US sanctions against Russia’s two largest energy companies, the state-owned Rosneft and privately held Lukoil, are perhaps the most significant economic measures imposed by the West since the invasion of Ukraine. If fully implemented, they have the potential to significantly choke off the flow of fossil fuel revenue that funds Russia’s war machine, but their…
Elon Musk’s SpaceX filed for a stock market debut on Wednesday that could become the largest IPO in history, seeking to raise up to $75 billion at a valuation of as much as $1.75 trillion, according to US media reports. Musk would remain CEO, CTO and chairman after the listing.
The former prime minister of Denmark has told Sky News her country is “being bullied” by the US over Greenland, and that it views this as “an act of aggression”. Speaking to the Electoral Dysfunction podcast, Helle Thorning-Schmidt said: “We’re a very small country, and to be honest with you, we feel bullied. “We feel…
The majority of a Holyrood committee has not agreed to recommend the general principles of the Right to Addiction Recovery (Scotland) Bill. The Health, Social Care and Sport Committee has concerns with the proposal and said it will require “significant amendments” if it is to reach stage two. The bill, introduced by Scottish Tory MSP…
A 12-foot statue depicting President Trump holding hands with convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein appeared on the National Mall in Washington, D.C., Tuesday morning and was removed by the National Park Service less than 24 hours later. The saga, which made the rounds on late-night TV this week, did not stop there. On Thursday, the…
Yvette Cooper has defended the arrest of more than 500 people for holding signs supporting Palestine Action. The home secretary said protesters over the weekend may have been objecting to the group being proscribed as a terror group because they “don’t know the full nature of this organisation”. Ms Cooper said that could be due…
Actor Todd Bridges and Bettijo B. Hirschi are headed separate ways after three years of marriage. βAfter much prayer and reflection, my spouse and I have made the difficult decision to separate,β Bridges told The Times in a statement Thursday. βThis was not an easy choice, and it comes with a heavy heart, but also…
Paramount Skydance has named its 10-member board of directors, which includes tech scion David Ellison, Oracle Chief Executive Safra A. Catz and former Paramount Pictures chairwoman Sherry Lansing. Ellison will serve as chairman of the board. The board is scheduled to reconstitute Thursday with the close of Skydance Mediaβs $8.4-billion acquisition of Paramount Global. Only…
Inside the ornate Bovard Auditorium, Larry David kept a full audience in stitches as he discussed the creation and legacy of his improv hit, βCurb Your Enthusiasm,β which concluded in 2024 after 12 seasons. In conversation with Lorraine Ali β who wrote βNo Lessons Learned: The Making of Curb Your Enthusiasm,β which retraces the showβs…
A month into the Iran war and the prime minister, on a visit to Finland with allies in the Joint Expeditionary Forces military coalition this week, left me in no doubt that he believes our lives, our country and the way we do things, is about to profoundly change. This is a “once in a…