TAIPEI, Taiwan — Taiwanese are casting their votes Saturday for a new president in an election that could chart the trajectory of its relations with China over the next four years. At stake is the peace and stability of the 110-mile-wide (177-kilometer-wide) strip of water between the Chinese mainland and the self-governed island claimed by … Read more
TEL AVIV, Israel — In the wake of Hamas’ brutal Oct. 7 attack, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s days in office seemed numbered. Despite his reputation as the ultimate political survivor, the devastation of the attack and the security failures that allowed it to happen on his watch appeared to be too much for him to … Read more
Who is your favorite actor of 2023? We want to hear from Just Jared readers! We’ve compiled some of the most popular stars to be featured on Just Jared, based on fan interaction and Just Jared website traffic, and are wondering which male star is the ultimate fan fave in 2023. Keep reading to find … Read more
New opinion polls just released from Israel Democracy Institute and Tel Aviv University’s Peace Index indicate that Israeli attitudes towards the Israeli-Palestinian conflict are more hawkish than at any point in recent memory. Both surveys were conducted in the aftermath of the Oct. 7 massacre and the resulting war with Hamas, and sampled approximately 600 … Read more
The nominations for the 2024 Grammys are out, and Album of the Year is a predictably stacked category! Now we want to know who deserves the win. On Friday (November 10), the Recording Academy revealed the entire list of nominees for next year’s ceremony, which takes place on February 4 at the Crypto.com Arena in … Read more
Image: AdriaVidal (Shutterstock) Threads’s chess match against X, formerly called Twitter, continues with the launch of its polls and GIF features on Thursday. The additions bring to Threads two staples that are widely used on X and are yet another change Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg introduced on the platform in recent weeks. Why Banning TikTok … Read more
College football enjoyed a frantic weekend during Week 7, with numerous sides hurtling up and down the AP poll. By comparison, Week 8 was far less hectic. But that isn’t to say it wasn’t without its shocks. Two top ten sides bowed out of the ranks of undefeated this week. Of those two, one — … Read more
Adam Mosseri/Instagram The Instagram comment section has remained mostly the same since the app’s initial release, with the only major change being the addition of GIFs a couple of months ago. Instagram is now testing out a feature that will not only make it more interesting but also help increase follower engagement — polls in … Read more
The AFD party leadership (front row) holds a banner reading OUR LAND FIRST! during a protest against the rising cost of living in a demonstration organized by the right-wing Alternative for Germany (AfD) political party on October 8, 2022 in Berlin, Germany. Omer Messinger | Getty Images News | Getty Images The far-right Alternative for … Read more
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia — Voters in Slovakia cast ballots Saturday in early parliamentary elections, and two exit polls pointed to a tight finish between a liberal, pro-West newcomer and a populist former prime minister who campaigned on a pro-Russia and anti-American message. The polls by the Focus and Median SK agencies gave a slight edge to … Read more