A new foreign minister? Heading into this NPC, there has been a lot of speculation about China’s next foreign minister. The country has been without one since Qin Gang was abruptly fired last year, setting off a wave of rumors about a man once regarded as part of Xi’s inner circle. Currently, Wang Yi holds…
India is “easily” the fastest-growing economy in the world, IMF executive director Krishnamurthy Subramanian said, as the country’s third-quarter GDP growth blew past analysts’ estimates. At 8.4%, India’s economy expanded at its fastest pace in six quarters, data showed late on Thursday, on strong private consumption and upbeat manufacturing and construction activity. Reuters estimates had pegged growth…
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico — Activists want stricter regulations of short-term rentals in Puerto Rico as the U.S. territory sees a growing number of displaced renters and a spike in housing costs, the Hispanic Federation said in a report Wednesday. The number of units operating as short-term rentals in Puerto Rico jumped to more than…
Ballistic missiles fired by Iran caused explosions near the U.S. consulate and a U.S. military facility after a missile struck Erbil in northern Iraq, officials said Monday. No casualties or damage have been reported and National Security Council spokesperson Adrienne Watson said no U.S. personnel or facilities were targeted. Kurdish officials said four people were…
Rebel Wilson candidly shared that she re-gained some of the weight she lost recently and opened up about the conflicting emotions she’s experiencing as a result. “Working really hard has meant that, coz of all the stress, I’ve gained 14kg’s (30 pounds),” she captioned an Instagram posted Jan. 15. “It makes me feel bad about…
The 2023 Emmy Awards are almost here. No, that’s not a typo. The celebration of television that airs live Monday night was delayed four months by the Hollywood strikes, which shut down the industry and forced award show producers to shuffle their calendars. But the strikes are in the rearview mirror, and the organizers of…
On Monday evening, Iowa Republicans will head to schools and community centers to participate in their first-in-the-nation caucuses — the initial step in the GOP’s monthslong presidential nominating process. The events will take place across 1,657 precincts in the state’s 99 counties. Follow live results from the 2024 Iowa caucuses Here’s a quick rundown of…
DES MOINES, Iowa — The first votes of the 2024 presidential campaign will land Monday night on the frozen tundra of Iowa, where Republicans — along with independents and Democrats who choose to switch parties — will participate in the state’s caucuses. The final NBC News/Des Moines Register/Mediacom Iowa poll, released Saturday, found that former…
Republican presidential candidates have crisscrossed Iowa leading up to Monday’s caucuses — but they’ve focused their time and energy on different parts of the state. Former U.N. Ambassador Nikki Haley has spent the bulk of her time in Des Moines and the cities in eastern Iowa. Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis has made a number of…
A half-dozen people in Missouri who were reported missing in August are believed to have been lured into a cult led by a convicted child molester, police said. The cult is led by Rashad Jamal, who is serving an 18-year prison sentence in Georgia after he was convicted in August of one count of child…
