India will upgrade its technical mission in Kabul to a full embassy, Foreign Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar announced after meeting Taliban Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi in New Delhi—their first high‑level engagement since 2021. Jaishankar pledged support for Afghanistan’s trade, health and education and affirmed commitment to its sovereignty and territorial...
Katie Porter’s campaign for California governor absorbed a bruising week as viral clips showed a tense TV exchange—where she threatened to walk out—and a 2021 video of her berating a staffer. After condemnation from rivals and mockery, supporters closed ranks: Teamsters leaders, EMILYs List’s Jessica Mackler and Whoopi Goldberg praised...
North Korea unveiled a Hwasong-11Ma hypersonic glide vehicle and its newest Hwasong-20 intercontinental ballistic missile during an overnight parade in Pyongyang marking 80 years of the ruling party. State media hailed the Hwasong-20 as the country’s most powerful nuclear strategic system, though Pyongyang has not announced flight tests; its solid-fueled...
At the New York Film Festival’s closing night at Alice Tully Hall, Bradley Cooper presented his third directorial, Is This Thing On?, calling it the only place to show the film. The festival, smitten after seeing an unfinished print just months after shooting wrapped, celebrated the New York- and stand-up–steeped...
John Bolton, former national security adviser to Donald Trump and a critic, is expected to face federal charges soon, potentially next week, two federal officials said. Any charges would be brought by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Maryland, following FBI searches of Bolton’s home and D.C. office in August tied...
Morgan Stanley’s asset-management arm has asked to redeem part of its investment in a Jefferies Financial Group fund, according to people familiar with the talks. The money was placed with Point Bonita Capital, a Jefferies unit within Leucadia Asset Management. Sources said Point Bonita had roughly a quarter of its...
Yellowjackets will end with its upcoming fourth season, creators Ashley Lyle and Bart Nickerson announced Friday, calling it a "twisted conclusion." A writers room is open, with production slated for 2026; a premiere date is TBD. Lyle and Nickerson will remain showrunners and are in talks with Paramount about extending...
The Giants jolted out of their funk Thursday night, stunning the defending Super Bowl champion Eagles 34-17 as rookies Jaxson Dart and Cam Skattebo injected fearless energy. Dart threw for 195 yards, ran for 58 and accounted for two touchdowns, and even high‑fived an official; Skattebo powered for 98 yards...
Heavy metal devotee Sanae Takaichi, 64, has won Japan's ruling Liberal Democratic Party leadership, becoming the first woman to hold the post, but her path to the premiership is uncertain. Komeito, the LDP's longtime partner, refused to join her government amid mistrust over a party slush fund scandal, forcing her...
A turbulent day saw U.S. policy moves ripple at home and abroad. After Washington scrapped the “de minimis” import exemption, global mail to the U.S. plunged and many countries paused service, the UPU said. Wall Street slumped as President Trump threatened steep new tariffs on China. Amid a shutdown, the...
