Donald Trump has suggested the US could carry out a “friendly takeover” of Cuba as tensions between Washington and Havana reach a new high following the capture of Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro. As he left the White House for a campaigning event in Texas on Friday, Trump said: “The Cuban government is talking with us. They’re

It was the buzz of Milan Fashion Week: Earlier today, Demna debuted his first runway show for Gucci. The fall 2026 collection, titled “Primavera,” was held inside Milan’s Palazzo delle Scintille, and the show was rife with references to the Italian label’s rich history. (Many looks were reminiscent of the culture-shifting, late ’90s-early aughts Tom

Despite pouring vast resources into its defense sector and flooding the frontline with attack drones using Iranian and Chinese technology, Moscow still cannot match Kyiv’s heavy-lift capability. Putin was forced to admit his administration’s failure during his pre-Christmas TV broadcast.   “We are still short of heavy drones like the adversary’s Baba Yaga, but with respect to the number of drones, we are ahead of our adversary in almost all the segments of the frontline,” Putin said.    Ukraine’s Baba Yaga drones — the nickname

Despite its ever-widening impact and even greater promise, artificial intelligence has the potential to torpedo careers. That’s the message from JetZero CEO Tom O’Leary who recently warned Elon University students about the consequences of relying too much on AI, which can be inaccurate. Tom O’Leary, CEO and co-founder of JetZero, spoke at Elon University on

Ivan Golubkov (centre, front row) and the Russian Paralympic team was welcomed to the Kremlin by dictator Vladimir Putin in April 2022.Photo: screenshot of video at Kremlin.ru The medal-winning skier from the north Russian region of Komi is one of six athletes to compete under the Russian tricolour in the Paralympics 2026. Ivan Golubkov, 30,

Kevin Dietsch | Getty Images Trump Media & Technology Group said Friday that it was exploring a spin-off of Truth Social, the social media platform of choice for President Donald Trump. Truth Social could become a separate, publicly traded company following the forthcoming closing of its merger with fusion power firm TAE Technologies, according to

Former President Bill Clinton is set to face questions today from members of the Republican-led House Oversight Committee about his ties to Jeffrey Epstein, making him the first sitting or former president to testify before members of Congress in over 40 years. Clinton will be deposed in a closed-door setting one day after the committee questioned his

There’s a dire shortage of good news in global health, so let me start with some. Earlier this month, Congress passed — and President Donald Trump signed — a law to spend $9.4 billion on global health work in more than 50 countries. That’s funding for HIV treatment, childhood vaccines, malaria and TB programs, and

This article was produced by Capital & Main, an award-winning publication that reports from California on economic, political, and social issues. It is co-published here with permission. At the Universal Studios Hollywood theme park near Los Angeles, food service worker Sam Nassar doesn’t need a corporate earnings call to know that tourism is down, including

FORT COLLINS, Colo. (AP) – A ground-dwelling bird known for elaborate mating dances on the southern Great Plains will no longer be federally protected after the Trump administration agreed with arguments by three states and the beef and petroleum industries that the species was listed improperly. Thursday’s delisting by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service

In his State of the Union address, President Donald Trump took a victory lap over the rollout of his “baby bond” program, dubbed “Trump accounts.” During the speech—which clocked in as the longest on record—the president claimed an 18-year-old could start from nothing and earn $100,000. “How much money is that for somebody that started

Greg Abel, the new CEO of Berkshire Hathaway, will release his first annual shareholder letter this Saturday after taking over from legendary investor Warren Buffett. The 63-year-old Abel faces the challenge of following Buffett’s famous communication style while addressing the company’s $381.7 billion cash pile and declining stock performance. Greg Abel, the newly appointed chief

as Amazon CEO in 2021. Funding discussions have also reportedly touched JPMorgan’s $10 billion Security and Resiliency Initiative, which aims to strengthen US supply chains in critical industries. Why should I care? For markets: AI is moving from demos to capex. Most AI buzz is about software, but this plan focuses on the “real economy,”

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. Jeff Bezos’ AI lab is raising tens of billions of dollars to acquire companies hit by the technology, seeking to capitalise on the disruption that the Amazon founder anticipates will reshape the industrial sector. Project

Unlock the Editor’s Digest for free Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. China has sacked nine senior military officers, including an army commander in a critical position for a potential attack on Taiwan, in a further sign of leader Xi Jinping’s deepening purge of the People’s Liberation

One might assume that TV personalities appear on Peacock’s murder-mystery competition show “The Traitors” for a paycheck and attention. But the savviest among the cast know the show’s real prize is something money can’t buy: redemption. The series, a “Mafia”-esque game in which contestants must guess what “Traitors” are among them, while the Traitors must

The Power 4 conference commissioners are expected to join dozens of sports celebrities and dignitaries on March 6 at the White House in a roundtable discussion with President Donald Trump about the future of college athletics, multiple sources confirmed to ESPN on Thursday. President Trump will chair the group and Florida governor Ron DeSantis and