The administration of US President Donald Trump plans to order visa-exempt foreign tourists to disclose their social media histories from the last five years before entering the country, according to an official notice. The proposal laid out in a notice published Tuesday in the Federal Register would apply to visitors...
ECB proposes simplifying rules for banks
The European Central Bank proposed Thursday simplifying rules for the region’s lenders to help them compete internationally, but insisted the move would not weaken guardrails aimed at preventing crises. Europe has been under pressure to ease a complex web of regulations due to fears its banks will fall further behind...
US, Japan hold joint air exercise after China-Russia patrols
Japan said Thursday it held a joint air exercise with the United States in a show of force, days after Chinese-Russian patrols in the region and following weeks of diplomatic feuding between Tokyo and Beijing. The Japanese joint chiefs of staff said Wednesday’s exercise with the US Air Force was...
Hungary’s ‘Hollywood on the Danube’ faces Trump tariff threat
A prop axe was brought in as crew members set the scene for a horror movie being filmed in Budapest’s former psychiatric institute, one of numerous Hollywood productions under way in the Hungarian capital. But it is Hungary’s flourishing one-billion-dollar-a-year movie industry that has been dubbed “Hollywood on the Danube”...
Travel chaos fears ease after Airbus intervenes on software fix
Fears of days of travel chaos across Europe and the world eased on Saturday after plane manufacturer Airbus intervened rapidly to implement a software upgrade it had said was immediately needed on some 6,000 of its A320 planes. The announcement by Europe’s top plane manufacturer late Friday that the planes...
Daisuke Kamada: Shaping the Future of Fashion
Daisuke Kamada, a Japanese fashion icon born on December 25, 1981, in Fukuoka Prefecture, has become a defining force in the fashion industry, known for his visionary approach and remarkable versatility. Kamada’s journey from a young model to a successful entrepreneur exemplifies his drive and talent. Kamada began his career...
R Kelly loses appeal to overturn 20-year sentence for child sex abuse
R Kelly's challenge against a 20-year sentence for child sex convictions has been quashed by an appeals court. The singer was correctly sentenced to 20 years in prison, a Chicago court ruled on Friday. He was convicted in 2022 on three charges of producing child sexual abuse images and three...
Tornado strikes Nebraska as hundreds of homes damaged and thousands without power
Hundreds of homes have been damaged and nearly 10,000 are without power after a tornado smashed through parts of Omaha, in the US state of Nebraska. A number of tornadoes were reported in the state but the worst hit the suburbs to the northwest of the city, which has a...
Harvey Weinstein taken to hospital after being moved to a New York jail
The lawyer for Harvey Weinstein says the former film producer has been taken to hospital after being moved to a New York jail. It comes days after the movie mogul's 2020 conviction for rape was overturned, with a New York court ordering a new trial in the landmark "MeToo" case....
Biden delivers election-year roasting for Trump but ignores anti-war protesters outside
US President Joe Biden has delivered an election-year roasting of his rival Donald Trump, criticizing his immaturity. Speaking at the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner on Saturday night, the 81-year-old responded to concerns that he is too old for a second presidential term. "Yes, age is an issue -...