Category: World

Videos featuring emotional moments with hyper-realistic baby dolls have sparked both online fascination and political debate in Brazil, with lawmakers even bringing the life-like dolls into legislatures. A hyper-realistic reborn baby dolls for sale lie in an incubator at a store in Campinas, Brazil(AP) Influencers have staged situations such as birth simulations and strolls in shopping […]

French President Emmanuel Macron and US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth are among the world leaders, diplomats and top defence officials in Singapore this weekend for a security forum that will focus on China’s growing assertiveness, the global impact of Russia’s war on Ukraine and the flare-up of conflicts in Asia. France’s President Emmanuel Macron (L) and […]

A look at the day ahead in European and global markets from Kevin Buckland MORNING BID EUROPE-Courtroom twists add to tariff risks President Donald Trump’s tariffs are more on-again than off-again as we head into the end of a dramatic week of courtroom surprises, which initially had investors cheering but then left them with little more […]

Singapore, India’s Chief of Defence Staff Anil Chauhan is in Singapore for the 22nd Shangri La Dialogue, one of the biggest defence fora being held here from Friday to Sunday. CDS Anil Chauhan to address Singapore’s Shangri La Dialogue on Saturday During the crucial dialogue, Gen Chauhan will speak on the ‘Future Wars and Warfare’ on […]

NEW YORK — Bernard Kerik, who served as New York City’s police commissioner on 9/11 and later pleaded guilty to tax fraud before being pardoned, has died. He was 69. Bernard Kerik, who led NYPD on 9/11 before prison and pardon, has died at 69 The New York Police Department confirmed his death Thursday on social […]

On the campaign trail last year, then-candidate Donald Trump proposed handing US residency cards automatically to international students when they earn diplomas, bemoaning that they were leaving to form successful companies in China and India. Targeting foreign students, Trump hits a US lifeline Now back at the White House, Trump’s message has changed drastically. Hoping to […]

President Donald Trump made no pretense at hiding his irritation this week when he was asked by a reporter about “TACO” an acronym that has been gaining traction among Wall Street traders who believe that “Trump Always Chickens Out.” A bad wrap: An angry Trump blasts the ‘TACO Theory’ The so-called “TACO Theory” was coined by […]

Colombia’s ambassador to China first arrived in Beijing six decades ago and trained under Mao Zedong’s revolutionary forces, before returning home to join a communist guerrilla group. Guerrilla-turned-filmmaker: Colombia’s versatile envoy in Beijing Sergio Cabrera then made a name for himself as an acclaimed filmmaker, and now his storied career has brought him back to the […]

The cash-strapped United Nations could slash 20 percent of jobs or thousands of positions in its executive arm under ongoing reform plans, according to an internal memo seen Thursday by AFP. UN could cut thousands of jobs under reform plans: internal memo “The Secretary-General has set an ambitious target, to achieve a meaningful reduction of the […]

Faizan Zaki has been crowned the champion of the 2025 Scripps National Spelling Bee. The 13-year-old clinched the title by correctly spelling the word éclaircissement in the final round. Sarvadnya Kadam finished as the runner-up. Along with the coveted Scripps Cup, Zaki takes home $50,000 in cash and a commemorative medal. He outspelled more than 240 […]