Novo Disputes Hims' Wegovy Copycat Drug
Hims & Hers stock fell 8% recently. The stock hit a 12-month low. Novo Nordisk said Hims' $49 Wegovy copycat was illegal. Wegovy is a weight loss med...
Bomb Kills Dozens at Mosque in Pakistan
A bomb exploded at a Shiite Muslim mosque in Islamabad, Pakistan. The blast happened during Friday prayers. The mosque is in the Tarlai area on the c...
EU Says TikTok Design Makes Users Addicted
European Union regulators found TikTok's design harms users. The app has infinite scroll, which means the page keeps loading more content without stop...
Toyota Finance Chief Becomes New CEO
Koji Sato is stepping down as Toyota's chief executive. Kenta Kon will replace him as the new CEO. Kon was Toyota's finance chief before this move. T...
Bad Bunny Wins Grammy, Set for Super Bowl
Bad Bunny won the Grammy Award for Album of the Year. The singer from Puerto Rico will perform at the Super Bowl on Sunday, February 9. He will be th...
UK House Prices Hit £300,000 in January
UK house prices reached £300,000 for the first time in January. This is the average price for all UK homes. Prices rose 0.7% in January. This was the...
Ukraine Blocks Russian Starlink Access
Ukraine asked Starlink to block Russian troops. Starlink turned off thousands of internet terminals. Russian soldiers lost internet access on battlef...
Venezuela Votes on Amnesty for Opposition
Venezuela's National Assembly approved an amnesty bill in a first vote. Acting President Delcy Rodríguez proposed the bill to lawmakers. The bill wou...
Amazon Plans Big Spending on AI
Amazon reported strong sales this week. The company plans to spend $200 billion this year. This covers AI work. It also covers satellites. The $200 ...
France Beats Ireland 36-14 in Rugby
France defeated Ireland 36-14 in their Six Nations opener. The match took place at the Stade de France in Paris on a rain-soaked night. France scored...
Trump Now Backs Chagos Islands Deal
US President Trump now supports giving the Chagos Islands to Mauritius. Recently Trump suggested he might withdraw his support. He had criticized the...
Bitcoin Price Falls Below $65,000
Bitcoin's price has fallen below $65,000. This is down almost 50% in 4 months. Bitcoin reached $126,000 last year. Bitcoin is now worth what it was i...
Toronto Police Officers Arrested Over Crime Links
At least eight Toronto police officers were arrested recently. Some still work for Toronto Police. Others are retired from the force. The arrests fol...
Tech Stocks Fall for Third Day
US stocks dropped on Thursday as tech shares fell sharply. Alphabet shares fell 5%. The company said it would hugely increase AI spending in 2026. A ...
US Job Losses Highest in 17 Years
The United States lost 108,000 jobs in January 2026. This was the worst January since 2009. The job market is showing signs of weakness. Companies ar...
Ukraine Reports 55,000 Military Casualties
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced over 55,000 military casualties. Casualties means soldiers killed and wounded in the war with Russia...
UK Boat Disaster Deaths Were Avoidable
At least 30 people died in the Channel between the UK and France. This was the UK's worst small boat disaster. Sir Ross Cranston investigated the dea...
UK Leader Apologizes for Ambassador Pick
Prime Minister Keir Starmer picked Peter Mandelson as US ambassador. Mandelson had a close friendship with Jeffrey Epstein. Starmer said he believed ...
36 UK Babies Sick From Bad Formula
Thirty-six babies in the United Kingdom became ill from unsafe baby formula. The UK Health Agency reported thirty-six cases of poisoning. Baby formul...
Pandora Switches from Silver to Platinum
Pandora is the world's largest jewelry maker by volume. The company makes charm bracelets and other jewelry. Silver prices have become very unstable ...
Syngenta Revives Hong Kong IPO Plans
Syngenta is a Chinese-owned company. It plans to sell shares in Hong Kong. This is called an IPO, or initial public offering. When a company does thi...
Ukraine and Russia Hold Peace Talks
Ukrainian and Russian officials held talks in Abu Dhabi, UAE. The United States helped lead these peace talks. Both sides called the first day produc...
Google Reports Record Profits and AI Plans
Google's parent company Alphabet beat investor expectations on Wednesday. The company reported $34.5 billion in profit for the quarter. Revenue jumpe...
Nike Faces Diversity Investigation
A US job fairness agency is checking Nike. The agency is the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission. Nike faces claims about its diversity goals. Th...
US and Iran Plan Nuclear Talks in Oman
Iran and the US will hold nuclear talks on Friday. The talks will happen in Oman. Not in Turkey. The US initially rejected moving the talks. Arab st...
US-Russia Nuclear Deal Set to Expire
The New START treaty between Russia and the United States is about to expire. This is the last nuclear deal between the two countries. The treaty lim...
