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A screen shows news footage of the bilateral meeting between Chinese President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in South Korea’s Busan, at a restaurant in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, China October 30, 2025. Tingshu Wang | ReutersMany people in China cheered the meeting Thursday between President Xi Jinping and U.S. President Donald Trump, after months of escalating bilateral tensions.Every time the two leaders meet, it helps ease tensions and creates a “positive atmosphere,” Alex Hongcai Xu, chair of Beijing Honglve Consulting, said in Mandarin, translated by CNBC. “This atmosphere…

NEW YORK (AP) — A Senate hearing for President Donald Trump’s surgeon general pick, Dr. Casey Means, has been postponed because she went into labor, a spokesperson for the Senate health committee said Thursday.The news came just hours before the 38-year-old Means, who has been pregnant with her first child, was set to appear virtually with the committee for her confirmation hearing. It was not immediately clear when the hearing would be rescheduled.“Everyone’s happy for Dr. Means and her family,” said Emily Hilliard, deputy press secretary for the Health and Human Services Department. “This is one of the few times…

WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — Don’t be fooled by the fog machine, spooky lights and fake bats: the robotics lab at Worcester Polytechnic Institute lab isn’t hosting a Halloween party.Instead, it’s a testing ground for tiny drones that can be deployed in search and rescue missions even in dark, smoky or stormy conditions. Colin Balfour, a sophomore studying robotics engineering, flies a small drone at a simulated night flight at a laboratory at the Worcester Polytechnic Institute, Monday, Oct. 20, 2025, in Worcester, Mass. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa) Colin Balfour, a sophomore studying robotics engineering, flies a small drone at a simulated…

Oct 30, 2025, 03:59 AM ETArne Slot insisted his Liverpool team selection in the Carabao Cup defeat was about protecting key players, like Alexander Isak, from injury.Liverpool’s bad run of form extended to a sixth defeat in seven games when Crystal Palace ran out 3-0 winners at Anfield on Wednesday.Slot rotated his starting XI with 10 changes from their most recent Premier League match against Brentford. Mohamed Salah and Virgil van Dijk were notably absent from the squad.”Everybody can have [an] opinion about it, but with the squad we have — maybe 15, 16 first-team players available — this is…

The Google corporate office at The Hub building in Warsaw, Poland on Sept. 16th, 2025. Beata Zawrze | Nurphoto | Getty Images The news cycle barely stopped to breathe today.First, Trump meets Xi.U.S. President Donald Trump met Chinese leader Xi Jinping in South Korea on Thursday, during which he struck a 1-year rare earths agreement with China and lowered fentanyl-related tariffs on Beijing to 10% from 20%, effective immediately.China, in return, will resume buying soybeans and other agricultural products from America, Trump added.Second, interest rates.The U.S. Federal Reserve lowered rates by 25 basis points, as expected by traders. But Chair…

Arsenal boss Mikel Arteta says 15-year-old Max Dowman feels ready to start in the Premier League and Champions League after he made history in the 2-0 victory over Brighton in the Carabao Cup fourth-round. The teenager, already the second-youngest player in the Premier League and Arsenal’s history, became the north London club’s youngest-ever starter at 15 years and 302 days at the Emirates, surpassing Jack Porter’s record set at the same stage of the Carabao Cup last season. Dowman, who started training with Arsenal’s first-team aged 14, put in an impressive performance, attempting nine dribbles and completing five of them…

The Shell gas station logo is displayed on February 13, 2025 in Austin, Texas.Brandon Bell | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesBritish oil major Shell on Thursday reported stronger-than-expected third-quarter profit, citing robust operational performance and higher trading contributions.Shell posted adjusted earnings of $5.4 billion for the quarter, beating analyst expectations of $5.05 billion, according to an LSEG-compiled consensus. A separate, company-provided analyst forecast had put Shell’s expected third-quarter profit at $5.09 billion.The London-headquartered firm reported adjusted earnings of $6 billion over the same period last year and $4.26 billion for this year’s April-June period.”Shell delivered another strong set of…

LONDON — European stocks were lower on Thursday, despite the latest figures showing the bloc’s economy grew more than expected and the European Central Bank’s decision to hold interest rates.The pan-European Stoxx 600 shed over 0.5% by 1:21 p.m. in London (9:15 a.m. ET), with most major bourses and sectors in the red.The U.K.’s FTSE 100 index was over 0.4% lower, France’s CAC 40 was down 0.9% and Italy’s FTSE MIB traded around 0.8% lower. Germany’s DAX was last seen down almost 0.3%.Stock Chart IconStock chart iconA graph showing updates from the Stoxx 600 index.It’s another busy day for earnings…

BUSAN, SOUTH KOREA – OCTOBER 30: U.S. President Donald Trump (R) speaks with Chinese President Xi Jinping during a bilateral meeting at Gimhae Air Base on October 30, 2025 in Busan, South Korea. Andrew Harnik | Getty Images News President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping emerged from a high-stakes meeting touting agreements on tariffs and export controls that amount to a tangible de-escalation of the contentious trade war between the two superpowers.But many details about what was achieved remain unclear, while other key sticking points in the U.S.-China trade relationship appear not to have come up at all.…

SEOUL, SOUTH KOREA – MARCH 7: NewJeans attends the first court hearing for ADOR lawsuit at Seoul Central District Court in Seocho-gu on March 7, 2025 in Seoul, South Korea. (Photo by The Chosunilbo JNS/Imazins via Getty Images)The Chosunilbo Jns | Imazins | Getty ImagesSouth Korea’s largest K-pop agency Hybe added about $644 million in market value Thursday after a court reportedly ruled that girl group NewJeans’ contract with its sublabel ADOR remains valid.Hybe shares gained as much as 7.12%, boosting its market capitalization by roughly 915 billion won ($644 million).The court ruling means that NewJeans are still contractually bound…