Only about half a million people live in Malta, the tiny set of islands in the Mediterranean that make up one of Europe’s smallest countries. Yet a Maltese citizen could soon be elected pope. Cardinal Mario Grech, 68, the former bishop of a Maltese island, Gozo, has emerged as a candidate for pope because of…
The New Tornado Alley Has Been Hyperactive this Year More tornadoes than usual have already struck the U.S. in 2025—and many of them have been touching down farther east than they had in the past By Mark Fischetti edited by Dean Visser EF2 tornado lofting debris from a home in Lockett, Tex. Jason Weingart/Getty Images…
The CEO of Singaporean jobs platform Glints steps down after 12 years, and the possible impact of the tariff wars on ASEAN.
Prime Focus Group, the world’s largest independent media services company, announced in collaboration with the Government of Maharashtra its plans to develop a new global entertainment hub in Mumbai, the center of India’s film industry. The announcement outlines an investment of 3000crs (approximately $400m USD) in the development of a new entertainment ecosystem, creating a…
HANNAH BATES: Welcome to HBR On Leadership, case studies and conversations with the world’s top business and management experts—hand-selected to help you unlock the best in those around you. Harvard Business School professor Frances Frei says the best measure of a leader’s effectiveness isn’t their charisma, vision, communication skills, or resilience. Actually, it’s their ability…
Cardinal Jean-Marc Aveline of France cooed at babies on Sunday at a church in the Monti neighborhood of Rome. Cardinal Peter Erdo of Hungary asked for prayers for fellow cardinals at a church near the Colosseum. Cardinal Fridolin Ambongo of Congo joined priests from across the globe behind the altar of a church in western…
Is there an upside – or downside – to longer races? Don Emmert/AFP via Getty Images Ever since I announced in my previous column that I am training for a half marathon, friends keep asking me whether a full marathon is up next. My answer is always the same – no way. While running 21…
South Texas voters mostly employed by Elon Musk’s SpaceX have approved a measure to incorporate as Starbase, a new city in Texas’ Cameron County near the company’s Boca Chica Beach launch site on the Gulf of Mexico. The final tally was 212–6 in support of the measure, reports The Associated Press. The election took place…
On a humid Sunday afternoon in 2022, a who’s who of Hollywood’s rolling credits, Silicon Valley tech tycoons and the internet’s favorite micro-celebrities sat comfortably in shaded trackside VIP suites as 20 cars jolted past. Formula One, America’s latest sporting obsession, had finally carved out a home in South Florida and it fit Miami’s over-the-top…
SUNDAY UPDATE, Refresh for latest…: Coming in a touch lower than where we saw it heading yesterday, Marvel Studios/Disney’s Thunderbolts* has opened to $162.1M globally, including $86.1M from the international box office. The worldwide bow is within the pre-weekend projected opening range. Overseas, the Florence Pugh-starrer launched at No. 1 or No. 1 non-local in…
