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Barbara Alper/Getty Images Every celebrity who today commands impressive fleets of supercars in million-dollar garages once sat behind the wheel of something far more modest. These machines weren’t necessarily purchased for their status, but for their affordability, reliability, and cost. So, don’t expect to find bespoke McLarens […]

President Donald Trump has become increasingly “paranoid” about his mental decline—particularly fears it could lead to the invocation of the 25th Amendment, a psychologist told The Daily Beast Podcast. Dr. John Gartner sat down with host Joanna Coles to discuss a tell-all Wall Street Journal article in which the 79-year-old president admitted he was wearing

Elon Musk and U.S. President Donald Trump seemed to have rekindled their bromance after the tech billionaire was spotted at Mar-a-Lago on Saturday. In a video posted on X, Musk was seen walking closely behind the U.S. president and first lady, Melania Trump, at a dinner at Trump’s Palm Beach residence. The dinner comes after

Donald Trump has presided over a dangerous erosion in US capacity to prepare for and respond to natural disasters, according to emergency management experts. The first year of his second term was marked by crackdowns on climate science that produced world-class weather forecasts and the gutting of frontline federal agencies – policies that have left

In a telephone interview this morning, President Donald Trump issued a not-so-veiled threat against the new Venezuelan leader, Delcy Rodríguez, saying that “if she doesn’t do what’s right, she is going to pay a very big price, probably bigger than Maduro,” referring to Nicolás Maduro, now residing in a New York City jail cell. Trump

Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei has issued a hardline warning as protests rip across the country — branding demonstrators as “rioters” and ordering them to be crushed. But this time, the response came not just from the streets of Iran, but from one of the world’s most powerful tech figures. When Khamenei vowed Iran

Widespread protests have rocked Iran for nearly a week and led to increasing violent clashes with security forces, prompting President Donald Trump to threaten intervention if a crackdown continues. The protests, which started with economic grievances by shopkeepers in Tehran and quickly spread to remote cities in provinces like Fars and Lorestan, where protesters chanted

The cold realists in Beijing were ‘deeply shocked’ by the American strike on Venezuela and have called on the United States to release President Nicolás Maduro and his wife at once. It is only two years since the Chinese leader Xi Jinping gave Maduro a red-carpet welcome on a state visit and vowed support for

During his presidential campaigns, Donald Trump pledged to end “forever wars”, abandon “nation-building” interventions and focus instead on reviving a US economy that, in his telling, had been deindustrialised by a floodtide of imports. Though Trump’s electoral victories cannot be attributed to any one thing, his “America first” narrative certainly struck a chord. But Trump’s

China AI breakthroughs in 2025 highlight progress in advanced models and domestic chip development, shaping global technology competition. Chinese President Xi Jinping said 2025 marked a year of major breakthroughs for the country’s AI and semiconductor industries. In his New Year’s address, he said that Chinese technology firms had made significant progress in AI models

Berkshire Hathaway stock has crushed the market during the past six decades. However, the company will undergo a significant change in 2026, with legendary investor Warren Buffett retiring as CEO. Still, Buffett hands the reins to new CEO Greg Abel with the company in great shape. 10 stocks we like better than Berkshire Hathaway ›

In another era, before Elon Musk bought Twitter, changed its name to X to mark the spot of its descent into barbarism, honed Grok, a generator of far-right propaganda, swung behind Donald Trump and made what appeared to be a Nazi salute, I already knew he was a wrong ’un. The year was 2019, and

Within hours of a massive operation of regime change in Venezuela, United States President Donald Trump revelled in his “success”. He posted a photo of Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro in handcuffs and then addressed the American public. He praised the military for launching “one of the most stunning, effective and powerful displays of American military

Starlink has announced free internet service in Venezuela till February 3. The announcement comes after the United States launched a swift overnight military operation against Venezuela on January 3, capturing President Nicolas Maduro and his wife First Lady Cilia Flores. Sharing a post on X (formerly Twitter), the company wrote: “Starlink is providing free broadband

Maduro filmed making ‘perp walk’ Nicolás Maduro is reported to have arrived at the Metropolitan Detention Center in Brooklyn, according to US media. He is expected to make an initial appearance in Manhattan federal court on Monday, according to officials.Maduro loopCBS News reported Maduro arrived at the Metropolitan Detention Center, known as MDC, at about

Once upon a time, the maharaja of Tehri Garhwal discovered a beautiful piece of land in the foothills of the Himalayas in Uttarakhand, India. It was here that he built the stunning Viceregal Palace, which played host to heads of state from India and abroad, including Britain’s Lord Mountbatten. Long after the British Raj had

A plan by the chairwoman of Taiwan’s main opposition party to visit Beijing – where she hopes to meet Chinese President Xi Jinping – early this year carries hopes of improving communication amid high tension between the two sides of the strait. While supporters portray Cheng Li-wun’s trip as a potential opening to ease cross-strait

Since coming down the escalator in 2015 to announce his first presidential run, Donald Trump has presented himself as a break from the traditional hawkish foreign policy in the United States. The US president has even criticised some of his political rivals as “warmongers” and “war hawks”. Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list

The mood in Havana is defiant following the U.S. military action in Venezuela and the capture of its president. Early this morning, the Cuban government organized an emergency rally outside the U.S. Embassy in Havana to condemn the U.S. capture of Maduro. Around 30,000 people attended. President Miguel Díaz Canel characterized the Trump administration’s military

In the immediate hours following US forces bombing Caracas and abducting Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and his wife, Venezuela’s beleaguered opposition was ecstatic. “Venezuelans, the hour of freedom has arrived,” declared María Corina Machado, the leader of Venezuela’s opposition movement and recipient of the 2025 Nobel Peace Prize. But after US President Donald Trump expressed