Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Tokyo shares close lower after US falls

Tokyo shares

Tokyo shares closed decreased on Wednesday, extending a rout on Wall Street where fears grew over a global economic slowdown. The Nikkei 225 index, which dipped greater than 2% within the morning, ended down 1.17 percent or 313.48 points to stop at 26,386.63, while the wider Topix index fell 0.94 percent, or 17.75 factors, to … Read more

Justin Lin quits as director of the final ‘Fast & Furious’ film

Justin Lin

Fast & Furious director Justin Lin announced on Wednesday that he will step down as director of the franchise’s final instalment, Fast X, which began filming just last week, according to Deadline. Lin announced his departure from the film on social media, which he co-wrote with Dan Mazeau and will continue to produce. “With Universal’s … Read more

Russia says Renault in talks to sell local subsidiary

Russia

French automaker Renault is in talks to promote its majority stake in Russian automaker AvtoVAZ to a nearby car studies institute, Russia’s enterprise minister said Wednesday. Renault controls 68 percent of AvtoVAZ, the largest carmaker in Russia with the country’s pinnacle emblem Lada, however, has come under stress to tug overseas due to the fact … Read more

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are considering ‘long-distance romances,’ according to reports.

Prince Harry

As ‘priorities appear to be changing,’ experts warn that Prince Harry and Meghan Markle may be on the verge of embarking on a long-distance romance. Tina Brown, a royal analyst, made this remark in an interview with the New York Times. “I honestly think there is a Harry-shaped void in the royal family now,” she … Read more

Former CJP Saqib Nisar advises Imran Khan not to criticise judiciary

Former CJP Saqib Nisar

Former chief justice Saqib Nisar and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) Chairman Imran Khan deliberated the judiciary’s role regarding the current political crisis and constitutional issues. Read more: Fawad Chaudhry criticises conduct of judiciary for Sharif family Former CJP Saqib, who called on Imran Khan at the latter’s Lahore residence on Wednesday, asked the former prime minister to … Read more

Open winner Morikawa intends to compete in Scottish Open

Scottish Open

Collin Morikawa has confirmed his attendance in the Scottish Open, stating that he “owes a lot to the tournament” for his Open victory. Last year, on his Open debut at Royal St George’s, the 25-year-old won the Claret Jug. Previous week, the American tied for 71st at The Renaissance Club in North Berwick. “The aim … Read more

European stocks steady at open

European stocks

European stocks markets steadied on the open Wednesday following sharp losses on Wall Street and losses in Tokyo overnight. London’s benchmark FTSE 100 index climbed 0.1 percent to 7,396.08 points, helped by solid share price gains for banks and miners. In the eurozone, Frankfurt’s DAX index dipped 0.1 percent to 13,741.93 points and the Paris … Read more

According to sheriff, the investigation into Alec Baldwin’s fatal shooting is nearly finished

Alec Baldwin

The criminal investigation into the fatal shooting on a US movie set starring Alec Baldwin is “nearing completion,” according to the officer in charge of the investigation. Santa Fe Sheriff Adan Mendoza’s comments come as his department released a trove of materials related to the incident that claimed the life of Halyna Hutchins on the … Read more

Moyes wants West Ham to capitalise on ‘really special’ Europa run

Moyes

David Moyes has called on West Ham to cap their “in reality unique” Europa League run with the aid of beating Eintracht Frankfurt to attain the club’s first predominant European very last for 46 years. Moyes’ side host Frankfurt in the semi-very last first leg on Thursday in a repeat of the Hammers’ ultimate look … Read more

THE PERFECT STORM OF PALM OIL RATTLES AFRICA

ABIDJAN: Djeneba Belem’s Abidjan fried bean cake stall is a world apart from the Ukraine conflict. However, her firm is now being harmed by an unanticipated consequence: skyrocketing palm oil prices. “I DIDN’T WANT TO SELL ANYMORE BECAUSE I THOUGHT, WHAT AM I GOING TO EARN IF THE PRICE OF OIL HAD GONE UP THAT … Read more

Internet outages in French cities after cable sabotage

French

Internet and phone services were hit in numerous French cities on Wednesday after fibre optic cables were cut in a single day in suspected assaults on the important statistics infrastructure, telecom operators said. “The attacks took place overnight at 4:00 am (0200 GMT). Our teams have been at work since this morning,” said a spokesman … Read more

Hong Kong stocks edge up, Shanghai rallies

Hong Kong

Hong Kong shares ended slightly higher Wednesday at the same time as Shanghai rallied after Chinese President Xi Jinping referred to a new infrastructure construction force, though investors stay concerned approximately a Covid outbreak in the USA And lockdowns. The Hang Seng Index added 0.06 percent, or 11.65 points, to 19,946.36. The Shanghai Composite Index rose 2.49 … Read more

