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For the families of Japanese people abducted by North Korean agents decades ago, this week marks perhaps the best week of substantial progress in many years. Not only does Japan have a new prime minister, but US President Donald Trump is also in their world, with unfinished business in terms of returning loved ones. Japan says at least 17 of its citizens were abducted by North Korean agents in the late 1970s and 1980s, in hundreds of unexplained incidents. In 2002, five citizens were returned. Some families are still waiting. North Korea disputes the death toll, saying some people died…

Top articles in Tuesday’s newspapers and transfer rumors…premier leagueManchester United are set to prevent the January departures of Koby Mainu and Joshua Zirkzee, who are expected to play key roles over the Christmas period – The Sun Use Chrome Browser for a more accessible video player Manchester United head coach Ruben Amorim has responded to Koby Mainu transfer rumors, saying he wants the midfielder to stay and compete for a place. Wayne Rooney believes Virgil van Dijk and Mohamed Salah should do more to help criticized Liverpool manager Arne Slott – BBCBrian Mbeumo and Amad Diallo to feature in Cameroon’s…

In 2023, former Surgeon General Vivek Murthy wrote in an advisory entitled “The Epidemic of Our Loneliness and Isolation” that “social disconnection was far more common than I realized.”And the problem still persists. According to 2025 Pew Research Center data, 24% of 18- to 29-year-olds report feeling lonely or isolated all or most of the time, and 20% of 30- to 49-year-olds report feeling the same way.It turns out that it is even truer for adolescent boys. More than a quarter, or 26%, of boys ages 11 to 17 in the United States report feeling lonely, according to a recent…

Dan Rosensweig, Chegg CEOScott Mullin | CNBCChegg announced Monday that it will lay off 388 people, or about 45% of its workforce, as its revenue plummets due to the “new reality” of artificial intelligence and declining traffic from internet searches. The 20-year-old online education company has been hurt by the rise of generative AI software tools, such as OpenAI’s ChatGPT, which are growing in popularity among students. Chegg also filed a lawsuit. google In February, it claimed that AI-powered summarization of search results was hurting traffic and sales.The company reiterated that claim on Monday, saying AI and “reduced traffic from…

Hurricane Melissa, which is heading towards Jamaica, is expected to be the most powerful hurricane to hit Jamaica.The hurricane intensified on Monday to become a Category 5 storm, the most powerful on the Saffir-Simpson scale, with wind speeds of more than 252 km/h (157 mph). According to the US National Hurricane Center (NHC), it is expected to make landfall on Tuesday morning. The agency said the storm was expected to produce “devastating winds” and “catastrophic flooding” and conditions were expected to worsen throughout the day and night.The Jamaica Meteorological Service added: “Life-threatening storm surges with large and destructive waves are…

Brendan Rodgers has resigned as manager following harsh criticism from Celtic’s majority shareholders, and former manager Martin O’Neill has been temporarily reinstated.Rodgers’ second departure from Celtic was confirmed in a dramatic series of events on Monday night, following a 3-1 Scottish Premiership defeat to Hearts that left the club eight points behind the Edinburgh side. Former Hoops manager O’Neill and former Celtic player Sean Maloney have been appointed interim managers at Parkhead, with the club saying the process to appoint a permanent replacement is “ongoing”. Use Chrome Browser for a more accessible video player Celtic lost to Hearts on Sunday…

Zoom founder and CEO Eric Yuan believes AI assistants can ultimately shorten the work week. On stage at the TechCrunch Disrupt 2025 conference on Monday, Yuan spoke about the adoption of AI in his company’s video conferencing products. This includes a “digital twin” feature where an AI avatar speaks on your behalf. Yuan started using AI avatars during earnings calls with investors this year, saying it demonstrated the technology’s potential and ability to push the “boundaries of communication.” Disrupt executives emphasized spending a lot of time thinking about AI and the right products to bring to market. When I asked…

The US Federal Reserve is expected to lower borrowing costs again on Wednesday. If September’s rate cut is followed by another quarter-point rate cut, the federal funds rate would range from 3.75% to 4.00%.The federal funds rate, set by the Federal Open Market Committee, is the interest rate that banks lend and borrow from each other overnight. Although this is not the interest rate consumers pay, the Fed’s moves have a trickle-down effect on many types of consumer loans.The FOMC has indicated the prospect of further interest rate cuts in December, but the path forward thereafter is unclear. President Donald…

U.S. President Donald Trump poses for a photo with Chinese President Xi Jinping before a bilateral meeting during the G20 summit in Osaka, Japan, June 29, 2019.Kevin Lamarque | Reuters The prospect of a US-China trade deal alone is enough to send global markets higher.In the US on Monday, S&P500, Dow Jones Industrial Average and Nasdaq Composite Like Japan, it closed at an all-time high. Nikkei Stock Average and korean Kospi During Asian trading hours. European stocks also rose, but Stocks 600 It was one inch away from its all-time high.And that was before the contract was officially signed.”A lot…

North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Song Hui praised the “spiritual closeness” between the two countries.Published October 27, 2025October 27, 2025Click here to share on social mediaShare 2shareRussian President Vladimir Putin spoke with North Korean Foreign Minister Choe Son Hui in the latest high-level talks between the two countries, which strengthened ties during the Ukraine war.Video released by Russia’s state news agency showed Putin greeting Choi in the Kremlin on Monday. Russia’s top diplomat Sergei Lavrov also attended the meeting.Recommended stories list of 3 itemsend of listAccording to Russia’s Sputnik news agency, Putin said the two countries’ “relations and development prospects”…