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‘I will never stop’: Tom Cruise wants to make movies into his 100s. Why not his 1,000s? Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Russia and Ukraine to 'immediately' start ceasefire talks, says Trump Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Israeli troops deploy along border with the Gaza Strip Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Video has emerged showing Costa Rican prison officials catching a cat with packages of illegal drugs strapped to its body. An officer at the Pococí prison in northeastern Costa Rica spotted the cat in a green area of the facility and sounded the alarm earlier this month. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Doctors diagnosed Biden prostate cancer on Friday, saying the cancer cells had spread to the bone.Former US President Joe Biden has been diagnosed with prostate cancer after doctors found urinary symptoms and a prostate nodule.Biden's office said he was diagnosed on Friday, with the cancer cells having spread to the bone.“While this represents a more aggressive form of the disease, the cancer appears to be hormone-sensitive which allows for effective management," his office said. "The President and his family are reviewing treatment options with his physicians.” Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Beijing Hyundai launched its first all-electric platform SUV, ELEXIO, on May 7. Although ELEXIO's launch is a bit late, as long as the product itself is of excellent quality and supported by user-satisfying price + benefits, there is a lot of potential to be tapped in the pure electric SUV market in China, and ELEXIO can also gain its own market share. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Israel has announced it will allow a "basic amount of food" to enter Gaza to ensure that "no starvation crisis develops" after blockading the territory for 10 weeks.A statement from the prime minister's office said the move was made on recommendation of the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) and based on the need to support its renewed military offensive against Hamas.The announcement came hours after Israel's military said it had begun "extensive ground operations" throughout Gaza.Israel has come under increasing pressure to lift its blockade, during which no food, fuel or medicines have been allowed in.Aid agencies have warned about the risk of famine among Gaza's 2.1 million population, as footage and accounts emerge of emaciated children suffering malnutrition.French foreign minister Jean-Noel Barrot called on Israel to allow the "immediate, massive and unhampered" resumption of aid to Gaza.The statement from Netanyahu's office said that Israel would allow "a basic quantity of food to be brought in for the population" of Gaza to "make certain no starvation crisis develops" – adding that such a situation would jeopardise its new offensive, named Operation Gideon's Chariot. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The federal council of ministers has on Friday approved the Belgian military aid package to Ukraine for 2025, worth one billion euros in total. About two-thirds of the military aid, 645 million euros, should flow back to Belgian companies.The Belgian support consists of direct deliveries of military equipment, structural investments in the capacity building of the Ukrainian army and participation in a variety of international training and cooperation initiatives. “With this commitment, we emphasise not only our continued solidarity with the Ukrainian people, but also our determination to contribute to Europe's security and stability,” said Belgian defence minister Theo Francken in a press release. “Ukraine is also fighting for our freedom.”“This production by our own industry ensures that a significant part of the funds flows back into our economy" Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trump Envoy Says Iran Must Give Up Nuclear Enrichment Capability... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Mexican Navy tall ship crashes into Brooklyn Bridge, killing two... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Telegram founder says he rejected a Western request to silence conservative voices in Romania Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ukraine’s president Volodymyr Zelensky met with US vice president JD Vance on the sidelines of the Pope’s inauguration, Kyiv officials have said.The pair were seen shaking hands in their first encounter since their infamous White House clash earlier this year, which saw Mr Zelensky leave after a shouting match with Donald Trump and Mr Vance. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Severe weather outbreak from the Heartland to the East Coast... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Trump wishes Biden ‘fast and successful recovery’ after cancer diagnosis... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pope Leo XIV met with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Peruvian President Dina Boluarte after his inaugural mass in St. Peter’s square. An estimated 200,000 pilgrims attended the mass that opened Leo’s pontificate. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The US president has repeatedly threatened to unleash air strikes targeting Iran's programme if a deal isn't reached... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Israel's military has announced the launch of a major offensive aimed at defeating Hamas and securing the freedom of remaining hostages in Gaza. The Israeli Defense Forces said on its Hebrew X account that it had mobilised troops for "Operation Gideon's Chariots" to seize "strategic areas" of the strip. Hamas-run civil defence and health ministry officials say Israeli attacks have killed around 250 people since Thursday. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Key Takeaways from US President Donald Trump’s Middle East trip... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Israeli fighter jets carried out a wave of airstrikes in Yemen on Friday afternoon, targeting two Houthi-controlled ports in the west of the country, and threatened to kill the terror group’s leader, in response to the Iran-backed group’s ongoing missile and drone attacks on Israel.Israel had waited until the end of US President Donald Trump’s visit to the region before launching its reprisal strikes on the Houthis. Since the Israel Defense Force’s last strike on Yemen, on May 6, the Houthis launched at least seven missiles and two drones at Israel, the latest of them on Thursday night.Fifteen fighter jets were involved in the strike on Friday, dropping some 35 munitions on the Hodeidah and Salif ports, destroying infrastructure, the military said. IAF refuelers and spy planes also participated in the operation. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

