The 154ft-tall structure for the UFC Freedom 250 gives Trump a chance to to put the government out to the highest bidder “If the government decides, very quickly, to bulldoze the Statue of Liberty – the people whose ancestors that was the first thing they saw coming to this country, ...
Month: June 2026
More time needed for deadly Air India crash inquiry, officials sayMore time needed for deadly Air India crash inquiry, officials say
A statement says “significant progress” has been made into investigating the crash, in which 260 people died a year ago. ...
Defence row exposes tensions over how to keep UK safeDefence row exposes tensions over how to keep UK safe
Ex-Defence Secretary John Healey has said the defence investment plan is “well short of what is required”. ...
Celebrated British artist David Hockney dies aged 88Celebrated British artist David Hockney dies aged 88
Hockney, one of the UK’s most important and influential artists, has died at the age of 88. ...
The super-sized SpaceX IPO, in four chartsThe super-sized SpaceX IPO, in four charts
The News Elon Musk is set to become the world’s first trillionaire as SpaceX goes public today in the biggest IPO in history. Musk’s confidants and colleagues will get a lot richer, too. The company sold $75 billion worth of shares at $135 a piece, valuing it at $1.77 trillion ...
Sam Altman calls off Abu Dhabi visitSam Altman calls off Abu Dhabi visit
The Scoop OpenAI CEO Sam Altman was expected to visit Abu Dhabi this weekend but called it off, according to a person with direct knowledge of the matter, as the ChatGPT maker, which has deep ties to the UAE, prepares for its public market debut. Uncertainty pervaded the potential visit, ...
Mexico triumphs in World Cup openerMexico triumphs in World Cup opener
Hosts Mexico beat South Africa 2-0 in a promising opening game of the men’s soccer World Cup. The tournament has been beset with fears over seat pricing and turnout, but the Azteca stadium was full and in carnival mode, with beer and paper sombreros raining from the stands. Concerns about ...
Switzerland mulls capping populationSwitzerland mulls capping population
Switzerland will vote this weekend in a referendum on whether to cap its population at 10 million. The Alpine country’s population has increased 23% to 9.1 million since 2002, when it agreed to ease travel restrictions with the EU. If successful, it will be the world’s first explicit population cap. ...
Trump touts deal with IranTrump touts deal with Iran
US President Donald Trump said he had reached a “great settlement” with Iran that would stop the Islamic Republic from obtaining a nuclear weapon, though Tehran said nothing had been finalized. An Iranian state outlet published what it said was a draft of the agreement, saying it included negotiations over ...
Art’s great innovator whose vivid paintings made him a household nameArt’s great innovator whose vivid paintings made him a household name
The proud Yorkshireman, who also painted iconic pictures of America, was routinely described as Britain’s greatest artist. ...