Trump Warns Iran Leader, Oil Prices Jump
President Trump said Iran's supreme leader should be very worried. Trump gave an interview to Tom Llamas. They discussed Iran tensions. Trump was ask...
Man Sentenced to Life for Trump Attack
Ryan Routh attempted to kill Donald Trump in 2024. The attack happened at Trump's golf course near West Palm Beach, Florida. Routh is 59 years old. A...
US Removes 700 Officers From Minnesota
Tom Homan leads border security for the Trump administration. The Trump administration will withdraw 700 federal officers from Minnesota. About 25% o...
Nigeria Attacks Kill Over 160 People
Armed militants attacked villages in western Kwara state in Nigeria. Two villages named Woro and Nuku were targeted. Armed men gathered residents tog...
Gaza Airstrikes Kill 21. Israel Charges 12 for Smuggling.
Israeli airstrikes killed at least 21 Palestinians in Gaza. The dead included 6 children and 7 women. One Israeli soldier was critically wounded by P...
Trump Calls China's Leader Xi Jinping
US President Trump spoke with Chinese President Xi Jinping on Wednesday. They discussed Ukraine and trade between the two countries. Xi had recently ...
Santander to Spend $12 Billion on US Bank
Ana Botin runs Banco Santander, a Spanish bank. On Tuesday, she announced a $12 billion US bank deal. This deal fits her goal to make Santander a top...
Russia Continues Attacks on Ukraine Power Plants
Russia has renewed attacks on power plants in Ukraine. Moscow's forces launched a massive attack earlier this week. The attacks continued overnight. ...
Major Companies Report Strong Profits
UBS reported fourth quarter earnings on Wednesday. The bank made $1.2 billion profit. This beat what experts expected. UBS plans to buy back $3 billi...
Super Bowl Ads Cost Millions of Dollars
Super Bowl ads cost millions of dollars every year. Brands now use cheaper streaming ads instead of traditional ads. Photographer John Biever was 15 ...
Eurozone Inflation Falls Below Target
Eurozone inflation dropped to 1.7% in January. This is below the European Central Bank's 2% target. The European Central Bank meets on Thursday. Lead...
Tech Stocks Fall, Value Stocks Rise Instead
US technology stocks fell for three months. Value stocks rose while tech stocks fell. Wall Street experts expect more money to move from tech to valu...
Seif al-Islam Gaddafi Killed in Libya
Seif al-Islam Gaddafi was shot dead on Tuesday in Zintan, Libya. He was the son of Libya's late dictator Muammar Gaddafi. Gunmen shot him dead in his...
Winter Olympics Coming to Italy in 2026
The Winter Olympics are coming to northern Italy in 2026. Athletes will march in Milan and several other cities. The games will last about 17 days. H...
TV Host's Mother Missing in Arizona
Savannah Guthrie hosts a show on National Broadcasting Company. She stopped covering the Winter Games in Italy. Her mother Nancy Guthrie is 84 years ...
Europe Moves to Ban Kids' Phones and Social Media
The United Kingdom and Spain are taking steps to protect young people online. The House of Lords in the United Kingdom backed a ban on phones in schoo...
Federal Reserve Governor Steps Down from Economic Post
Stephen Miran stepped down as chair of the Council of Economic Advisers. He remains a Federal Reserve governor. He promised the Senate he would leave...
Democrats Hold Hearing on ICE Agent Shootings
Renee Good was a 37-year-old American citizen. An ICE agent shot and killed her. Three other US citizens were also shot. Federal agents detained thes...
Senator McConnell Admitted to Hospital with Flu Symptoms
Senator Mitch McConnell was admitted to hospital Monday night with flu-like symptoms, his office said. McConnell is 83 years old. He is a Republican ...
Migrant Boat Hits Greek Coast Guard Vessel
A speedboat with migrants hit a Greek coast guard vessel. At least 15 people died in the crash. A Greek patrol boat spotted the migrant boat first. I...
US Shutdown: House Votes to End Brief Closure
The US government partially shut down on Saturday morning. Congress did not pass a six-bill package to fund it. House Republicans voted on Tuesday to...
Iran Gunboats Challenge US Tanker
Iranian gunboats tried to stop a US oil tanker on Tuesday. The tanker was in the Strait of Hormuz. A US Navy ship responded and stopped the attempt. ...
Trump Wants Republicans to Control Elections
Donald Trump spoke on a podcast released on Monday. He said Republicans should nationalize elections. Trump wants this to happen in 15 states. He cla...
Russia Strikes Ukraine in Freezing Cold
Russia launched major drone and missile strikes on Ukraine during very cold winter weather. Hundreds of thousands lost heat and power. Ukrainian engi...