Kate Middleton is officially in remission after revealing in March that she had been diagnosed with cancer. The Princess of Wales shared the news in a post on X Tuesday after visiting current cancer patients at London’s Royal Marsden Hospital, where she said she was treated “during the past year.” “My heartfelt thanks goes to
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The Supreme Court on Friday heard arguments in TikTok‘s emergency appeal seeking to block a federal law from going into effect that would ban the popular video app unless Chinese parent ByteDance sells its stake. TikTok and ByteDance argued that the law, set to take effect Jan. 19, violates First Amendment rights of its 170
President-elect Donald Trump was sentenced Friday in the Story Daniels hush money case, with Judge Juan Merchan ordering an “unconditional discharge” on 34 felony counts. The sentence means that Trump will face no jail time or other punishment, but will retain a felony conviction on his record. Trump did not attend the sentencing in person
Lebanon’s Parliament on Thursday elected the country’s army commander Joseph Aoun as its president, ending a two-year deadlock and power vacuum at the top of the country’s political power structure. The U.S.-backed army chief was voted president after two rounds of voting amid verbal clashes with Lebanese lawmakers shouting at each other following 12 previous
Regent Street, one of central London‘s busiest shopping districts and also home to a number of arts and media companies, has been evacuated due to a suspected bomb. The evacuation took place around 2pm local time. “Road closures are in place in the vicinity of Regent Street and New Burlington Street while officers investigate a
Prominent Italian journalist and podcaster Cecilia Sala has been freed from Tehran’s Evin prison for political prisoners, where she had been detained since Dec. 19. On Wednesday, a spokesman for Italian Premiere Giorgia Meloni’s office said Sala – who was arrested while reporting in the Iranian capital – was flying home on an airplane following “intensive
Jean-Marie Le Pen, the founder of France’s far-right party Front National, has died. He was 96. His family confirmed the news in a statement sent to the AFP and said he died “surrounded by his loved ones.” One of France’s best known and most controversial political figures, Le Pen led the Front National Party from
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has announced his resignation as the head of the country’s Liberal Party and therefore as PM, though he will remain in the position until a new leader is chosen. “I am a fighter. Every bone in my body has always told me to fight because I care deeply about Canadians,
The war of words between U.K. Prime Minister Keir Starmer and X boss Elon Musk shows no signs of slowing down. On Monday, Starmer finally addressed Musk’s criticism of his recent handling of the U.K.’s historic rape gang crisis, in which grooming gangs, reportedly made up predominantly of men of Pakistani descent, targeted young girls.
Tim Cook, CEO of Apple, will personally give $1 million to President-elect Donald Trump‘s inaugural committee — the latest move by a Big Tech exec to cozy up to the incoming president. Apple itself not expected to make any donations to the incoming president, according to a report Friday by Axios, which first reported on
Meta’s president of global affairs, former U.K. deputy prime minister Nick Clegg, is leaving the social giant after more than six years. Taking his place: Joel Kaplan, a Meta lobbying exec with ties to the Republican party. Clegg is stepping down from the role just weeks before Donald Trump is set to be sworn in
Jimmy Carter, the 39th president of the United States, who may have left an even greater legacy with his efforts in his post-White House years, in which he was awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his efforts in resolving international conflicts, died Sunday. He was 100. Carter had entered hospice care in 2023 after surviving
President-elect Donald Trump believes he can cut a deal that would keep TikTok legal — while addressing the U.S. government’s national security concerns. TikTok, under a law passed this year, faces a looming deadline that will make the video app illegal in the U.S. by Jan. 19 unless Chinese parent ByteDance divests its ownership stake.
