locks — were on their feet. Even a seen-it-all security guard danced. For “White & Nerdy,” Weird Al arrived via scooter, to the thump of Chamillionaire’s “Ridin’.” Father-son pairs, arm-in-arm, knew every lyric.

A resident of Altadena, Calif., during wildfires in January 2025. Wildfires are getting more extreme because of climate change. The Trump administration has taken down the website for the National Climate Assessment, which is the most comprehensive and authoritative source of information about how climate change is affecting all parts of the U.S. Ethan Swope/AP hide caption toggle caption Ethan Swope/AP The website that hosts the most recent edition of the National Climate Assessment has gone dark. The sprawling report is the most influential source of information about how climate change affects the United States. The National Climate Assessment is…

PatnaJul 16, 2025 01:40 IST First published on: Jul 15, 2025 at 15:00 IST Share With only 10 days left for the submission and uploading of enumeration forms to be included as voters in the Election Commission’s Special Intensive Revision (SIR) drive, Bihar Chief Electoral Office (CEO) has launched “an easy, two-step” online form for the estimated one crore migrants living outside the state, amid concerns that they may be left out of the exercise. Bihar CEO Vinod Singh Gunjiyal told The Indian Express in an interview earlier that the Election Commission was working on a hassle-free online system to…

The contracts will enable the DoD to develop agentic AI workflows [File] | Photo Credit: REUTERS OpenAI, Alphabet’s Google, Anthropic and Elon Musk’s AI firm xAI have won contracts of up to $200 million each, aimed at scaling up adoption of advanced AI capabilities in the U.S. Department of Defense, the government agency said on Monday.The contracts will enable the DoD to develop agentic AI workflows and use them to address critical national security challenges, the department’s Chief Digital and Artificial Intelligence Office said.”The adoption of AI is transforming the (DoD’s) ability to support our warfighters and maintain strategic advantage…

If you’ve been putting off investing in new luggage for a while—opting to carry around a suitcase that’s on its last leg or a duffel bag that refuses to zip all the way—consider this a sign that it’s officially time to upgrade your travel gear. The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale is here, and there are tons of deals to snag on best-selling suitcases, weekender bags, totes, and more travel essentials.The Nordstrom Anniversary Sale is open to the public through August 3, but there’s no guarantee that the best luggage deals will stick around that long. So we did the prep work…

Protesters enter Miznon Hardware Lane in Melbourne, Australia, July 4. Demonstrators clashed with staff at the restaurant, which is co-owned by Shahar Segal, who had joined the Israeli- and U.S.-backed Gaza Humanitarian Foundation as a spokesperson. Segal has since left his role with the controversial Gaza food distribution group. Alex Zucco/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Alex Zucco/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images TEL AVIV, Israel — Israeli entrepreneur Shahar Segal, who runs popular restaurants around the world, has left his role as a spokesman for a food distribution group in Gaza, amid calls to boycott his restaurants…

Richard Kind at John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in LA for the Netflix is a Joke Festival at The Sunset Gower Studios on May 8, 2024 in Los Angeles, CA. Cr. Ryan West/Netflix © 2024 RYAN WEST/NETFLIX hide caption toggle caption RYAN WEST/NETFLIX Richard Kind at John Mulaney Presents: Everybody’s in LA for the Netflix is a Joke Festival at The Sunset Gower Studios on May 8, 2024 in Los Angeles, CA. Cr. Ryan West/Netflix © 2024 RYAN WEST/NETFLIX Many actors aspire to stardom: the romantic lead, an action hero, the protagonist in a buddy comedy. This week’s guest is Richard…