The Canadian government said it is in talks with the US over joining its proposed “Golden Dome” missile defence system, aimed at countering “next-generation” aerial threats. Prime Minister Mark Carney’s office said there are “active discussions” between Canada and the US on security, including on existing and new programmes like the Golden Dome. US president…
A former leading Ukrainian official has been shot dead outside an American school in the Spanish capital Madrid, reports say. The 51-year-old man, named by Ukrainian and Spanish sources as Andriy Portnov, had just dropped his children off at the school in the Pozuelo de Alarcón area of the city, reports say. At least one…
The UK’s oldest polar bear, and the first in the country to give birth to a cub in 25 years, has been put down because of age-related health problems. Victoria was 28 and had been kept in Highland Wildlife Park near Aviemore in the Scottish Highlands since 2015. Vets at the park took the decision…
Treasury yields moved higher on Wednesday as investors feared a new U.S. tax bill could worsen the country’s deficit following a Moody’s downgrade of the U.S. credit rating. The 30-year Treasury bond yield was up nearly 6 basis points at 5.023%. The 10-year yield was more than 5 basis points higher at 4.533%. The 2-year yield advanced almost 3 basis…
It is microscopic and rod-shaped, can create spores, and may have evolved to survive hundreds of miles above our planet’s surface. This bacterium, never before seen on Earth, was detected on China’s Tiangong space station. It has been named Niallia tiangongensis, and it inhabited the cockpit controls on the station, living in microgravity conditions. According…
Dayu Dara Permata, 36, is the co-founder and CEO of Indonesian property transaction platform Pinhome. Courtesy of Pinhome It’s no secret that building a successful startup often involves risk, iteration and failure. Dayu Dara Permata knows this well. The 36-year-old is the co-founder and CEO of Indonesian property transaction platform Pinhome. Over the course of…
A Marks & Spencer Group Plc (M&S) store in Kingston-upon-Thames, UK. Bloomberg | Getty Images British retailer Marks & Spencer said Wednesday that a recent cyberattack, which left food shelves bare and brought online sales to a standstill, will wipe out almost one-third in its annual profits. The company, known for its clothing, homeware and…
The pop-rap group Salt-N-Pepa have sued Universal Music Group as they try to regain control over their master recordings. Salt-N-Pepa are known for irrepressible hits across the 1980s and 1990s such as Push It and Let’s Talk About Sex, which both reached No 2 in the UK and the US Top 20. Cheryl James and…
A view of a Target store on March 5, 2025 in Novato, California. Justin Sullivan | Getty Images Target will report its fiscal first-quarter earnings Wednesday, as the Minneapolis-based cheap chic retailer tries to get back to growth. Here’s what Wall Street is expecting for the discounter, according to a survey of analysts by LSEG:…
Japan’s farm minister Taku Eto responds to questions from media after submitting his resignation to Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba at the prime minister’s office in Tokyo on May 21, 2025. Str | Afp | Getty Images Japan’s farm minister Taku Eto stepped down on Wednesday, domestic media reported, following public outrage over his comments on…
