Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) on Monday said whether President Trump wants Ukraine to win the war against Russia is an "open-ended question." “I think it's still an open-ended question, because — just because Donald Trump is saying the right thing in the last 24 hours, it doesn't
SPOILER ALERT: This interview contains spoilers for “Too Much.” Emily Ratajkowski has returned to acting after making headlines in 2023 for firing her team and leaving the business. At the time, she lamented the feeling of making herself “digestible to powerful men in
Shweta Tripathi, the acclaimed Indian actor known for her breakout role in Cannes title “Masaan” and her star turn in Prime Video’s “Mirzapur,” is ready to step behind the camera for her first feature film as a producer. The project, titled “Mujhe Jaan Na Kaho Meri Jaan,” will
On July 10 Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth stood in front of the river entrance of the Pentagon to disclose his new policy called “unleashing US military drone dominance.” His objective was to clear away the “red tape” and other obstacles and gear up US drone manufacturing.
A group of landowners is challenging the government's attempts to reform the freehold and leasehold system of property ownership.
Beijing says the economy grew by 5.2% in the three months to the end of June, compared to the same time last year.
With a bottlenose population threatened by fishing gear, boats and pollution, campaigners on South Korea’s Jeju island are lobbying to extend legal status to the vulnerable cetaceans It is a beautiful sunny day on the island of Jeju in South Korea and as the boat cuts through
With his new show “Bookish,” Mark Gatiss hasn’t tired of coming up with ways to kill people. “Sherlock Holmes himself said, ‘There’s nothing new under the sun,’” says the Emmy-winning co-creator/star of “Sherlock,” adding, “It’s a constant challenge because you’re trying to
Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba is arranging to meet U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent in Tokyo on Friday, the Yomiuri newspaper reported on Tuesday, ahead of an August 1 deadline to strike a trade deal with the United States.
ASUNCION - Paraguay is preparing to receive Taiwan's President Lai Ching-te next month, President Santiago Pena said on Monday, meaning Lai will also most likely make sensitive transit stops in the United States bound to infuriate Beijing.
TOKYO - Japan's ruling coalition will likely lose its majority in the upper house election on July 20, the Asahi newspaper said on Tuesday, heightening the risk of political instability at a time the country struggles to strike a trade deal with the U.S.
New York City mayoral candidate Zohran Mamdani fundraised off a new campaign video from former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo as the two are set to battle in the general election later this year. “Only 13 percent of New Yorkers voted in the June primary. The general election is in
Beyoncé’s massive Cowboy Carter Tour has not been without some bumps. A couple months ago, the superstar was hit with a cease-and-desist from the Vegas Shere over jokey visual displayed during her performance. The other week she had to halt her hometown show in Houston when her
A research team has discovered an electrochemical method that allows highly selective para-position single-carbon insertion into polysubstituted pyrroles. Their approach has important applications in synthetic organic chemistry, especially in the field of pharmaceuticals.
Of 18 people on board, 10 were local government officials.
President Trump on Monday said that Education Secretary Linda McMahon will begin the process of dismantling the Education Department in the wake of the Supreme Court decision allowing the administration to resume layoffs at the agency. "The United States Supreme Court has
GOP leaders might be able to start debate on the $9.4 billion request. It’s not clear what would happen next.
The Swede spoke with THR in front of an audience at the Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, which was honoring him with its Crystal Globe for Outstanding Artistic Contribution to World Cinema.
SPOILER ALERT: This story discusses major plot developments in “Superman,” currently playing in theaters. The first time Edi Gathegi (“Twilight,” “For All Mankind”) learned about Mister Terrific, it was from James Gunn’s social media feed. When Gunn was named the co-chief of DC
The party is trying to tap into voter frustrations and anti-foreigner sentiment.
Good lord , the World Cup is going to be a total shitshow next year. And the 2028 LA Olympics. A jingoistic facade papering over a faded superpower careening towards ruin.
Some Hmong farmers worry they’ll have to revert to less profitable and dirtier crops.
As the Lee Jae-myung administration sends its first cohort of special envoys abroad, the selection of India as one of the four priority destinations signals an important recalibration in South Korea’s foreign policy. This initiative, aimed at bolstering bilateral and
The country heavily relies on coal-powered thermal plants to meet its daily energy requirements.
“Superman” flexed solid box office muscle in its debut weekend. Warner Bros. Discovery boss David Zaslav took an early victory lap over the Man of Steel’s performance, while Rihanna arrived fashionably late to Sunday’s premiere of “Smurfs” with her two young sons in tow. These
Authorities say they've issued an arrest warrant for a suspect but it's unclear whether the stolen items have been recovered.
A UK company says it is better at reproducing a range of accents compared with US or Chinese rivals.
If you want Bithell Games' excellent Keanu Reeves-starring tactics puzzler, you've got until July 17 to make it happen.
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Heat pump makers are ready to raise output, but demand is still sluggish.
Here’s everything we know about ASAP Rocky’s much-discussed, much-delayed fourth album
The Television Academy is mixing up tradition ahead of the Emmy nominations, unveiling a pair of categories earlier than usual. In a twist to the typical schedule, two major categories — outstanding reality competition program and outstanding talk series — will be revealed live
Footage plans for the singer's show, and past and future set lists were also reported stolen to Atlanta police
Unreleased Beyoncé music was reportedly stolen from her choreographer and one of her dancers out of their rental car less than 48 hours before she kicked off her run of “Cowboy Carter” shows in Atlanta. An arrest warrant was issued on Monday for an unidentified suspect who
The deal is part of the Trump administration's push for more aggressive adoption of artificial intelligence in the government.
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Decisions were paused more than seven months ago, following the fall of the Assad regime.
Dan Pfeiffer, a former staffer for former President Obama and co-host of the podcast "Pod Save America," slammed a campaign ad for former New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo as he seeks to clinch the 2025 mayor's race in New York City. “This is one of the least compelling campaign
President Trump moved to a more aggressive footing with Russia on Monday, promising to funnel weapons through NATO allies to Ukraine and threatening to hammer Moscow’s trading partners with sanctions. Even though there is a lengthy hiatus of 50 days before those sanctions would
{beacon} Technology Technology The Big Story xAI apologizes for Grok's 'horrific behavior' Elon Musk’s artificial intelligence company xAI apologized to users for antisemitic posts authored by its chatbot Grok, pinning the blame on an update after conducting an
The Supreme Court ruled Monday to allow the Trump administration to move forward with mass layoffs at the Department of Education, a move supported by President Trump-appointed leadership at the federal agency but feared by education supporters. The 6-3 ruling along
Two weeks after Budapest Pride persisted in the face of government threats, an organizer expressed tentative relief at the lack of a police crackdown.
A celebration of life has been set for Jason Constantine, the veteran movie executive who died on June 3 at age 55. Colleagues, friends and family are welcome to the service at the First Presbyterian Church of Hollywood on August 12 at 10 a.m. Organizers said the event will
The local council says it is pushing ahead with plans to build tunnels to four outlying isles in the archipelago.
