The EU has agreed to lift economic sanctions on Syria in an effort to help the war-torn country recover after the fall of the Bashar al-Assad regime. After the decision by EU foreign ministers on Tuesday, the EU’s chief diplomat, Kaja Kallas, wrote on X: “We want to help the Syrian people rebuild a new,…
This story contains distressing details from the start Joel Le Scouarnec, a former surgeon on trial in France who has admitted to sexually abusing hundreds of patients, mostly under age, said he considers himself “responsible” for the death of two of his victims. Over the last few weeks, the court was shown the photos of…
Sundar Pichai, CEO of Google, speaks at the Google I/O developer conference. Andrej Sokolow | Picture Alliance | Getty Images Google on Tuesday announced Veo 3, an AI video generator that can also create and incorporate audio. The artificial intelligence tool competes with OpenAI’s Sora video generator, but its ability to also incorporate audio into…
Indianapolis 500 fans can spend Friday afternoon “hot dogging” it. Oscar Mayer’s six iconic Wienermobiles will head to Indianapolis Motor Speedway and compete in the inaugural “Wienie 500” race. The race is scheduled for Friday at 2 p.m. during race week’s annual Carb Day festivities. Fans can watch the “Wienie 500” live on the FOX…
This morning, the Season 4 trailer for The Bear dropped, whetting fans’ appetites for dramatic scenes of table setting, sauce tasting, and mental breakdowns in the walk-in. All 10 episodes will be released on Hulu on Wednesday, June 25. Here are our first impressions. Suffice to say, spoilers? A digital clock ticks down from 1,339…
The UK government has announced sanctions on Daniella Weiss, a far-right Israeli settler known as the “godmother” of the settler movement. Foreign Secretary David Lammy said the move “demonstrates our determination to hold extremist settlers to account as Palestinian communities suffer violence and intimidation”. Weiss, 79, is the leader of a radical settler organisation called…
The personal secretary and an adviser to Mexico City’s mayor have been shot dead by gunmen on a motorcycle in a brazen daylight attack in a central part of the city. Mayor Clara Brugada called the murder of her personal secretary Ximena Guzmán and adviser José Muñoz a “direct attack”. Brugada said in a statement…
Jack Harvey – Driver for DRR This first-person essay is part of a special series leading up to the 109th running of the Indianapolis 500 on May 25 on FOX in which INDYCAR drivers penned letters about what the historic race means to them. Read them all here. To the young fans of racing, Whether…
At least three people have died in floods caused by heavy rainfall and storms which have battered southern France since Monday. The bodies of an elderly couple were found in the seaside resort town of Le Lavandou, while another person died after becoming trapped in a car in Vidauban, local authorities reported on Tuesday. The…
Elon Musk, chief executive officer of Tesla Inc., speaks via video link at the Qatar Economic Forum (QEF) in Doha, Qatar, on Tuesday, May 20, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty Images Tesla CEO Elon Musk on Tuesday committed to leading the electric vehicle maker for the next five years. “Yes, no doubt about that…
