Following Moscow’s decision to shut off supplies to Poland and Bulgaria for refusing to do so, Poland’s climate minister said the European Union should penalise nations that use roubles to pay for Russian gas. EU member states appear to be at odds on how to keep paying for gas without violating European sanctions imposed in … Read more
Turkish President Tayyip Erdogan plans a trip to Saudi Arabia on Thursday to restore ties, three and a half years after accusing Saudi Arabia’s leadership of murder and holding a sham trial over the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi. In 2018, Khashoggi, a Saudi government critic, was killed by a Saudi hit team at the … Read more
According to The Washington Post, Elon Musk would not be required to testify in the ongoing defamation trial between Johnny Depp and Amber Heard. The Twitter founder was reportedly mentioned as a prospective witness for Heard at the start of the trial, but Musk’s lawyer, Alex Spiro, announced Wednesday that his client will not testify … Read more
Canadian MPs will vote on changing the country’s Criminal Code to allow for the prosecution of crimes committed on the Moon On Thursday. A 443-page budget implementation bill presented to Parliament this week explained the proposed modification to the law, which is expected to be passed. Ottawa has previously broadened its jurisdiction to include criminal … Read more
Prime Minister Magdalena Andersson stated on Friday that if Sweden’s parliament agrees to pursue a NATO membership application, the government will not hold a referendum. Both Sweden and Finland have been forced to reconsider long-held ideas that military neutrality is the best way to ensure national security, with both countries poised to make a decision … Read more
An appeal by Facebook’s owner Meta against a competition regulator’s finding that it should be forced to sell online GIF creator Giphy was deferred on Thursday by a British court. In November, the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) determined that Meta’s acquisition of Giphy, which provides animated GIFs and small videos to major social media … Read more
With a strong 200m freestyle victory at the US trials on Wednesday, Katie Ledecky stamped her ticket to a second individual event at the 2022 World Championships. Ledecky, the 2016 Olympic gold medalist in the 200m freestyle, swam 1min 55.15sec to win by nearly two seconds over 15-year-old Claire Weinstein (1:57.08). Ledecky’s time placed her … Read more
Today is Ed Balls Day, an annual tradition in which Twitter users gather to commemorate a memorable social media encounter. It’s been 11 years since the infamous social media blunder. It’s a day to commemorate a 2011 gaffe that has made social media users laugh for more than a decade—and no one is more amused … Read more
Piers Morgan, who has already acquired several big names for his new programme, has been lavishing praise on Tyson Fury, but his most recent conversation was abruptly cut short owing to technical difficulties. The 57-year-old opinionated host was unable to hear what the heavyweight boxing champion said. On Wednesday, Tyson Fury visited Morgan to discuss … Read more
Oscar Valdez of Mexico and Shakur Stevenson of the United States, both undefeated super featherweight champions, will meet in a boxing unification bout on Saturday in Las Vegas. The winner of the bout between World Boxing Council champion Valdez (30-0, 23 KOs) and World Boxing Organization champion Stevenson (17-0, 9 KOs) would be crowned the … Read more
Lil Nas X, an American rapper, has claimed that he wants The Wiggles to ‘co-headline’ his upcoming ‘Long Live Montero’ tour with him. The 23-year-old Old Town Road singer turned to Twitter to express his desire to tour with the Hot Potato hitmakers. “I’m working pretty hard to persuade the Wiggles to join me on … Read more
Mali accused France of espionage and violating the West African country’s airspace, which the French army denied on Thursday. Mali had accused the French army of “spying” and “subversion” on Tuesday after it used a drone to record mercenaries burying remains near a military installation.. The drone flew over the Gossi base “illegally” on April … Read more
Camila Cabello acknowledged that mental illness exists, and that it is critical to be open and “unfiltered” about one’s emotions. On that note, the Seorita singer resorted to Instagram on Thursday to write a message in which she chastised those who promote “toxic optimism” and dismiss “anxious thoughts.” “True,” the singer said in the post. … Read more
Tiger Woods played a practice round on Thursday at Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa, Oklahoma, three weeks before the PGA Championship begins there. After suffering catastrophic leg injuries 14 months ago in a vehicle accident, the 15-time major champion returned to action at the Masters earlier this month. He made the cut, but battled … Read more
Barclays posted an 18% reduction in net earnings in the first quarter due to litigation and bad debt losses on Thursday. Profit after tax declined to £1.4 billion ($1.8 billion, 1.7 billion euros) compared with the first three months of 2021, Barclays said in an earnings statement. Barclays booked an already-flagged litigation hit of £500 million … Read more
Germany’s Bundestag lower house of parliament unanimously endorsed a petition supporting the delivery of weaponry, particularly heavy weapons, to Ukraine to assist it defend itself against Russian attacks. “In addition to Russia’s broad economic isolation and dissociation from international markets, the most crucial and effective way to stop the Russian invasion is to intensify and … Read more
Joe Rogan, a well-known American pundit, recently gave his thoughts on Johnny Depp’s continuing million-dollar lawsuit with Amber Heard. The 36-year-old pundit criticised Disney for abandoning Depp over Heard’s claims against her ex-husband during his Tuesday edition of The Joe Rogan Experience podcast. “I’m watching this trial, and it’s a cautionary story about believing … Read more
Despite widespread outcry and charges that it violates international law, Britain hailed a “world-leading” reform of its refugee system on Thursday. Priti Patel, the Home Secretary, termed the controversial Nationality and Borders Act’s passage a “landmark” that brought about improvements suited for the twenty-first century. The bill, which was passed late Wednesday by parliament, includes … Read more
