Entertainment
BLACKPINK’s Lisa Sets New K-Pop Record as ‘SaWaDiKa’ Music Video Surpasses 200 Million YouTube Views in 34 Days
BLACKPINK's Lisa has achieved another major milestone in her solo career, setting a new record for K-pop artists in 2026. Her music video for SaWaDiKa has surpassed 200 million...
Trump Claims Ukraine And Russia Have Reached An Energy Ceasefire. Zelensky Says He Was Unaware Of Any Deal.
President Donald Trump has announced that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to stop targeting each other's energy infrastructure, a deal that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reports being completely unaware...
Democrat Candidate In Key Senate Race Reiterates Cost-Of-Living Message Ahead Of Midterms, Dismisses ‘Faith’-Related Attacks
The Democrat nominee for Senate in Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed, has claimed that his opponent in the race, the Republican Mike Rogers, has no retort to Sayed's cost-of-living-focused message beyond...
Pope Leo XIV Shares He Will Undergo Surgery to Remove Nodule in His Lung
Emilia Clarke's Brain AneurysmEmilia Clarke filmed battle scenes for Game of Thrones, but in 2019, she published an essay in The New Yorker titled "A Battle for My Life."Having...
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China’s drone exports to Russia use a new route through Thailand
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United Hampshire US Reit declares 12.1% higher H2 DPU of US$0.023
Fashion
BLACKPINK’s Lisa Sets New K-Pop Record as ‘SaWaDiKa’ Music Video Surpasses 200 Million YouTube Views in 34 Days
BLACKPINK's Lisa has achieved another major milestone in her solo career, setting a new record for K-pop artists in 2026. Her music video for SaWaDiKa has surpassed 200 million...
DBS, OCBC, UOB face rate hike reality check
The recent sell-off may not have been about the micro fundamentals of the 3 banks but a broader repricing of risk[SINGAPORE] When the US Federal Reserve hiked rates in...
Institutional and insider accumulation rises as buybacks accelerate
OVER the five sessions through Oct 8, more than 100 filings relating to directors’ interests and substantial shareholdings were made across more than 40 primary-listed stocks. Directors or CEOs...
Musk vows affordable Starlink in India days before Ambani’s record Jio IPO
The trillionaire again accuses PM Modi’s government and the Indian billionaire of stalling the satellite venture’s entry into the marketPublished Sun, Oct 11, 2026 · 04:28 PM[BENGALURU] Elon Musk...
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Inside the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève, Watchmaking’s Most Prestigious Prize
Expert-led tours of the collection are offered daily during the Grand Prix d’Horlogerie de Genève. Photo by Lian Yi/Xinhua via Getty Images With the Nobel Prize announcements underway, awards are...
After Losing Two Fairs, Vienna’s Galleries Built One Together
John M Armleder, FS 272, 1992. Wood, laminate, lic, disco balls, 220 x 80 x 80 cm. Photos © Galerie Elisabeth & Klaus Thoman, Astoria Artshow 2026 / Jakob...
Munch, Black Metal and the Nobel Peace Center: A Guide to the Art of Oslo
The Munch Museum is arguably the crown jewel of Oslo’s art offerings. Photo: Nick Hilden for Observer Editor’s note: This article was originally published in November 2024. “Art is...
The Art Basel and UBS Collecting Survey Shows Gen Z Setting the Pace, and the Megafair Is Remaking Itself to Keep Up
The latest Art Basel and UBS Survey of Global Collecting was presented in New York at the Ned NoMad. Observer If the most visible effect of the Great Wealth...
Health
Trump Claims Ukraine And Russia Have Reached An Energy Ceasefire. Zelensky Says He Was Unaware Of Any Deal.
President Donald Trump has announced that Russia and Ukraine have agreed to stop targeting each other's energy infrastructure, a deal that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky reports being completely unaware...
Democrat Candidate In Key Senate Race Reiterates Cost-Of-Living Message Ahead Of Midterms, Dismisses ‘Faith’-Related Attacks
The Democrat nominee for Senate in Michigan, Abdul El-Sayed, has claimed that his opponent in the race, the Republican Mike Rogers, has no retort to Sayed's cost-of-living-focused message beyond...
China Launches National Blockchain As Part Of Wider Plan To Accelerate Expansion Of Digital Economy
China has unveiled a plan to build a national blockchain network, but the Asian power's planned investment about the technology does not appear to equate to a slackening restrictions...
U.S. Pressures Zelensky To Halt Strikes On Russian Oil Infrastructure. He Says Ukraine Will Stop When Russia Does.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky promised that Ukraine would continue to defend itself from Russian attacks on its infrastructure and retaliate in kind despite the insistence of the administration of...
