Washington’s former envoy to Kabul says an American citizen has been released by the Taliban government after being held for two months. Zalmay Khalilzad, who served as the US special representative for Afghanistan from 2018-2021, said on the social media platform X that Faye Hall will “soon be heading home” after she was arrested by…
Hundreds of thousands of pro-democracy demonstrators have returned to the streets of Istanbul, Turkey, in support of the city’s jailed mayor. Ekrem Imamoglu, who is seen as the main political rival to Turkey’s president, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, was arrested on corruption charges last week, sparking mass protests. He denies the charges and claims his arrest…
The parents of a nine-year-old girl have said they were held at a police station for 11 hours because they complained about their daughter’s primary school. Maxie Allen and his partner, Rosalind Levine, said they were arrested and detained on suspicion of harassment, malicious communications and causing a nuisance on school property. The couple said…
President Donald Trump’s 25% tariff on foreign-made vehicles and parts stands to raise prices on vehicles by thousands of dollars, according to industry economists and other analysts. Sticker prices are already near record highs — just shy of $50,000 on average, Cox Automotive. A record number of buyers are delinquent on their auto loan payments,…
There’s swinging the bats well, and then there’s what the New York Yankees did against the Milwaukee Brewers on Saturday. On the first pitch of the lower half of the first inning, Paul Goldschmidt sent a Nestor Cortes pitch into Milwaukee’s bullpen. Then, Cody Bellinger got under a ball high in the zone on the…
Play with clay! Kendall and Kylie Jenner, Gwyneth Paltrow, Seth Rogen, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley and Hailey Bieber have been flocking to Patrick Johnston’s Temple of Mediclaytion ceramics studio in Venice, California, and there’s a special reason why. The artist, who has become known for his signature hugged and loved vases, sat down with ET to share why A-listers can’t get enough…
Police have raided a Quaker meeting house and arrested six women attending a gathering of the protest group Youth Demand. More than 20 uniformed police, some equipped with Tasers, forced their way into the Westminster meeting house at 7.15pm, according to a statement by the Quakers. “No one has been arrested in a Quaker meeting…
Penn State defensive end Abdul Carter has remained adamant that he’s the best player available in the 2025 NFL Draft, now adding that he’s as impactful as even the best players at arguably the most pivotal position — quarterback. “Those great defensive players … they can impact the game just as much as a quarterback,”…
People who live longer, happier lives tend to have some commonalities: strong social connections, healthier diets, a positive attitude. They also have high levels of a specific personality trait: conscientiousness. Of the big five personality traits — openness, conscientiousness, extroversion, agreeableness and neuroticism — conscientiousness, or how organized and disciplined you are, is the most…
Rebecca Henschke BBC Eye Investigations BBC The BBC has been sent several images of damaged buildings in Naung Lin Village, Shan state, where Myanmar’s junta fighters reportedly dropped bombs on Friday evening Myanmar’s military junta has continued to bomb parts of the war-torn country following the major earthquake there, which has killed more than 1,600…
