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Stella Huang bought her first Jellycat plush toy in 2021 after losing her job during the pandemic, and she says she’s been “petting and squeezing” her toys ever since the strict Beijing lockdowns. She first fell for a gingerbread-house plushie she saw on RedNote, even though Christmas isn’t a big tradition in China.

A new study says an artificial intelligence tool could help speed up the search for heart-disease treatments and make prescribing more personalised. Scientists at Imperial College London built a system called CardioKG, a “knowledge graph” that links detailed heart scans with large medical databases to spot connections between genes, diseases and medicines.

The shipping industry produces about 3% of global CO₂ emissions, and an IEA-backed pathway cited in the article suggests hydrogen-based fuels such as ammonia may need to supply around 30% of maritime fuel by 2050.

Many people chasing more strength think they need huge amounts of protein, but the article argues the “right” amount depends on your body and training. A sports dietitian says the UK baseline guideline for sedentary adults is about 0.75–0.8g per kilogram (per kg) of body weight per day, while people doing regular resistance training may need more.

Manchester United boss Ruben Amorim hit back at questions about his backing after Sunday’s 1–1 draw at Leeds, insisting he came to be the club’s manager, not just its head coach.

British and French warplanes carried out joint airstrikes in central Syria on a suspected underground facility that officials say was used to store weapons and explosives.

China has made its southern island province, Hainan, a free trade port. New laws that took effect in December 2025 treat Hainan as a separate customs zone.

Captured Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro arrived in New York after a dramatic US military operation—reportedly removing him and his wife, Cilia Flores, from a military base in Caracas.