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In 1946, a collector bought a Ming-era cloisonné pomegranate box for £19; 77 years later, it was found in an attic, auctioneers expected £6,000 to £10,000 before bidding pushed it to £288,000/Image: Dreweatts A Chinese enamel box bought for £19 at a London auction in 1946 has sold for £288,000 after being rediscovered in a…

Located at 29310 Martelly Way in the Commons at Lake Houston community, the estate was designed to accommodate Foreman’s growing collection of more than 40 cars. A home can hold more than furniture and family photographs. Sometimes, it preserves the rhythms of a life lived on a grand scale. At the former Texas estate of…

Smoke rises after reports of an airstrike hitting near the Sanaa International Airport ( Representative image: Reuters). Houthi-aligned media on Sunday reported several strikes on Houthi-captured territories by the Saudi-led coalition, including the Sanaa international airport.Additionally, the Houthi-affiliated media, cited by Al Jazeera, reported seven air strikes on the Harf Sufyan district in the governorate…

US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent defends Russian diesel deal which involves Russia supplying diesel to US US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Sunday defended the Trump administration’s diesel supply deal with Russia, saying Washington would move ahead with the agreement using its existing legal authority. Speaking to Fox News, Bessent said the deal, announced by…

A 26-acre California site was being turned into an ICE detention facility without a full environmental review; a federal judge has now halted construction until the government completes the required analysis/Image: Reuters A federal judge has halted construction of a planned Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) facility near Gilroy, California, ruling that the federal government…

A Michigan couple has lost a legal battle over a 50-foot-wide strip of land they claimed was wrongly excluded from their property because of an error in a 1965 deed. The couple, who bought their land at a 2015 tax sale, argued that previous owners had used the disputed area for decades. However, two surveys…

A Florida family kept a 498-acre cattle operation for generations as development spread around it; the ranch is now permanently protected through a $7.48 million conservation easement/Image: Drew McDougall/Wildpath A 498-acre cattle ranch in Florida’s Martin County has been permanently protected from future development through a $7.48 million conservation easement, allowing the family that has…

An 83-year-old World War II-era blimp hangar in Oregon, US, was sold for just $1 after a storm tore a 200-foot hole in its roof in December 2025. The historic building, which houses the Tillamook Air Museum, was purchased by a nonprofit organisation and is set to reopen on October 29 after nearly 10 months…

The ranch, located near Burns across Eagle and Routt counties, has been in the Nottingham family for decades A nearly 20,000-acre cattle ranch in Colorado, United States, which was once put up for sale for $100 million, has now been permanently protected from development. Its owner, Susan Nottingham, has worked with conservation organisations to preserve…