Some countries are places you simply visit; others urge you to travel through them. On foot, by bicycle, paddling across a lake, following a river downstream or heading beneath the surface of the earth. Slovenia clearly belongs to the second group. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT This small country of just over 20,000 square kilometres and barely two million inhabitants concentrates an extraordinary variety of landscapes. Around 60% of its area is covered by forest and more than a third of its territory is protected or forms part of the Natura 2000 network. It is the green lung of the Balkans and also…

Katie Holmes is soaking up the sun with boyfriend Jason Bard Yarmosky. Yarmosky, 39, took to Instagram on Sunday, September 7, to share a joint post with Holmes, 47, featuring several photos from a recent boat trip in Lake Como, Italy. The carousel included a snap of the Dawson’s Creek alum sporting a sexy black halter dress with an asymmetrical, low-cut neckline. She leaned into Yarmosky, who wore a black long-sleeved tee and matching pants, as they posed on the back of the vessel. In another photo, Holmes lounged in the sun while wearing a tiny white string bikini. A…

Hurricane Lowell, now a Category 2 storm, began battering western Hawaii on Monday with powerful winds, triggering a hurricane warning for the islands of Kauai and Niihau. The National Hurricane Center also issued a tropical storm warning for the island of Oahu as Lowell approached close to land.The hurricane warning extends to parts of the vast Papahanaumokuakea Marine National Monument, which covers almost 583,000 square miles of ocean and 10 of Hawaii’s islands. Lowell is expected to pass over portions of the national monument as it travels past the island chain. Maps show Lowell’s forecast pathThe Miami-based hurricane center forecasts that…

Published on 08/09/2026 – 4:47 GMT+2 Russia resumed strikes on Kyiv after the expiration of a three-day halt in attacks for a visit to the Ukrainian capital by US envoys, as “Russian forces attacked Boryspil and Fastiv districts with drones,” the State Emergency Service of Ukraine posted on Telegram late Monday. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT Russia’s state news agency TASS also confirmed earlier that the strike pause had expired. Russian President Vladimir Putin had ordered the three-day halt in Moscow’s strikes on Kyiv as US President Donald Trump’s envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner were visiting the Russian and Ukrainian capitals at…

Jackson Olson and Maggie Sajak are clearing up speculation about how their relationship began. “A lot of you guys have been asking how Maggie and I met,” Olson, 28, said in an Instagram video with Sajak, 31, on Sunday, September 6. “No, it was not at Disney, believe it or not,” the Savannah Bananas player added. (Olson and Sajak hard-launched their romance via Instagram in April with a photo at Disney’s Cinderella Castle at Magic Kingdom in Florida.) Sharing throwback footage from the start of their relationship, Olson explained, “On October 16 of last year, we both went to a…

More than 1,500 pounds of imported ready-to-eat pork products have been recalled over concerns about possible listeria contamination. Two U.S.-based companies are issuing recalls for a total of about 1,513 pounds of dry-cured pork jowl products, also known as guanciale, the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service (FSIS) announced on Sunday.The recall is classified as a Class I recall, the USDA’s most serious recall classification, indicating there is a reasonable probability that consuming the products could cause serious adverse health consequences or death. Florida-based Prime Line Distributors, Inc. and New Jersey-based Ferrarini USA, Inc. recalled two products…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The United Kingdom is expected to announce restrictions targeting trade with Israeli settlements in the West Bank on Tuesday, a move already drawing strong pushback Monday from U.S. and Israeli officials.According to The Times, a US State Department said Washington was “tracking the plans closely.”The measures are expected to include an embargo on goods and some services involving West Bank settlements marking an escalation in London’s pressure on Israel under new Prime Minister Andy Burnham, who has taken a firmer stance on the conflict, according to reports.The announcement is expected to come…

