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Trump attempts last-ditch move to slash skyrocketing US gas prices with desperate plea to his biggest frenemies
Donald Trump has claimed that Ukraine and Russia have agreed to stop striking each other’s energy infrastructure, an announcement made as US diesel prices hit record highs and pressure mounts ahead of the midterm elections in roughly 50 days. Trump insisted the surge in fuel costs stems mainly from the Russia-Ukraine war rather than his…
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Michael Fassbender’s $46 Million Sci-Fi Epic Is Officially Off to a Rough Start at the Box Office
The South Korean-produced sci-fi film “Hope”, featuring Michael Fassbender, Alicia Vikander and Taylor Russell alongside Korean stars including Jung Ho-yeon, has debuted weakly at the North American box office despite critical acclaim and a strong run in its home market. Directed by Na Hong-jin and produced on a reported $46 million budget, the film opened…
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Trump throws out power plant climate pollution rules
The US Environmental Protection Agency has unveiled plans to scrap all remaining limits on greenhouse gas emissions from power plants, a major step in President Trump’s push to boost fossil fuels and ease the expansion of energy-hungry data centres. The change is expected to make electricity generation dirtier just as demand surges due to artificial…
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Met Police officer is sacked after calling senior colleagues ‘wastemen’ on social media
A Metropolitan Police officer has been sacked after using social media and a podcast to criticise senior colleagues, including calling one a “wasteman”, and to make allegations of corruption and racism within the force. PC Idominik Efeotor, who served with the Met’s Parliamentary and Diplomatic Protection Command, was dismissed without notice following an accelerated misconduct…
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Jensen Huang puts Trump on speakerphone onstage to announce robots won’t take over the world
Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang put US President Donald Trump on speakerphone during an onstage appearance at the All-In Podcast’s All-In Summit, where the president dismissed concerns about artificial intelligence as a “hoax” and declared that “the robots will not be taking over.” The moment came amid a particularly active week for AI discourse, following Anthropic…
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Ministers seek law change to make £72m donations to Reform illegal
The UK government is preparing amendments to the Representation of the People Bill in the House of Lords that could retrospectively block Reform UK from accepting £72m in donations from two overseas-based cryptocurrency billionaires. Ministers say the plan predates the donations and stems from earlier Commons pressure for tougher rules on political funding, but the…
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Canadian Culture Minister Marc Miller: “In a Crisis, Fortune Favors the Bold” Amid U.S. Trade Tensions
Canada’s Minister of Canadian Identity and Culture, Marc Miller, told the Access Canada Summit in Toronto that the country’s film and television industry is seeking new international co-production partners as trade tensions with the United States continue. Speaking at the event, held during the Toronto Film Festival, Miller said Canada needed to “move faster” in…
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Cross-party growth push, Iran death sentence, Australian rate rise loom over UK bulletin
Burnham courts business at a Downing Street growth summit amid Budget tax fears; an Iranian blogger is sentenced to death, a Malaysian teen acquitted of murder, and Australians face fresh rate hikes, plus GOV.UK’s passkey rollout, an A66 tribute run and new Nightsleeper casting.