Deeply unpopular German Chancellor Olaf Scholz, under siege in his own party, decided to once again engage in diplomacy by having his first phone call in more than two years with Russian President Vladimir Putin. As one would expect, this decision was not well received in Kiev, where any suggestion of negotiations with Putin is still viewed as treason. Reuters reported: “President Volodymyr Zelensky said the German chancellor’s phone call with Russia’s leader on Friday opened a “Pandora’s box” that undermined efforts to isolate Vladimir Putin and end the war in Ukraine with a ‘fair peace’.” On the German side,…
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Boxing legend Mike Tyson reportedly plans to tattoo his entire face after his fight with YouTuber Jake Paul.Ahead of the match, Tyson revealed his disciplined preparation, including prayer and sacrifices like abstaining from sex, cannabis, and psychedelics for months.Mike Tyson also dismissed critics calling the fight a money grab, emphasizing it’s about ego, not finances.Article continues below advertisementMike Tyson Wants To Expand Iconic Tattoo to Cover Entire Face After Jake Paul FightMEGAIn a recent interview with the New York Post, Tyson shared his plan to expand his tattoo to cover his entire face following his fight against Jake Paul at…
KYIV: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said on Saturday (Nov 16) he would like to end the war with Russia next year through “diplomatic means”. He spoke a day after saying he expected the conflict to end sooner than it would otherwise have done, once United States President-elect Donald Trump takes office next year. “For our part, we must do everything we can to ensure that this war ends next year. We have to end it by diplomatic means,” Zelenskyy said in an interview with Ukrainian radio. “And this, I think, is very important.” There have been no meaningful talks between…
As discussions at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku over how to finance climate action remain gridlocked, Southern Africans are learning that some “renewable energy” might not be renewable after all in an age of climate age. This year, Zambia and Zimbabwe experienced a major drought that devastated both countries. It destroyed harvests and sent the Zambezi River’s water flows to an historic low. For decades, the Kariba Dam on the River had provided the bulk of electricity consumed in Zambia and Zimbabwe. However, in September, Zambian officials signalled that, owing to desperately low water levels, only one…
The 3-6 Dallas Cowboys are coming off an embarrassing 34-6 home loss to the rival Philadelphia Eagles, know that injured quarterback Dak Prescott won’t play again this season and have a head coach in Mike McCarthy, who is in the final campaign of a contract that isn’t being extended. Things are undeniably bleak for the Cowboys, but McCarthy is doing whatever he can to rally the troops ahead of the upcoming “Monday Night Football” home game against the 6-4 Houston Texans. “I’m never gonna try to be somebody else,” McCarthy explained while speaking with reporters on Thursday, as Michael David Smith of Pro Football Talk shared. “I think…
Opinions expressed by Entrepreneur contributors are their own. In this article, I’m going to reveal one of the biggest secrets in franchising: The three most important things you need to know when it comes to finding the best franchise to own. During the intensive franchise discovery process, what are the three factors you need to focus on? The answers might surprise you.Related: Considering franchise ownership? Get started now to find your personalized list of franchises that match your lifestyle, interests and budget.What is your role as an owner?There is nothing more important than your owner role. Why? Because you are…
Indigenous artist KiteFlorian Voggeneder/vog.photo PST ART: Art & science collideMulti-venue, Southern CaliforniaCloses 16 February 2025 The myth of the irreconcilably divided worlds of art and science is still alive. But it’s nonsense, says Joan Weinstein, director of the Getty Foundation – the two have always been intertwined. She stresses this in her role as chief architect of PST ART: Art & science collide, a programme of over 70 exhibitions in Southern California over the next three months designed to interrogate the bonds between the two. In 2017, Weinstein began talking to museum directors about the theme. “Everyone started sparking… Source…
WASHINGTON — President-elect Donald Trump’s consistent campaign pledge to impose sweeping tariffs on products imported into the U.S. is likely to face stiff challenges in court and potentially pushback from Congress.Businesses from sneaker companies to high-tech startups have been ramping up plans to push back against Trump’s proposal to impose up to a 20% tariff on all goods imported into the U.S. and an additional 60% on goods from China.Industry groups have been preparing legal challenges and lobbying Congress to pass legislation to limit the president’s power over tariffs while their members try to ship as many products into the…
Getty ImagesMark Zuckerberg met wife Priscilla Chan at a college party 21 years agoFacebook founder Mark Zuckerberg has recorded his own version of rap track Get Low alongside US star T-Pain, in tribute to his wife Priscilla Chan for their “dating anniversary”.Zuckerberg sings with the help of Auto-Tune on an acoustic guitar reworking of the filthy floor-filler, which was originally a hit for Lil Jon and the East Side Boyz in 2003.”Get Low was playing when I first met Priscilla at a college party, so every year we listen to it on our dating anniversary,” the Meta boss explained on…
Unlock the Editor’s Digest for freeRoula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter.The Eurozone debt crisis a decade ago was grim for all concerned. Even aside from the impact on people’s lives, every lurch lower in the euro felt a step towards the brink of an even greater calamity.One striking feature of that period, though, was that it showed Europe does take decisive action when its markets — particularly its bonds and currency — are in freefall. In that narrow sense, investors in the region could really do with a flashback to that time…