SEAL BEACH, Calif. () — Cleanup crews and residents worked all day Monday to clear debris and prepare for additional flooding after high surf breached sand berms and sent ocean water onto the boardwalk in Seal Beach over the weekend.Some neighbors were knee-deep in water in their own garages.A street cleaner made a final pass as residents prepared for another round of potential flooding predicted to begin during high surf on Monday evening.“If the surf is just as high and the tides are going to be higher, and so, we do the math, and it’s probably going to come over…

Eurostat estimates that consumer goods thrown away prematurely generate close to 35 million tonnes of waste annually across the EU. Although most discard their devices when broken, a Eurobarometer survey showed that 77 percent of Europeans would prefer repairing their appliances to replacing them. But professional repair services are often expensive, and parts are made inaccessible by the companies that provide them. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT The EU wants to stop this cycle of premature replacements through the Right to Repair Directive and an accompanying set of Ecodesign regulations. Amongst other things, the new laws ask manufacturers to design appliances with standard…

Chris “CT” Tamburello‘s estranged wife, Catalina White, subtly shaded her ex after he debuted his romance with Traitors costar Phaedra Parks. “I genuinely wish Chris well in whatever relationship or career he chooses to pursue. I’m not interested in commenting on whether his new relationship is real, for publicity, or anything in between,” White told Us in a statement on Monday, September 7. “What I would like is for him to put the same energy into ending our marriage that he’s putting into publicly promoting his new relationship.” Tamburello and White tied the knot in October 2024 and separated earlier…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Officials in Colorado said a climber suffered a fatal fall Sunday after scaling a towering peak south of Aspen.The tragic incident occurred on Castle Peak, which reaches a steep elevation of 14,272 feet in the Elk Mountains, according to Mountain Rescue Aspen.Responders said rescue team members reached the climber by 4 p.m. after the Gunnison County Sheriff’s Office was notified of a fallen climber.However, officials “determined the individual had sustained injuries that were not survivable.”NORTH CAROLINA CLIMBER AIRLIFTED AFTER PLUNGING 20 FEET DOWN GORGE, SUSTAINING SERIOUS INJURIES The fall was apparently witnessed…

Lululemon Athletica Inc. founder Chip Wilson and his wife and longtime business partner, Shannon “Summer” Wilson, are reportedly divorcing after more than two decades of marriage. A family legal proceeding between the couple was filed in the Supreme Court of British Columbia in April, though the contents of the case are not publicly accessible, Bloomberg reported.Bloomberg, citing a person familiar with the matter, also reported that there is no prenuptial agreement between the couple, though it remains unclear how the divorce could affect the division of their assets. LAUREN SÁNCHEZ PLAYS MAJOR ROLE IN DEPLOYING BEZOS’ FULL $10 BILLION CLIMATE…

NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A popular Egyptian TV host on Saturday was sentenced to death by hanging in a major drug case that accused dozens of suspects of forming an organized criminal group to manufacture and traffic synthetic drugs.Sarah Khalifa is among 12 defendants facing execution for their alleged roles in the operation, including importing materials used to produce narcotics, according to state-backed media Ahram Online. Capital punishment in Egypt is carried out by hanging for civilian convictions.Khalifa is a media personality, beauty clinic owner and former TV host who has appeared on several Egyptian television…

King Charles III said in a letter Monday that Prince Harry and his wife, Meghan, remain private citizens upon their return to the United Kingdom last month.Charles, who authorized the letter’s release to “help avoid doubt or confusion,” said the couple are no longer working members of the royal family and will not use the titles “His or Her Royal Highness.”Harry and Meghan, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex, stepped down as senior working members of the royal family in January 2020, and this position, the letter said, “will continue to be fully respected.”The letter said that any security issues are…

Europe is recovering after a summer of heatwaves and droughts that have devastated crops and left many farmers facing huge financial losses. To help farmers cope, the European Commission is urging member states to make use of “flexibilities” in the EU’s farm subsidy programme. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT But Hansen admits no new money will be available for farmers. Instead, he asks for the “solidarity” of consumers and advises against expecting “a certain quality” of produce this year. Read the full article here