Australia’s former prime minister and a prominent China scholar, Kevin Rudd, will step down as ambassador to the United States a year ahead of schedule, a move some analysts say underscores a fundamen...
Canada and China appear ready to kick-start trade talks after years of strained relations, with Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney’s visit to Beijing this week coinciding with both countries question...
Stellar Blade director and CEO of Shift Up Hyung-tae Kim has stated that without the use of AI, developers in smaller nations will struggle to keep up with studios in places like the U.S. and China. A...
The summit, which will be held from 3-5 February, is expected to bring together 35 heads of state and government, more than 150 government delegations and over 6,000 attendees....
As the World Economic Forum once again brings state and corporate leaders together in Davos, Euronews will moderate a panel discussion organised by the National Planning Council at the Qatar Pavilion....
Protesters are putting their lives on the line in Iran as the state mounts a coordinated and brutal response to the unrest. As death toll grows, hopes of outside help seem faint....
Danish and Greenlandic officials said they still have a “fundamental disagreement” with President Donald Trump over Greenland after meeting in Washington with Vice President JD Vance and Secretary of ...
The United States on Thursday said Iran halted 800 executions of protesters under pressure from President Donald Trump, after Gulf allies appeared to pull him back from military action over Tehran's d...
China’s exports defied a turbulent year of trade tensions to perform better than expected in 2025, cementing a record US$1.19 trillion annual surplus as manufacturers diversified markets to offset a s...
US President Donald Trump’s abduction of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro has been held up as an example of American military power. As Venezuela is not a producer of fentanyl – despite the United ...
Former Activision boss Bobby Kotick has made a number of claims about the state of his former company, Call of Duty, and the console market as part of a response to a lawsuit. Kotick, who left Activis...
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From left: Barbara Face pictured as a teenager when she first started drinking, at the height of her alcoholism, and sober, as she is today. Courtesy of Barbara Face Barbara Face began drinking at 14 ...
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said Wednesday a "state of emergency" will be declared in the energy sector, after relentless Russian strikes on heat and electricity supplies during freezing wi...
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Hellboy star Ron Perlman has expressed his bemusement at the Fallout franchise and his legendary status within it as narrator of all the video games, joking he was paid "$40 and a sandwich" to record ...
Several state prosecutors have reportedly resigned over the lack of a civil rights investigation into the fatal shooting of a woman in Minneapolis by an ICE agent. The US Justice Department denies the...
I don't like organizing parties or events, and planning a trip for more than two people is stressful. So, a birthday solo trip is perfect. Matthew Lubin I've celebrated several birthdays abroad and I ...
Business leaders like Klarna's CEO support Trump's credit card cap proposal, while major banks and investors warn of risks. BRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP via Getty Images Donald Trump proposes a 10% cap on c...
The Bavarian state is to give over €1 million to a man who spent 13 years in jail on murder charges that were overturned. Prosecutors had previously called for him to pay for board and lodgings in jai...