Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov on Friday denied reports that President Vladimir Putin asked leading Russian businessmen to make large financial contributions to the state budget to help fund the war against Ukraine. Instead, Peskov said, an unidentified businessman proposed the idea during a private gathering attended by Putin on Thursday, which took place alongside the

Four weeks into a war that was going to take four days, and that has so far cost the US about $30-40bn and Israel $300m a day, Washington is further away from a diplomatic agreement with Iran than it was in May 2025. Not only has the war failed to persuade Iran to agree to

California Governor Gavin Newsom (D-Calif.) has shared that Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk has turned out to be one of the biggest disappointments. In an interview with Axios, Newsom, on Wednesday, lamented Musk’s association with President Donald Trump. “One of the great disappointments,” Newsom said when asked about the SpaceX CEO. Newsom then hailed Musk

Lionel Richie dished out blunt advice for the next generation of stars as Chappell Roan faces backlash over her own fan drama — and his message couldn’t be clearer: if you don’t like people, fame isn’t for you. The 76-year-old “Hello” hitmaker broke down the biggest mistake artists make when chasing the spotlight during a

Here in Hawai‘i, celebrity politicians make marks under particular circumstances. Historically, they swoop-in to seize oft-forgotten seats in the State Legislature, the county level, or some government board.  There is no blueprint for political success as a local celebrity. Success, however, has been possible at the county level, within state legislative offices, and on minor

The show paid homage to Puerto Rico while also featuring other Latino cultures. There were shoutouts to Mexican food with a vendor from the Los Angeles-based taco stand, Villa’s Taco. There were real boxers sparring, Puerto Rican Xander Zayas and Mexican-American Emliano Vargas. A highlight was a guest performance by Puerto Rican icon Ricky Martin,

Skip next section Iran bans sports teams from traveling to ‘hostile’ countries 03/27/2026March 27, 2026 Iran bans sports teams from traveling to ‘hostile’ countries Iran has barred its national and club teams from competing in countries it calls “hostile,” citing security concerns. The move comes as Iran’s Tractor FC is due to face an Emirati club

A building in Tehran heavily damaged following overnight strikes A building in Tehran heavily damaged following overnight strikes 00:26 Rescue workers were busy combing for survivors and helping the injured after overnight strikes on Tehran, the Iranian Red Crescent Society said on Friday. “A residential area in Tehran was targeted by an airstrike, and the

Dwayne Schnell | 500px Plus | Getty Images Oil prices fell on Friday after President Donald Trump said Iran had allowed 10 oil tankers to pass through the Strait of Hormuz this week as a “present” to the United States, signaling a tentative easing of tensions in the critical shipping chokepoint. International benchmark Brent crude

As travelers miss flights and lines at some U.S. airports exceed six hours (1), Transportation Security Administration (TSA) officers are set to miss a second full paycheck (2) since the start of the partial government shutdown 41 days ago. Nearly 500 of these workers have resigned from their posts (3), citing intolerable working conditions and

Vladimir Putin has asked Russia’s oligarchs to donate to the country’s dwindling defence budget to continue its invasion of Ukraine, it has been reported. The Russian president is expected to continue the conflict, which began in February 2022, until Moscow has secured the remaining areas of Ukraine’s eastern Donbas region not under its control, according

【科技早餐】今天精選 8 則國內外重要科技新聞。 ＊川普找來祖克柏、黃仁勳、蘇姿丰，AI 決策桌直接搬進科技業 白宮宣布，美國總統川普將任命首波 13 名產業與科技界成員，加入總統科技顧問會議，也就是總統科技顧問會議 (President’s Council of Advisors on Science and Technology，PCAST)。首批名單包括 Meta 執行長祖克柏 (Mark Zuckerberg)、NVIDIA 執行長黃仁勳 (Jensen Huang)、AMD 董事長暨執行長蘇姿丰 (Lisa Su)、Google 共同創辦人布林 (Sergey Brin)，以及甲骨文 (Oracle) 創辦人艾里森 (Larry Ellison) 等人。 白宮表示，這個顧問團將就科學、技術、創新與美國競爭力等議題，向總統提出建議，最終人數可望擴大到 24 人。這也代表美國的 AI 競賽，已不再只是企業與企業之間的市場角力，而是政策、產業與國家競爭力同步綁定，政府正直接把最核心的科技領袖拉進決策桌。 ＊Meta AI 雙軌策略：一邊裁員，一邊把高層獎酬綁上 9 兆美元 Meta 啟動新一輪裁員，影響範圍涵蓋 Reality Labs、社群平台團隊與招募部門，規模約 700 到 1,000 人。同一時間，Meta 也替多位核心高階主管推出新的股票期權激勵機制，將未來幾年的報酬與公司市值表現直接連動。根據外媒披露，最高門檻是 Meta 市值突破

Having long argued that Canada should have fulfilled its 2014 NATO commitment to increase its spending on defence to 2% of gross domestic product (GDP) years ago, we agree with Prime Minister Mark Carney’s decision to meet that target in this fiscal year. That’s seven years ahead of former prime minister Justin Trudeau’s plan to

Elon Musk’s tunnel company is exploring whether it’s feasible to construct an underground corridor in New Orleans connecting the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center with parts of downtown, though local officials say an exact route is still in flux. The Boring Company, a spin-off of Musk’s SpaceX, surprised many when it announced on Tuesday that

“He’s a nice man. He was a terrible President,” Trump said of Carter in 2019. “He’s been trashed within his own party. He’s been trashed.” And now, nearly half a century later, it’s like we’ve all jumped into a time machine. The U.S. mired in a seemingly endless conflict with Iran. Oil prices shooting through