All the Most Exciting Fashion on the 2026 BAFTAs Red Carpet
Gracie Abrams and Paul Mescal. Getty Images for BAFTA After three awards shows, all in Los Angeles, Hollywood’s A-list...
Trader Joe’s Frozen Meal Recalled by United States Department of Agriculture Over Contamination Risk
United States Department of Agriculture has announced a major recall of a frozen meal sold at Trader Joe's after...
JPMorgan Chase Sees $150B–$200B Refund Risk After Trump Tariff Setback
JPMorgan Chase is warning that the US government could face up to $200 billion in tariff refunds after a...

BAFTA Film Awards: ‘Avatar: Fire And Ash’ Wins Best Special Visual Effects

The BAFTA Film Awards winners are being unveiled at a ceremony on Sunday in London. One Battle After Another and Sinners are among the favorites on the night, with...
Armed Man Fatally Shot After Attempting To Breach Security At Mar-a-Lago
Venezuelan Interim President Delcy Rodríguez For Now Managing To Walk Fine Line Between Demands From U.S. and Regime Loyalists
All the Most Exciting Fashion on the 2026 BAFTAs Red Carpet
Gracie Abrams and Paul Mescal. Getty Images for BAFTA After three awards shows, all in Los Angeles, Hollywood’s A-list...
Trader Joe’s Frozen Meal Recalled by United States Department of Agriculture Over Contamination Risk
United States Department of Agriculture has announced a major recall of a frozen meal sold at Trader Joe's after...
JPMorgan Chase Sees $150B–$200B Refund Risk After Trump Tariff Setback
JPMorgan Chase is warning that the US government could face up to $200 billion in tariff refunds after a...

Entertainment

BAFTA Film Awards: ‘Avatar: Fire And Ash’ Wins Best Special Visual Effects
The BAFTA Film Awards winners are being unveiled at a ceremony on Sunday in London. One Battle After Another and Sinners are among the favorites on the night, with...
All the Most Exciting Fashion on the 2026 BAFTAs Red Carpet
Gracie Abrams and Paul Mescal. Getty Images for BAFTA After three awards shows, all in Los Angeles, Hollywood’s A-list is heading across the pond. Yes, it’s time for the...
Trader Joe’s Frozen Meal Recalled by United States Department of Agriculture Over Contamination Risk
United States Department of Agriculture has announced a major recall of a frozen meal sold at Trader Joe's after reports that the product may contain pieces of glass.The recall...
JPMorgan Chase Sees $150B–$200B Refund Risk After Trump Tariff Setback
JPMorgan Chase is warning that the US government could face up to $200 billion in tariff refunds after a major Supreme Court ruling struck down key emergency trade duties...
Armed Man Fatally Shot After Attempting To Breach Security At Mar-a-Lago
In the early hours of Sunday, a man in his 20s was shot and killed by U.S. Secret Service agents after he attempted to unlawfully enter the secure perimeter...
Venezuelan Interim President Delcy Rodríguez For Now Managing To Walk Fine Line Between Demands From U.S. and Regime Loyalists
Days after the United States captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Celia Flores, during an operation in Caracas on Jan. 3, the Venezuelan government staged a show...

Fashion

Hollywood merger threatens movie theatres just as they recover
Netflix’s plan to buy Warner Bros Discovery may squeeze theatrical releases, analysts sayPublished Sun, Feb 22, 2026 · 07:10 PMJUST when beleaguered movie theatres thought the worst was over,...
Indonesia faces record share sales to meet free-float goal
The push is aimed at heading off a potential downgrade to frontier market status by MSCIPublished Sun, Feb 22, 2026 · 06:25 PM[JAKARTA] Indonesia is bracing for a record...
Gold gains as traders mull next Trump moves after tariff ruling
Published Sun, Feb 22, 2026 · 05:36 PM[LONDON] Gold advanced as the dollar slid, with investors weighing the White House’s next steps on tariffs after the US Supreme Court...
Data centre S-Reits stay resilient on AI tailwinds
[SINGAPORE] Pure-play data centre (DC) real estate investment trusts in Singapore (S-Reits) have delivered resilient financial performance in their latest results ended December, with high occupancy and strong rental...
China defies global ‘AI scare trade’ as investors chase winners
Bullish ratings from Wall Street banks including Morgan Stanley are fuelling the optimismPublished Sun, Feb 22, 2026 · 12:51 PMUS MARKETS are gripped by the “AI scare trade”, with...
Customised battery packs for Tesla OBUs meet international safety standards: LTA
Published Sun, Feb 22, 2026 · 12:11 PM[SINGAPORE] In early February, the Tesla Owners Club Singapore wrote to the Land Transport Authority (LTA), voicing safety concerns over the installation...

