This year’s winners of the Bloomberg Philanthropies Mayors Challenge were announced Tuesday, with 24 cities receiving $1 million each and expert support for projects that upgrade core services, often using AI and resident input.
First Ex-Prince Andrew, Then Ex-UK Ambassador Mandelson: Keir Starmer Can’t Catch A Break
On Thursday, it was the image of the former Prince Andrew slumped at the back of a police car, looking shell-shocked. On Monday, it was the turn of a stony-faced Peter Mandelson, his disgraced ex-ambassador to Washington.
Trump’s State of the Union will seek to calm voters’ economic concerns ahead of midterm elections
President Donald Trump will use his State of the Union address to argue that his whirlwind first year back has made America stronger and that Republicans deserve to keep control of Congress after the midterms.
No balloons allowed: Kuwait issues strict guidelines for National Day 2026 celebrations
Kuwait is gearing up for its national celebrations on February 25th with a strong call for responsible festivity. Authorities are urging residents to showcase civic awareness and respect for public spaces, emphasizing that national pride should be demo…
Ukraine is using powerful quadcopters to destroy nearly a third of all the Russian air threats it hits, commander says – Business Insider
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Supreme Court ruling against Trump’s tariffs is unlikely to mean an end to trade policy chaos
The Supreme Court’s stunning rebuke of President Donald Trump’s most sweeping tariffs means he can’t conjure up new import taxes on a whim anymore.
Hegseth and Anthropic CEO set to meet as debate intensifies over the military’s use of AI
Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth plans to meet with the CEO of Anthropic.
These Ukrainians Don’t Want to Be Traded to Russia for Peace
Four years into the war, a major sticking point in talks is control of the eastern Donetsk region. Residents could face an agonizing choice if Ukraine gives up the territory.
After Six Decades of the War on Drugs, What Works?
The U.S. and its allies have spilled blood and treasure to kill drug lords and defeat cartels, but the drugs keep coming and the new groups are more violent than ever.
What Brontë Country Tells Us About Britain Today
Whatever you make of Emerald Fennell’s R-rated “Wuthering Heights” movie, the region where the original novel was written is worth revisiting in its own right.