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
Legendary singer and musician Brian Wilson has died at the age of 82. In 2011, the Beach Boys co-creator spoke to the BBC’s David Silitto, about releasing previously unheard songs from the 1960s. In the interview Wilson discussed is love of singing and playing piano, as well as the power music his music has to … Read more
Lyse Doucet Chief international correspondent, BBC News Getty Images When Donald Trump was sworn in as US president for a second time in January, he made a promise. “My proudest legacy will be that of a peacemaker and unifier,” he told his audience at home and far beyond. Then, a little more than a hundred … Read more
Mark Zuckerberg, CEO of Meta Platforms. Artificial intelligence has been an integral focus for the tech giant’s leader amid competition from players like OpenAI, Microsoft and Google. David Paul Morris | Bloomberg | Getty Images Meta on Wednesday announced it’s rolling out a new AI “world model” that can better understand the 3D environment and … Read more
Tony Meola knows the pressure of competing in front of his home fans. Back in 1994, when the United States hosted the FIFA World Cup, Meola, the national team’s starting goalkeeper, and his teammates had not one but two jobs: beat the competition and help grow the game. “It was relentless,” he told NBC News. … Read more
Getty Images In a survey of 14,000 people, one in five respondents said they haven’t had or expect they won’t have the number of children they want Namrata Nangia and her husband have been toying with the idea of having another child since their five-year-old daughter was born. But it always comes back to one … Read more
FIFA and Global Citizen announced on June 9 that J Balvin, Doja Cat and Tems will headline the inaugural halftime show of the FIFA Club World Cup final. The championship match will take place on July 13 at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The concert, which is curated by Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, … Read more
U.S. President Donald Trump’s trade wars are expected to slash economic growth this year in the United States and around the world, the World Bank forecast Tuesday. Citing “a substantial rise in trade barriers’’ but without mentioning Trump by name, the 189-country lender predicted that the U.S. economy – the world’s largest – would grow … Read more
Cargo shipping containers are loaded with cranes on container ships at the Burchardkai container terminal at the harbour of Hamburg, northern Germany, on June 3, 2025. Fabian Bimmer | Afp | Getty Images The World Bank sharply cut its global economic growth projections Tuesday, citing disruption from trade uncertainty in particular. It now expects the … Read more
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump’s trade wars are expected to slash economic growth this year in the United States and around the world, the World Bank forecast Tuesday. Citing “a substantial rise in trade barriers’’ but without mentioning Trump by name, the 189-country lender predicted that the U.S. economy — the world’s largest — would … Read more