The world’s richest added a record $2.2 trillion in wealth this year—but they’ve increasingly lost faith in the American Dream
The world’s richest people saw their wealth increase more than ever in 2025, but a funny thing happened…
Countries across the globe welcome 2026 with defiance or hope
From Paris to Dubai to Sydney, crowds began ringing in the new year with exuberant celebrations filled with…
Countries around the world begin to welcome 2026
The new year swept closer for the Middle East and parts of Europe and Africa after drummers in…
Isiah Whitlock Jr, actor from The Wire, Veep, dies at 71
Isiah Whitlock Jr, an actor who made frequent memorable appearances on the HBO series The Wire and Veep…
Tatiana Schlossberg, granddaughter of JFK, dies at 35
Environmental journalist Tatiana Schlossberg, one of three grandchildren of the late American president John F Kennedy, has died…
Democrats renew worries about Trump interfering in next elections
If history is a guide, Republicans stand a good chance of losing control of America’s House of Representatives…
China stages military drills around Taiwan to warn ‘external forces’
China’s military has dispatched air, navy and missile units to conduct joint live-fire drills around Taiwan over the…
Humanoid robots take centre stage at Silicon Valley summit, but scepticism remains
Robots have long been seen as a bad bet for Silicon Valley investors — too complicated, capital-intensive and…
One dead, one critical after midair helicopter crash in New Jersey
Two helicopters crashed midair in New Jersey on Sunday (local time), killing one person and critically injuring another,…
US father saves kidnapped daughter after tracking her phone’s location
A Texas father used the parental controls on his teenage daughter’s phone to find and help rescue her…
New York subway ditches MetroCards after three decades
When the MetroCard replaced the New York City subway token in 1994, the swipeable plastic card infused much-needed…
What to know about US airstrikes in northwest Nigeria
The US airstrikes that targeted Islamic State group militants in northwestern Nigeria marked a major escalation in an…