Prior to the war, girls in Gaza outnumbered and outperformed boys at every level of education above primary school. Now, with prolonged school closures, many children have dropped out of education. For boys there is pressure to find informal work to help support their families, for girls there are heightened issues around safety. Living among…
Ever-higher costs to service mounting debt loads pose a major risk to governments around the world, economists have warned. Global debt rose by $10 trillion in the first half of the year to top $365 trillion, according to research published by the Institute of International Finance on Wednesday. Zoom In IconArrows pointing outwards State debts…
AI generated image by Canva There are certain humble joys of life that only childhood pocket money can buy. Unlike trips, getaways, get-togethers, and planned parties, these are just little detours of life that can be lived fully only in childhood.The thrill of walking up to a school canteen counter or a roadside stall with…
The United States and China have agreed to extend a bilateral trade truce that was set to expire in November through Jan. 10, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Wednesday. The announcement came after Bessent and China’s vice premier, He Lifeng, held an unscheduled meeting in Washington. “We will extend what we call the ‘Busan Agreement’…
The request for a restraining order was filed in Nashville on Tuesday by She’s Alive, which is run by Parton’s longtime manager Danny Nozell. The court documents quoted a series of exchanges in which someone, identified by the estate as Seaver, threatened to destroy Parton’s brand. In one, he’s alleged to have said he would…
The BBC’s Laura Bicker is in Inner Mongolia where dozens of Chinese data centres are being built, as the country aims to lead the world in artificial intelligence. She explains how attitudes differ between people in China and the US when it comes to the data centre industry, ahead of leaders Xi Jinping and Donald…
Foremost among them is a shortage of grid capacity. The renewables’ build out has significantly outpaced transmission infrastructure, a point of major concern for policymakers. “In the first quarter of 2026, transmission constraints accounted for nearly two-thirds of all renewable energy curtailment at 300 gigawatt-hours (GWh),” according to Ember, a global energy think-tank. Put simply,…
Nene Royal, a 16-year-old rocker, has been crowned the latest winner of America’s Got Talent – making her the first ever Thai winner of the long-running talent show. For the show’s finals on Tuesday in California, Nene, whose real name is Rattikarn Amloy, performed a rendition of Seven Nation Army by American rock duo The…
Indian fashion got a major international moment in Milan, and Claire Holt was right at the centre of it.The The Vampire Diaries actor walked at Vogue World 2026: Milano wearing a Manish Malhotra gown from his MAA collection, which he presented at Paris Couture Week earlier this year. The look was delicate, dramatic and covered…
A federal judge ordered early Thursday that the White House immediately restore access for CNN, MS NOW and Politico, saying that President Donald Trump’s directive barring the three news outlets was most likely unconstitutional. In granting a 14-day temporary restraining order reinstating the outlets’ access while their legal challenge proceeds, U.S. District Judge Timothy Kelly…
