The Met Gala in New York is the grandest and ritziest event in the fashion calendar, and an indicator of the growing ties between designers, celebrity and power. But with tech billionaires now joining the cohort, this year’s party may be its most controversial yet. All eyes are on the guest list – and their…
NewsFeed US-German relations are straining as a spat deepens between President Donald Trump and Chancellor Friedrich Merz over the war on Iran. Trump says he will withdraw troops from US bases in Germany, after Merz said Iran was ‘humiliating’ the US. Published On 3 May 20263 May 2026 Click here to share on social media…
Canada is to become the first non-European country to attend a meeting of the European Political Community when the prime minister, Mark Carney, joins Monday’s summit of the 48-plus nation grouping in Yerevan, Armenia. Carney has said he is determined to build a new network of trade and diplomatic alliances after the loss of US…
The pope urged the rememberance of journalists who lost their lives pursuing the truth, particularly in conflict areas. Published On 3 May 20263 May 2026 Pope Leo has marked World Press Freedom Day by condemning violations of media freedom around the world and paying tribute to journalists killed while reporting in conflict zones. At the…
The pioneering search engine shut down on May 1, after nearly 30 years in operation.
Heathrow’s new chair has opened talks with airlines and the billionaire local landowner Surinder Arora to defuse a row that threatens to further delay the £49bn plan to build a third runway at Europe’s busiest airport. Philip Jansen, who was appointed at the start of the year, is understood to have held meetings with the…
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Joel Embiid and the Philadelphia 76ers advanced to the Eastern Conference semi-finals, beating the Jayson Tatum-less Boston Celtics 109-100 on Saturday night to complete a comeback from a 3-1 deficit for just the 14th time in NBA playoff history. Embiid finished with 34 points, 12 rebounds and six assists. Tyrese Maxey added 30 points, 11…
Two activists from a Gaza-bound humanitarian flotilla have been presented before an Israeli court days after they were abducted following their detention with 175 other campaigners by Israel in international waters near Greece. Spanish national Saif Abu Keshek and Brazilian Thiago Avila have been on a hunger strike during their detention although they have continued…
Quantum mechanics is famous for its strange and often counterintuitive ideas. At very small scales, particles do not behave like everyday objects. Instead, they can exist in multiple states at once, a concept known as superposition. Physicists describe this behavior using a mathematical object called a wavefunction. Yet this picture clashes with what we observe…
