This lovely tree, native to Japan, blooms in June when many other trees are done for the year, making it a popular stop for butterflies, bees, and birds.

As climate change impacts Germany wine regions, winemakers ask: What can be controlled, reimagined, and owed to the future? The answers are not straightforward.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz says he can envisage the country's Bundeswehr armed forces being deployed to clear mines in the Strait of Hormuz once the war in Iran has ended. "We can do that.