Gossip

All the Most Exciting Fashion on the 2026 BAFTAs Red Carpet
Gracie Abrams and Paul Mescal. Getty Images for BAFTA After three awards shows, all in Los Angeles, Hollywood’s A-list is heading across the pond. Yes, it’s time for the...
Sterling Ruby’s “Atropa” Is a Quiet But Profound Reflection on Entropy
Installation view: Sterling Ruby’s “Atropa” at Sprüth Magers in New York. Photo: Genevieve Hanson American artist Sterling Ruby has long engaged not only with the chaotic condition of our...
Nunu Hung’s Year of Ambition, Intellectual Depth and Unapologetic Openness
Nunu Hung at Nunu Fine Art Taipei. Courtesy Nunu Fine Art In a city like New York, where cultural capital is theoretically abundant, the gallery world can still feel...
Sam Altman and Dario Amodei Make India Their Next A.I. Battleground
Altman and Amodei turn India into the latest front in their high-stakes A.I. rivalry. Photo by Ludovic Marin/AFP via Getty Images It was meant to be a simple photo...
Inside the Wang Contemporary, Alexander Wang’s New Cross-Disciplinary Arts Platform
The Wang Contemporary will open in a restored historic bank that is now Chinese-American owned for the first time in its 100 year history. Photo by Russell Low New...
Observer New Media Power List: Call for Submissions
Observer’s inaugural New Media Power List recognizes the individuals who are defining how information, influence and capital move in the digital age. This is not a list about celebrity...

Health

Trader Joe’s Frozen Meal Recalled by United States Department of Agriculture Over Contamination Risk
United States Department of Agriculture has announced a major recall of a frozen meal sold at Trader Joe's after reports that the product may contain pieces of glass.The recall...
JPMorgan Chase Sees $150B–$200B Refund Risk After Trump Tariff Setback
JPMorgan Chase is warning that the US government could face up to $200 billion in tariff refunds after a major Supreme Court ruling struck down key emergency trade duties...
Armed Man Fatally Shot After Attempting To Breach Security At Mar-a-Lago
In the early hours of Sunday, a man in his 20s was shot and killed by U.S. Secret Service agents after he attempted to unlawfully enter the secure perimeter...
Venezuelan Interim President Delcy Rodríguez For Now Managing To Walk Fine Line Between Demands From U.S. and Regime Loyalists
Days after the United States captured Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Celia Flores, during an operation in Caracas on Jan. 3, the Venezuelan government staged a show...
Ex-Honduran President Convicted Of Drug-Trafficking And Pardoned by Trump Had ‘Red Carpet Rolled Out for Him’ By U.S.
Federal records consulted by ProPublica have revealed that after President Donald Trump pardoned former Honduran President Juan Orlando Hernández on December 1, prison officials moved to remove an immigration...
Ship Believed To Be Carrying Russian Fuel Reportedly On Its Way To Cuba, Challenging U.S. Blockade
A ship potentially carrying Russian fuel is on its way to Cuba, potentially challenging the blockade imposed to the U.S. on the island, according to a new report.Bloomberg detailed...

