Have you had your dessert today? If not, think about piling into something sweet and refreshing since it is international cake day today!

By joining the army, a person agrees in advance to obey someone else's will, and at the same time the will of designers who come up with sometimes-strange uniforms.

French film star Sophie Marceau lit up the red carpet in Cannes to present her latest movie, "Everything Went Fine".

Starting in 2011, the civil conflict in Syria spiralled out of control after the US and its allies intervened, wreaking havoc in the once prosperous country.

Seventy-two engineering centres have opened in Russian universities since 2013, boosting the country’s academic research and development in the field.

Since the World Health Organisation proclaimed the COVID-19 outbreak a pandemic on 11 March 2020, the world has lost more than 2.6 million people to this disease. In the United States alone, the COVID-related death toll has exceeded 534,000.

American publisher Penguin Random House recently announced that it will be working with Prince Harry to publish an “intimate and heartfelt memoir” detailing his military service and life as a father and husband. However, amid the prince’s decision to hightail it stateside, many Britons aren’t exactly thrilled about the looming tell-all.

American ice cream company Ben & Jerry’s recently drew the ire of the Israeli government after the firm released a statement revealing that it would no longer be selling its products in the “occupied Palestinian territory”, claiming that “it is inconsistent” with the company's values. One day after the announcement, tensions have only escalated.

After former US President Donald Trump’s 2020 reelection loss, a bevy of rumors surfaced that the leader would do anything to stay in power as he voiced unsubstantiated claims of voter fraud. Now, among those allegations are claims that even military brass feared Trump would opt to undertake a coup in order to keep his hold on the White House.

Traditionally, dogs are cleaned by their masters and cats clean themselves. Dogs are also considered more eager to help, for whatever it's worth. However, this cat defies all expectations.

It's a well-known fact that unlike dogs, their four-pawed contestants for human love - cats can't stand water and making them take a bath can become a real headache for owners.

A Coast Guard official said the guy was lucky that he was with somebody who was able to communicate the incident to the Coast Guard, otherwise he would not have been able to be “be with his family in time for the holidays”.