TEHRAN – Iran’s newly appointed ambassador to China, Abdolreza Rahmani Fazli, officially presented his letter of credence to Chinese President Xi Jinping during a formal ceremony held Friday in Beijing. The event, which brought together newly arrived envoys from various countries, marked the official start of Rahmani Fazli’s diplomatic mission in China. In remarks following…
Get the inside track from Roisin O’Connor with our free weekly music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Get our free music newsletter Now Hear This Tom Cruise was among the celebrities spotted enjoying a night out at Oasis’ Wembley Stadium comeback gig on Friday (25 July), the first…
Elon Musk’s net worth recently broke $400 billion, although it dropped back down to $364 billion as of this writing in mid-July, according to the Bloomberg Billionaire Index. Much of this wealth is held in shares of Tesla stock; Musk owns 13% of the company, according to AInvest.com. This means the tech mogul’s net worth…
Birthday wishes go out to Alex Rodriguez, Nikolaj Coster-Waldau and all the other celebrities with birthdays today. Check out our slideshow below to see photos of famous people turning a year older on July 27th and learn an interesting fact about each of them. Top celebrity birthdays on July 27, 2025 Nikolaj Coster-Waldau, left, and…
Conspiracy theories are funny things. The most enduring ones usually take hold for two reasons: first, because there’s some grain of truth to them, and second, because they speak to foundational historical divisions. The theories morph and change, distorting the grain of truth at their centre beyond reality. In the process, they reinforce and deepen…
It was last year when Valentyn Velykyi noticed Russia’s war with Ukraine was getting closer. In early summer, it arrived on his doorstep. “You could hear explosions day and night. Recently missiles started flying over my house. There’s a rumbling sound. You can see a trail in the sky,” the 72-year-old pensioner recalled. Velykyi’s home…
Jeff Bezos has sold another large chunk of his Amazon holdings, just days before the company’s Q2 earnings announcement on 31 July. A total of 6.6 million shares, valued at roughly $1.5 billion, were sold on 21 and 22 July. The transactions were disclosed in a filing with the US Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC),…
US President Donald Trump (R) and Russia’s President Vladimir Putin speak during their meeting on the sidelines of the G20 Summit in Hamburg, Germany, on July 7, 2017 Mikhail Klimentiev | AFP | Getty Images In heady times — and with trade wars dominating the news agenda — it’s easy to forget that Russia and…
In Ukraine’s Russian-occupied Luhansk, where shelling still echoes across devastated streets and reconstruction promises remain largely unmet, a new headline is making waves: Chinese activists reportedly plan to open a private school for Chinese citizens. The story, first published by Russian state outlets and quickly picked up by pro-Kremlin Telegram channels, claims the school will…
In our news wrap Saturday, Trump golfed at his resort in Scotland as locals protested his visit, House Democrats sought more details about Trump’s connections with Epstein, Florida Gov. DeSantis confirmed detainees at “Alligator Alcatraz” are being flown out for deportation, and Thailand’s acting prime minister said he agrees in principle to a ceasefire with…