Rosalía scoops historic third best album award at Latin Grammys
Spanish star Rosalía has made history as the first woman to win the best album award at the Latin Grammys three times, after being recognised for her project Lux. The singer took home five trophies in total, including two for her track La Perla which was named song of the year and best pop song. […]
Foundation robot startup runs out of cash after founder borrows millions
Sankaet Pathak, CEO and founder of Foundation, a company that builds a humanoid robot Phantom-01, poses for a photo during an interview with Reuters at his company’s factory in San Francisco, California, U.S., February 4, 2026. Aleksandra Michalska | Reuters Foundation Future Industries, a maker of military humanoid robots advised and backed by Eric Trump, […]
Aide to pro-Kremlin Ukrainian ex-PM badly hurt in Moscow car bomb
A car bomb attack in Moscow has wounded a former adviser to Ukrainian ex-prime minister Mykola Azarov, Russia’s Investigative Committee says. Sergei Zavorotny, now a journalist and commentator, was behind the wheel of his black Toyota when the explosion happened and Azarov told Russian TV his condition in hospital was “rather critical”. The car bomb […]
In Canada, Watching the N.H.L. Has Become Expensive and Cumbersome
The National Hockey League season is less than two months old, and much of the focus in Canada has been on how expensive it is to attend games, and how costly and cumbersome it has become to watch them on television. Attendance has fallen in several markets, including Edmonton, where Connor McDavid has an astonishing […]
Hungarian authorities uncover $20m during probe of Orbán-era minister
Nearly $20m (£14.8m) in cash has been found hidden in farm buildings and buried in forests as part of an investigation into a former minister of Viktor Orbán, authorities have said. Miklós Seszták, who served as minister of national development for four of the ex-prime minister’s 16-year rule, is accused of accepting bribes as part […]
US has floated Ukraine ceding Donbas for Nato membership, Zelensky says
US negotiators have touted the idea of Ukraine withdrawing its remaining forces from the eastern Donbas region in exchange for Nato membership, Volodymyr Zelensky has said. The Ukrainian president’s comments on Saturday come after US envoys visited Moscow and an EU summit in Dublin as part of ongoing efforts to end the war between Russia […]
Trump’s Oil Grab in Venezuela Is Testing the Country’s National Identity
Like generations before him, Leonardo Silva grew up steeped in beliefs about the extraordinarily abundant resource that made Venezuela special. All the oil under their feet was theirs, they felt. Virtually free gasoline was a birthright. To be born atop this bounty was like winning the lottery. Mr. Silva, 38, said his generation viewed oil […]
Estonia latest country to ban Russian athletes as backlash intensifies
Estonia has become the latest country to say it will not allow Russian or Belarusian athletes to compete on its territory as a result of the ongoing war in Ukraine. It comes after Norway, Finland and Canada made similar announcements. The moves come amid a mounting backlash over the reinstatement of athletes from Russia and […]
Eurovision Song Contest is finally coming to Asia – meet the stars gearing up in Thailand
On Saturday, the biggest and longest-running international song contest will make a leap into unknown territory. Eurovision, the pan-European competition famed for zany gimmicks, slick, sometimes over-the-top staging, the drama of its complex voting system and, occasionally, for outstanding music, celebrates its 70th birthday this year. And to mark it, the European Broadcasting Union is […]
Divers explore recently scuttled SS United States in new video
The ship, which was once the fastest in the world and longer than the Titanic, was intentionally sunk off the coast of Florida, in order to create the world’s largest artificial ocean reef. The SS United States spent nearly 30 years docked in Philadelphia before it was moved to Florida, where it will become a […]