Ahead of the Supreme Court‘s Jan. 10 hearing on whether to grant TikTok an emergency injunction to prevent it from being banned by the U.S. government, several groups and members of Congress have weighed in on the issue — both against the law, arguing it violates First Amendment rights of TikTok’s users, and in support
Italian journalist and podcaster Cecilia Sala has been arrested in Iran and jailed in Tehran’s Evin prison for political prisoners, the Italian government announced on Friday. “Italy is working tirelessly to free her, pursuing every option,” Italian Defence Minister Guido Crosetto wrote on X, describing Sala’s arrest as “unacceptable.” Sala, who is 29 and works
Manmohan Singh, India’s 13th Prime Minister and a pivotal figure in the country’s economic transformation, died in a New Delhi hospital on Dec. 26 of age-related medical conditions. He was 92. Singh served as Prime Minister from 2004 to 2014, leading a coalition government under the banner of the Indian National Congress. Known for his
Media and entertainment giants have been in a near constant cycle of mergers and acquisitions since the turn of the century. However, 2024, will be remembered for the deals that didn’t happen. In July, Paramount Global reached a historic agreement for an $8 billion sale to David Ellison’s Skydance Media after almost a year of
“Bad Monkey” is a Florida show to the core. Set in the Florida Keys and based on a Carl Hiaasen book, the show’s first season was even filmed in Florida, though the state does not have a tax credit for film production. But that’s changing for Season 2. The show, which streams on Apple TV+,
President-elect Donald Trump has made good on his threat to sue the Des Moines Register over a poll that showed him trailing Kamala Harris. In a complaint filed Monday night in Iowa, Trump accused pollster Ann Selzer of deliberately releasing a fake poll for the purpose of manufacturing support for Harris. The Selzer poll showed
Amazon and Meta, seeking to get in Donald Trump’s good graces, are each giving $1 million to the president-elect’s inauguration fund. Trump has previously lashed out at both Meta and Amazon, among other Big Tech companies, and the donations by the two massive internet corporations are seen as efforts to curry favor with the incoming
Andrew Ferguson, a Republican lawyer, was tapped on Tuesday to succeed Lina Khan as chair of the Federal Trade Commission. President-elect Donald Trump praised Ferguson in a statement announcing the appointment, saying he “has a proven record of standing up to Big Tech censorship, and protecting Freedom of Speech in our Great Country.” Ferguson has
Matt Gaetz, the former GOP congressional rep who last month withdrew as President-elect Donald Trump’s pick for U.S. attorney general, has a new gig: hosting a weeknight show on right-wing outlet One American News. OAN announced Tuesday that he will join the network’s primetime lineup beginning in January with “The Matt Gaetz Show.” The show
CBS moved on Friday to throw out Donald Trump‘s $10 billion lawsuit over the editing of Kamala Harris’ interview on “60 Minutes.” Trump sued in the waning days of the presidential campaign, claiming that Harris’ interview had been deceptively edited to make her appear “coherent and decisive.” In its motion to dismiss, CBS argued that
French President Emmanuel Macron said in a televised address on Thursday evening that he will finish his five-year mandate which ends in 2027 despite pressure for him to resign amid the fall of the government. The government was toppled Wednesday after the parliament gave a no-confidence vote in Prime Minister Michel Barnier. It marks the
Amazon founder Jeff Bezos said he’s willing to work with President-elect Donald Trump to dismantle government regulations that hinder economic growth. The U.S. imposes “excessive permitting and regulation,” Bezos said, speaking at the New York Times’ DealBook Summit in New York City on Wednesday. “We need a growth orientation in this country.” The day after
Donald Trump has set his first network interview since winning the 2024 election. “Meet the Press” moderator Kristen Welker will sit down with the president-elect in an episode of of the NBC News series scheduled to air on Dec. 8. This will not be Welker’s first conversation with Trump. She most recently interviewed him for
Alex Cooper said Donald Trump‘s campaign reached out to her team about appearing on her popular “Call Her Daddy” podcast — but Cooper ultimately hosted Vice President Kamala Harris instead. Cooper, speaking Wednesday at the New York Times’ DealBook Summit in New York City, said she “didn’t want to technically get into politics” but she
UPDATE: In a whirlwind political drama that played out overnight in South Korea, President Yoon Suk Yeol’s declaration of martial law lasted barely six hours before he was forced to back down early Wednesday morning, marking a stunning reversal that has left his presidency on shakier ground than ever. The crisis reached its climax when
President Joe Biden has pardoned his son Hunter Biden, who earlier this year was convicted of gun-related felony charges in Delaware and pleaded guilty to tax evasion in California. “I believe in the justice system, but as I have wrestled with this, I also believe raw politics has infected this process and it led to
Donald Duck got a spicy sit-down on “Hot Ones.” VP Kamala Harris had no such luck. Not that it would have changed the outcome of the election, but the Harris campaign had wanted the Democratic presidential candidate to appear on “Hot Ones,” the popular chicken-wing-eating show on YouTube that has featured an array of celebrities
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