The U.K. has named a career diplomat to serve as the country’s new ambassador to North Korea, the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) said Monday, though he is not expected to initially reside in Pyongyang. Simon Wood, a career diplomat with nearly three decades of experience, will assume the post later this month, London...
The Stats don’t lie: after age 65, most people will struggle to focus visually on close-up objects. You might have seen this among your friends and relatives or even experienced it yourself, holding books, magazines, or your phone farther away from your face to try to bring words and pictures into focus. Many of those...
The 2025 Ryder Cup will tee off Friday with the first match of the day going off at 7:10 a.m. The parings for the first four matches will be announced Thursday afternoon by the two captains, Keegan Bradley (Team USA) and Luke Donald (Team Europe). With the U.S. looking to regain the Ryder Cup in...
Last night I found an incredible archive interview with Jeffrey Epstein, conducted by the New York Times on the eve of his surrendering himself to his 2008 prison sentence. “He said he has taken steps to make sure the same thing never happens again,” the NYT relates. (Spoiler: it happened again.) “For starters, Mr Epstein...
Translated by Nazia BIBI KEENOO Published September 26, 2025 After days of leaden skies and heavy rain, the sun finally returned on Wednesday, September 25, casting a warm glow over Milan Fashion Week. The change in weather provided a fitting backdrop for Hogan’s “Summer in the City” collection, revealed inside the brand’s showroom, which was...
Bill ConnellySep 25, 2025, 11:29 AM ET Close Bill Connelly is a writer for ESPN. He covers college football, soccer and tennis. He has been at ESPN since 2019. With big spending and expectations comes angst. You make a marquee move, but fall behind your biggest rival. You’re used to winning every title, but the...
Bowser, who was in charge of sales and marketing before taking over the top job at NoA, was in the role for six years and oversaw a dramatic expansion for Nintendo, which included forays into theme parks and feature films, as well as the recent launch of the Nintendo Switch 2. “One of my earliest...
UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer on Friday announced plans to introduce free digital ID for both nationals and those living in the country in a bid to curb illegal migration. The government said the drive will also make it simpler to apply for services like driving licences, childcare and welfare, while streamlining access to tax...
Boris Akunin is one of Russia’s most popular authors. Erast Fandorin, his series of historical detective novels, has been adapted into feature films and TV miniseries. But he is also an enemy of the state, having been branded a “foreign agent” by the Russian authorities last year. Akunin, whose real name is Grigory Chkhartishvili, has...
North Korea has already secured the nuclear capabilities necessary for regime survival but remains militarily inferior to the South, ROK President Lee Jae-myung said Thursday, stressing that the peninsula’s security situation should no longer scare off investors. Speaking at the New York Stock Exchange’s “Korea Investment Summit,” Lee pledged to create a positive environment for...