Machado made a daring escape from Venezuela by boat and travelled to the Caribbean island of Curacao, from where she departed on a private plane for Norway
The new H3N2 flu strain is different to the strain that this year’s vaccines were designed to protect against
This was a cinematic year of vampires, clones, restless mothers, maybe-ETs and Leonardo DiCaprio struggling to remember complex revolutionary passwords. Clarisse Loughrey has counted down the very best
While hoards throw themselves into sobriety for a month come 1 January, the real challenge lies in making it through work dos and endless festive nights out without alcohol. Helen Coffey reveals the tips to avoid getting tipsy as she ditches the Dutch courage at the booziest time of the year
As new research reveals that Gen Z are the demographic most likely to suffer from chronic loneliness, Helen Coffey looks at the ‘happiness recession’ among the under-30s and why the smartphone ban in Australia could be the first step to solving it
Test yourself with the Press Association’s interactive quiz on some of the key sporting events from the past 12 months.
The Independent’s agony aunt Victoria Richards is here to help. Email dearvix@independent.co.uk for advice on love, work, family and relationships
The new route travels around half the circumference of the globe
During the first Trump administration, families were forcibly separated at the border.
Asian shares are mixed after the U.S. stock market again approached its record high following the Federal Reserve’s cut in its main interest rate
Samples of the pill ‘showed presence’ of another type of drug, the FDA said
Actor faces backlash after calling right-wing activist ‘hateful’ after his death
Accusations that tied ‘Opalite’ singer to MAGA movement, Nazi ideology and tradwife gender norms came from bot-like accounts, report finds
Lead in urban Roman infrastructure may have led to long-term impacts on the population’s health, scientists say
Fans were left stunned when the pair were eliminated from the competition in Sunday night’s results show
Cryptocurrency mogul Do Kwon is scheduled to be sentenced for misleading investors who lost billions when his company’s crypto ecosystem collapsed in 2022
Verona's ancient Roman Arena is getting a modern facelift for the 2026 Milan Cortina Games
Some of the most iconic American Western art is heading to auction at Christie’s in New York
The contamination was caused by the company’s processing equipment
Defense attorneys and prosecutors are set to choose the jurors who will decide whether a Wisconsin judge accused of helping a Mexican immigrant dodge federal officers broke the law
Sea surface temperatures over the North Indian Ocean were 0.2C higher than the average over the past three decades, researchers say