The United Nations Secretary General, Antonio Guterres, has just completed a day long visit to Haiti. The trip was designed to draw attention to the humanitarian crisis, worsened by gang violence, in the country, with Guterres first visiting he headquarters of a new gang suppression force. He didn’t hold back his criticism, accusing the international … Read more
The world’s largest museum is having a hard time securing investments to upgrade its decaying infrastructure, the Louvre’s new director Christophe Leribault told a Senate committee Wednesday. The museum has been buffeted by a series of public scandals including a water leak, a large-scale ticket fraud operation and the daylight theft of $100 million worth … Read more
The Louvre museum is struggling to find funding to upgrade its aging facilities, its new director said Wednesday, following a litany of problems that included a brazen $100-million jewelry heist. Source link
“If it didn’t work I would be interested too [for me],” Joshua Kimmich said. “It’s interesting to learn new things in a different culture and country. They all have scholarships, which is good. I got the feeling that he was happy with the path he had taken. I think it’s a really interesting option.” The … Read more
French President Emmanuel Macron plays host to President Donald Trump at a lavish dinner Wednesday night at the Palace of Versailles to celebrate the 250th anniversary of American independence. This is the fourth time the French leader has chosen Louis XIV’s sumptuous palace as a venue to entertain a visiting foreign head of state. Here’s … Read more
The third and final day of the G7 summit focuses on AI and social media, with CEOs from OpenAI, Anthropic and European rival Mistral meeting leaders for lunch on Wednesday. French President Emmanuel Macron has invited his US counterpart Donald Trump to a private dinner at the lavish Palace of Versailles after the three-day summit … Read more
The decision by a Russian warship to fire warning shots near a British yacht in the English Channel on Tuesday was “reckless”, UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer said Wednesday. The British defense ministry described it as an “isolated incident” with no suspected link to the boarding by British commandos of an oil tanker suspected of … Read more
Anish Kapoor can demand a lot from his audience. For some people, depending on one’s mental state, looking into the darkest of whirlpools, into the blackest of colors, can be disturbing. It is mixed with dark red wax, one of his favorite ingredients: it symbolizes flesh and blood. Associations that reach directly to the origin. … Read more
06/16/202616 June 2026 Trump hints at turning from Iran to Ukraine at G7 Buoyed by news of a possible peace deal with Iran, US President Trump announced his intention to focus on ending the war in Ukraine – although he provided little detail about how he would do so. Trump said he and Ukrainian President … Read more
The European Parliament has approved a deal reached last year under which the EU agreed to remove import tariffs and make access to many types of American goods easier. Ratifying the deal, which provides for a 15% tariff on imports of EU goods into the US, could avoid another round of tariff conflict between Brussels … Read more