House Speaker Nancy Pelosi wraps up her historic visit to Taiwan—after a series of threats from Beijing. A Chinese company is eyeing a deep water port and airstrip in the Solomon Islands amid mounting concerns in the West about a potential Chinese military base just a thousand miles from Australia. India is on high alert….

If you’re a fan of liquid soap for hand-washing and prefer to use body wash in the tub and shower, bars of soap may seem quite old-fashioned. You may be surprised to learn that good old bar soap still has a valuable place in an active household! Bar soaps—any scent, and even those little bars…

Anyone who’s ventured out across the vast, deep-blue, briny sea—on a cruise liner perhaps—has probably entertained what falling in would be like. Our minds conjure visions of “Jaws” lurking, unseen in the black depths, under our dangling feet. But what would you do in that situation, really? One former Royal Marine of the Netherlands has…