A rendering of Disney’s new theme park on Yas Island in Abu Dhabi. Disney A new Disney theme park is coming to Abu Dhabi. The Walt Disney company announced Wednesday that it has reached an agreement with immersive destination and experiences company Miral to bring a park and resort to Yas Island in the United Arab…
Friedrich Merz, Germany’s chancellor, takes the chancellor’s seat, after swearing an oath, at the Bundestag in Berlin, Germany, on Tuesday, May 6, 2025. Krisztian Bocsi | Bloomberg | Getty Images After some dramatics, and around 10 weeks after the German election, Europe’s largest economy finally has a leader: Friedrich Merz. His ascension didn’t come easy…
This story is part of a group of stories called For many tourists, a trip to Portugal begins and ends in Lisbon, but it would be a mistake for hungry travelers to overlook Porto, the capital’s food-loving cousin to the north. The city is known for its enthusiastic eaters and prime location between the…
Sudan has cut diplomatic ties with the United Arab Emirates (UAE), after repeatedly accusing the Gulf nation of backing the rival Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in the country’s civil war. The announcement came as the RSF were blamed for attacks on the usually safe city of Port Sudan, which started on Sunday and have continued…
A series of senior Conservatives have contradicted Kemi Badenoch after she criticised a landmark UK-India trade deal because it temporarily exempts seconded Indian workers from national insurance payments in the UK. Tories including Oliver Dowden, who was deputy prime minister under Rishi Sunak, said the deal should be hailed as a dividend of Brexit that…
Daytime fireworks launch over Cinderella Castle during a performance of “Mickey’s Magical Friendship Faire” in the Magic Kingdom at Walt Disney World, Bay Lake, Florida, April 30, 2024. (Joe Burbank/Orlando Sentinel/Tribune News Service via Getty Images) Orlando Sentinel | Tribune News Service | Getty Images Disney will report its fiscal second-quarter earnings before the bell…
A Kenyan court has sentenced four men to one year in prison or pay a fine of $7,700 (£5,800) for trying to smuggle thousands of live ants out of the country. The four suspects – two Belgians, a Vietnamese and a Kenyan – were arrested last month with 5,000 ants at a guest house in…
Four anonymous housekeepers are suing Motown legend Smokey Robinson for $50 million (£37 million), accusing him of sexual assault. A complaint filed in Los Angeles superior court accuses the 85-year-old of sexual battery, false imprisonment, negligence and gender violence, in addition to a number of labour violations related to wages, breaks, meal times and overtime…
Women who have fled war are being forced into sex work in the UK because of the extreme poverty of their living conditions here, while almost half cannot afford sanitary products, according to research. In a report looking at the impact of the Home Office’s near-total ban on employment for people seeking asylum, the charity…
U.S. President Donald Trump delivers remarks at the White House in Washington, D.C., on April 2, 2025. Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty Images Stocks on Wall Street and beyond have been rocked by volatility in recent weeks, as U.S. President Donald Trump rolled out some tariffs, paused others, and ramped up duties on Chinese…