U.S. tech giants Nvidia, Cisco, Oracle and OpenAI are supporting the “UAE Stargate” artificial intelligence data center announced this week.The data center will collaborate with the AI infrastructure project of the same name in the U.S., which was announced by President Donald Trump.Trump was in the United Arab Emirates as part of his first state visit trip abroad in his second term. Trump also visited Saudi Arabia. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Pope Leo XIV has offered the Vatican as a venue for peace talks between Ukraine and Russia, following the failed negotiations in Istanbul where Putin was notably absent. The Vatican called Putin’s no-show “tragic” and reaffirmed its openness to mediation. Cardinal Parolin acknowledged the difficulty of the situation but stressed the Holy See’s readiness. In his first Sunday blessing, Pope Leo urged both leaders to “meet, talk, and negotiate,” emphasizing that peacemakers are the ones who truly “make history.” The Pope has pledged to prioritize peace throughout his papacy. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Over three years after Russia invaded Ukraine, the countries are finally meeting for direct peace talks in Istanbul. Vladimir Putin will be not be attending.Ironically, given his no-show, it was Putin who suggested the peace talks instead of immediately agreeing to a proposed 30-day ceasefire. But like Russia’s 2024 presidential elections, from the outside the peace talks appear to be a total farce. Putin is not just stringing the international community along, he is also testing his “friendship” with the US president, Donald Trump.Trump ran on a platform that he would he end the war in Ukraine quickly (in 24 hours), arguing that he was the only one with the gravitas and strength to handle the Russian leader. Yet Putin has repeatedly ignored Trump’s warnings.Two days after Trump was inaugurated, the US president posted that new sanctions would be imposed on Russia if the conflict did not end quickly. Then in early and late March, Trump again threatened sanctions if there was no ceasefire. Most recently, on May 8, Trump called for a 30-day unconditional ceasefire, warning that violations would be met with sanctions. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The United States has revealed the first federal charges against a foreign national for providing material support to one of the criminal groups that President Donald Trump has designated a “foreign terrorist organisation”.On Friday, the Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) issued a statement identifying the suspect as 39-year-old Maria Del Rosario Navarro-Sanchez of Mexico. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Trump administration is working on a plan to permanently relocate up to 1 million Palestinians from the Gaza Strip to Libya, five people with knowledge of the effort told NBC News.The plan is under serious enough consideration that the administration has discussed it with Libya’s leadership, two people with direct knowledge of the plans and a former U.S. official said. In exchange for the resettling of Palestinians, the administration would potentially release to Libya billions of dollars of funds that the U.S. froze more than a decade ago, those three people said.No final agreement has been reached, and Israel has been kept informed of the administration’s discussions, the same three sources said. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Former US President Joe Biden struggled to recall key milestones from his own life during an interview two years ago with a justice department investigator, according to audio.A recording obtained by political outlet Axios shows the Democrat appeared to have trouble remembering the year he left office as vice-president, or the date of his son Beau's death.White House aides at the time denied the president had such memory lapses. Biden was questioned by Special Counsel Robert Hur's team about why he had kept classified documents at his home and former office.The prosecutor ultimately decided not to charge the president despite finding he had retained classified material. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The World Bank says it will restart operations in Syria following a 14-year pause after the country cleared more than $15m of debt with financial backing from Saudi Arabia and Qatar. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Apple Splitting up iPhone 18 Releases?... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The King and Prince of Wales have attended a service to mark the 300th anniversary of the Order of the Bath. During the service, Prince William was installed as a Great Master of the Order.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

