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BLACKPINK’s Jennie, Lisa And Rosé Spark Met Gala Buzz With US Sightings

May 6, 2025

As the fashion world gears up for Met Gala 2025, BLACKPINK’s Jennie, Rosé, and Lisa have landed in the US, fuelling speculation about their red-carpet return– while fans are left wondering why Jisoo is nowhere in sight. With the 2025 Met Gala just around the corner, the excitement is palpable– and BLACKPINK fans are at […]

Ripple’s New Strategy: Buy, Buy, Buy

May 6, 2025

This is a published version of our weekly Forbes Crypto Confidential newsletter. Sign up here to get Crypto Confidential days earlier free in your inbox. Brad Garlinghouse, CEO of Ripple, at Collision 2022 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo By Stephen … More McCarthy/Sportsfile for Collision via Getty Images) Sportsfile via Getty Images RIPPLE IS TRYING TO […]

Royal Family hopes nothing distracts from VE Day commemorations

May 6, 2025

Royal Family hopes nothing distracts from VE Day commemorations On Friday the Duke of Sussex spoke candidly with the BBC about his estrangement from his father and desire for reconciliation, after losing a court battle over his UK security. Events begin on Monday with a military procession through central London after which members of the […]

Stocks continue historic winning streak as trade hopes, jobs data drive rebound

May 6, 2025

The S&P 500's longest rally in more than 20 years came amid evidence of labor market resilience in the immediate wake of April's Liberation Day tariffs. US stocks tallied a second week of gains, with the S&P 500 Index powering through its longest winning streak in more than 20 years and wiping out all losses […]

IMF-World Bank meetings end with little tariff clarity, but economic foreboding

May 5, 2025

By David Lawder, Karin Strohecker, Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON (Reuters) -Global finance leaders came to Washington this past week seeking clarity on what it would take to get some relief from President Donald Trump's multi-layered tariff assault and on just how much pain it will bring to the world economy. Most headed home with more questions […]

Need to use nuclear weapons has not arisen in Ukraine, says Putin

May 5, 2025

The Russian president, Vladimir Putin, said in comments broadcast on Sunday said that the need to use nuclear weapons in Ukraine had not arisen, and that he hoped it would not. Speaking in a film by Russian state television about his 25 years in power, Putin said that Russia has the strength and the means […]

Eurovision 2025 Stage Revealed: A First Look at the Stunning Set Inside Basel’s St. Jakobshalle

May 5, 2025

We are just hours away from the start of individual rehearsals on the spectacular stage inside the St. Jakobshalle in Basel. On Saturday, May 3, the venue will open its doors to welcome the 37 delegations competing in Eurovision 2025. This marks the beginning of two intense weeks of preparations for host broadcaster SRG SSR […]

Deportation anxiety in Irish America: ‘I would have a clean slate before travelling’

May 5, 2025

For green-card holders and the estimated 10,000 undocumented Irish who have made lives in the United States, the harrowing experience of Cliona Ward must have sent a cold chill as summer approaches. The Cork woman, who has lived in the US since the age of 12, was arrested by immigration officials after returning home to […]

Is the U.S. Becoming an Autocracy?

May 5, 2025

“I heard one of the ministers on TV this morning, stating, ‘After Ambassador Pressman leaves, he should avoid Hungary in the future,’ ” a representative from Human Rights Watch said. “I won’t be following that recommendation,” Pressman said, with a wry smile. “Well, bring a burner phone,” Szabolcs Panyi, an investigative journalist, said. It was […]

After 100 days under Trump, investors reassess the allure of ‘brand USA’

May 5, 2025

A bruising rollercoaster ride for markets in the first 100 days of the Trump administration has seen some investors move away from American assets, but it remains to be seen whether policies have caused a sustained shift away from the United States. The market has seen significant rallies fuelled in part by trade negotiation optimism, […]