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The generational tobacco ban from the beginning of this month represents a bold and forward-looking move by the Maldivian government that takes the lead in protecting young people from smoking or nicotine products, health experts and officials say. The state-run PSM News said in a report on the day...
Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan fourth from left poses for a group photo with his counterparts from Arab and Muslim-majority countries before their meeting to discuss the ceasefire and next steps for Gaza, in Istanbul, Turkiye, on Monday. KHALIL HAMRAAP Foreign ministers from Arab and Muslim...
A girl prepares food at a displacement camp in El Fasher, North Darfur region, Sudan, on July 9, 2025. [UNICEFHandout via Xinhua] UNITED NATIONS - Violence is intensifying across Sudan's North Darfur state following the takeover of the state's capital, El Fasher, by the Rapid Support Forces, UN h...
The U.S. Department of Transportation may need to close "certain parts of the airspace" if the longest government shutdown on record continues into next week, Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Tuesday. "You will see mass flight delays, you'll see mass cancellations," Duffy said at a press co...
At least seven people were killed and several others injured after a UPS plane crashed shortly after takeoff near the Louisville International Airport on Tuesday, officials said. The number of fatalities is expected to increase, Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear wrote on social media Tuesday night. At lea...
Democrat Abigail Spanberger has defeated Republican Winsome Earle-Sears to flip control of the Virginia governorship, NBC News projects, setting her up to become the first woman to lead the state. Spanberger, a former congresswoman, won the race in the blue-leaning state after holding polling and f...
Matt McCaffery was a relatively unknown GOP chair in suburban Pennsylvania when police showed up at his door last year after an anonymous tip accused the Marine veteran of holding his family hostage — a swatting incident meant to terrorize him and his family just hours after he endorsed Kamala Harri...
Those among the 42 million enrolled in the program worry that cutoff of the benefit will send their lives into a tailspin A man holds a sign on the steps of the Massachusetts statehouse in Boston, Massachusetts, on 28 October. Photograph: Brian SnyderReuters Across the country, Americans who dep...
President Donald Trump speaks to reporters as he arrives at Palm Beach International Airport on October 31, 2025 in West Palm Beach, Florida. Photo by Samuel CorumGetty Images President Donald Trump urged New Yorkers in his strongest terms yet to vote for former Gov. Andrew Cuomo in the city’s ma...
The 2025 World Internet Conference Wuzhen Summit, to be held from Nov 6 to 9, will hold a special significance as it commemorates the 10th anniversary of the vision to build a community with a shared future in cyberspace. Watch this video to explore how a decade of dedication has transformed ...
At 10, I finally uncover my family's 'mystery': Grandpa's old toolbox isn't just for tools — it's for crafting missiles; Dad's 'absent-mindedness' is due to his aerospace research. These two quiet men in my home? They're the real superheroes lighting up the universe! Salute all the ordinary s...
Recently, business leaders gathered in Gyeongju, South Korea, for the APEC CEO Summit, with many Chinese entrepreneurs also in attendance. China Daily reporter Peng Yixuan met with entrepreneurs from various sectors, including the founder of CATL, Bloomage Biotech's chairwoman, the CEO of Uni...
LONDON — British police dismissed speculation on Sunday that a mass stabbing attack on a London-bound train the previous evening was terrorism-related and said two people who were wounded remain in a life-threatening condition. Police also said that two men, born in the United Kingdom, remain in cu...
Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy said Sunday that airport delays are "going to get worse" as the government shutdown threatens to stretch into a fifth week and air traffic controllers were not paid this week. "I think the real consequence is, what kind of rolling delays do you have throughout th...
President Donald Trump on Sunday said U.S. troops “could be” boots on the ground in Nigeria amid his threats of military action in the West African country over his claims of persecution of Christians there. The president made the comment aboard Air Force One on his way back to Washington, D.C., af...
