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The Stanley Cup Playoffs field is down to four teams. The Colorado Avalanche and Vegas Golden Knights are in the midst of a heavyweight fight out West, and the Montreal Canadiens are facing off against the Carolina Hurricanes in what shout be a fast-paced series in the East.After beating the Buffalo Sabres in dramatic fashion, the Canadiens are now up against the top-seeded Hurricanes. In winning Game 1 of the conference final, Montreal handed Carolina its first loss of the postseason, ending the Canes’ bid for a perfect 16-0 run.Young forward Juraj Slafkovsky was terrific, recording two goals and one…

It has become much harder to forget since the effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz.Hundreds rather than the usual thousands of vessels have passed through the strait since March 5.“This really feels like a global crisis, a little similar to what happened with Covid-19,” says Rystad’s Abramov. Gasoline and diesel prices have surged, and jet fuel and fertiliser are already in short supply; food prices are expected to rise, while the next phase of the crisis is likely to lead to fuel rationing and industrial shutdowns, experts have said.Policymakers are debating when recession may set in. “The word on…

«The thinking now is to basically get small wins, small successes here and there, instead of these mega projects,» says Abdullah. «Like, for example, the Red Sea island resort of Sindalah could be one small win that they can promote, which is basically a very traditional style of resort, which can still be presented as part of the vision, instead of the likes of The Line and The Cube. And so they can say, ‘these represent the basis of Neom, and we didn’t have to have the whole thing’.»

When Tommy Fisher set out to build a section of border wall in South Texas during the first Trump administration, the project quickly became ensnared in controversy. Experts raised concerns about shoddy construction and signs of erosion. Beyond that, Fisher’s company had received funding from a group called We Build the Wall, an influential conservative nonprofit that included President Donald Trump’s then-political strategist Steve Bannon as a board member. Some of its leaders eventually went to prison for their involvement in the venture. Even the president denounced the project. “I disagreed with doing this very small (tiny) section of wall,…

As some Republican senators and former GOP officials warn that President Donald Trump’s proposed deal with Iran would just be a repeat of the nuclear deal put in place during former President Barack Obama’s administration, Trump is pushing back on that notion, saying his deal is the “exact opposite” of Obama’s.Obama’s deal “was a direct path to Iran developing a Nuclear Weapon,” Trump posted on his social media platform on Sunday. “Not so with the transaction currently being negotiated with Iran by the Trump Administration – THE EXACT OPPOSITE, in fact!”President Donald Trump speaks during an announcement with Environmental Protection…

Cinema is dying. Put your ear to the ground, and you’ll hear those same whispers about how films just aren’t the same as they used to be. They’re about different things. made in different ways. And the magic just seems to be seeping away with each passing year. A lot of the biggest artists around have been saying that since the beginning. Arguably the biggest superstar in the world said that he ‘hates’ the change and ‘couldn’t conceive’ of movies made in this new way. That man was Charlie Chaplin, and he was talking about the addition of sound to…

Teddy Atlas has offered his expert insight on the controversial ending between Oleksandr Usyk and Rico Verhoeven. The closing stages of the heavyweight showdown between Usyk and Verhoeven has been a hot topic over the past 24 hours, with some of boxing’s biggest names weighing in with their views on how things unfolded. It was an extremely underwhelming performance from Usyk, who, heading into the contest, was expected to deal with kickboxing legend Verhoeven with relative ease, though it certainly didn’t transpire that way. As the fight entered the championship rounds, the Ukrainian was behind on a lot of people’s…

Venezuela’s Nobel Peace Prize laureate María Corina Machado announced Saturday that she plans to run for president again and intends to return to her home country before the end of 2026.Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content.Machado’s remarks, made while meeting in Panama with several fellow Venezuelan opposition leaders, come more than four months after the stunning White House decision to sideline her and instead work with a Venezuelan ruling party loyalist following the U.S. military’s capture of then-President Nicolás Maduro.Machado has been in exile since December, when she emerged from 11…

May 25, 2026 — 5:00amSaveYou have reached your maximum number of saved items.Remove items from your saved list to add more.AAAThat red carpet at Beijing Capital International Airport must be worn out by now. US President Donald Trump used it last week during his three-day state visit to China. A few days later, Russia’s president Vladimir Putin used it too, for a visit marking the 25th anniversary of a friendship and co-operation treaty between Russia and China.Like Trump, Putin received a guard of honour, a 21-gun salute, and an enthusiastic welcome by happy Chinese children waving flags. The Russian president…

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