Politics

American gourmets are scrambling to stock up on their favourite imported foodstuffs before Donald Trump’s costly tariffs inflate prices on the shelves. Tariffs are a “disastrously bad idea”, wrote James Surowiecki for business brand Fast Company. They lead to “higher …

President Donald Trump has launched a trade war against Canada by levying 25% tariffs on the country’s goods, and some Canadians are now preparing to abandon their vacation plans to the U.S. in protest. This could have a significant impact …

Lower Chautauqua (Image credit: Courtesy image) The Pietenpol Residence stands at the base of the Flatirons, steps from Chautauqua Park and minutes’ drive from Pearl Street. The four-bedroom house, a 1924 Tuscan Vernacular Revival, features historic details and modern upgrades; …

This week’s question: James Bond is now a fully owned Amazon property, leading many 007 fans to worry that Jeff Bezos’ company will ruin the spy franchise. If Amazon were to release a new Bond movie in which the British …

Elon Musk is “trying to convince Americans that our Social Security system is overrun by massive fraud,” said Nancy Altman in The Hill. He’s sent his DOGE minions in and come out with a claim that Social Security is paying …

You have likely encountered the hardcore self-improvement-program-turned-social media trend, the 75 Hard Challenge. Created in 2019, the challenge calls for 75 days straight of strict lifestyle changes that have led to weight loss and realignment for some. For others, the …

It was like a scene out of a movie: a tense parliamentary meeting interrupted by opposition party lawmakers who launched smoke grenades, threw eggs and lit incendiary flares before unfurling a banner announcing “Serbia has risen to bring down the …

What happened The U.S. Supreme Court Wednesday rejected a bid by President Donald Trump’s administration to continue withholding nearly $2 billion in payments for foreign humanitarian work already completed under contracts with the State Department and USAID. Chief Justice John …

What happened President Donald Trump has halted intelligence sharing with Ukraine’s military, days after he froze military assistance to Kyiv, CIA Director John Ratcliffe and national security adviser Mike Waltz said Wednesday. They described the decision as a temporary measure …

What happened Rep. Sylvester Turner (D-Texas), a former Houston mayor and longtime state legislator, died Wednesday morning, hours after attending President Donald Trump’s address to Congress. Turner, 70, died from “enduring health complications,” his family said. He was elected in …

“What began in 1998 with Tony Blair standing in the Globe Theatre to announce a new celebration of books has morphed into something much bigger,” said William Cash in The Spectator. World Book Day, which sees schoolchildren dress up as …

“If there is an afterlife”, then the late Michael Abbensetts must be “looking down from it in delighted surprise”, said Andrzej Lukowski in Time Out. The Guyana-born playwright, who settled in London in the early 1960s, became known in the …

“James Birch is a somewhat mysterious art dealer and curator” who made a name for himself in 1988 by mounting a Francis Bacon exhibition in Moscow, said Lynn Barber in The Spectator. In 2022, he published “Bacon in Moscow”, a …

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Spring comes early to southern Cornwall. At the Nare Hotel in Veryan, its arrival is gauged with ritual precision: six magnolia trees in the county’s great gardens must each bear 50 blooms. When we visited in late February, we missed …

‘My hope for the Tibetan people’ The Dalai Lama at The Washington Post Tibetans “continue to be deprived of their dignity as a people and their freedom to live according to their own wishes and their culture,” says the Dalai …

Arab leaders have endorsed a reconstruction plan for Gaza that would see Palestinians remaining in the enclave, opposing Donald Trump’s controversial “Middle East Riviera” plan. “Gaza 2030” was put forward by Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi and approved at an …

Smacking children must be banned in England, say leading paediatricians. They’re calling for an end to the “Victorian-era punishment” that they say “undoubtedly harms children’s health”. The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health is urging the government to adopt …

Pamela Anderson “might owe her fame to the 1990s TV behemoth ‘Baywatch’”, and her turbulent love life, but she may end up being remembered for projects such as this watchable drama, said Brian Viner in the Daily Mail. In “The …

“Ah, ‘Bergerac’,” said Ben Dowell in The Times: “that twangy guitar and accordion earworm theme tune; that lovely John Nettles burr; a world of sun, sea, shoulder pads and our man’s burgundy-coloured, open-topped Triumph Roadster”. The 1980s BBC series, set …

Families looking for the ultimate sports adventure this summer have even more reason to get excited. Festival of Sport, the UK’s premier family-friendly sports festival, has officially teamed up with The Week Junior as its exclusive media partner. Taking place …

Watching a “top-notch” opera is a “unique thrill”, said Nicholas Kenyon in The Telegraph. The “unforgettable mix of words, music, action and spectacle” can be spellbinding. And, despite intense funding pressures, it’s still possible to get tickets for world-renowned shows …

Interest-only mortgages could be set for a comeback as the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) considers reviewing lending rules to help boost the economy. The mortgage was once “far more popular”, said ThisIsMoney, until “stricter regulations” in the aftermath of the …

The death of an organism does not spell the end for its cells, according to new research. Cells have been shown to continue to function even after the organism they originated from is deceased, oftentimes developing new biological functions. The …

In 2021, El Salvador caught the world’s attention by becoming the first country to make cryptocurrency legal tender, alongside the US dollar. Last December, as the price of bitcoin broke $100,000 (£77,765) for the first time, the young president Nayib …

Bess Wohl’s new drama about a small-town 1970 women’s-lib group “takes an old form and shakes it like a freshly laundered sheet in the breeze,” said Sara Holdren in NYMag.com. A memory play, Liberation is also “the best play I’ve …

‘Phonetics on and on’ by Horsegirl Horsegirl’s sophomore album “finds power in keeping things playful,” said Hazel Cills in NPR.org. “A compulsively replayable record,” Phonetics On and On finds the young, all-female alt-rock trio from Chicago nearly done with college …

‘My Dead Friend Zoe’ An Army vet is haunted by a fallen comrade. The friendship story that writer-director Kyle Hausmann-Stokes tells in his debut feature “could easily veer into manipulative territory,” said Allegra Frank in The Daily Beast. Merit, a …

Zimmi’s – New York City While Manhattan always has “plenty of Paris,” said Helen Rosner in The New Yorker, bistros that channel Provence are harder to come by. Enter Zimmi’s, which brings the air of the south of France to …

What happened President Donald Trump celebrated the upheaval he has brought to Washington and global trade in a televised speech before Congress Tuesday night. Speaking for a record 99 minutes, Trump drew cheers from Republicans for saying he was “just …

What happened Arab leaders Tuesday unanimously endorsed a plan from Egypt to rebuild Gaza without displacing its Palestinian residents. The $53 billion proposal was the Arab League’s alternative to President Donald Trump’s widely condemned plan to relocate the Palestinians to …

Pushing off your taxes until the last minute? You are not alone. It is estimated that roughly a third of Americans — or “nearly 33% of Americans” — “procrastinate filing their taxes,” said CNBC, citing a survey by real estate …

What happened Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said Tuesday he would conduct a “relentless fight” to protect his country’s economy from President Donald Trump’s 25% tariffs. Trump’s sweeping import taxes on goods from Canada, Mexico and China, and the retaliatory …

There are thousands of Haitian migrants living in Ohio, and many are worried that they could be deported as a result of the Trump administration. The White House is set to end Temporary Protected Status for 500,000 Haitian migrants in …