HONG KONG, Feb 26 - A Hong Kong court on Thursday sentenced the father of a wanted pro-democracy activist to eight months in prison under the city’s national security law after he attempted to terminate her insurance policy and withdraw the funds.
Protestors gathered outside of Wednesday night’s “Scream 7” premiere at the Paramount Studios lot in Los Angeles, calling for a boycott of the horror film in a show of support for Palestine. About 25 demonstrators were seen positioned around the lot with flags, drums and
Reports indicate that Seoul is considering joining a NATO initiative to help finance weapons purchases for Ukraine.
The protest was also in response to Melissa Barrera's firing from the film in November 2023 after she expressed support for Palestine.
Ms Ardern, 45, and her family were seen house hunting in Sydney’s Northern Beaches.
AI’s conversational structure can reveal a user’s internal reasoning and intentions.
The elevator carrying the 20 visitors stopped about 30m above the ground.
It comes days after a court jailed him on separate national security charges.
The Supreme Court decision to strike down Trump's tariffs has thrown fresh confusion over the raft of trade deals negotiated with global partners, stalling trade talks.
The ban could escalate into a sensitive ethnic or religious issue in the city.
A motel in Busan can charge up to $670 per night leading up to the BTS concert in June.
Wiig starred alongside Rose Byrne, Maya Rudolph, Melissa McCarthy, Ellie Kemper and Wendi McLendon-Covey in the 2011 buddy comedy.
The comments come after US President Donald Trump said he wants global tariffs to replace income taxes as America's main revenue source.
He was asked at a forum to give one-word reactions to various personalities.
The 33-year-old will still face federal charges in the US and is due to appear in court on Thursday.
Yes or no? It's a simple question that now drives more than US$13 billion (£9.7 billion) a month on prediction markets—companies like Polymarket, PredictIt and Kalshi.
SPOILER ALERT: Details follow for Season 14, Episode 7 of “The Masked Singer,” “Spice Girls Night,” which aired Feb. 25 on Fox. “The Masked Singer” headed to the hills for this week’s episode, as Heidi Montag was the latest celebrity to be unmasked on Season 14 of the Fox
SPOILER ALERT: This article contains spoilers for the Season 1 (or Season 10? Season 9?) premiere of “Scrubs” (2026), which premiered Wednesday night on ABC. When the cast and producers of hit early 2000s comedy “Scrubs” reunited for a panel at the ATX TV festival in 2022, the
Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer (D) said Wednesday that a bridge between the U.S. and Canada that President Trump previously threatened to block from opening is set to go ahead. “For the first time in over a century, a new bridge connecting Michigan to Canada, the Gordie Howe
The shots were fired at the vehicle from about 1m away.
He will not be required to wear an electronic monitoring bracelet.
GENEVA, Feb 26 (Reuters) - Iran and the U.S. hold the latest round of talks in Geneva on Thursday aimed at resolving their longstanding nuclear dispute and averting new U.S. strikes on Iran following a large-scale military buildup. The two countries renewed negotiations this
Insiders said the 500-year-old European firm, which has built a 10% stake in Hartford, Conn.-based Ruger, wants to nominate four executives to join the nine-member board -- a move designed to gain more control over the main US rival to Smith & Wesson.
“A CNN & Variety Town Hall Event: Timothée Chalamet and Matthew McConaughey” reached 8.35 million worldwide on all platforms. Some 5.13 million people in the United States interacted with content from the exclusive interview, while the remaining 3.22 million were international.
The United States and Iran are set to hold indirect talks in Switzerland on Thursday aiming to strike a deal to avert fresh conflict and bring an end to weeks of threats. The new round of negotiations in Geneva comes after the US carried out a massive military build-up in the
"The universe is the ultimate free lunch."
'Gracie's Corner,' 'Ironheart,' 'Celebrity Family Feud' and 'Straw' also scored multiple wins during the Wednesday virtual ceremony on YouTube.
Samsung Electronics raised prices for the first time in three years.
SYDNEY, Feb 26 - Fiji and Tuvalu will host key meetings in the lead-up to the COP31 climate summit in 2026, the Pacific Islands Forum said on Thursday.
Ann Godoff, an editor and publisher for Penguin Press, died on Feb. 24 in Albany, N.Y. She was 76. Godoff died from complications of bone cancer in a hospital, her partner, Annik LaFarge confirmed to the New York Times. Godoff spent more than three decades as the head of Random
The move could make it the first country in Asia to impose nationwide levies on both sugar and salt.
Tehran is expected to deliver a new proposal on nuclear enrichment in Geneva as the United States continues to amass military forces in the Middle East.
Sometimes titles are misleading. For instance, when I saw this song was titled “I Want A Beer,” a generic country song started playing in my head. But Norman D. Loco are a London-based band making eccentric indie rock music. And thank god for that. “I Want A Beer” sounds in the
She has made increasingly prominent appearances over the past three years.
SEOUL, Feb 26 - The daughter of North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended a military parade held in Pyongyang on Wednesday night, state media footage showed on Thursday, amid speculation that she is being groomed as a potential successor.
Liverwort uses hair-like rhizoids to collect phosphorus from its surroundings and deliver it to where it is needed. This Kobe University discovery sheds light on the evolution of one of the most essential features of land plants: roots for nutrient acquisition.
Officials aim to bring all remaining operations under control by April.
The three-and-a-half-hour failure occurred between 3am and 6.30am.
A journalist recounts the night a mob torched the Daily Star, trapping 28 staff on the roof.
February 25, 2026. Cuba said its border guard forces killed four people and wounded six others during an exchange of fire with a civilian speedboat registered in Florida that, according to Havana, entered Cuban territorial waters and failed to comply with an order to stop.
Brazil’s Supreme Federal Court (STF) on Wednesday convicted brothers Domingos Inácio Brazão and João Francisco Inácio Brazão — known as Chiquinho — of ordering the 2018 assassination of Rio de Janeiro city councillor Marielle Franco and her driver, Anderson Gomes. The court
Many people are again leaving the region of Tigray just over three years after the civil war there ended.
Venezuela’s National Assembly, dominated by the ruling bloc, on Wednesday 25 February accepted the resignation of Attorney General Tarek William Saab and Ombudsman Alfredo Ruiz, and immediately named temporary replacements: Saab will serve as acting ombudsman and lawyer Larry
underscores had a big year in 2025, collaborating with Oklou, Yaeji, and Danny Brown. Now the rising hyperpop wunderkind is sharing her first new music of 2026 with the zippy anthem “Tell Me (U Want It).” The highly entertaining music video stars April Grey herself and has
How do plants achieve their remarkably regular arrangement of leaves and flowers? And why does this pattern remain so stable, even as plants grow and respond to their environment? Researchers at Wageningen University & Research and the Dutch fruit and vegetable breeding company
