China is expected to set its fiscal deficit ratio at around 4 per cent of gross domestic product in 2026, analysts said, adding the affirmation of a more prominent role for fiscal policy at this week’s central economic work conference indicates a selective approach to increasing government expenditures. In a statement issued after the annual…
Dec 14, 2025, 07:45 AM ET The Detroit Tigers have agreed to a one-year contract with veteran closer Kenley Jansen, sources told ESPN’s Jeff Passan. The deal, which is pending a physical, also includes a club option for 2027, a source told Passan. Jansen, 38, is Major League Baseball’s active saves leader with 476 saves…
Chinese autonomous-driving technology firm Pony.ai is betting on an “asset-light” strategy and newer generations of low-cost driverless cars to drive growth for its robotaxi operation as the company expects to break even by 2030. Under the asset-light model, Pony.ai would team up with third-party companies – such as taxi operators or ride-hailing platforms – that…
Twelve people have been killed and at least 11 others, including two police officers, injured in a shooting at Bondi Beach on Sunday. Footage captured by an eyewitness shows a man grappling with an alleged gunman, before wrestling the weapon off him. In a press conference, the New South Wales Police Premier Chris Minns said…
A revamp of train timetables has come into effect across the country, involving some of the most significant changes for more than seven years. Rail operators are promising more services across the network and faster journeys on some routes as a result of the changes, with the East Coast Main Line to benefit the most….
Helen DrewPolitics London BBC Solomon Smith founded the charity after witnessing poverty among his peers As Christmas approaches, Brixton Soup Kitchen is busier than ever. Set up more than a decade ago to feed homeless people, the charity now serves anyone who cannot afford to eat. Solomon Smith said he founded the charity with money…
Iran said it seized a foreign oil tanker in the Gulf of Oman it suspects of carrying smuggled fuel, the semi-official Fars news agency reported on Saturday, citing the chief justice of the southern Hormozgan Province. Mojtaba Ghahremani said 18 crew members have been detained and the vessel was carrying about 6 million litres of…
Josh O’Connor cleared up rumors about him potentially starring in a live-action Ratatouille on Saturday Night Live — which is a project he claims he does not want to star in. The actor began his monologue by listing his credits, which include The Crown, Challengers and Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery. O’Connor…
Underwater drones being tested by China could be used to blockade the Panama Canal or even the US west coast, an American defence publication has claimed. The drones, referred to as XXLUUVs (Extra-Extra-Large Unmanned Underwater Vehicles), are highly classified and little is known for certain about them. However, some clues have been gleaned from satellite…
Jessica Murphyand Ottilie Mitchell Watch: Police release CCTV of Brown University shooting suspect A manhunt is under way after two students were killed and nine other people were injured in a mass shooting at Brown University in Providence, Rhode Island. The gunman opened fire in a classroom at around 16:00 local time (21:00 GMT) on…
