Mark Rutte, who has been Secretary General of NATO since October 2024, referred to Donald Trump as “Daddy” when he praised the US President’s approach to the Iran-Israel ceasefire 04:24, 26 Jun 2025Updated 04:36, 26 Jun 2025 It appeared NATO Secretary General Mark Rutte called Donald Trump ‘Daddy’ – but he denies this(Image: Getty Images) … Read more
A worker puts konbu sea weed on rice on the riceball production line at the processing factory of Fuji Foods Co., in Funabashi, Chiba, Japan, on Friday, Jan. 26, 2024. Riceballs are one of the 7-Eleven Japan’s most important products, with more than 2 billion sold each year. Photographer: Noriko Hayashi/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg … Read more
WASHINGTON — Eleanor Holmes Norton, Washington, D.C.’s nonvoting delegate in the House, told NBC News on Wednesday she was going to seek another term in Congress. A short while later, her office walked back the remarks. It was the second time that’s happened this month. Speaking to NBC News on Wednesday, Norton said, “Yeah, I’m … Read more
A newly published National Security Strategy has raised questions about bringing back conscription in the UK, and now an expert has warned this measure could be ‘absolutely vital’ 16:02, 25 Jun 2025Updated 16:27, 25 Jun 2025 As an alarming government dossier warns that Brits “must actively prepare” for war, many have have been left wondering … Read more
Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg makes a keynote speech during the Meta Connect annual event, at the company’s headquarters in Menlo Park, California, on Sept. 25, 2024. Manuel Orbegozo | Reuters Meta on Wednesday prevailed against a group of 13 authors in a major copyright case involving the company’s Llama artificial intelligence model, but the judge … Read more
Former “Blue’s Clues” host Steve Burns is starting a podcast that aims to continue conversations from the iconic Nickelodeon show, except now for grown-ups. Burns, 51, who hosted “Blue’s Clues” from 1996 to 2002, is coming out with a new podcast this fall called “Alive” with Lemonada Media, according to a YouTube video he shared … Read more
A tiny 2cm-long drone used for ‘special missions on the battlefield’ has been unveiled by Chinese scientists – while the Prime Minister has warned of how technology could embolden an attack on UK soil China has unveiled a tiny mosquito-sized drone designed for ‘special missions on the battlefield’(Image: China NUDT) China has unveiled a futuristic … Read more
The floor of Al-Awda Hospital in northern Gaza is streaked with fresh blood as 146 injured Palestinians lie there waiting to be treated after people were shot while trying to reach an aid distribution site for food. The scene Tuesday was the latest in nearly daily violent incidents near aid centres one month after distribution was taken over by the … Read more
Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) in New York City, U.S., June 23, 2025. Brendan McDermid | Reuters Have we gone back in time? It certainly seems on the markets front. Just look at the S&P 500 and you will think that it’s back in February — before U.S. … Read more
A person at a baseball game who ridiculed the dead mother of the Arizona Diamondbacks’ Ketel Marte has been banned by the White Sox and Major League Baseball indefinitely, the league confirmed Wednesday. Marte was in tears on the field after the person attending the White Sox home game in Chicago Tuesday made the remark, … Read more