Days after the article was published, in December 2024, ministers announced they would take legal action. During the trial in April, the minister and his lawyers argued that the article’s mention of ministers unfairly associated their real estate businesses with treaties in the rest of the article, which included concerns about transparency and money laundering.
First one-day international, Edgbaston England 258 (47.5 overs): Root 76* (76), Dawson 68 (83); Axar 4-62 India 262-4 (45.2 overs): Shubman 80* (75), Axar 57* (52), Sundar 52* (63) India won by six wickets and led the three-match series 1-0 Scorekeeper Brendon McCullum’s reduced role as England white-ball coach began with a reminder of how
Andrew Lloyd Webber responded to the early closure of “Cats: The Jellicle Ball” by arguing that Broadway musicals are in crisis. In a lengthy social media post on Tuesday, the composer warned that the high costs of putting on shows are making it difficult for creators to make a living and worrying investors about supporting
Smoking is inexplicably cool again and I’m not happy about it. After a period of health-related stigma, it is now considered culturally acceptable and even desirable to be seen with a cigarette in your hand. It signals sophistication, rebellious attitude and undeniable coldness. Newsweek reported on a “cigarette renaissance” among Generation Z, a trend that
In an X post on Tuesday morning, Google DeepMind CEO Demis Hassabis called for the creation of a new regulatory body to oversee frontier model releases. Titled “A framework for frontier AI and the dawn of a new era,” the publication advocates for a “standards body” modeled on the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA), which
President Donald Trump has reversed his threat to impose a 20% tariff on all cargo transportation through the Strait of Hormuz, as the United States fights to break Iran’s control over the waterway. He said the toll would be replaced by trade and investment deals with Gulf states, just hours before the United States resumes