When a 23-year-old Mexican influencer was shot dead while live streaming on TikTok, rumours began to swirl. Was it a cartel hit? Or another tragic example of violence against women?On Tuesday, Valeria Marquez was shot dead at Blossom The Beauty Lounge, a beauty salon owned by the victim in Zapopan, a town in the central-eastern state of Jalisco.The state prosecutor's office said it is investigating the crime as a femicide, meaning that it believes the crime was motivated by the fact the victim was a woman.The president of Mexico, Claudia Sheinbaum, said an investigation is under way: "We're working to catch those responsible and find out why this happened."But the fact that the crime took place in Jalisco, the state where the feared Cartel Jalisco Nueva Generación (CJNG) emerged, led to speculation by some that the cartel may somehow be involved. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Cristiano Ronaldo tops Forbes sport rich list ahead of Steph Curry after raking in... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The Italian prime minister is known for provoking strong emotions in other leaders and was feted at a summit in Tirana.. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

India refuses to credit Trump with Pakistan truce... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Japanese companies are deploying armored excavators and utilizing AI technology to help clear minefields in Ukraine,These efforts are part of a broader initiative by the Japanese government and private sector to address the significant threat posed by landmines and unexploded ordnance in Ukraine.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

UAE President His Highness Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan welcomed the US President and his accompanying delegation as they arrived at the Presidential Airport.Also present to receive the US President were His Highness Sheikh Tahnoon bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Ruler of Abu Dhabi and National Security Adviser; His Highness Sheikh Abdullah bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs; His Excellency Sheikh Mohammed bin Hamad bin Tahnoon Al Nahyan, Advisor to the UAE President; His Excellency Dr. Ahmed Mubarak Al Mazrouei, Chairman of the President’s Office for Strategic Affairs and Chairman of the Abu Dhabi Executive Office; His Excellency Khaldoon Khalifa Al Mubarak, Chairman of the Executive Affairs Authority; and His Excellency Yousef Al Otaiba, UAE Ambassador to the United States, along with a number of senior officials.As the US President’s aircraft entered UAE airspace, it was met by a ceremonial escort of military jets in honour of his visit. The squadron leader radioed the aircraft to request permission to accompany it to the Presidential Airport, extending a warm welcome to President Trump on behalf of the UAE. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

President Donald Trump arrived in the United Arab Emirates Thursday for the last leg of his first major foreign trip. Air Force One was given a fighter jet escort into the country’s airspace, just as Saudi Arabia and Qatar offered on the first stops of his Mideast trip. Trump was greeted by UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan and later headed to the Sheikh Zayed Grand Mosque — among the largest mosques in the world. At the end of the public portion of the meeting, Trump was awarded a medal known as the Order of Zayed, named for the UAE's first president. It was presented for Trump’s “exceptional efforts” to strengthen the relationship between the two countries. The bulky necklace was delivered in a display case, which he held with Sheikh Mohammed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

While American’s complain about Ai, kids in the UAE are learning how to outsmart ChatGPT BEFORE AGE 5!...... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy arrived in the Turkish capital Ankara on Thursday for a meeting with President Tayyip Erdogan, while in Istanbul Russian and Ukranian officials were separately expected to begin peace talks.Zelenskiy's plane landed at Esenboga Airport in Ankara and he was scheduled to meet Erdogan at 1000 GMT. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Commemorating 60 years of Israeli-German... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

An al-Qaeda affiliate has claimed it killed 200 soldiers in an attack on a Burkina Faso army base this week, according to an NGO that tracks armed groups’ online activity.The base in the northern town of Djibo came under attack on Sunday morning, and a police station and market were also targeted, security sources told the news agency Reuters. Although there was no official toll, three Djibo residents told Reuters that dozens of soldiers and civilians were killed. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In southwest China, in Chongqing, surrounded by rivers and mountains, AI City is being built. A city chosen as a focus of inspiration for the development of artificial intelligence, the Internet of Things (IoT), robotics, networking and Big Data. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Yes, it is correct that China has made AI education mandatory in schools starting September 1, 2025. This policy requires all students, from primary school (age 6) through university, to receive a minimum of eight hours of AI instruction per year. The goal is to cultivate AI literacy across the board, not just for future engineers, but for all students.  Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

