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Alan Cumming to Host 2026 BAFTA Film Awards

Alan Cumming is to host the 2026 EE BAFTA Film Awards, a move that’ll likely see the star bring some of his flamboyant tartan outfits from “The Traitors” to London’s Royal Festival Hall on Feb. 22. Cumming — an actor, writer and producer whose career has spanned stage, film and

Trump’s Gaza peace plan is ambition without strategy

President Trump’s twenty-point Gaza peace plan deserves credit for what it has achieved: halting active hostilities after two devastating years of war and securing the return of hostages. These are not trivial accomplishments. But as Washington prepares to move the agreement

EU must reform or risk irrelevance, Blair and Dimon say

By Kate Holton LONDON, Dec 18 (Reuters) - The European Union must reform or risk becoming irrelevant as ​the rivalry between China and the U.S. sparks a ​new era without precedent, posing challenges on security, energy, technology and trade, a report led by Tony Blair ⁠and

FDI is the missing piece of Japan’s puzzle

My book, “Weeb Economy” came out in March, but only in Japanese. Half of the book was a series of translated posts from my blog, so those are already in English. The other half was a new part that I wrote in English and had translated into Japanese by my excellent translator,

Gentrification hits Spain's medium cities

For the first time, a study analyzes and compares the intensity and expansion of the phenomenon of gentrification (replacement of a population of lower socioeconomic status by another with higher purchasing power) in Spain over a period of 10 years.

Europe's young farmers hailed as an 'inspiration'

The 11th EPP European Congress of Young Farmers has honoured those deemed to have made a particularly valuable contribution to the farming community in the past year. The awards event took place in Brussels under the topic "Young farmers: Toward a prosperous future for farming

Dark Eagle: US hypersonic no silver bullet against China

The US’s vaunted Dark Eagle hypersonic missile promises lightning-fast, non-nuclear strikes deep into enemy territory. However, its real test in the Indo-Pacific may hinge not just on speed and survivability, but on whether US defenses, kill chains and missile production rates