Armed groups join forces in Ethiopia in biggest threat yet to embattled Prime Minister

Armed groups fighting Ethiopia's central government are swelling in numbers as they advance on the capital Addis Ababa, posing the biggest threat to embattled Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed's rule since a bloody year-long conflict began in the country's northern Tigray region a year ago.


The Peloton movement may be over. Shares plunge

Peloton investors are going to have to take a meditation class (or several) after its latest earnings report that sent its shares plunging by about a third.


Macron's ex-bodyguard handed jail sentence over May Day assaults

A former security adviser to French President Emmanuel Macron was sentenced on Friday to three years in jail, two of them suspended, over charges including roughing up May Day protesters in 2018, media reported.


Joe Biden and the American economy just got a double dose of good news

Friday gave Joe Biden something smile about, for a change: a flurry of good news for the US economy.


World food prices are up 30% in a year

World food prices have surged to the highest level in more than a decade, driven by robust demand and lackluster harvests, according to the United Nations.


The 'bullet' airplane that could revolutionize aviation

Is it an egg, a blimp or a bullet? Whatever you might want to call the shape of the Otto Celera 500L, it's one that catches the eye. It looks like no other plane out there, and for a good reason: unique aerodynamics.


Exclusive: Chloé's Gabriela Hearst makes urgent plea for change

When Uruguayan fashion designer Gabriela Hearst was announced as the creative director of luxury fashion house Chloé in December last year, those familiar with her work knew it spelled change for the 70-year-old French brand -- especially given the maison's CEO, Riccardo Bellini, had already indicated he was looking to take the label in a new purpose-driven direction.


Exclusive: Chloé's Gabriela Hearst makes urgent plea for change

When Uruguayan fashion designer Gabriela Hearst was announced as the creative director of luxury fashion house Chloé in December last year, those familiar with her work knew it spelled change for the 70-year-old French brand -- especially given the maison's CEO, Riccardo Bellini, had already indicated he was looking to take the label in a new purpose-driven direction.


A dying sea and a fight for tourists

On the shoreline of the Dead Sea, Jordanian comedian and national treasure Nabil Sawalha strides chest-deep into the water, with all the confidence of a swan to a lake.


A dying sea and a fight for tourists

On the shoreline of the Dead Sea, Jordanian comedian and national treasure Nabil Sawalha strides chest-deep into the water, with all the confidence of a swan to a lake.