NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! It has been a turbulent yet inspiring year for Koreans. A declaration of martial law last winter plunged the nation into uncertainty, but what followed was not chaos – it was the reaffirmation of a people’s unshakable faith in democracy. The “Revolution of Light,” culminating in the […]
UK GDP for August 2025
Millennium Wheel And Skyline At Sunset. London, England. Design Pics Editorial | Universal Images Group | Getty Images The British economy expanded by a lackluster 0.1% in August, according to the latest figures from the Office for National Statistics. “Production grew by 0.4% in August 2025, whereas services showed no growth and construction fell by […]
India’s exports to US plunge as 50% tariffs weigh
India’s goods exports to the US, its largest foreign market, dropped sharply by 20% in September and nearly 40% in the last four months, as Trump’s steep tariffs took effect, data shows. September was the first full month of Washington’s 50% tariffs on Indian goods, which kicked in on 27 August. This includes a 25% […]
DC mayor warns Trump’s National Guard use threatens American democracy
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Washington, D.C., Mayor Muriel Bowser, a Democrat, said she is skeptical that the federal deployment of the National Guard to cities across the country is legal, as President Trump has moved to send troops to respond to crime. Speaking Wednesday at the Fortune Most Powerful Women conference […]
Biometric processing at airports is preferred despite concerns
Once viewed with fear and skepticism, airport biometric screenings are now preferred and even expected by global travelers, according to a report by the air transport technology company Sita. “The more passengers use it, the more they like it,” the report stated. Globally, the number of people who haven’t used biometric technology at airports dropped […]
China sacks officials over viral Arc’teryx fireworks in Tibet
Four Chinese officials have been dismissed over a fireworks display in the Himalayas last month by outdoor apparel brand Arc’teryx that drew heated criticism. Videos of brightly coloured fireworks that apparently resembled a “rising dragon” erupting over a lush Tibetan landscape had sparked environmental concerns and a boycott campaign. Arc’teryx and the Chinese pyrotechnics artist […]
Virginia parents raise over $125k in just days to keep trans locker room case alive
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! FIRST ON FOX: Parents from Northern Virginia late Wednesday night surpassed the massive $125,000 bond that a judge ordered them to pay to defend their sons, who were suspended and found responsible for sexual harassment after objecting to a transgender classmate using their male-only locker room, in […]
Nikkei 225, ASX, Hang Seng Index
Australia, Victoria, Melbourne, buildings on bank of Yarra river Peter Adams | Stone | Getty Images South Korea’s Kospi index hit a record high Thursday, after the International Monetary Fund raised the country’s 2025 growth forecast to 0.9% from 0.8% in its October outlook report. The IMF also raised its growth projection for the global […]
Hamas returns two more bodies but says it cannot retrieve remaining dead hostages
Hamas says it has handed over the bodies of two more Israeli hostages under the terms of the US-brokered ceasefire deal, but says it needs time and specialised equipment to recover the rest of the deceased from the ruins of Gaza. The group’s armed wing said in a statement it was committed to the deal […]
White Sox fan Pope Leo XIV jabs Cubs supporter during Vatican appearance
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! The Pope may be spreading positivity and love to everyone, but one Chicago Cubs fan heard a playful jab from the most recognizable Chicago White Sox fan in the world. Pope Leo XIV made an appearance at the Vatican on Wednesday, and he was seen standing up […]