Stock benchmarks are scaling record highs: ‘Animal spirits are soaring’
Traders work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) on September 03, 2025 in New York City. Spencer Platt | Getty Images Equities in several parts of the world have been rallying as easing inflation pressures, resilient corporate…
TV cooking shows are dying out – this cronut* holds the secret to why (*croissant-donut)
8 hours ago David SillitoMedia and Arts correspondent BBC Some 30 years ago I found myself working with David Pritchard, a director who turned the late Keith Floyd into a TV star. He had first encountered Floyd, glass in hand,…
Killing of Trump ally lays bare America’s bloody and broken politics
2 hours ago Anthony ZurcherNorth America correspondent Moments before the crack of a gunshot changed everything, thousands of students had gathered under clear blue skies at an idyllic Utah college to hear from a man considered a rock star in…
Harry’s tea with Charles could be small but significant step to reconciliation
4 hours ago Daniela RelphSenior royal correspondent Reuters Prince Harry has met his father King Charles at Clarence House in London on Wednesday for their first face to face meeting since February 2024. The clues have been scattered all over…
Mothers and staff tell of global charity’s role in child disappearances under Assad regime
8 hours ago Haya Al Badarneh & Jess KellyBBC Eye Investigations BBC Reem al-Kari and her cousin Lama are searching through dozens of photos of children spread out on a desk. Lama thinks she spots one with a likeness to…
See the full list of U.S. tariffs in place around the world
President Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, Aug. 6, 2025. Bonnie Cash | UPI | Bloomberg via Getty Images After months of policy pivots, delays and negotiations from President Donald Trump, dozens of key…
Europe and the U.S. talk Russia sanctions as attacks ramp up
BRUSSELS, BELGIUM – JUNE 15: Flags are places at EU Council Building prior to the meeting of U.S President Joe Biden, European Council President Charles Michel and President of the European Commission, Ursula von der Leyen for US-EU Summit in…
Trump and Modi strike conciliatory tone, voice optimism on U.S.-India trade talks
US President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi attend “Howdy, Modi!” at NRG Stadium in Houston, Texas, September 22, 2019. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images U.S. President Donald Trump and Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi voiced…
Where Asians want to travel in Asia in 2025
In this article MA BKNG Bali. Bangkok. The Maldives. These destinations often top “bucket lists” for global travelers, but not for Asian travelers, search data from Booking.com this year showed. The data, which analyzes searches from Jan. 1 to June…
Poland shoots down Russian drones as Ukraine warns Putin is ‘testing the West’
A Polish air force F-16 is flanked on either side by Dassault Rafale fighter jets as they perform a flyover during the National Army Day military parade in Warsaw, Poland, on August 15, 2025. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images…