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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesTop economic officials from the U.S. and China kickstarted talks in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday to avert an escalation of their trade war and ensure that a meeting happens next week between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. The talks on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit will chart a path forward after Trump threatened new 100%…

YAOUNDE, Cameroon (AP) — Two Cameroon opposition leaders have been arrested, their parties said, as protests rattled the country over the presidential election results that were expected on Monday.Among those arrested late Friday in the economic hub of Douala were Anicet Ekane and Djeukam Tchameni, two top figures in the Union for Change political platform that endorsed candidate Issa Tchiroma Bakary and his claim to have defeated President Paul Biya in the Oct. 12 election.The African Movement for New Independence and Democracy (MANIDEM) party said its treasurer and other members were also “kidnapped” by local security forces. It said the…

Oct 25, 2025, 04:00 AM ETOn Sunday, the Santiago Bernabéu will host the first Clásico of the season with the LaLiga lead at stake.Real Madrid are two points above Barcelona and eager for revenge after a season in which Los Blancos suffered four defeats against their eternal rivals. But Hansi Flick’s team come into the game with a plague of injuries that particularly affect the forward line.Flick was hoping to have Raphinha back, however the Brazilian winger will ultimately miss the game, as will Dani Olmo, Robert Lewandowski, Gavi, Joan García and Marc-André ter Stegen. So who would make a…

 KUWAIT: Minister of Health Dr. Ahmad Al-Awadhi on Friday affirmed particular concern for boosting inclusive medical prevention and educational programs at the local level. The minister was speaking at the inaugural session of the Second Kuwait Dental Implants and Periodontics Symposium, organized by Kuwait Dental Association, grouping elite Kuwaiti and non-Kuwaiti doctors and specialists. Treating mouth and gum diseases is not a cosmetic issue; rather a condition linked to other diseases such as diabetes, cardiac illnesses, health of the heart and arteries, the minister said, alluding to state-of-art inventions in treating such conditions with employment of digital printing and 3-d…

BEIJING:  Kuwait’s Ambassador to the People’s Republic of China Jassem Al-Najem stressed the country’s commitment to accelerating moving to clean energy and strengthening international collaboration in sustainable energy. This came in a speech delivered by Al-Najem while partaking in International Forum on Energy Transition in Suzhou organized by China’s national energy authority, Kuwait’s embassy said in a statement received by KUNA.Kuwait seeks to make strategic balance between maintaining security and stability of energy supply, and involving effectively in international cooperation system of clean energy, he stated.He pointed that Kuwait Vision 2035 constitutes the national framework of economic transition and energy…

 GENEVA: Kuwait’s Permanent Representative to the UN and Other International Organizations in Geneva Ambassador Nasser Al-Hayen reaffirmed Friday kuwait’s firm commitment to the principles and objectives of the UN Charter as well as its continued support for efforts to promote global peace security development and human rights.Speaking to the Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) on the occasion of United Nations Day to mark its 80th anniversary under the theme “We Build Our Future Together”, Ambassador Al-Hayen said that under the leadership of His Highness the Amir Sheikh Meshal Al-Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah and His Highness the Crown Prince Sheikh Sabah Khaled Al-Hamad…

Carles Reina, GTM manager at Eleven Labs, shared why he invested in AI company.Eleven LabsThe angel investor who backed a billion-dollar AI startup when it was still in its infancy said he decided to invest in the company after just 30 minutes of meeting one of its founders.Carles Reina first decided to invest in AI voice startup Eleven Labs in 2022, when he was a venture partner at pre-seed fund Concept Ventures.Co-founded in 2022 by Mati Staniszewski and Piotr Dąbkowski, Eleven Labs specializes in advanced text-to-speech and voice cloning technology. In its January Series C funding round earlier this year, the…

Jeff CarlisleOct 24, 2025, 09:42 PM ETCloseJeff Carlisle covers MLS and the U.S. national team for ESPN FC.The annual January camp for the U.S. men’s national team will not be held this winter, according to U.S. Soccer vice president Oguchi Onyewu. The camp will now be held every December starting in 2026.The January camp has long been a mainstay of the USMNT program, and while players based abroad were often not able to participate, it was of particular importance to MLS players looking to break into the national team. Its first incarnation took place in 1997 following MLS’s inaugural campaign…

ABIDJAN, Ivory Coast (AP) — Ivory Coast is voting to elect a new leader Saturday as longtime President Alassane Ouattara seeks a fourth term.Voting is expected to open at 0800 GMT and close by 1800 GMT, with 8.7 million people registered to vote. Turnout has only been slightly above 50% in the last two elections. Vote counting is expected to begin immediately after the polls close.The election is the latest example of aging men continuing to hold power in Africa, which boasts the youngest population in the world. Cameroon’s Paul Biya, 92, Uganda’s Yoweri Museveni, 81, and Equatorial Guinea’s Teodoro…

BOGOTÁ, Colombia (AP) — At age 72, Rosalba Casas finally celebrated her 15th birthday on Friday, donning a flowing pink dress and a tiara for the quinceañera she dreamed of as a teenager.“This is the happiest day because I’m celebrating my 15th birthday,” Casas said, adding that she’d stayed up all night thinking about the big day.It was the first time she wore professional makeup or a formal gown, or rode in a limousine, where she joined 28 other older women chosen by the Sueños Hechos (Dreams Come True) Foundation for belated birthday celebrations.Quinceañeras are a time-honored tradition in Latin…