SEOUL, Jan 1 - North Korean leader Kim Jong Un attended New Year's celebrations in Pyongyang including fireworks, patriotic songs and dances and a taekwondo demonstration, state media KCNA said on Thursday.
The New Year’s Eve transcript release buries details from the former special counsel’s investigation into Donald Trump.
Chinese people pay a 13% sales tax on contraceptives from 1 January, while childcare services are exempt.
WASHINGTON, Dec 31 - The Pentagon said on Wednesday that Lockheed Martin was given a contract involving foreign military sales to Taiwan to meet what Washington calls \"an urgent operational need\" of the Taiwan Air Force.
Chief Justice John Roberts used his previous two annual reports to condemn politicians for intimidating judges and warn about artificial intelligence. This year, Roberts steered clear of current affairs. His 2025 Year End Report on the Judiciary, released Wednesday evening,
A panel of federal judges on Tuesday lifted a ruling blocking Medicaid funding cuts for Planned Parenthood in multiple states. The 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals issued a hold on an order from District Judge Indira Talwani that had prevented a law removing funds from Planned
[SNA] Addis Ababa, December 30, 2025 (SUNA) - Chair of the African Union (AU) Commission, Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, has welcomed the peace initiative submitted by the Sudanese government to the United Nations Security Council.
Welcome to The Hill's Business & Economy newsletter {beacon} Business & Economy Business & Economy The Big Story Greene backs 'tax revolt' by frustrated Trump voters Outgoing Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) backed a “tax revolt” among supporters of President Trump on
Nearly half of Americans do not support President Trump’s efforts surrounding the Russia-Ukraine war, according to a new poll. When asked in The Economist/YouGov poll about their support for “the way Donald Trump is handling the situation with Russia and Ukraine,” 49 percent of
The largest luxury retailer in the world, which also owns Bergdorf Goodman and Saks off 5th, missed a $100 million debt payment to its bondholders on Tuesday and is in talks with creditors about financing a bankruptcy.
Some pop fans might have gone into 2025 anticipating a year’s worth of the shakes, suffering from Eras Tour withdrawal. But there was no need for anyone to go cold turkey on live music these past 12 months — not when there were major tours from contemporary chart-toppers like
A Georgia judge dismissed dozens of racketeering charges Tuesday against protesters who rallied in 2022 and 2023 against a planned $115 million police and firefighter training site in Atlanta dubbed "Cop City." Fulton County Judge Kevin Farmer determined that Republican
"The fact that two people who don’t agree on everything can find each other again feels meaningful," the musicians wrote
Look beyond the usual suspects to these thrilling, lesser known spots — from Iceland to Italy — on the rise.
The move is dividing the nation - some welcome it as a bold leap forwards, but others fear it will lead to economic stagnation.
Billionaire and California gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer (D) on Tuesday said the United States needs a single-payer health care system. "Bernie Sanders was right. We need single-payer health care," Steyer said in a video shared on social media. "In 2019, I didn't think we
The U.S. military conducted strikes against a convoy of alleged drug-trafficking boats in the U.S. Southern Command (Southcom) area of responsibility, killing three “narco-terrorists" and leaving multiple survivors after others jumped overboard. The U.S. military targeted
These CNA stories, from profile pieces to investigative work, offer a snapshot of what helped shape 2025 at home and abroad and made viewers feel deeply, think harder and see the world more clearly.
China’s push to localise automotive chips is gaining ground, but mostly in mature control systems rather than high-end computing. Observers say the main hurdles are technical, not geopolitical.
[The Point] The Africa-UAE Economic Forum in Dubai on Thursday 18th and Saturday 20th December 2025, convened at a critical moment in Africa's economic trajectory. With capital seeking stability, predictability, and credible legal protection, the forum offered an opportunity to
The price of China’s most prestigious drink has fallen to its lowest in years. It’s a good time for its fans, says Bloomberg Opinion’s Juliana Liu.
President Trump said Wednesday that his administration will end its deployment of the National Guard in Chicago; Los Angeles; and Portland, Ore., vowing to return federal forces to the major, Democratic-led cities if crime spikes again. "Portland, Los Angeles, and Chicago were
Dec 31 (Reuters) - The European Union said on Wednesday that recent developments in the Yemeni provinces of Hadramout and Al Mahra threaten to bring new risks to the Gulf region. "The EU calls for de-escalation and avoiding steps that further threaten stability of Yemen and the
In career terms, Post Malone is awfully agile. He managed to switch from rap-adjacent pop stardom to country-adjacent pop stardom, and if that's an easy thing to do, then you try it. Unfortunately, Posty has not proven to be quite so agile in physical terms. Earlier this month,
Deliveries of the gold phone were delayed by the recent government shutdown Trump Mobile reps said, according to a Financial Times report.
