Politics

Jurassic Park, Black Mirror, dire wolves: A foreshadowing worth revisiting

May 11, 2025

Dire wolves are back — not the pack that prowled the halls of Winterfell but the real things, in flesh and blood. When George R R Martin chose the sigil of House Stark in the Game of Thrones, he took a cue from the Pleistocene era. The dire wolves that feature in the blockbuster fantasy […]

BLACKPINK’s Lisa Fans SLAM Azealia Banks Over ‘Transphobic’ Remark About Her Met Gala 2025 Look, Demand Apology

May 11, 2025

BLACKPINK’s Lisa Fans SLAM Azealia Banks Over 'Transphobic' Remark About Her Met Gala 2025 Look, Demand Apology (Credit: Instagram) Ever since BLACKPINK 's Lisa graced her appearance at the Met Gala 2025 , the K-pop idol has been grabbing headlines for her look. She attended the prestigious event alongside fellow members Jennie and Rose, marking […]

Stock market today: Asian stocks rise as US-China trade talks announced, China cuts interest rates

May 11, 2025

US stock futures rose after the Trump administration announced top US officials would meet with their Chinese counterparts this weekend to discuss trade. Futures attached to the Dow Jones Industrial Average (YM=F) climbed 0.5%, S&P 500 futures (ES=F) coasted 0.6% up, and contracts on the Nasdaq 100 (NQ=F) rose 0.7% The meeting marks the first […]

House Democrats block hearing to discuss crypto market

May 11, 2025

House Financial Services Committee ranking member Maxine Waters, D-Calif., at the Department of Housing and Urban Development headquarters in March. Waters led a walkout of committee Democrats from a planned joint hearing on a crypto market structure bill Tuesday. Bloomberg News WASHINGTON — House Democrats, led by House Financial Services Committee ranking member Maxine Waters […]

The flagging economy is hurting the housing market

May 11, 2025

Trump’s global trade war is also stifling builder sentiment after it rallied post-election, according to survey data from the National Association of Home Builders/Wells Fargo Housing Market Index. Sixty percent of builders said their suppliers have already increased or announced increases on materials prices because of tariffs, according to the survey. All told, builders are […]

Zelensky Scorches Putin’s ‘Parade of Fear’ in Defiant Kyiv Video

May 11, 2025

Based on facts, either observed and verified firsthand by the reporter, or reported and verified from knowledgeable sources. Newsweek AI is in beta. Translations may contain inaccuracies—please refer to the original content. Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelensky has condemned the May 9 Victory Day celebrations planned for Moscow's Red Square as a "parade of fear." In […]

New Jersey Democrats brace for nail-biter with governor’s primary

May 11, 2025

The Democratic primary for the New Jersey governor’s race is a jump ball just more than a month before voters head to the polls. Public polling of the race has been sparse, but the available public and internal surveys have shown Rep. Mikie Sherrill (D-N.J.) with a small lead over the other five candidates running. […]

Lives on hold in India’s border villages with Pakistan

May 10, 2025

On India's heavily fortified border with arch-rival Pakistan, residents of farming villages have sent families back from the frontier, recalling the terror of the last major conflict between the rival armies. Those who remain in the farming settlement of Sainth, home to some 1,500 people along the banks of the broad Chenab river, stare across […]

Tennessee softball bounced from SEC Tournament without allowing earned run

May 10, 2025

May 8, 2025; Athens, GA, USA; Tennessee players shown reacting in the dugout against Arkansas at Jack Turner Stadium. (Photo by Dale Zanine-Imagn Images) Tennessee softball's stay in the SEC Tournament is short-lived. The 4-seed Lady Vols got a double-bye straight the quarterfinals, but fell 6-1 to 5-seed Arkansas in their debut. Tennessee (40-14) has […]

‘Trying To Bring…’: America’s Statement On Escalating Tensions Between India And Pakistan

May 10, 2025

India-Pakistan Conflict: As tension between India and Pakistan continues to escalate following Pakistan's drone and missile attack on multiple areas, the United States has issued a fresh statement asking the two neighbouring countries to defuse the conflict at the earliest. Speaking on the prevailing tensions at the LoC, White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said […]