China urged parties involved in Hong Kong conglomerate CK Hutchison's sale of Panama Canal ports to exercise "caution" Thursday, warning of legal consequences should they proceed without clearance from Beijing.The Hong Kong firm's attempt to sell most of its port operations to a US-led consortium was first announced in March after weeks of pressure from Donald Trump.The US president has refused to rule out military intervention to "take back" the crucial waterway -- which was handed over to Panama in 1999 -- from alleged Chinese control.Beijing has criticised the sale of the assets to a group led by giant asset manager BlackRock, opening an investigation into the deal to ensure it is handled lawfully.CK Hutchinson underlined on Monday that "the transaction would never be carried out in any illegal or non-compliant manner". Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Donald Trump’s claim that historically Black colleges and universities won’t have to worry about federal funding cuts under his administration barely lasted days before being proved false.I wrote about the president’s vow to protect HBCU funding last week, after sports commentator Stephen A. Smith (whose coziness with the MAGA movement I’ve documented here) asked Trump a somewhat fawning question about HBCUs during a NewsNation town hall. The background here is that HBCU leaders have openly fretted about what the Trump administration’s attempt to dismantle the Education Department and its assault on diversity initiatives could mean for the sustainability of their schools.After touting Trump’s previous “contributions” to HBCUs, Smith asked the president whether HBCUs should be concerned about the federal government reducing their already slim budgets, and Trump responded “not at all” before going on a misinformation-filled, self-aggrandizing rant falsely portraying himself as a savior of HBCUs. Just two days later, the White House released a budget proposal for the upcoming fiscal year that would cut tens of millions of dollars from Howard University’s budget. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The French president answered questions from high-profile figures, union leaders, influencers and ordinary citizens on prime-time television on Tuesday to outline his plan for the rest of his term in office. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro thanked his United States counterpart, Donald Trump, and Special Presidential Envoy Richard Grenell for the return of Maikelys, a two-year-old girl who, according to relatives and local authorities, was separated from her mother before boarding a repatriation flight in April.“I must thank Ambassador Rich Grenell, President Donald Trump’s special envoy, for his efforts, and (…) I must also thank President Donald Trump,” said Maduro, who received the girl along with her mother and grandmother, Yorely Bernal and Raida Inciarte, at the Miraflores presidential palace.Maduro’s government announced on Wednesday the arrival of the two-year-old in Venezuela, who was received at the Simón Bolívar de Maiquetía International Airport by the First Lady, Cilia Flores, and the Minister of the Interior, Diosdado Cabello.The little girl, who the Venezuelan government said was “kidnapped” by the United States, arrived on a flight from Texas operated by Omni Air International, which carried 226 migrants, the state-run Venezolana de Televisión (VTV) reported.According to Cabello, Venezuelan authorities were unsure about the minor’s arrival, which is why her relatives were not at the airport.Maikely’s mother, Yorely, was deported from the US to Venezuela weeks ago, and her father, Maiker Espinoza, was among the Venezuelans deported to El Salvador in March. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

A new rocket engine tested in New Mexico on Wednesday could help the Pentagon make faster weapons and one day even speed up commercial flights. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

In a rare public appearance, former prime minister Imran Khan’s sons — Suleman Khan (28) and Qasim Khan (26) — called attention to their father’s incarceration.Imran, imprisoned since August 2023, is serving a sentence at the Adiala Jail in the £190 million corruption case and also faces pending trials under the Anti-Terrorism Act related to the May 9, 2023, protests. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The heart of the US oil boom is slowing... Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The White House on Wednesday announced that it has secured economic commitments worth at least $1.2 trillion from Qatar, including a historic deal for Boeing jetliners.President Donald Trump was in Qatar on the second stop of his Middle East trip and the White House said he "signed an agreement with Qatar to generate an economic exchange worth at least $1.2 trillion." That figure includes "economic deals totaling more than $243.5 billion between the U.S. and Qatar."The White House said that Boeing and GE Aerospace landed a deal with Qatar Airways worth $96 billion to acquire up to 210 Boeing 787 Dreamliners and 777X aircraft, which are powered by GE Aerospace engines. That marks the largest-ever order for Boeing's widebody aircraft, as well as the largest-ever 787 order. The White House said the deal "will support 154,000 U.S. jobs annually," which would total more than 1 million jobs over the production and delivery cycle for the deal. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

The U.S. has a preliminary agreement with the United Arab Emirates to allow it to import 500,000 of Nvidia's most advanced AI chips per year, starting in 2025, two sources familiar with the situation said, boosting the Emirates' construction of data centers vital to developing artificial intelligence models.   Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.