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Marine Le Pen announces she WILL run for President next year – just hours after being ordered to wear an electronic tag as her embezzlement conviction is upheld
Marine Le Pen has announced that she will still stand in France’s presidential election next year, despite a Paris appeal court upholding her conviction for embezzlement just hours earlier. The National Rally (RN) veteran had been considered a strong favourite to succeed Emmanuel Macron, so the ruling — and her defiant response to it —…
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NHL team’s rough offseason gets worse as franchise legend leaves to coach for arch-rival
The Ottawa Senators’ difficult offseason has deepened, with club legend Daniel Alfredsson leaving his assistant coaching role to join the rival Toronto Maple Leafs. Alfredsson, a Hall of Famer widely regarded as the greatest player in Senators history, will become an associate head coach for the cross-province rivals. His departure to Toronto — rather than…
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Trump looms large as Nato grapples with challenge of rearming Europe
At a Nato summit in Ankara hosted by Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, US President Donald Trump dominated proceedings and disrupted the alliance’s projected unity even as members focused on the urgent task of rearming Europe. Given a ceremonial welcome by Erdogan, Trump reiterated his well-known scepticism towards Nato and made provocative remarks, including repeating…
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Salt shines in the sun at Trent Bridge to help England reach 200
England posted a competitive total of 201-7 from their 20 overs against India in the third T20 international at Trent Bridge, with opener Phil Salt providing the standout contribution. His attacking innings gave the home side the platform to pass 200, an imposing score in the format. Salt made 70 from 44 balls, an innings…
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Marine Le Pen declares fourth presidential bid after embezzlement conviction and tagging order
France’s Marine Le Pen has announced that she will stand for the presidency for a fourth time in the 2027 election, despite a recent embezzlement conviction that carried a court-ordered penalty restricting her movements. The move sets up a legal and political confrontation, as the conviction had been widely seen as a potential barrier to…
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Figma acquires team behind a vibe-coding app
Figma has acquired the team behind Bud (formerly Orchids), a Y Combinator-backed vibe-coding and AI agent platform, as it seeks to expand beyond design and move coding and prototyping closer to its core canvas. The move matters because it signals Figma’s ambition to become a broader product-building tool, letting teams turn ideas into working apps…
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Who’s at the Sun Valley Moguls Retreat This Year
An updating tally of attendees jetting in to the annual Allen & Co. conference in Idaho.
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Buyer Beware: Why Sun Valley Has Been a Disaster for the Media Business
As the annual Sun Valley conference — the exclusive, off-the-record gathering of media and technology moguls hosted by investment bank Allen & Co. in Idaho — opens this week, Variety executive editor Brent Lang argues that the event has been a driving force behind the decline of the media business. The gathering has spawned some…
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John Fetterman torches Bernie Sanders on Fox for pushing ‘predator … communists’
Senator Bernie Sanders has withdrawn his endorsement of Graham Platner, the Democratic Senate nominee in Maine, after a further alleged victim came forward with sexual assault allegations against him. The reversal is a notable one for the veteran progressive, and it followed a day of mounting pressure as a growing number of Democrats distanced themselves…
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Belgium manager praises classy gesture by Folarin Balogun after red card controversy: ‘I really liked that’
Belgium manager Rudi Garcia has praised United States forward Folarin Balogun for approaching him after Belgium’s 4-1 Round of 16 victory over the U.S. at the 2026 FIFA World Cup in Seattle. Balogun had been at the centre of a refereeing controversy: he was originally due to miss the match after a red card in…