MEXICO CITYย โย In March, a pair of Ecuadorean fishing boats in the Pacific burst into flames, forcing both crews to abandon ship. Months later, the incidents โ which occurred well after the Trump administration launched its bombing campaign targeting alleged drug boats โ have left more questions than answers. All 36 crewmen survived, but they have…
WASHINGTONย โย Colombian presidential candidate Abelardo de la Espriella has vowed to crush criminal groups and slash government programs. He promises to bomb โnarco-terroristโ camps and build sprawling mega prisons if he wins Sundayโs runoff election. De la Espriellaโs views have earned him the vociferous backing of President Trump, who has broken with White House tradition by…
GUADALAJARA, Mรฉxicoย โย While Mexico defeated South Korea at Guadalajara Stadium on Thursday in front of an elated crowd, protesters outside expressed a very different view of the World Cupโs impact on the city. Community leaders, climate advocates and workers took to the streets to protest what they describe as โgreenwashing through sportsโ by one of the…
VivaTech turned ten this year and Europe’s biggest tech showcase has never been louder, shinier, or more crowded. But walking the show floors, France 24 tech reporters Charlotte Lam and Peter O’Brien were drawn to one topic: not about productivity or performance, but about companionship and how the booming AI market is filling that void….
Instead of the usual phalanx of cars and buses, Saturday evening traffic on Wilshire Boulevard was replaced by massive balloons, mobile sculptures, gaggles of gallerists and an endless array of elaborate costumes. The first-ever Los Angeles Art Parade, a collaboration between the Los Angeles County Museum of Art (LACMA) and famed gallerist Jeffrey Deitch, transformed…
Fomer US president Barack Obama and his wife Michelle Obama arrive at the opening of the Barack Obama Presidential Center in Chicago. Kent Nishimura | Afp | Getty Images Former President Barack Obama opened his long-awaited presidential center in Chicago on Thursday, drawing a who’s who of former presidents, dignitaries, celebrities and musical performers to…
WASHINGTONย โย In congressional races across the country, a new crop of super PACs is taking to the air with millions of dollars worth of advertisements to sway voters. โPresident Trump said it best, โCeleste Maloy will never let you down,โโ says one advertisement supporting the Utah Republican representative in her upcoming primary election. โStanding up to…
The Lakers will seek to use their 25th pick in Tuesdayโs first round of the NBA draft on a player who fills a need on a roster that could have up to nine free agents this summer. Yet the Lakers also are aware that picking that late in the round could leave them selecting the…
In early June, hundreds of fans dressed to the nines were in attendance at a rock starโs sold-out show at New Yorkโs Beacon Theatre. There was lace everywhere and leather too. Chains dangled from belt loops and wrists. Some attendees arrived with dyed crimson hair, others with orange or pink. Sheer black outfits that looked…
Prime Minister of Italy Giorgia Meloni on Nov. 20, 2024, in Buenos Aires, Argentina. Tomas Cuesta | Getty Images News | Getty Images The Italian government closed ranks on Friday toย slamย U.S. Presidentย Donald Trumpย over his claimย that Premierย Giorgia Meloniย had “begged” for a photo with him during the recent G7 summit, a pushback that suggested America’s longtime European…