Israel on Friday said its military had recovered the body of a hostage and the remains of another. The body of Ilan Weiss, 55, who was killed in the Oct. 7, 2023, attack that sparked the ongoing war in the Gaza Strip, was recovered in a covert operation, the military said. Weiss’ wife and daughter…
BEIJING — North Korean leader Kim Jong Un will make his first visit to China in six years to attend a military parade next week, the two countries said Thursday, in an event that would bring him together with a group of world leaders for the first time since taking office in late 2011. Kim…
SAN FRANCISCO — Artificial intelligence bellwether Nvidia is poised to release a quarterly report that’s expected provide a better sense about whether the stock market has been riding on an overhyped bubble or whether it’s being propelled by a technological boom that’s still gathering momentum. The financial results due out Wednesday afternoon have become a…
Global shares advanced Monday after Wall Street had its worst day since May following the release of weak U.S. jobs data and U.S. President Donald Trump ’s announcement of sweeping tariffs on imports from many U.S. trading partners. The new import duties are set to take effect Thursday. France’s CAC 40 added 0.8% in early…
HONG KONG — Typhoon Wipha caused major flight disruptions Sunday in Hong Kong and at some nearby airports in China as it moved west along the southern coast. Airports in Hong Kong, Shenzhen, Zhuhai and Macao canceled or postponed all their daytime flights, their websites showed. Some high-speed train service in the area was suspended….
NEW YORK — At her kitchen stove, fashion designer Caroline Zimbalist looks like an alchemist at work as she stirs a pot full of corn starch and a thickener made from seaweed. The peppermint-scented mixture glitters as she carefully pours it into silicone molds of hearts and leaves. When the material hardens, Zimbalist will stitch…