The European Commission has adopted a comprehensive package of measures designed to remove barriers and unlock the full potential of the EU single market for financial services. This package is a central component of the Savings and Investments Union (SIU) strategy, aiming to
Shopper are increasingly using chatbots for their hard-to-buy-for family and friends, with implications for bargain hunters and businesses.
Wood-burning stoves are booming in the UK, a cozy response to high energy prices and cost of living pressures. But this comes with a hidden cost.
FIFA President Gianni Infantino presented Trump with the inaugural prize on Friday
The Japan Meteorological Agency said the magnitude 7.5 quake - downgraded from its first reading of 7.6 - raised the chances of similar or larger tremors in the coming days.
Newport pub opens as a warm space after customers say its cheaper to be in pub than heat home
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Gold soared over 60% in 2025, driven by geopolitical risks, rate cuts, and central bank demand. Many experts see further upside in 2026, with gold's role as a safe-haven asset still firmly intact.
A defence expert weighs in on whether Europe needs more nuclear-powered submarines amid growing tensions with Russia.
What's the point of monetary policy?
‘Destructive’ marine heatwaves driving loss of microalgae that feed coral, says Global Coral Reef Monitoring Network Caribbean reefs have half as much hard coral now as they did in 1980, a study has found. The 48% decrease in coral cover has been driven by climate breakdown,
The Commission is presenting a new EU Drugs Strategy and an Action Plan against drug trafficking, as well as updated rules for monitoring and controlling drug precursors. Announced by President von der Leyen in the political guidelines and a key deliverable under the European
While Jimmy Kimmel noted his contract extension with Disney during Monday night’s broadcast of “Jimmy Kimmel Live,” he also jabbed at President Donald Trump for the job he did as host of Sunday’s Kennedy Center Honors. At a Saturday event related to the Kennedy Center Honors,
Farmers in Crete clashed with riot police as protests over delayed EU subsidies spread to areas near the island’s two international airports.
PESHAWAR, Pakistan Dec 9 - Militants stormed a security checkpoint in Pakistan's northwest near the Afghan border, killing six soldiers, three police and security sources said on Tuesday.
[Stockholm Environment Institute] A new report from the Stockholm Environment Institute (SEI) and the NYU Center for Environmental and Animal Protection (CEAP) warns that the current UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) systematically neglect animal welfare and health
The Emmy-nominated star reflected on his career during an event at the Red Sea International Film Festival.
The country’s attorney general said Juan Orlando Hernández was wanted for money laundering and fraud. He had been serving a 45-year sentence for drug trafficking.
On this week’s episode of “The Daily Show,” Jon Stewart called out Donald Trump for accepting FIFA’s inaugural Peace Prize while simultaneously escalating tensions between the United States and Venezuela. At the top of Monday’s show, Stewart turned his attention to last
On Monday, Trump backtracked on whether he would release the video footage of the second strike.
Reporters Without Borders said on Tuesday that Israel was responsible for nearly half of all journalists killed this year worldwide, with 29 Palestinian reporters slain by its forces in Gaza. In its annual report, the Paris-based media freedom group said the total number of
Bai Tianhui exploited his positions between 2014 and 2018 to illegally accept money and assets.
Some 760 orangutans living in Tapanuli region face extinction driven by deforestation and floods.
T-Series and JP Films have unveiled the first look of Ahan Shetty from “Border 2,” expanding the war film’s scope to include the Indian Navy alongside the Army and Air Force. The poster depicts Shetty as a Navy officer in combat, with blood streaked across his face and a
The operation was launched after the South Korean Embassy alerted Thai authorities.
BEIJING, Dec 9 - China executed on Tuesday a former general manager of China Huarong International Holdings, Bai Tianhui, for taking bribes totalling 1.1 billion yuan ($156 million), state broadcaster CCTV said.
"We have taken 67 out of our system, so whenever we're taking orders, it goes 66 to 68," an In-N-Out worker explained to an internet-brained adolescent. "Because of people like you."
[Premium Times] Under the theme "New Era, New Icons," TikTok celebrated the creators, performers and emerging talents whose originality shaped digital culture in 2025.
Indian authorities confirmed the two brothers boarded a flight to Phuket in Thailand shortly after the incident.
Kyiv is seeking to resist a US push for a deal which would see territory handed over to Russia.
Clinicians who used the tool said they felt more present during consultations with patients.
Tapanuli orangutans survive only in Indonesia’s Sumatran rainforest where a mine expansion will cut through their home. Yet the mining company says the alternative will be worse A small brown line snakes its way through the rainforest in northern Sumatra, carving 300 metres
DBS’ anticipated acquisition of a stake in Alliance Bank would bring to a close its nearly two-decade effort to secure a meaningful foothold in Malaysia.
[OCHA] The UN and partners are appealing for $5.1 billion to deliver essential lifesaving aid and protection in West and Central Africa. Funding shortfalls have forced humanitarians to shrink the response and make tough choices about where to focus efforts and who can be
[Afreximbank] Nairobi, Kenya -- The African Airlines Association (AFRAA) heralds a transformative milestone in African aviation with the full operational deployment of Free Route Airspace (FRA) in the Western and Central Africa (WACAF) region, effective 30 October 2025.
[Norwegian Refugee Council] Statement by Maureen Magee, Global Director of Field Operations, at the Norwegian Refugee Council (NRC), commenting on the Global Humanitarian Overview (GHO) for 2026:
The ban is being closely watched by other countries considering similar measures.
SYDNEY, Dec 9 - Australia on Wednesday will become the world's first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking them from platforms including TikTok, Alphabet's YouTube and Meta's Instagram and Facebook.
“Baahubali” star Tamannaah Bhatia has been cast as actor Jayashree in the upcoming Indian biographical drama “V. Shantaram,” joining Siddhant Chaturvedi in the epic chronicle of the pioneering Indian filmmaker’s life and legacy. The makers unveiled a first-look poster of Bhatia
The Indonesian capital has consistently ranked among the most polluted cities in the world in recent years.
WASHINGTON, Dec 8 - Two Chinese men are in custody for allegedly smuggling Nvidia H100 and H200 chips to China, the U.S. Justice Department said on Monday, as President Donald Trump gave the green light for Nvidia to export its H200 chips to Beijing.
Charlamagne tha God criticized New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani’s (D) messaging around President Trump, with whom Mamdani recently had a cordial meeting. “If you're, you know, Joe Biden, and you say, Donald Trump is a threat to democracy, but then when Donald Trump wins
Threats relating to technology, disinformation, economic security and foreign interference are overshadowing traditional security concerns in Australians' minds, according to data released by the Australian National University National Security College.
The latest quake may have shifted the balance in the ground, possibly laying the groundwork for a larger one.
Lawmakers across the globe will be studying this live experiment for signs of how they themselves can act.
Most Americans imagine human trafficking as a violent kidnapping or a "stranger danger" crime—someone abducted from a parking lot or trapped in a shipping container brought in from another country.
Baltyuor opens up about the central role the Red Sea International Film Festival has in the country's drive to become a global production hub.