Innovation

James Van Der Beek’s Wife Kimberly Reflects on Friendship With Eric Dane
Kimberly Van Der Beek’s family bond with Eric Dane lives on. In the wake of the Grey’s Anatomy actor’s death Feb. 19 at age 53, the film producer—whose husband...
Gabourey Sidibe’s Husband Brandon Frankel Shares Thyroid Cancer Diagnosis
Brandon Frankel is on the mend. The husband of Oscar nominee Gabourey Sidibe announced that he is recovering from surgery following his diagnosis of stage 1 papillary thyroid cancer....
Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette: Fact vs. Fiction in the Ryan Murphy Series
Daryl Hannah Shows Up at John's Loft After His First Date With CarolynDaryl Hannah (Dree Hemingway), John's on-again-off-again girlfriend, is at his loft when he comes home after he...
Ashton Kutcher, Nina Dobrev, Sam Levinson and More Celebrities React to Eric Dane’s Death
Patrick Dempsey Shares Update on 'Grey’s Anatomy' Costar Eric Dane's ALS BattleHollywood is coming together in the wake of Eric Dane’s death. Shortly after the Grey’s Anatomy alum’s wife...
What Eric Dane Said About His ALS Battle Before Death
Eric Dane was never afraid to speak about his health. Before the Grey's Anatomy alum died on Feb. 19 at age 53, he was candid about the struggles of...
Eric Dane, Grey’s Anatomy Star, Dead at 53 After ALS Battle
Eric Dane will leave a lasting impression on those who loved him.  The actor known best for his roles on Grey’s Anatomy and Euphoria died on Feb. 19 after...

News

DBS to impose 12-hour cooling period for adding new payees, raising daily transfer limits
[SINGAPORE] From Mar 7, DBS digital banking users will need to wait 12 hours before they can add a new transfer recipient, increase daily transfer limits for local and...
Detroit auto industry spared from Trump’s latest tariff programme
Published Sat, Feb 21, 2026 · 01:50 PM[DETROIT] Detroit’s automakers learned Friday (Feb 20) night that they had been spared from tariffs that US President Donald Trump imposed after...
Jollibee signs deal to buy South Korean hot pot chain for US$87 million
The company plans to spin off its business outside the Philippines and list it in the USPublished Fri, Feb 20, 2026 · 02:18 PM[MANILA] Jollibee Foods, the Philippines’ largest...
OUE Reit, UOB gauging market interest for One Raffles Place as part of asset strategy
There is ‘no assurance that any binding agreement or any transaction will materialise’, says the Reit’s manager[SINGAPORE] OUB Centre (OUBC) is conducting an exercise with UOB to determine market...
China AI startups surge after holiday in rotation from big tech
Published Fri, Feb 20, 2026 · 12:47 PM[HONG KONG] Shares of China’s generative artificial intelligence (AI) startups Zhipu and MiniMax Group soared in Hong Kong as the market reopened...
Gold dips as dollar ticks up; all eyes on inflation data
Markets currently expect three 25-basis-point rate cuts this year, according to CME’s FedWatch ToolPublished Fri, Feb 20, 2026 · 11:26 AM[BENGALURU] Gold prices edged lower on Friday (Feb 20)...

Politics

Croatia vacation hot spot may ban alcohol sales during key hours in sweeping new crackdown
The nightlife in Croatia’s second-largest city could soon look quite a bit different for visitors on vacation getaways. The city of Split is proposing a ban on the sale of...
2 teens charged in connection with TikTok stunt gone wrong that left 16-year-old trapped inside shaft of NYC bridge
Two teens have been charged in connection with a foolish TikTok stunt that caused a 16-year-old boy to plummet 50 feet and become trapped inside a shaft on the...
CBS Sports making big March Madness coverage change for 2026
Nate Burleson will add NCAA Tournament host to his ever-growing résumé at CBS.  The network announced Thursday morning that Burleson will host men’s March Madness coverage for CBS Sports...
New Tahoe ski death as student found on black diamond trail – after eight killed in nearby avalanche
A missing skier has been found dead at a Lake Tahoe resort — just days after eight were killed by an avalanche in the backcountry nearby. Colin Kang’s body...
UCLA hasn’t learned its lesson
UCLA must think it is off the hook for antisemitism and bigotry after a federal judge blocked the Trump administration from imposing a billion-dollar fine for blatant discrimination against...
Savannah Guthrie never ‘coming back’ to ‘Today’ show after her mom’s disappearance: report
Savannah Guthrie is probably never returning to the “Today” show after her mother Nancy’s heartbreaking disappearance, according to a new report. The “Today” anchor has not appeared on the...

