Meta is planning to release its own prediction market app to compete with popular sites like Kalshi and Polymarket. Kelly Sullivan/Getty Images North America hide caption toggle caption Kelly Sullivan/Getty Images North America Meta is planning to launch its own prediction market app to compete with companies like Kalshi and Polymarket in a booming sector…
Unlock the White House Watch newsletter for free Your guide to what Trump’s second term means for Washington, business and the world Donald Trump said the US would release frozen Iranian funds and lift sanctions “as soon as they behave”, as Washington detailed the terms of its interim deal with Tehran to reopen the Strait…
“Dear You,” the Teochew-language family drama directed and co-written by Lan Hongchun, is heading to U.K., Ireland and France cinemas after Trinity CineAsia acquired all theatrical rights from Hugoeast and Damai Entertainment. The film opens across U.K. and Ireland screens on June 26, with a French theatrical release to follow. Released in China on April…
Britain’s beleaguered prime minister, Keir Starmer, was braced for fresh embarrassment on Monday with the expected release of hundreds of documents relating to Peter Mandelson, the former ambassador to the United States who was fired over his links to Jeffrey Epstein. Mr. Mandelson lost his job last year after leaked emails showed the depth and…
Those with an understanding of how the embassy in Washington works describe it as being almost like a government department itself in size – and, crucially, with connections to so many aspects of the Whitehall government machine, given the importance of the UK-US relationship. This is particularly true on military and intelligence matters, much of…
People in the western Colorado city of Grand Junction would like their hometown to be known for its desert hiking trails and sunny golf courses, red-rock canyons and river rafting. But these days, mentions of their town are tangled up with one person: Tina Peters, the county clerk who became an emblem of the election-denial…
Former President Joseph R. Biden Jr. sued the Justice Department late Tuesday in an attempt to block the release of recorded interviews he had with his ghostwriter while drafting his 2017 memoir. The recordings came into the Justice Department’s possession in 2023, under Attorney General Merrick B. Garland, when a special counsel investigated Mr. Biden…
Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares expressed concern about the ‘illegal detention’ of Saif Abukeshek and asserted that he was ‘kidnapped’. Madrid has demanded the release of a Spanish citizen who was arrested during a raid on a flotilla headed for Gaza and taken to Israel for “questioning”. Foreign Minister Jose Manuel Albares told Catalan radio station RAC1…
Leaving Neverland accuser James Safechuck has offered a statement in support of survivors of childhood sexual abuse amid the release of the Michael Jackson biopic. Safechuck was one of the two men who came forward with allegations of childhood sexual abuse against the singer in the 2019 documentary. (Jackson denied the allegations throughout his life.)…
Published on 24/04/2026 – 17:02 GMT+2 A 25-foot ice sculpture in downtown Toronto sounds peaceful enough – until it attracted flamethrowers, sledgehammers, fan frenzy, and eventually the fire brigade. ADVERTISEMENT ADVERTISEMENT This was Drake’s way of getting people’s attention. The Canadian rapper installed the towering sculpture in a car park in his hometown to tease…
