TAIPEI, Jan 30 - Any attempt to change Taiwan's status quo by force or coercion cannot bring true peace, Taiwan President Lai Ching-te said in a letter to Pope Leo released by the presidential office on Friday.
“Are you getting in?” ”No, are you?” On Thursday afternoon, in the lobby of the Trump Kennedy Center, reporters whispered in hushed voices to each other to see which journalists, if any, would be allowed entry to a screening of Melania Trump’s documentary “Melania.” In the
More than 100 Latino creatives have signed an open letter to Hollywood after widespread controversy broke out over Odessa A’zion’s casting in the A24 adaptation “Deep Cuts” as the character Zoe Gutierrez. The letter asks decision-makers to increase Latino voices in development
In November 2012, during my first year as a Ph.D. student, a 23-year-old medical student knocked on my door. Earlier that day, we had been discussing our ages in our shared kitchen. At 30, I had stayed silent, feeling a sharp sting of embarrassment next to my 20-something
Daytime high temperatures are forecast to range from 3 to 9 deg C.
Criminal penalties have been strengthened with increased maximum jail time and fines.
The Treasury Department announced a general license authorizing U.S. firms to trade Venezuelan oil after Caracas approved a law to improve terms for foreign investors.
Vietnam is the world’s largest producer of Robusta coffee.
Weezer’s 1996 sophomore album Pinkerton is a fucked-up, horny, self-doubting scrawl of a record that famously almost ended the band. Pinkerton was a commercial and mostly critical failure when it came out, but it quickly found a huge cult audience and informed tons of emo and
WASHINGTON/BEIJING, Jan 30 - U.S. President Donald Trump has warned the United Kingdom against getting into business with China after British Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Chinese leader Xi Jinping hailed a reset in relations.
As kids head back to school and attention returns to the daily grind of lunch boxes, new research reveals Australian parents are overwhelmingly supportive of school-provided lunch programs, with nutrition and variety their biggest priorities. Led by Flinders University's Caring
BEIJING, Jan 30 (Reuters) - China's Coast Guard organised 134 patrols around the Senkaku Islands in the past five years, state-run CCTV said. In 2025, it patrolled the region for 357 days out of the year, the report said. Senkaku Islands, administered by Japan but also claimed
In a first for a first lady, Melania Trump took a starring role at the world premiere of her forthcoming eponymous documentary film. "I think people will enjoy the movie," the first lady said at the "Melania" premiere on Thursday at the Kennedy Center in Washington. Cameras,
WASHINGTON, Jan 29 - U.S. President Donald Trump said on Thursday that Kremlin leader Vladimir Putin had agreed to refrain from firing on Kyiv and other Ukrainian cities for a week because of cold winter weather.
Eleven endangered skinks released into a gated community in Victoria's Alpine national park will soon become 13, when Omeo, one of the females, gives birth in March. One of Australia's only alpine lizards, guthega skinks live on 'sky islands' above 1,600 metres in two isolated
President Trump sued the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) on Thursday, seeking at least $10 billion in damages over an agency contractor who leaked his tax return information to news outlets. Charles Littlejohn, the contractor, is currently serving a five-year prison sentence
President Donald Trump said Thursday that he will be naming his pick Friday for the new Federal Reserve chair.
Attorney General Pam Bondi announced in a press release Thursday that the Department of Justice (DOJ) and the United States Postal Service had given its first-ever reward to a whistleblower under a new policy launched in July. "This enabled us to dismantle a $16 million fraud
Jan 29 (Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump on Thursday said he was planning to talk to Iran amid rising tensions. “We have a lot of very big, very powerful ships sailing to Iran right now, and it would be great if we didn't have to use them,” Trump told reporters Thursday
The rapid-fire announcement of Grammy performers continues as Tyler, the Creator and Rose, both of whom were honored at Variety’s 2025 Hitmakers event in December, will perform at the show on Sunday (not together). Grammy-winner Tyler, who was named Variety’s Hitmakers
Democratic lawmakers on Thursday slammed President Trump over comments he made about wanting to "drive housing prices up" for people who own their homes, with one congresswoman telling followers that he "doesn’t care about making your life more affordable." During a Cabinet
The Lionsgate feature tells the origin story of the character Sylvester Stallone initially played in 1982's 'First Blood.'
Sydney Sweeney is drawing a firm line when it comes to discussing her political views. The “White Lotus” and “The Housemaid” actress told Cosmopolitan in a recent cover story that she has no plans to become a voice on political issues, despite public pressure to do so. “I’m in
Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) said Thursday that the earliest floor action in the House could be Monday, prompting a “short shutdown situation” after the Senate struck a deal to fund a large portion of the government. “But the House is going to do its job. We want to get the
President Trump threatened to impose tariffs on countries and groups engaging in business and providing oil to Cuba on Thursday, marking an escalation in U.S. policy toward the communist country. The countries and groups targeted for potential tariffs by the White House
"The most regretful people on earth are those who felt the call to creative work, who felt their own creative power restive and uprising, and gave to it neither power nor time."
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The patchwork efforts to identify and safely remove contamination left by the 2025 Eaton and Palisades fires have been akin to the Wild West. Experts have given conflicting guidance on best practices. Shortly after the fires, the federal government suddenly refused to adhere to
SPOILER ALERT: This story contains spoilers from “Bridgerton” Season 4, Part 1, now streaming on Netflix. If “Bridgerton” Season 3’s big Part 1 cliffhanger was defined by the rush from that iconic carriage scene between Penelope (Nicola Coughlan) and Colin Bridgerton (Luke
And Tanglewood is next on the list for a rework.
Cuba was previously importing about 35,000 barrels of oil a day from long-time ally Venezuela.
Hundreds of miles from Denmark's coast a project is underway to inject CO2 into an old oil field.
He allegedly told jail officers that he had paperwork "signed by a judge" to free the accused killer, a complaint states.
The falls have sparked questions about whether the world's go-to currency is losing its lustre.
SpaceX and xAI are in discussions to merge, Reuters reported earlier Thursday.
Joined by co-stars Greg Kinnear, Toni Collette and Abigail Breslin, Dano fielded good energy inside the Eccles Theatre as two audience members exclaimed, "We love you, Paul!"
Amid rusting oil pumps and rigs, once affluent Venezuelan oil towns place their hope in US investment.
House Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.) on Thursday said he hasn’t seen “any evidence” that Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) staged an attack on herself at a town hall earlier this week. “I don't have any evidence to believe that's true. Look, we deal with member security issues that
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IFFR head Vanja Kaludjercic also called out ICE, repression in Iran, the Gaza war and how "women's rights are once again under attack" before a screening of João Nicolau's 'Providence and the Guitar.'
Variety Awards Circuit section is the home for all awards news and related content throughout the year, featuring the following: the official predictions for the upcoming Oscars, Emmys, Grammys and Tony Awards ceremonies, curated by Variety chief awards editor Clayton Davis.
Picture an aircraft streaking across the sky at hundreds of miles per hour, unleashing millions of laser pulses into a dense tropical forest. The objective: map thousands of square miles, including the ground beneath the canopy, in fine detail within a matter of days.
The actor stars opposite Meghann Fahy in the upcoming rom-com.
The House Ethics Committee found “substantial reason to believe” that Rep. Sheila Cherfilus-McCormick (D-Fla.) violated several laws, regulations and standards of conduct as a member of Congress, according to a report the panel released Thursday. The report said the House