Hidden wonder: Poland’s 700-year-old underground salt mine is a hidden city of chapels, lakes and sculptures carved from salt | World News

St. Kinga’s Chapel – the mine’s iconic underground church carved from rock salt. Beneath the town of Wieliczka in southern Poland lies one of the world’s most extraordinary underground landmarks. The Wieliczka Salt Mine, which has operated for more than 700 years, is a vast maze of tunnels, chambers, underground lakes and remarkable works of […]

This Australian island has the world’s most beautiful airport landing and its runway begins in the ocean | World News

Descending into an airport is rarely considered the highlight of a journey, but some runways turn a standard arrival into an unforgettable experience. A new global study has crowned Lord Howe Island Airport in Australia as the world’s most beautiful airport landing, thanks to its rare ocean-to-beach runway and the breathtaking natural setting of this […]

Vietnam police detain man over damage to ancient throne

Representative Image (AI-generated) Vietnamese police have detained a man who broke into a history exhibit and damaged an antique throne considered to be one of the nation’s most precious artefacts, conservation officials said on Sunday.The ornate red-and-gold Nguyen dynasty throne was the royal seat of the last feudal family to rule Vietnam between 1802 and […]