A number of explosions have been reported in Russian districts bordering Ukraine

Three border provinces, including an ammunition store, in the Belgorod province, were affected by explosions, according to Russian police. Authorities reported a series of explosions were heard in three Russian regions bordering Ukraine in the early hours of Wednesday, and an ammunition store in the Belgorod area caught fire around the same time. Vyacheslav Gladkov, … Read more

China’s Xi urges ‘all-out’ infrastructure push to boost growth

China's Xi

China’s Xi Jinping has referred to an “all-out” campaign to build infrastructure, in line with state media, marking the trendy try through leaders to enhance increase inside the Covid-battered economy. Despite struggling to defeat the united states of America’s worst outbreak in two years, the leadership is digging in its heels with a strict 0-Covid … Read more

UN ‘appalled’ as more than 200 killed in fighting in Sudan’s Darfur

Sudan

Fighting in Sudan’s stricken Darfur place has killed more than 2 hundred people in recent days, with the UN human rights leader pronouncing she became “appalled” at the spike in violence. Members of the Massalit network and Arab fighters have clashed considering that Friday in and around the West Darfur nation capital El Geneina, the … Read more

England to meet Switzerland before Euro 2022

Euro 2022

England’s warm-up schedule for Euro 2022 will end on June 30 with a match against Switzerland in Zurich. Sarina Wiegman’s team will face the Swiss at the Letzigrund stadium as part of a five-day training camp in Switzerland. Before the summer event, the Lionesses will also play Belgium and the Netherlands. Euro 2022 kicks off … Read more

The Rock brings superheroes to CinemaCon as ‘Elvis’ returns to Vegas

superheroes

Warner Bros. revealed its forthcoming slate of blockbusters at CinemaCon on Tuesday, with Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson topping a superhero-packed bill, while Baz Luhrmann’s “Elvis” graced the Las Vegas casino stage at the movie industry summit. Johnson, Hollywood’s highest-grossing actor, showed up unexpectedly at the annual event to promote his next DC feature “Black Adam,” … Read more

THE APPLICATION ‘TRUTH SOCIAL’ BY DONALD TRUMP REACHES THE TOP OF THE APP STORE RANKINGS.

Donald Trump

Truth Social, Donald Trump’s new social media app, has soared to the top of the Apple App Store’s charts. After Elon Musk took over Twitter, the app saw a spike in downloads in the United States. After being permanently banned from Twitter for incitement to violence on January 6, 2021, Donald Trump announced the platform’s … Read more

Megan Fox discusses her ‘guilt’ over being separated from her children: ‘I cry every new moon’

Guilt

As a mother who is separated from her children, Megan Fox feels a void in her heart. The actress revealed to Glamour U.K. for their April issue that divorce has been difficult on her as a mother because she now only has so much time with her children. “I travel for long periods of time, … Read more

Wall Street opens in better mood after prior day’s drop

Wall Street

Major US indices climbed at the start of trading in New York on Wednesday, recouping some of the ground lost the day earlier than on fears of interest fee hikes and slowing growth. The Dow and S&P 500 both lost upwards of percentage on Tuesday at the same time as the Nasdaq plunged 4% amid … Read more

Transnistria rebels say drones seen, shots fired near Russia arms depot

Transnistria

The interior ministry of Transnistria, a Moscow-sponsored separatist location of Moldova bordering Ukraine, stated Wednesday that shots had been fired at a village housing a Russian hands depot after drones flew over from Ukraine. This came after the unrecognized place said a sequence of explosions that it referred to as “terrorist assaults”, elevating fears of a … Read more

In Egypt, the president is a Ramadan TV hero

Egypt

Egyptians are being treated to a blockbuster TV series that honors their army general turned president, Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, as they observe the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan. “Al-Ikhtiyar 3” (The Choice 3) is praised by fans for educating the public about Egypt’s difficult recent history. Critics regard it as propaganda from a dictatorship that … Read more

Madrid Open: Swiatek out due to shoulder injury

Madrid

Iga Swiatek, the world number one, has withdrawn from Madrid Open due to a shoulder issue. The 20-year-old Polish won her fourth consecutive win at the Stuttgart Open on Saturday. She was scheduled to begin her Madrid campaign on Thursday, but she stated, “My body needs a rest.” Swiatek has indicated that she plans to … Read more

US indicts Archegos founder Hwang for fraud, market manipulation

US indicts

US authorities on Wednesday filed federal costs of securities fraud and marketplace manipulation against Bill Hwang, founder of Archegos, the funding fund that imploded last 12 months and caused billions of greenbacks in losses to fundamental banks. The own family-owned hedge fund run by means of Hwang had taken large bets on a few stocks with cash … Read more

Brooklyn Beckham shares a sweet photo with wife Nicola Peltz, captioning it, ‘My world’

Brooklyn

In their latest love-up photo, Brooklyn Beckham can’t stop gushing over his new bride, Nicola Peltz. The post was captioned “My World” by the eldest son of former footballer David Beckham and Victoria Beckham. He added, “I Love You,” tagging the love of his life. Brooklyn Beckham can’t stop gushing over his new bride Nicola … Read more