An open letter released by the Committee to Protect Journalists and Reporters Without Borders called the restrictions “a situation without precedent in modern warfare.” NEW YORK: More than 130 news organizations and press freedom groups on Thursday called on Israel…
The Algarve resort of Albufeira has declared war on foreign tourists behaving inappropriately, imposing huge fines for public sex and nudity. Local councillors in a Portuguese town on Friday agreed fines of up to €4,000 for holidaymakers who break a…
Tensions escalated in Los Angeles on Sunday as thousands of protesters took to the streets in response to US President Donald Trump’s decision to deploy the National Guard. They blocked a main road and set fire to unmanned vehicles, while…
“Happy Endings,” a romantic comedy about a pair of androids who fall in love, may have won the Tony Award for best new musical on Sunday. Its star, Darren Criss, had just won the award for best actor in a…
Anthony Harwood is a former foreign editor of the Daily Mail. When it comes to new legislation that has all the hallmarks of “classic EU pomade”, it’s hard to beat the trading bloc’s sustainability laws, which continue to be watered…
Israeli forces intercepted the British-flagged yacht Madleen early Monday morning, detaining Swedish activist Greta Thunberg and about a dozen others who were trying to break Israel’s naval blockade of the Gaza Strip. The anti-Zionist Freedom Flotilla ship, which set out…
French far-right leader Marine Le Pen and Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban launched scathing attacks on the EU on Monday at a rally in France aimed at demonstrating the unity and strength of the anti-immigration wing of European policy. Far-right…
Founders Fund, a venture capital firm backed by billionaire Peter Thiel, led a new funding round, committing $1 billion, according to the company’s CEO, Trey Stevens. He added that this is the largest check in Founders Fund history. Stevens, the…
The hype around artificial intelligence has allowed some small startups to grow quickly. But by some estimates, none has grown as fast as Anysphere Inc., maker of the popular AI-powered coding assistant Cursor, which has surpassed $500 million in annual…
NB Strategic Capital Fund II also received additional capital commitments from its limited partners, according to a filing reviewed by Bloomberg News. The final amount exceeds the fund’s initial goal of $2.5 billion, as well as the size of its…