Two people displayed a banner at the top of the Empire State Building in New York City that appeared to say, “When the power of love beats the love of power the world knows peace”. It was not immediately clear how the two managed to climb all the way to the top of the radio […]
Continue ReadingThe split is not just about SSPX’s desire to conduct Mass only in Latin. The Society, founded by controversial French archbishop Marcel Lefebre in 1970, has always wanted to preserve a kind of medieval mystique in which priests, bishops, cardinals, and the Mass itself are seen as somehow closer to God, and therefore separate from […]
Continue ReadingCanadians are gathering across the country to celebrate Canada Day, commemorating the birth of the nation 159 years ago. But beneath the festivities, twin challenges are testing the country’s unity. In the western province of Alberta, a restive separatist movement has gained momentum, and in a few months, Albertans will vote in a referendum on […]
Continue ReadingThe US government has lifted export controls on Anthropic’s most advanced artificial intelligence (AI) tools, just weeks after ordering it to restrict access to them over national security concerns, the company has said. Anthropic said in a social media post that it will begin restoring access to Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 on Wednesday […]
Continue ReadingUS President Donald Trump made more than $1bn (£750m) last year from business dealings in cryptocurrency, according to his mandatory financial report for 2025. In a 927-page disclosure, he reported $635m in royalties from a Trump meme coin that has plunged in value since he launched it three days before taking office. He also reported […]
Continue ReadingAfghanistan’s Taliban regime said they have carried out strikes on targets along the border with Pakistan, injuring several people in Pakistan’s southwestern Balochistan province. Pakistan’s military said it had shot down four rudimentary drones and warned any further provocation “would receive a befitting response”. The BBC has been unable to independently confirm the attack. The […]
Continue ReadingEven those aviation firms that confirmed to the BBC that authorities have grounded light aircraft operations since the incident did not wish to say more. “We were told to not speak about it. Please ask others,” said a lady at a flight training institute in Beijing. Another firm in Chengdu declined to specify which authority […]
Continue ReadingIn each of these cases, Trump and his team had pushed the boundaries of presidential authority, often incorporating novel or seldom-used legal theories to back up their actions. Trump’s birthright citizenship revocation cut against more than 125 years of Supreme Court precedent interpreting what most legal scholars thought was clear language in the US constitution. […]
Continue ReadingThere are plans in Berlin to tear down one of the last remnants of Adolf Hitler’s power centre. Almost nothing remains of the Nazi leader’s chancellery in central Berlin, except a bunker. But now there are plans to demolish it to build flats and offices. The New Reich Chancellery, built by Hitler’s favourite architect Albert […]
Continue ReadingOn Truth Social, Trump said that the court’s decision was “too bad” and vowed to continue to fight to end birthright citizenship through legislation. “No long and unwieldy constitutional amendment is necessary,” he said. “Congress should today start work on ending expensive, and unfair to our country, birthright citizenship.” The US has granted citizenship to […]
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