China starts 9-day new year holidays with travellers shunning Japan amid bilateral spat
South Korea is expected to become a top overseas destination with some 250,000 Chinese visitors.
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Providence Equity ‘Fully Committed’ to Supporting Wasserman Agency Amid Sale Transition
Providence Equity is aiming to calm the waters within the Wasserman agency after Friday night’s surprise news that the firm will be put up for sale and founder Casey Wasserman will leave amid the furor over his appearances in the Epstein files. Casey Wasserman’s position as a
Mexico’s Cinemex Nabs ‘Abracadaver’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Cinemex, the Mexican film distribution-exhibition giant, has set a second-quarter release date for “Abracadaver,” the final movie from writer-actor-director Pancho Rodríguez (“Looking for an Angel”), who died Nov. 13. Already a Walt Disney Co. pickup for North America with
Baby food sold across the US recalled due to possible health risk
CONNECTICUT (WTNH) — A baby food sold in Connecticut and 48 other states has been recalled due to a possible health risk, according to the FDA. Initiative Foods issued a recall for Tippy Toes brand Apple Pear Banana Fruit puree due to elevated levels of patulin. This naturally
More than a feeling: Thinking about love as a virtue can change how we respond to hate
Love and hate seem like obvious opposites. Love, whether romantic or otherwise, involves a sense of warmth and affection for others. Hate involves feelings of disdain. Love builds up, whereas hate destroys.
Motorbike raids on villages kill at least 30 in Nigeria
Assailants shot dead or cut the throats of their victims, lit homes on fire and abducted multiple people in Niger state, Nigeria.
New research absolves the woman blamed for a Chinese dynasty’s ruin
The ancient dynasty of Western Zhou was exalted throughout Chinese history as the acme of good governance.
Zelensky touts meeting with Witkoff, Kushner ahead of Geneva talks with Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said he had a phone call with Trump administration envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner on Saturday ahead of trilateral talks in Geneva next week, saying all three “count” on the meetings with Russia being "truly productive.” “Not
An abduction, a Bitcoin demand and a TV icon - why Nancy Guthrie's case has gripped the US
Savannah Guthrie's fame has helped turn her mother's abduction into a national obsession.
Distrust and disempowerment, not apathy, keep employees from supporting marginalized colleagues
What really holds people back from stepping up as allies in support of their marginalized colleagues? For example, why don't more men say something when they see a colleague or a customer make a sexist remark about a female co-worker?
Divinity: Original Sin 2 easter eggs hinting Baldur's Gate 3 would be Larian's next game had to be toned down: 'Originally the reference to BG3 was very explicit'
Does this mean there are hints in Baldur's Gate 3 about what'll be in Divinity?
'Trump will be gone in three years': Top Democrats try to reassure Europe
Opposition politicians flocked to a summit in Munich to offer an alternative to America First - and stake a claim as future party leaders.
Bad Bunny represents U.S better than Trump, Americans say in poll
60% said they approved of the Spanish-language show.
The spectacular multimillion-euro heist nobody noticed
The theft has left Germans with a strong sense that trust in institutions and the system has been shaken.
Deep-sea fish larvae rewrite the rules of how eyes can be built
The deep sea is cold, dark and under immense pressure. Yet life has found a way to prevail there, in the form of some of Earth's strangest creatures.
New Zealand braces itself for more heavy rain, severe gales after floods kill one person
Some 2,452 properties remained without power on the North Island.
New Zealand braces for more heavy rain, severe gales after floods kill one person
SYDNEY, Feb 15 - New Zealand's weather forecaster on Sunday warned of intensifying heavy rain and severe gales for the country's North Island, a day after floods linked to the death of one person caused power outages, road collapses and home evacuations.
Watch: Moment crew docks at International Space Station
The crew blasted off from Cape Canaveral in a SpaceX Dragon spacecraft atop a Falcon 9 rocket.
Police wear fancy dress in Rio Carnival phone theft sting
Two people were arrested after a woman was spotted by a drone grabbing a phone from an attendee.
Sunday shows preview: DHS shutdown, Epstein files backlash shine light on political quarrels
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) shut down on Saturday after Congress failed to pass a funding bill for the department. DHS accounts for 3 percent of the U.S. federal budget and most department employees will be required to work without pay for the duration of the
On TikTok, we're all Chinese – but the trend doesn't paint the full picture
Chinamaxxing is adding more gloss to the recent flourish of Chinese soft power.
Charli xcx Brings ‘Brat’ to Berlin With ‘The Moment’ Premiere and Says She’s Ready for a New Era: ‘But I Don’t Know What That Is’
Charli xcx said she’s ready for a new era at the Berlin Film Festival premiere of “The Moment” – but she’s still figuring out just what that is. Following the screening at Zoo Palast, which was filled to the brim with her fans, the pop star appeared on stage alongside the
When it comes to homelessness, what we call 'compassion fatigue' is something else entirely
The 20th-century French philosopher Simone Weil once said that compassion was an impossibility. She said it is "a more astounding miracle than walking on water." The word she used for meeting the needs of the sufferer is not love or charity, but justice. Today, there is plenty
Greene says Epstein files handling is Trump’s ‘biggest political miscalculation’
Former Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) sharply criticized the Trump administration’s handling of the release of files related to the investigation into convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, calling the saga the "biggest political miscalculation" of her former ally
Inside Asia's Amazon—camera traps reveal the secrets of the Annamite Mountains
A camera-trap survey conducted throughout 2025 has revealed the bewildering breadth of biodiversity hidden within the Annamite Mountains, a largely unexplored forest haven stretching for 1,100 kilometers through Laos and Vietnam to northeast Cambodia. The Annamites are the sole
Africa: Guterres Tells AU Summit - 'This Is 2026 - Not 1946' in Push for Reform
[UN News] Calling for sweeping reforms of global institutions, UN Secretary-General António Guterres told African leaders on Saturday that the absence of permanent African seats on the Security Council is "indefensible," declaring: "This is 2026 - not 1946."
Libra token scandal: what is known one year after Milei’s post
One year after Argentine President Javier Milei posted on X promoting the $Libra crypto token —and later deleted the message— the episode remains under legal and political scrutiny, with proceedings in Argentina and civil claims in the United States still active.
Africa: African Union Summit Opens, As Continent Faces Conflict and Climate Extremes
[RFI] The 2026 African Union Summit is being held this weekend in Addis Ababa, with Angola handing the rotating chair to Burundi. The bloc is facing challenges including mounting conflicts, insecurity in the Sahel, strained ties with Washington and internal strife, while this
Obama addresses racist video shared by Trump depicting him as an ape
The former US president didn't name Trump, but lamented the lack of "shame" and "decorum" among public officials.
Obama pushes back on White House rhetoric, ape video: Decorum has ‘been lost’
Former President Obama argued in an interview published Saturday that American politics has become a “clown show” under the second Trump administration, suggesting that many Americans dislike the rhetoric coming out of the White House in recent months. Obama made the comparison
Manchester Orchestra Drummer Tim Very Dead At 42
Tim Very, the drummer for Manchester Orchestra, has died. The Atlanta, GA indie rock band announced the news on social media today. No cause of death has been provided. Very was 42. The post Manchester Orchestra Drummer Tim Very Dead At 42 appeared first on Stereogum .
