China and Russia concluded a week of joint naval exercises in South African waters on Friday, described by the host country as a BRICS Plus operation aimed at “ensuring the safety of shipping and mari...
US President Donald Trump linked his aggressive stance on Greenland to last year’s decision not to award him the Nobel Peace Prize, telling Norway’s prime minister that he no longer felt “an obligatio...
US President Donald Trump is expected to get a briefing over sanction options against Iran, as Washington has been threatening to act against the country. But according to US newspaper Wall Street Jou...
A Hong Kong judge has said his decision to order the winding-up of bakery chain Taipan’s parent company is due to there being “no reliable evidence” that the business can settle its outstanding rent o...
A decade after ending China's longtime one-child policy, authorities are pushing a range of ideas and policies to try to encourage more births – tactics that range from cash subsidies to taxing condom...
The Syrian government Sunday announced a ceasefire with the Syrian Democratic Forces, taking almost full control of the country and dismantling the Kurdish-led forces that controlled the northeast for...
An investigation has been ordered into the circumstance under which the toddler son of the award-winning Nigerian writer, Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie died at a leading hospital in Lagos. The writer has b...
Maskot/Getty Images/Maskot WalletHub , a personal finance company, released its "Best and Worst States to Raise a Family" list. The company compared all 50 states across five categories, inclu...
AI chatbots are increasingly able to buy things on users' behalf, a concept known as agentic commerce. Philip Dulian/picture alliance via Getty Images OpenAI broke new ground when it enabled shopping ...
Ubisoft is announcing a major reorganization , and with the changes, it's refocusing its portfolio and canceling some games, including the beleaguered remake of Prince of Persia: The Sands of Time . W...
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The real magic behind all those attractions, films, and moments we hold so close to our hearts is only made possible by the tireless work of the many craftspeople responsible for them, and now a new d...
It's been just one week since Verizon got permission to lift its 60-day phone unlocking period, and the carrier is already making changes to its policy. Now, Verizon says customers who activate a phon...
Lenovo is the top PC manufacturer worldwide. The PC market is bracing for a turbulent year ahead , but shipments managed to exceed expectations in the recent holiday quarter. IDC reports that shipment...
Sun Hung Kai Properties (SHKP), Hong Kong’s largest developer by market capitalistion, is poised to sell out another batch of units at its Sierra Sea project in the New Territories, the city’s largest...
Irem Sumer is the CEO and cofounder of Talemonster Games. Talemonster Games Talemonster Games raised $30 million in Series A funding led by Arcadia and Andreessen Horowitz. CEO Irem Sumer and her team...
PALM BEACH, FLORIDA - DECEMBER 20: U.S. President Donald Trump walks off Air Force One at Palm Beach International Airport on December 20, 2025 in Palm Beach, Florida. Trump traveled to his Mar-a-Lago...
Mr Beast and Rob Gronkowski attended YouTube's 2025 Brandcast event, where it pitched an audience of ad buyers in New York City. Michael Loccisano/Getty Images YouTube's pitch for TV advertising budge...
Volvo's EX60, with fast-charging capabilities and a brand-new electric architecture, made its official debut today, with the Swedish automaker positioning the crossover EV as a new direction for its b...
I'm not sure anyone saw this news coming, but the TV landscape as we know it could change considerably over the next year or two. Sony, the storied Japanese TV brand, has announced that it has signed ...