At least 23 people died after a fire at a nightclub in India’s Goa state, the chief minister of the state said on Sunday as videos on social media showed ambulances lining up to help the injured.
China says Japanese aircraft were disrupting Chinese drills Most serious China-Japan military confrontations in years Radar illuminations considered a threatening act Australian minister ‘deeply concerned’ about China’s action China-Japan relations soured over Japan PM’s Taiwan comments TOKYO, Dec 7 (Reuters) – Japan said on Sunday that Chinese fighter jets had aimed their radar at Japanese … Read more
How did this book make its way to you? I was driving through New Mexico to the Telluride Film Festival, and that’s when Amblin [Steven Spielberg’s production company] called me about this project. The reception was in and out, and they were saying that it’s about Shakespeare’s wife and the death of their son. I … Read more
EXCLUSIVE: Saudi romantic comedy A Matter Of Life And Death world premieres at the Red Sea Film Festival this coming week, and Deadline can reveal the first teaser. Local stars Yaqoub Alfarhan (Scales, Norah) and Sarah Taibah (Mandoob) play an unlikely couple whose love blossoms against the odds in the Jeddah-set feature, one of the … Read more
COTONOU, Benin (AP) — The coup that was announced in Benin on Sunday has been “foiled,” the interior minister said in a video on Facebook. “In the early morning of Sunday, December 7, 2025, a small group of soldiers launched a mutiny with the aim of destabilizing the state and its institutions,” Alassane Seidou said. … Read more
On my first visit to the original Babbo—God, it must have been twenty years ago—I remember being stunned at my first bite of the beef-cheek ravioli. (“Of all the pasta dishes—indeed, of all the dishes—on the menu, this is probably the one most associated with Babbo,” Batali writes of the recipe, in “The Babbo Cookbook,” … Read more
The book’s title refers to a scene in Almost Famous, Crowe’s semi-autobiographical masterpiece inspired by this period. His onscreen avatar is being consoled over the phone by rock critic Lester Bangs, a real-life mentor of Crowe’s played in the film by Philip Seymour Hoffman: “The only true currency in this bankrupt world is what you … Read more
French banking heavyweight BPCE is preparing to introduce crypto trading to millions of its retail customers, making it one of the first major traditional European banks to offer digital assets. According to a report from The Big Whale, the group will allow users to buy and sell Bitcoin (BTC), Ether (ETH), Solana (SOL) and USDC … Read more
Balaji Srinivasan, former chief technology officer of Coinbase, the cryptocurrency exchange, turns to address the hundreds of tech workers and investors filling a darkened arena in Singapore — all there to learn how to build empires. “I think it’s fair to say,” he pronounces from the stage, palms outstretched, “in 2025, we have a movement.” … Read more
Stay informed with free updates Simply sign up to the Chinese trade myFT Digest — delivered directly to your inbox. Chinese exports to south-east Asia are growing at almost twice the rate of the past four years, as Donald Trump’s trade war pushes Beijing to tighten trade links with its neighbours. Chinese exports to the … Read more