Special Edition

BAFTA Film Awards: ‘Avatar: Fire And Ash’ Wins Best Special Visual Effects
The BAFTA Film Awards winners are being unveiled at a ceremony on Sunday in London. One Battle After Another and Sinners are among the favorites on the night, with...
Read Wim Wenders’ Full Speech As Director Finally Addresses Berlinale Backlash: “The Weather Was A Bit Stormy”
Wim Wenders addressed his tumultuous term as president of the jury at the 76th Berlinale at its closing ceremony on Saturday, suggesting filmmakers and activists need to work together...
Eric Dane’s Friends Launch GoFundMe To Support His Daughters Following His Death From ALS
Following Eric Dane‘s death on Thursday, his friends and fans are stepping up to show their support to his family as they grieve. Friends of Dane and wife Rebecca...
Viva Films’ ‘The Loved One’ Emerges As First Philippine Hit Of 2026 As Experiments With Discounted Ticketing Pay Off 
Irene Emma Villamor’s The Loved One, starring Anne Curtis and Jericho Rosales, has crossed the symbolic PHP100M benchmark at the Philippines box office, making it the first locally produced...
‘Grey’s Anatomy’ Family Remembers Eric Dane’s “Remarkable Talent And Unforgettable Presence”
Grey’s Anatomy lost one of its own today. Eric Dane, one of the venerable ABC medical drama’s most popular cast members, died Feb. 19 at the age of 53...
‘Euphoria’ Creator Sam Levinson Pays Tribute To “Dear Friend” Eric Dane: “I’m Heartbroken”
Eric Dane‘s Euphoria family is mourning the news of his death at age 53, following an ALS diagnosis. Series creator Sam Levinson remembered the actor, who played closeted patriarch...

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Astrologer Aliza Kelly Says You Should Circle Your Calendars for These Unprecedented 2026 Events
Why Astrologer Aliza Kelly Says You Should Brace for This “Deeply Unprecedented” February EventTwinkle, twinkle, little star, how I wonder what you are? Not with astrologer Aliza Kelly on...
Everything Taylor Swift Has Said—and Sung—About Getting Married
Family is everything to Taylor and Travis, so the VIPs automatically include their respective parents and brothers. Presumable best man Jason Kelce also shares at least two flower girl-age...
Cade Cunningham feels disrespected by NBA officials 
Cade Cunningham is emerging as one of the top stars in the NBA. This season, Cunningham is averaging 25.3 points, 5.6 rebounds, and 9.6 assists per game. The Detroit Pistons...
Cheryl Burke Claps Back at Trolls Saying Her Eyebrows Go “All the Way Down to Her Cheeks”
Cheryl Burke Addresses “Body-Shaming” Comments After Dancing With the Stars AppearanceCheryl Burke is waltzing away from the haters. The Dancing With the Stars alum addressed criticism she received about...
Balloon Pants Are Replacing Wide-Leg Pants for Spring—Shop Chic Styles From Free People, Zara, Madewell+
The rise of barrel jeans has proven that exaggerated shapes are in, and they're paving the way for fashion's latest arrival: balloon pants. This daring style is going to...
Madewell Just Dropped a Capsule Collection With the ‘Denim Whisperer’—Shop Our Fave Jeans & More
Madewell is already an authority in the jean department but now the retailer is leveling up its game by partnering with the "Denim Whisperer" himself, Benjamin Talley Smith.  The...