United States Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent has accused China of “funding the largest state sponsor of terrorism”, referring to Iran, saying that Beijing should help Washington in efforts to reopen the Strait of Hormuz. Bessent’s blunt criticism of China’s relations with Iran on Monday comes ahead of US President Donald Trump’s expected visit to Beijing…
Believe it or not, when King Charles was the Prince of Wales, he was much more transparent about the Duchy of Cornwall, the duchy’s income and the taxes he paid “voluntarily.” When Prince William became PoW in 2022 and took over the duchy, William refused to say anything other than “of course we pay taxes…
A Spirit Airlines Airbus A321 airplane taxis at Los Angeles International Airport after arriving from Fort Lauderdale on March 30, 2025 in Los Angeles, California. Kevin Carter | Getty Images Just hours after Spirit Airlines collapsed, its rivals unveiled their new flight plans. Airlines had actually been at work for months on their route changes…
Mayor Burkhard Jung said a suspect was detained and the motive was unclear.
A new project called Acorn has launched a way for organizations and creators to build their own online communities as an alternative to centralized social media platforms like Instagram, X, and Threads. It uses the same underlying technology that powers the decentralized social media app Bluesky, allowing communities to build their own homepages, create starter…
French President Emmanuel Macron said that energy companies aren’t making undue profits as a result of the crisis in the Hormuz strait, even as he warned that European Union members could react if that changed.
Two British activists have said they were admitted to hospital after being beaten by Israeli forces who intercepted their Gaza aid flotilla last week. Alice Chapman and Zak Khan were among 180 members of the Global Sumud flotilla detained by the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in international waters near Crete late on Wednesday. Khan, a…
Kevin Jonas has announced that he’ll be releasing his brand new solo single, ‘Little Things’, on May 15. The Jonas Brothers member made his solo debut last year with the track ‘Changing’ after performing the song live during the group’s tour. Galvanised by the response and the energy of an entirely new creative season, Kevin…
The United States has transferred 22 crew members from the Iranian container ship, the Touska, to Pakistan, in what Islamabad describes as a “confidence-building measure” during tension in the Strait of Hormuz. US Central Command (CENTCOM) spokesman, Captain Tim Hawkins, said the crew had been handed over for repatriation. Pakistan’s foreign ministry confirmed the transfer,…
On Monday, Anthropic announced a joint venture focusing on deploying enterprise AI services. Blackstone, Hellman & Friedman, and Goldman Sachs will be founding partners in the new venture, which is backed by a group of VCs, hedge funds, and private equity firms, including Apollo Global Management, General Atlantic, GIC, Leonard Green, and Sequoia Capital. The…
