• Found on celebrity bags and in viral videos: The toy fashionistas are loving
    2025-04-29

    James' reaction as he unboxes a rare, limited edition Labubu toy can only be described as pure, unadulterated joy.

  • Massive power outage in Spain and Portugal leaves thousands stranded and millions without light
    2025-04-29

    An unprecedented blackout brought much of Spain and Portugal to a standstill Monday, stranding thousands of train passengers and leaving millions of people without phone and internet coverage and access to cash from ATMs across the Iberian Peninsula.

  • China launches Tianwen-2 to retrieve asteroid samples
    2025-04-29

    China launched its first asteroid sample-return mission, Tianwen-2, in the early hours of Thursday, an endeavour to shed light on the formation and evolution of asteroids and the early solar system.

  • How a warming Himalaya could affect billions of people
    2025-04-28

    Urgent action is needed, including regional cooperation, improved water management, and reduced emissions, to mitigate the far-reaching consequences of this climate emergency.

  • New Zealand revises US travel advisory after eight tourists detained over border control issues and visa restrictions
    2025-04-28

    New Zealand has revised its travel advisory for the United States following the detention of eight New Zealand tourists at U.S. border control points.

  • ICE: ‘First-of-its-kind’ operation with local law enforcement leads to nearly 800 immigrant arrests in Florida
    2025-04-28

    US Immigration and Customs Enforcement announced Saturday the agency and state law enforcement in Florida have arrested nearly 800 people over four days in a “massive, multi-agency immigration enforcement crackdown.”

  • For nearly 60 days, Israel has blocked food from Gaza. Palestinians struggle to feed their families
    2025-04-28

    For nearly 60 days, no food, fuel, medicine or other item has enteredthe Gaza Strip, blocked by Israel. Aid groups arerunning out of foodto distribute. Markets are nearly bare. Palestinian families are left strugglingto feed their children.

  • China Focus: China refines departure tax refund policy to encourage inbound consumption
    2025-04-28

    In a fresh move to boost inbound spending, China unveiled a new set of measures on Sunday to further optimize its departure tax refund policy to improve the shopping experience of overseas travelers.

  • Protesters chant after arrest of judge accused of helping man evade immigration authorities
    2025-04-27

    MILWAUKEE AP — Protesters chanted and marched Saturday outside the FBI after agents arrested a Milwaukee judge accused of helping a man evade immigration authorities. The case has escalated a clash between the Trump administration and local authorities over the Republican president’s sweeping immigr...

  • China opens lunar samples to U.S., global scientists
    2025-04-27

    Lunar samples from the Chang'e-6 mission. VCG The China National Space Administration announced on Thursday that it would allow scientists from the United States, Japan, France, Germany, Britain and Pakistan to analyze rocks retrieved from the moon – Beijing's latest move to expand the internatio...

  • Virginia Giuffre hailed as ‘fierce warrior’ for women, who ‘gave voice to the silenced’
    2025-04-27

    Family issue statement on alleged Jeffrey Epstein victim who said she was trafficked to Prince Andrew Virginia Giuffre took her own life at her farm in Western Australia, her family said. Photograph: Bebeto MatthewsAP Virginia Giuffre has been hailed as an unflinching campaigner for survivors of...

  • Suspected chemical blast at Iran's Bandar Abbas port kills at least 18, injures hundreds
    2025-04-27

    DUBAI, April 26 Reuters - This April 26 story has been refiled to correct the spelling of Hormuz in paragraph 9 A huge blast probably caused by the explosion of chemical materials killed at least 18 people and injured more than 700 on Saturday at Iran's biggest port, Bandar Abbas, Iranian state med...

  • Where Trump, other world leaders were sitting at Pope Francis' funeral
    2025-04-27

    Around 250,000 mourners flooded the streets of Rome to bid farewell to Pope Francis, widely known as the "People's Pope," at his funeral in St. Peter's Square on Saturday morning. Dignitaries, heads of state and reigning monarchs were among those with reserved seats at the funeral Mass, including Pr...

  • Buy now, stock up or delay: Here’s what consumers are snapping up or putting off in the face of tariffs
    2025-04-27

    In an aerial view, Ford Broncos are seen for sale on a lot at a dealership on April 18, 2025 in Austin, Texas. Brandon Bell | Getty Images At car dealerships across the country, consumers are rushing to buy new vehicles ahead of tariff-related price hikes. Some shoppers have also replaced iPhones...

  • Daughter of Chinese immigrant parents has unseated Taylor Swift as the world’s youngest self-made woman billionaire
    2025-04-25

    Despite leaving years ago, Scale AI's 30-year-old cofounder has become the youngest self-made woman billionaire in the world by holding onto her stake in the company.

  • Will tomatoes be the next eggs? America’s trade war threatens a price surge; First omelets, now salsa Just when Americans were beginning to recover fr
    2025-04-25

    Just when Americans were beginning to recover from the sticker shock of $6 egg cartons, another kitchen staple is coming under fire—this time, it's the humble tomato.