"I give those mosquitoes a pass to help the orchids," Inouye says. Mosquitoes are better known as bloodsuckers that spread malaria, dengue and other diseases, but at least some also play a little-known role as pollinators. Nocturnal nectar feeders ...

Moscow's army announced Kyiv had also restarted its retaliatory attacks on Russia, saying its air defence units had downed 27 Ukrainian drones after the ceasefire expired. US President Donald Trump had announced the pause on Friday, hours before Ru...

Relations between Islamabad and Kabul have been fraught since the Taliban returned to power in 2021, and exploded into what Pakistan's defence minister called "open war" in February. Islamabad accuses the Afghan Taliban government of sheltering mil...

Takahiro Kitano, who is also a Japanese Olympic Committee vice president, made the comments during an investigation into the two-man bobsleigh team's failure to qualify for this year's Milan-Cortina Olympics. Kitano said in a statement that there w...

Beijing has been relatively shielded from the effects of the conflict thanks to its oil reserves and diverse energy sources. Meanwhile, its dominance of the rare earths industry gives it a key bargaining chip in extracting concessions from Washingto...

Moscow's army announced Kyiv had also restarted its retaliatory attacks on Russia, saying its air defence units had downed 27 Ukrainian drones after the ceasefire expired. US President Donald Trump had announced the pause on Friday, hours before Ru...

Takahiro Kitano, who is also a Japanese Olympic Committee vice president, made the comments during an investigation into the two-man bobsleigh team's failure to qualify for this year's Milan-Cortina Olympics. Kitano said in a statement that there w...

Relations between Islamabad and Kabul have been fraught since the Taliban returned to power in 2021, and exploded into what Pakistan's defence minister called "open war" in February. Islamabad accuses the Afghan Taliban government of sheltering mil...

Beijing has been relatively shielded from the effects of the conflict thanks to its oil reserves and diverse energy sources. Meanwhile, its dominance of the rare earths industry gives it a key bargaining chip in extracting concessions from Washingto...

James, 41, delivered a typically defiant performance with 24 points and 12 rebounds but it was not enough to prevent the Lakers from falling 115-110 as the Thunder completed a 4-0 sweep in the Western Conference semi-finals series. The four-time NB...