Barbie Reynolds, 76, and her husband Peter, 80, have been released by the Taliban, the Foreign Office confirmed. The couple were arrested as they travelled to their home in Bamyan province, central Afghanistan, in February. They have been held since then without charge and for a long period had been separated and detained in a…
The TikTok logo is seen on a mobile phone in front of a computer screen which displays the TikTok home screen, Oct. 14, 2022, in Boston. Michael Dwyer/AP hide caption toggle caption Michael Dwyer/AP President Trump said a call with Chinese leader Xi Jinping on Friday yielded progress on a range of thorny bilateral issues,…
Wall Street is coasting toward the finish of its latest record-setting week on Friday. The S&P 500 rose 0.2% and was on track to close out its ninth winning week in the last 10. The Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 98 points, or 0.2%, as of 10:15 a.m. Eastern time, and the Nasdaq composite…
As a fashion writer, I’ve accumulated my own hoard of failsafe outfit templates that I can rely on in times of emergencies. These are pieces that, irrespective of the occasion or setting, will always work well together. This is a trick of the trade that so many discerning dresses rely on—a point that was only…
US stock markets hit a wall after an extraordinary run-up adding $15 trillion in value, reaching record levels. This rally was driven largely by expectations surrounding the Federal Reserve’s anticipated rapid interest rate cuts, which have pushed major indexes like the S&P 500, Nasdaq 100, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Russell 2000 to new highs….
President Trump appeared to suggest on Friday that a deal to separate TikTok from its Chinese owner, ByteDance, had been approved by China’s top leader, Xi Jinping. In a post on Truth Social after a call with Mr. Xi, Mr. Trump wrote, “The call was a very good one, we will be speaking again by…
Apple’s latest iPhones have been generating quite the buzz since they were first announced in Sept 2025. And the most exciting pick of the bunch is the new iPhone Air. Measuring just 5.6mm and weighing in at just 165 grams, it’s Apple’s thinnest and lightest phone ever, — and it’s officially on sale right now….
Hong Kong Secretary for Development Bernadette Linn Hon-ho attends press conference at the Central Government Offices in Hong Kong on Sept 19, 2025. (ANDY CHONG / CHINA DAILY) Hastening urban renewal is a major focus of land development initiatives in this year’s Policy Address, as it is moving relatively slowly in Hong Kong due to…
DES MOINES, Iowa — Republicans’ outlook on the direction of the country has soured dramatically, according to a new AP-NORC poll that was conducted shortly after last week’s assassination of conservative activist Charlie Kirk. What You Need To Know A new poll shows Republicans’ outlook on the direction of the country has soured dramatically The…
It came just over a week after Nato planes downed Russian drones over Poland and heightened fears that the war in Ukraine could spill over. Foreign Minister Margus Tsakhna said Russia had already violated Estonian airspace four times this year “but today’s incursion, involving three fighter aircraft entering our airspace, is unprecedentedly brazen.” Russian officials…