Whispers of a brand new world order

Whispers of a brand new world order

The 2025 Summer Davos forum will be held from June 24 to 26 in Tianjin and is expected to bring together around 1,800 participants from over 90 countries and regions. China News Service | China News Service | Getty Images This report is from CNBC’s The China Connection newsletter, which brings you insights and analysis … Read more

World leaders react after Trump says U.S. has bombed 3 nuclear websites in Iran, together with Fordo

World leaders react after Trump says U.S. has bombed 3 nuclear websites in Iran, together with Fordo

U.S. President Donald Trump disembarks Air Force One as he arrives at Joint Base Andrews, Maryland, U.S., June 21, 2025. Ken Cedeno | Reuters World leaders reacted to President Donald Trump’s announcement Saturday that the U.S. had carried out a “very successful attack” on three nuclear sites in Iran, including Fordo. “This is an HISTORIC … Read more

36-year-old travels the world in a Toyota Tacoma: Her No. 1 takeaway

36-year-old travels the world in a Toyota Tacoma: Her No. 1 takeaway

In 2015, Ashley Kaye’s father died and she inherited her childhood home in Waterford, Wisconsin. At the time, she was 27 years old, working in corporate healthcare and transitioning to a consulting job, where she worked 80 to 100 hours a week. “I worked from home, so I just walked from my bedroom to my … Read more

How the Pop Mart dolls conquered the world

How the Pop Mart dolls conquered the world

Adam Hancock Business reporter, BBC News Xia Yu/VCG via Getty Images Whether you reckon they are cute, ugly or just plain weird, chances are you have heard of the furry dolls that have become a global sensation – Labubu. Born a monster, the elf-like creature from Chinese toy maker Pop Mart is now a viral … Read more

World braces for intensifying Iran-Israel battle

World braces for intensifying Iran-Israel battle

Urgent international calls for restraint appear to be falling on deaf ears as the world braces for intensifying conflict in the Middle East. All eyes are on the White House, as U.S. President Donald Trump weighs carrying out direct military strikes on Iran. Such an act would represent a dramatic deepening of U.S. involvement in … Read more

Australia lifts plasma donation ban for homosexual, bisexual males in world first

Australia lifts plasma donation ban for homosexual, bisexual males in world first

Rules that effectively banned all sexually active gay and bisexual men from donating blood and plasma are being lifted in Australia. The rules, originally introduced to decrease the risk of blood donations from groups with a higher chance of HIV exposure, will begin being revoked from next month, following similar moves in the UK and … Read more

The teenager who filmed the Ahmedabad airplane video the world noticed

The teenager who filmed the Ahmedabad airplane video the world noticed

Zoya Mateen BBC News, Delhi BBC Aryan Asari shot a video of the plane as it crashed seconds after taking off Every time Aryan Asari heard the sound of an aeroplane, he would go darting out of the house to look for it. Spotting planes was something of a hobby for him, his father Maganbhai … Read more

The winner of FIFA’s Membership World Cup will get greater than bragging rights. $1 billion is on the road.

The winner of FIFA’s Membership World Cup will get greater than bragging rights.  billion is on the road.

The debate that roiled soccer fans for generations was also its most unanswerable: Which clubs, on which continents, played the best soccer? Unlike national teams that played one another in the quadrennial World Cup, there was rarely overlap between the top teams in Europe and South America, or North America, except for summertime “friendly” competitions. … Read more

Premier Danielle Smith to greet world leaders arriving in Alberta for G7

Premier Danielle Smith to greet world leaders arriving in Alberta for G7

By Lisa Johnson The Canadian Press Posted June 13, 2025 5:57 pm 2 min read Descrease article font size Increase article font size Alberta Premier Danielle Smith is set to greet world leaders when they arrive at the Calgary airport for the G7 summit. Leaders are expected to begin touching down Sunday for the three-day … Read more

World leaders react to Israel’s strikes on Iran

World leaders react to Israel’s strikes on Iran

People look over damage to buildings in Nobonyad Square following Israeli airstrikes on June 13, 2025 in Tehran, Iran. Majid Saeedi | Getty Images News | Getty Images World leaders are calling for restraint after Israel launched a series of airstrikes on Iran early Friday morning, in an escalation of regional tensions. Israel has said … Read more