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Inauguration Day, Trump-style: What will happen?

Inauguration Day, Trump-style: What will happen?

Every four years America's president is sworn in on Inauguration Day, whether newly elected or returning to office, in a long-established ceremony and pageantry shaped by the incoming leader's personal flourishes.
Ash and other dangers mean LA area residents who fled fires a week ago won't be going home soon

Ash and other dangers mean LA area residents who fled fires a week ago won't be going home soon

Israel accuses Hamas of backtracking on fragile ceasefire deal

Israel accuses Hamas of backtracking on fragile ceasefire deal

Nintendo rumor mill in overdrive over new Switch

Nintendo rumor mill in overdrive over new Switch

Speculation over Nintendo's new console, a successor to the wildly popular Switch, reached a fever pitch Thursday with specialist media predicting an imminent announcement from the Japanese gaming giant.
January 16, 2025 | 03:17 pm GMT+7
Britain's Princess of Wales says her cancer is in remission

Britain's Princess of Wales says her cancer is in remission

The Princess of Wales said Tuesday that her cancer is in remission after she spent the day supporting other cancer patients at the hospital where she received treatment.
January 15, 2025 | 05:11 pm GMT+7
South Korean President Yoon arrested over failed martial law bid

South Korean President Yoon arrested over failed martial law bid

Impeached South Korean leader Yoon Suk Yeol was arrested on Wednesday over his failed martial law bid, ending a weeks-long standoff with authorities and becoming the first president to be detained in the nation's history.
January 15, 2025 | 11:27 am GMT+7
South Korea plans to overhaul airport structures after fatal Jeju Air crash

South Korea plans to overhaul airport structures after fatal Jeju Air crash

South Korea said it planned to improve the structures housing the antennas that guide landings at its airports this year after December's fatal crash of a Jeju Air plane, which skidded off the runway and burst into flames after hitting such a structure.
January 14, 2025 | 09:30 am GMT+7
6.8-magnitude quake strikes Japan, prompts tsunami alert

6.8-magnitude quake strikes Japan, prompts tsunami alert

A 6.8-magnitude earthquake struck south-western Japan late on Jan 13, causing two small tsunamis in the area, but no damage was reported.
January 14, 2025 | 09:30 am GMT+7
'Den of Thieves 2' opens at No. 1 as 'Better Man' flops

'Den of Thieves 2' opens at No. 1 as 'Better Man' flops

On a quiet weekend in movie theaters, while much of Hollywood’s attention was on the wildfires that continue to rage in Los Angeles, Lionsgate’s “Den of Thieves 2: Pantera” debuted atop the box office with $15.5 million, according to studio estimates Sunday.
January 13, 2025 | 04:22 pm GMT+7
24 dead as fire crews try to corral Los Angeles blazes before winds return this week

24 dead as fire crews try to corral Los Angeles blazes before winds return this week

Firefighters scrambled Sunday to make further progress against wildfires that have destroyed thousands of homes and killed 24 people in the Los Angeles area as forecasters again warned of dangerous weather with the return of strong winds this week. At least 16 people were missing, and authorities said that number was expected to rise.
January 13, 2025 | 04:21 pm GMT+7
Thai tycoon's family claims $2.7B from Leonardo over fatal Leicester City crash

Thai tycoon's family claims $2.7B from Leonardo over fatal Leicester City crash

The family of Thai businessman Vichai Srivaddhanaprabha, who died when his helicopter crashed in 2018, said on Friday it had made a 2.15 billion pound ($2.65 billion) legal claim against Italian defense company Leonardo in a London court.
January 12, 2025 | 07:51 am GMT+7
Jeju Air 'black box' data missing from last 4 minutes before crash, South Korea ministry says

Jeju Air 'black box' data missing from last 4 minutes before crash, South Korea ministry says

The flight data and cockpit voice recorders on the Jeju Air jet that crashed on Dec. 29 stopped recording about four minutes before the airliner hit a concrete structure at South Korea's Muan airport, the transport ministry said on Saturday.
January 12, 2025 | 07:47 am GMT+7
Germany reports foot-and-mouth disease in water buffalo

Germany reports foot-and-mouth disease in water buffalo

Germany on Friday registered three cases of foot-and-mouth disease in water buffalo on a farm near Berlin, the country's first reported cases of the livestock disease since 1988.
January 11, 2025 | 12:25 pm GMT+7
Delta earnings top estimates on strong demand

Delta earnings top estimates on strong demand

Delta Air Lines posted better-than-expected earnings Friday for the fourth quarter of 2024, citing strong demand for travel that it expects will carry on into the new year.
January 11, 2025 | 12:24 pm GMT+7
New LA-area fire prompts more evacuations as officials say over 10,000 structures have burned

New LA-area fire prompts more evacuations as officials say over 10,000 structures have burned

A new fire prompted evacuations Thursday in and around Los Angeles even as firefighters aided by calmer winds saw the first signs of successfully beating back the region’s deadly and devastating wildfires, while the enormity of the devastation started to emerge.
January 10, 2025 | 03:15 pm GMT+7
2024 was the first year above 1.5C of global warming, scientists say

2024 was the first year above 1.5C of global warming, scientists say

The world just experienced the first full year in which global temperatures exceeded 1.5C above pre-industrial times, scientists said on Friday.
January 10, 2025 | 03:05 pm GMT+7
CES tech looks to help world's aging population

CES tech looks to help world's aging population

From an adorable robot puppy that soothes dementia patients to an in-toilet gadget for testing urine, tech at CES caters to seniors around the world.
January 9, 2025 | 11:55 am GMT+7
Los Angeles wildfire economic loss estimates top $50B

Los Angeles wildfire economic loss estimates top $50B

U.S. private forecaster AccuWeather said on Wednesday that the estimated damage and economic loss from the California wildfire, already one of the worst in history, is over US$50 billion at a preliminary level.
January 9, 2025 | 11:55 am GMT+7
South Korea rival parties form plane crash task force

South Korea rival parties form plane crash task force

South Korea's rival parties agreed Tuesday to form a joint task force to probe the recent Jeju Air plane crash that left 179 people dead, as the transport minister offered to resign over the tragedy.
January 8, 2025 | 02:45 pm GMT+7
Microsoft announces $3 bn AI investment in India

Microsoft announces $3 bn AI investment in India

Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella on Tuesday said the company plans to invest $3 billion in India on artificial intelligence (AI) and cloud infrastructure over the next two years.
January 8, 2025 | 02:45 pm GMT+7
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