This image is used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto The rupee depreciated 23 paise to 89.94 against the U.S. dollar in early trade on Friday (December 26, 2025), weighed down by foreign fund outflows and recovery in crude oil prices. Forex traders said a negative trend in domestic equities, dollar demand…
Foreign visitors in winter down coats pose for a photo at the Tian’anmen Square in Beijing on December 25, 2025. The holiday season has driven an inbound tourism boom in China. Photo: VCG The combined effect of the Christmas and New Year holidays, facilitated by China’s convenient visa policies, has driven up the nation’s inbound…
Jimmy Kimmel appeared on the U.K.’s Channel 4 to deliver an “alternative” Christmas speech, aimed at President Donald Trump. In the message, he reflected on his temporary suspension from his talk show following his comments on the assassination of Charlie Kirk. He then addressed the political climate in the country this year. He also apologised…
As the European market shows signs of steady economic growth and benefits from looser monetary policy, the pan-European STOXX Europe 600 Index has climbed 1.60%, reflecting a positive sentiment across major stock indexes. In this environment, identifying stocks with strong fundamentals and growth potential can be particularly rewarding, as they may thrive amid these favorable…
Get the Adam Clery Football Column. A newsletter that unpacks the absurdities and oddities of the beautiful game The ACFC newsletter: unpacking football’s absurdities Unpack football’s oddities with the ACFC newsletter There will not be a feast of festive football in the Premier League this Boxing Day, with just one top-flight game scheduled for the…
Donald Trump has launched “powerful and deadly” strikes on Christmas Day against Islamic State militants in Nigeria, weeks after the US president warned against any systemic assault on Christians in the country. Trump said on his Truth Social platform on Thursday that he had “previously warned these Terrorists that if they did not stop the…
Welcoming it back into the world economy will make money for American investors and stabilize Moscow’s relationships with Ukraine and Europe, according to their public comments and people familiar with their thinking. They aren’t the first U.S. business people to view Russia as a land of bounty—nor the first to advocate for peace through profits….
ILLEGAL migrants waiting to be deported are getting free taxpayer-funded mobile phones. Hundreds in the UK’s newest removal centre receive devices for communication and internet use. Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! Free taxpayer-funded mobile phones are being handed to migrantsCredit: Oscar Wong Official documents reveal that detainees at Campsfield House, in Kidlington,…
Hong Kong’s food and beverage sector recorded a 10 per cent year on year drop in business over the Christmas period, an industry leader said, as 1.2 million trips were made through the city’s borders on the first day of the long holiday. But the city’s hospitality sector appeared to fare better, with one hotel…
Grigor Atanesian & Investigations TeamBBC News Russian t.me/kotovayanora A selfie taken by Alexander Butyagin earlier this year at an ancient site in Crimea A Russian archaeologist detained in Poland is at the centre of an intense debate over the role of museums and experts and the role they play in Kremlin war propaganda. Alexander Butyagin…