This tale of a 50-year-old assassin going rogue – and having to confess all to her best mate – is so much fun. The chemistry between its leads is a thing of beauty The bone-deep magnificence of Hannah Waddingham is such that she could, I suspect, talk most of us ...
A moment that changed me: I started yoga – and saw my scoliosis in a surprising new lightA moment that changed me: I started yoga – and saw my scoliosis in a surprising new light
As a teenager I declined a painful operation to straighten my spinal curvature, and it was a decision I sometimes regretted. But through daily stretching and exercise, my relationship with my body was transformed I was 13 when a spinal surgeon gave me unsolicited career advice. “Scoliosis won’t ruin your ...
Trump again threatens to strike Iran’s power plants amid impasse over strait of HormuzTrump again threatens to strike Iran’s power plants amid impasse over strait of Hormuz
US president says he will knock out all Iran’s power plants and bridges next week in bid to force Tehran to agree to a deal Middle East crisis – live updates Donald Trump has threatened to expand US strikes on Iran next week to target power plants and bridges if ...
Xi steps up corruption purgeXi steps up corruption purge
The Chinese Communist Party purged another top official Tuesday, as Xi Jinping intensifies his anti-corruption drive. Ma Xingrui is the third Politburo member expelled since 2025 from the party’s top echelon, whose members previously enjoyed some impunity but now “drop like bowling pins,” a China-focused academic told The New York ...
NY enacts data center moratoriumNY enacts data center moratorium
New York’s data center moratorium, announced Tuesday, signals growing mainstream political pushback to unchecked AI growth in the US. The move puts a one-year suspension on construction of large-scale facilities in the state and is the first of its kind in the US, which is seeing a rapid AI infrastructure ...
DeepSeek reportedly weighs IPO amid zeal for Chinese low-cost techDeepSeek reportedly weighs IPO amid zeal for Chinese low-cost tech
DeepSeek could reportedly file for an IPO as soon as this year, joining its rivals in capitalizing on investor enthusiasm for low-cost Chinese tech. The AI powerhouse is also considering raising new funds, weeks after completing its first financing round that valued the company at $52 billion. Other Chinese AI ...
US banks smash profit records after trading frenzyUS banks smash profit records after trading frenzy
The five largest US banks reported blockbuster earnings on Tuesday, owing to geopolitical uncertainty and technological upheaval that caused a trading frenzy. SpaceX’s historic IPO last month contributed to their collective $49 billion in profits, which shattered records. Market volatility often benefits trading divisions on Wall Street, but unlike in ...
Trump abandons Hormuz toll plan, restarts naval blockadeTrump abandons Hormuz toll plan, restarts naval blockade
US President Donald Trump backed off a plan to charge a 20% toll in the Strait of Hormuz, a day after a White House official told Semafor that Trump was “very serious” about the fee. Analysts were skeptical about the proposal, as it would double the cost of moving oil ...
‘A frightening piece to perform’: can Yoko Ono’s Cut Piece still shock?‘A frightening piece to perform’: can Yoko Ono’s Cut Piece still shock?
Sixty years after its first staging, performance artist MPA is restaging the provocative piece in Los Angeles Yoko Ono: Music of the Mind, a traveling retrospective on view at Los Angeles’s The Broad museum, features black and white footage of Ono’s 1964 Carnegie Hall performance of Cut Piece projected on ...
Midnight social media curfew proposed for older UK teensMidnight social media curfew proposed for older UK teens
Teens will be able to opt out of the restrictions – campaigners have criticised them as being piecemeal. ...