At the V&A’s Schiaparelli Show, More Than Just Showstopping Gowns
One of the designer’s earliest patrons was an Australian woman who defied convention to marry into Indian royalty.
Marchand fears Japanese rivals ahead of LA Olympics
French swimming star praises Shin Ohashi and Tomoyuki Matsushita as major threats at the 2028 Games TOKYO: France’s Olympic hero Leon Marchand said Tuesday that Japanese swimmers will be his main rivals at the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics, admitting he was “scared” and “stressed” about racing them. Marchand ruled the pool with four individual golds … Read more
Iran, US hint at revival of talks as Trump, Pezeshkian due to attend UN
Senior Iranian official says no direct meeting was planned, but Iran’s delegation has full authority to revive talk Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian waves before departing for New York, at Mehrabad Airport in Tehran, Iran, September 22, 2026. Iran’s Presidential website/WANA via Reuters Iran and the United States hinted on Tuesday at the prospect of reviving … Read more
Typhoon Dujuan leaves four dead in Japan, 45,000 houses without power
Search continues for six missing as torrential rain triggers landslides, floods areas near Tokyo A man wades through a flooded road after Typhoon Dujuan brought torrential rain to Sakura, Chiba prefecture, Japan, September 22, 2026. PHOTO: REUTERS Typhoon Dujuan left at least four people dead and 22 injured in Japan, while thousands of houses near … Read more
Trump and Xi to Discuss A.I. Risks and Competition at US-China Summit
[Artificial intelligence is on the agenda when leaders from the United States and China meet this week. But with little consensus on a path forward, expectations are limited.
How Unions Are Confronting A.I. Threats in the Workplace
[The machinists union shows how workers are negotiating for a say in the ways artificial intelligence is used in their workplaces.
Iran’s President Arrives in U.S. for U.N. Meeting Against the Backdrop of War
President Masoud Pezeshkian had combative words for the United States before he departed Iran to attend the annual meeting of the U.N. General Assembly.
Ayesha Omar calls for greater mental health support after Peshawar grave desecration case
Actor urges schools, colleges and workplaces to make psychological support more accessible Actor Ayesha Omar has called for greater access to mental health support in Pakistan following reports of a 19-year-old man being arrested in Peshawar for allegedly exhuming and desecrating the bodies of deceased girls. In an Instagram Story, Omar shared a report about … Read more
Mbappe calls Zidane era ‘like a film’
France star embraces new chapter under his former Real Madrid mentor as Zidane takes charge of Les Bleus. MADRID: Kylian Mbappe said on Monday playing under new France coach Zinedine Zidane, 15 years after the French football icons first met, is like “something from a film”. Former Real Madrid boss Zidane will take charge of … Read more
China says opposes ‘illegal unilateral sanctions’ as US pressures Iran with secondary sanctions
Says they lack a basis in international law and are not authorised by the UN Security Council Beijing has repeatedly opposed US sanctions on Iran and what it calls Washington’s “long-arm jurisdiction.”said Foreign Ministry spokesman Guo Jiakun . PHOTO: Chinese Embassy X China on Tuesday said it was against “illegal unilateral sanctions” as Washington moves … Read more