Sanders Calls For Criminal Prosecution of AI CEOs After Model Submitted A False Homicide Tip To Police
Independent Vermont Senator and former Democrat presidential candidate Bernie Sanders has called for criminal prosecution of tech bosses in charge of artificial intelligence (AI) companies whose models go rogue."If...
Innovation
Pope Leo XIV Shares He Will Undergo Surgery to Remove Nodule in His Lung
Emilia Clarke's Brain AneurysmEmilia Clarke filmed battle scenes for Game of Thrones, but in 2019, she published an essay in The New Yorker titled "A Battle for My Life."Having...
Sophia Laforteza Sets KATSEYE Return Date After Months-Long Hiatus
Born on November 3, 2005, in Connecticut, Lara already had quite the performing résumé before she was scouted for Dream Academy through her singing videos on social media. "I began...
“Bummed” Ciara Miller Speaks Out After Shocking Dancing With the Stars Elimination
DWTS' Ciara Miller Jokes About One Person She's "Fighting With" on Season 35 CastCiara Miller isn't ready to say goodbye to summer just yet. Following her shockingly early elimination...
This $50 Urban Outfitters Beauty Advent Calendar Has No Business Being This Good
Advent calendars can be a total hit, or they can completely miss the mark. Luckily, Urban Outfitters' new beauty advent calendar is the former. For only $50, you can...
News
Soaring freight rates threaten Asia’s appetite for US crude
Chartering a very large crude carrier to carry 2 million barrels of US oil from the Gulf of Mexico to China hit US$80 million in NovemberPublished Fri, Oct 9,...
Oil jumps 5%, then pares gains after Trump says no attack on Iran in October
Published Fri, Oct 9, 2026 · 06:41 AM[HOUSTON] Oil prices jumped more than 5 per cent on Thursday (Oct 8), then pared gains after US President Donald Trump said...
Japan, South Korea shares fall as Asian stocks drop on inflation fears, oil gains
Published Thu, Oct 8, 2026 · 10:03 AMASIAN stocks declined, tracking moves on Wall Street, as elevated oil prices stoked inflation concerns and technology shares came under renewed pressure.MSCI’s...
Samsung reaches new profit record with memory chip windfall
Operating profit climbs to 107.4 trillion won, lifted by high-bandwidth memory demandPublished Thu, Oct 8, 2026 · 09:04 AM[SEOUL] Samsung Electronics posted another record profit that was just shy...
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...
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Ann Hui, Busan Camellia Award Recipient, Talks Learning From Women Bosses & Hong Kong New Generation
Hong Kong filmmaker Ann Hui, who received the Camellia Award at the opening of Busan International Film Festival, shared her experiences of being a woman filmmaker in a male-dominated...
Something Is Killing The Children Movie: Craig Zobel & Blumhouse Teaming
Craig Zobel, a director known for his work on such prestige series as Mare of Easttown and The Penguin, is set to direct a feature adaptation of Something Is...
Did Royal Mail Revive BBC & ‘Paddington’ Voiceover Star With AI?
EXCLUSIVE: Lucy Wynne can’t just watch TV. She’s usually scribbling, talking, or scrolling with half an eye on the big screen. On the day she heard her dead Dad’s...
North Stars: How ‘Heated Rivalry’ Made Canadian TV Red Hot
The mega-success of Heated Rivalry has buyers asking what is coming next from Crave, the Canadian streamer that greenlit the ice hockey romance hit. The streamer is part of...
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Jennifer Aniston, Emma Stone and More Celebs You Forgot Guest-Starred on 30 Rock
Good god, Lemon! It’s been 20 years since 30 Rock premiered. Debuting Oct. 11, 2006, the show was created by and starred Tina Fey. Loosely inspired from her days...
Teacher Jacob Myers-Norys Reacts to Khloe Kardashian Making Fun of His Flirting on The Kardashians
Jacob Myers-Norys doesn’t necessarily think he got schooled by Khloe Kardashian. Nearly a year after the Khloé in Wonder Land podcast host sparked headlines by leaving a flirty comment...
Harry Styles Credits “Outgoing” Ex-Girlfriend for Helping Him Overcome Public Anxiety
“I read something about walking being the artist’s kind of perspective,” he shared, “because you’re at ground level and you see things that you just don’t see if you’re...
Survivor 51 Contestant Quits After Shocking Tribal Council Vote
The tribe had not spoken for Rob Antonson. The Survivor season 51 contestant voluntarily exited the game during the Oct. 7 episode after a failed attempt to vote for himself during Tribal Council,... ...
