Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto declared that Indonesia will not be “intimidated” by MSCI’s proposal to downgrade the Southeast Asian country’s market to “standalone” status, alongside Argentina, Nigeria, and Ukraine. “Our country continues to face all sorts of disturbances, including the MSCI. They are trying to intimidate us,” Prabowo said during an address to his cabinet. “I
Etsy is announcing stricter rules about how AI can be used in listings to reduce the volume of AI slop on the platform. In a post, the company says that “many active buyers say they can’t tell which items involve AI-generated content” and that sellers are “concerned about your work appearing alongside items that use
“Being the ambassador to Russia was probably the hardest assignment of my career,” Lynne Tracy, who represented the US in Moscow from 2023 and 2025, tells the BBC. US, UK and European diplomats once played a crucial role in Russia, defusing tensions even at the worst moments of the Cold War. But now, deemed “unfriendly”
Emmy Award-winning actor and writer Richard Gadd, multi-Emmy and SAG nominated actor Bill Camp and Oscar-nominated filmmaker and actor Ray McKinnon are joining “Rode to Ruin,” a Western thriller directed by Michael Keaton. Keaton also stars in the film, which is now in production in Santa Fe, New Mexico, along with Morgan Freeman and Laura
Former England cricketer Lord Ian Botham says he is “proud” of his fundraising walks for leukaemia research, describing them as “a lot of fun and pain”. The former Somerset player raised more than £12m for charity, with his first walk taking place in 1985. Lord Botham said the challenges started after he saw four children
The best advent calendars of 2026 have come a long way from the humble chocolate countdown. These days, you can spend December unwrapping luxury skincare, building mini Lego sets, sampling gourmet treats, or spoiling your pets with a daily surprise. The catch? Many of the most coveted calendars are limited-edition releases, and the good ones
