Xpeng shares sink as weak delivery forecast overshadows $6.3 billion robot unit valuation
CHANGZHOU, JIANGSU, CHINA – 2026/05/05: XPENG’s showroom at Jiangnan Global Harbor displays two XPENG electric cars behind glass, with a staff member inside. (Photo by Sheldon Cooper/SOPA Images/LightRocket via Getty Images) Sopa Images |…
Moment tornado tears through southern France
A destructive tornado has torn through villages in southern France, injuring more than 40 people. An eyewitness from the village of Verzeille recorded the tornado forming beneath a thunderstorm. Winds of more than 100km/h (62mph) ripped the roofs off…
Mideast live: Oil tanker struck by projectile in Strait of Hormuz off Oman
Home Middle East Live Issued on: 25/08/2026 – 05:31 A tanker carrying crude oil that transited through the Strait of Hormuz, on April 30, 2026. © Punit Paranjpe, AFP An oil tanker was struck by a projectile in the Strait of Hormuz off the coast…
Bitcoin price near $80,000: cryptocurrency, ether, U.S. Treasuries
Bitcoin closed in on the $80,000 mark on Tuesday, as renewed inflows into spot bitcoin ETFs and improving risk appetite extended the cryptocurrency’s recent rally. The flagship cryptocurrency jumped 3.1% to $79,739. The latest move extends a sharp…
French tourist dies in Death Valley after car gets stuck in mud
A French tourist has died in California’s Death Valley after becoming stranded on the side of the road during 46.6C (116F) heat. Police found 68-year-old Pierre Michel Formosa recently following a brief search, with the National Park service saying…
Gold hits over three-month high on dollar weakness, Treasury bond buyback plans
Gold pure gold bar models captured in Shanghai, China on March 15, 2026. Cfoto | Future Publishing | Getty Images Gold prices on Tuesday rose to their highest in more than three months, supported by a weaker U.S. dollar and as the U.S. Treasury’s…
Mohammed bin Salman in the City of Light: Does West value economic interests over ‘Western values’?
Jean-Emile Jammine is pleased to welcome Susanne Koelbl, Der Spiegel’s award-winning foreign correspondent. According to Koelbl,, Emmanuel Macron’s decision to welcome Mohammed bin Salman at the Élysée reflects realpolitik in its purest form:…
Susan Collins skips JD Vance Maine visit amid Canada tariff fight
NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! Sen. Susan Collins of Maine, a moderate Republican seeking re-election in a blue-leaning state, is not joining Vice President JD Vance on Monday as he stops in her home state of Maine. Collins, who at times has…
Trump admin proposes eye-popping new cost for companies hiring H-1B workers
Boston federal judge blocks Trump fee for H-1B visas A federal judge in Boston has blocked the Trump administration’s $100,000 H-1B visa fee, stating it is an unauthorized tax without congressional approval. The policy, enacted last year,…
How Canada could hit back to hurt the US economy – and Trump
Timing and Canadian political will could also be a tool for negotiations. Canadians know they will feel economic pain in this dispute – financial analysists estimated the most recent tariffs of 50% on about $20bn of Canadian imports could trim…