Summer is still a few months away, but the streets of Croatia's old town of Dubrovnik are already teeming with tourists from all over the world. It's usually a sign of a strong season ahead, but this year uncertainty hangs in the air.Global instability triggered by the Iran war and surging fuel prices have brought unpredictability to the tourism industry, including in Dubrovnik, Croatia's top Adriatic Sea destination that draws millions of visitors annually. The stakes for Croatia’s economy are high: The tourism sector is…

Donald Trump made a compelling case on Friday as to why people running for president or vice president should be required to take a cognitive exam similar to the ones he’s previously taken and claimed to have passed with flying colors.In the process, he also proved, once again, that irony is dead.The president was speaking to seniors living in The Villages, a prominent Florida retirement community, when he explained the pressing need to have the mental acuity of the nation’s future chief executives examined in…

The last time Bath played a crunch Champions Cup game in Bordeaux, their players were forced to take the search for post-match sustenance into their own hands. Back in 1998, Jeremy Guscott and Co found themselves on the French city’s famous cobbled streets, desperately looking for something to silence their rumbling stomachs. Famished after becoming the first English side to taste European glory, there was only one thing for it – a visit to McDonald’s. Former Bath full-back Jon Callard, who scored all of his team’s…

King Charles became the king of the waves today as he was given a special boat trip with the Bermuda Coast Guard - as huge crowds came to greet him during his first visit to the British overseas territory as monarch. The monarch got to see the elite group's work up close, as he boarded a Fast Inshore Patrol Boat and ripped through the bay at up to 50mph.The King was given a briefing by the Coast Guard Commanding Officer, Major Jeffrey Patterson, who explained about the Bermuda Coast Guard's work providing safety of…