A victim of convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein said Tuesday the partial release of the Department of Justice's (DOJ) files on the disgraced financier and the lack of naming those accused of wrongdoing were "incredibly frustrating." "This rollout — first of all, it was never
President Trump’s administration is ramping up pressure against Venezuela’s oil trade, sanctioning four companies operating in the country's oil industry along with four tankers connected to the firms. The Treasury Department said Wednesday it slapped sanctions on four
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson (D) on Tuesday slammed President Trump for not providing “hope” to working people in the Windy City or across the country. “We know that this president has failed in every single aspect to provide real opportunities and hope for working people.
Former special counsel Jack Smith was still contemplating whether to charge President Trump’s co-conspirators in the Jan. 6, 2021, case when the president won the election, he revealed to the House in a closed-door deposition released Wednesday. Smith also told investigators he
The artist confronts us with a colonial shadow of real and manufactured images that reflect our current existence and its distortions.
Presidential engagement could shape the latest clash over Section 702 surveillance authority.
The country legend said she hoped 2026 would be the "most wonderful year yet"
The Israeli parliament voted against a bill to annex Beitar Illit, a large settlement in the West Bank. The vote took place on Wednesday, while Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu was visiting the US.
India is home to an estimated 100 million smokers.
Tesla rattled investors this week by publishing its own compilation of analyst delivery estimates -- a move that observers described as unusual.
Star looked back with gratitude and said she'll focus on "taking care of myself and others" in 2026
Netflix broke a record with one of its Christmas Day NFL games this year. 27.5 million viewers tuned in for the livestream of the Minnesota Vikings-Detroit Lions game according to Nielsen, marking the most-streamed NFL game in U.S. history. That number represents the average
This year, games that did traditional things very well and games that broke the mold completely rose to the top The post Carolyn Petit’s Top 5 Games Of 2025 appeared first on Kotaku .
The always-growing world of manga still hides plenty of gems that didn't get enough exposure: here are the best not-well-known manga I've read in 2025
Around this time of year I usually publish a ranking of the highest rated comments on Stereogum articles from the past 12 months. However, in November we relaunched on a new platform, and its commenting software no longer gives me this information. Maybe this list will kick off
Businessman and "Shark Tank" judge Kevin O’Leary predicted Tuesday that President Trump will be “fine-tuning” his tariff policy in the new year. “It needs to be fine-tuned,” O’Leary told host Batya Ungar-Sargon on NewsNation’s “On Balance,” specifically referencing policies
GOP Rep. Mike Lawler (N.Y.) on Wednesday said New York City Mayor-Elect Zohran Mamdani (D) is the face of the Democratic party and argued he would push other Democrats to the left. “I think you've seen since Bernie Sanders ran for president and AOC [Rep. Alexandria
Former House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-Calif.) said she hopes to be remembered for the Affordable Care Act (ACA), one of the most consequential pieces of health care legislation in American history. “How do you want to be remembered?” ABC News’s Jonathan Karl asked Pelosi in an
Colorado Democratic Sens. Michael Bennet and John Hickenlooper on Wednesday slammed President Trump for vetoing a bill aiming to complete a water project in the Centennial State. The president issued the first two vetoes of his second term, one of which blocked a project that
Vancouver legend Nardwuar The Human Serviette has been spouting catchphrases and bringing heavy and arcane research to his musician interviews for decades, and he's more widely recognized now than ever before. Earlier this year, Nardwuar got his own Nike Dunk Lows . Now, he's
Video verified by the BBC shows a crowd breaking the gate of the governor's office in Fasa.
House Judiciary Committee Chair Jim Jordan (R-Ohio) on Wednesday released the transcript of the panel's deposition with former special counsel Jack Smith concerning his team's investigations and prosecutions of President Trump. Earlier this month, Smith's attorneys sent a
The United States has granted a temporary licence to NIS, a majority-Russian owned Serbian oil company caught up in US sanctions against Moscow's invasion of Ukraine, a Serbian minister said on Wednesday. Washington's sanctions on the Petroleum Industry of Serbia (NIS), part of