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Narendra Modi celebrates ‘Indianness’ of raucous Melbourne crowds after signing a uranium deal with Albanese
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi visited Melbourne, where he addressed a crowd of about 30,000 people — mostly members of the Indian diaspora — at Marvel Stadium, celebrating what he called the enduring “Indianness” of the community. The visit coincided with the signing of a uranium deal with Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese, underscoring deepening…
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Make voting compulsory – with a £10 fine for those that don’t cast ballot, says lefty think-tank
The left-wing think-tank the Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) has published a report calling for voting in national elections to be made compulsory, with a £10 fine imposed on those who fail to cast a ballot. The IPPR argues that Britain faces a “crisis of pride” and growing disillusionment with the political system, and…
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Virginia Giuffre’s family is working to bring US-like Epstein hearings to Britain ‘which could be catastrophic for former-prince Andrew’
The family of Virginia Giuffre, the late American woman who accused Andrew Mountbatten Windsor of sexual abuse, are pushing to establish US-style Parliamentary hearings into Jeffrey Epstein in Britain, a development the article suggests could deepen the disgrace facing the former Duke. Ms Giuffre’s brother, Sky Roberts, said he is “actively” working to make the…
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Piers Morgan accuses Tim Miller of ‘TDS’ after Trump critic claims president has done ‘nothing’ good
Broadcaster Piers Morgan clashed with former Republican strategist and anti-Trump podcaster Tim Miller, accusing him of displaying “a clear symptom of Trump derangement syndrome” after Miller claimed on air that President Donald Trump had done “nothing” good. The exchange, which took place on Tuesday, reflects the wider debate over the “TDS” label, which critics of…
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Maine’s Senate Race Implodes, Meta’s Threads Rivals Musk’s X, and the Trump Phone Arrives
This episode of WIRED’s Uncanny Valley podcast, hosted by Zoë Schiffer and Leah Feiger, examines three current stories at the intersection of technology and politics. The main threads are the quiet rise of Meta’s Threads, which has reached 500 million monthly users to rival Elon Musk’s X; the belated arrival of the Trump-branded T1 phone;…
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The most deluded man in Britain? Current level of welfare spend ‘not a great concern’ says minister in charge of reforming ballooning benefits system
Sir Stephen Timms, the Labour disability minister leading a review of Britain’s benefits system, has been criticised after saying the current level of welfare spending is “not a great concern”. The remark, made in a BBC interview, matters because it comes as the disability benefits bill has climbed sharply and as the minister is charged…
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Fubo Change-o: Disney Swaps In One Of Its Own As CEO, Replacing Co-Founder David Gandler
Disney has installed a long-serving executive, Alisa Bowen, as chief executive of the streaming pay-TV provider Fubo, replacing co-founder David Gandler, who had run the company since launching it in 2015. The move follows Disney’s acquisition of a 70% controlling stake in Fubo last October, which itself stemmed from a settlement of an antitrust lawsuit…
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Alisa Bowen Exits as Disney+ President to Become CEO of Disney-Controlled Fubo TV Streamer
Alisa Bowen is stepping down as president of Disney+, a role she has held since September 2022, to become chief executive of Fubo, the internet TV streaming service in which Disney holds a majority stake. Fubo’s board appointed her effective 10 July, and she succeeds co-founder David Gandler, who led the company for more than…
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Israeli Culture Minister Miki Zohar Mocks Film Industry in Campaign Spot, Vows to Defund Anti-Israel Movies
Israeli Culture Minister Miki Zohar has escalated his confrontation with the country’s film industry through a new campaign video, released ahead of his Likud party’s primaries, that mocks Israeli filmmakers as anti-Israel profiteers and pledges to redirect public funding away from films he says “blacken” Israeli soldiers. The move matters because it signals a potential…
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School lied, hid daughter’s gender transition under district policy, parents allege
A Maryland school district, Anne Arundel County Public Schools, is being sued by two anonymous parents who allege that school staff facilitated their daughter’s social gender transition without telling them or seeking their consent, and then cited district policy to justify withholding the information. The case, brought by the conservative legal group America First Legal…