As Chinese leader Xi Jinping walked down a red carpet on Beijing’s Tiananmen Square in early September flanked by Russian President Vladimir Putin and North Korea’s Kim Jong Un at a heavily choreographed military parade, another story about China’s expanded influence was unfolding on the sidelines. While Xi sent messages of resolve aimed at the…
Khas Kunar, Afghanistan – Stoori was pulled out from under the rubble of his house in Kunar province after it was destroyed by the magnitude 6 earthquake which struck on the night of August 31. But the guilt of not being able to save his wife haunts him. “I barely had enough time to pull…
Kathmandu, Nepal – Pabit Tandukar was shouting slogans against Nepal’s government outside the country’s parliament building in the capital Kathmandu when he felt sharp pain cutting through his leg. The 22-year-old university student was taken to the trauma centre of Kathamandu’s Bir Hospital on Monday, where doctors confirmed he had been hit by a live…
HE was a pioneer of fashion who empowered women to wear suits in the boardroom and dressed Hollywood’s elite. Tributes last night poured in for style icon Giorgio Armani, who died “peacefully, surrounded by loved ones” yesterday, aged 91. 21 Giorgio Armani at the height of his success in 1992Credit: Camera Press 21 Lady Gaga…
Russian President Vladimir Putin, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, and other leaders from the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) are attending a two-day summit in China where Xi Jinping will aim to hone his vision of an alternative world order. More than 20 leaders are gathering in the northern port city of Tianjin on August 31…
KYIV — Amid the dust, the rescue workers, and the diggers, Mykola is lucky to be alive. The five-story apartment block he called home was reduced to rubble the previous day in a Russian strike that killed 22 of his neighbors, including four children. Speaking to RFE/RL’s Current Time on August 29, he recalled being…
New Delhi, India – In a sprawling market in the Indian capital, Anuj Gupta sits in a corner of his shop as silence hangs over it. Gupta sources and exports garment accessories – like laces and buttons – to major global brands. But punishing tariffs imposed by United States President Donald Trump have brought Gupta’s…
Get the Popular Science daily newsletter💡 Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent every weekday. Electrical engineer Patrick Schlott was driving to work through the picturesque, rolling hills of Orange County, Vermont, when he first spotted it: a derelict, unused payphone placed outside a general store, seemingly lost in time. The phone happened to be located…
After a year of sartorial musical chairs at houses like Chanel, Dior, Loewe, and Balenciaga, the Spring/Summer 2026 fashion month is bound to look a little different. And that goes for the street style scene, too, according to New York-based stylist Dione Davis. “The change of the guards is making people really think about what…
It’s been a huge year for technological advancements in the fashion industry and beyond. ChatGPT maker OpenAI released its long-awaited GPT-5 model, Google and OpenAI both launched generative AI shopping tools, and a new wave of AI-powered fashion tech startups from Alta to Doji to Daydream emerged, promising to overhaul fashion discovery and personalisation. So…