He remains embroiled in the highly publicized aftermath of his last marriage, which ended in 2016. But Brad Pitt didn’t let any of those stresses show in the new Autumn/Winter 2020 photo campaign for Brioni, the Italian menswear couture house. In the crisp and classic images released Thursday, the Hollywood leading man, 56, proved he still has charisma … Read more
Israel has denied having anything to do with the huge explosion in Beirut, adding that the country was ready to give humanitarian and medical assistance to Lebanon. The huge explosion in port warehouses near the city centre as killed more than 73 people, injured over 2,750 and sent shockwaves that shattered windows, smashed masonry and … Read more
The price of gold hit a record high Monday as investors rushed into the safe-haven amid concerns about China-US tensions, a spike in virus infections around the world and a lack of progress on a new stimulus bill in Washington. After months of healthy rallies across equity markets – fuelled by trillions of dollars in … Read more
Ethiopia has announced that it has started filling a lake behind its newly-constructed, £3billion dam – a move that could spark conflict with downstream neighbour Egypt amid fears it will reduce the Nile to a trickle. Seleshi Bekele, Ethiopia’s water minister, announced the move Wednesday – one day after the latest round of talks with … Read more
Top State Department official Mary Elizabeth Taylor resigns over Donald Trump’s handling of George Floyd protests Mary Elizabeth Taylor, 30, was assistant secretary of state for legislative affairs She was the youngest in history and the first black woman to serve in that post She submitted her resignation to Mike Pompeo on Thursday Taylor is … Read more
China today broadcast live-fire military drills on the Tibetan plateau as India warned of a ‘befitting reply’ after 20 of its soldiers were killed in bloody hand-to-hand combat at the disputed Himalayan border. Communist state TV showed footage of artillery and tanks blowing apart the desert landscape as 7,000 infantry simulated assaults against fortified positions … Read more
Donald Trump called for the 1,100 West Point graduates to be ‘part of one team, and one family, proudly serving one American nation’ during his commencement address, in what appeared to be a veiled reference to the nationwide George Floyd protests and amid his own tensions with the Pentagon over his infamous photo op in … Read more
More than a year of sustained protests in Hong Kong against the heavy hand of Beijing and socio-economic inequality have changed everything. The Chinese response – its new tough security law – has placed the West and the People’s Republic on a collision course which could set back commercial and financial relations by decades. Disquiet … Read more
President Donald Trump has issued a blustering warning to use ‘vicious dogs’ and ‘ominous weapons’ against demonstrators after a crowd protesting the death of George Floyd attempted to storm the White House grounds on Friday night. ‘The professionally managed so-called “protesters” at the White House had little to do with the memory of George Floyd. They … Read more
London markets close slightly down by 0.16% or nine points on 5,763 after US stocks fell amid fears of renewed US-China trade war London markets opened flat today on 5,763 points as US-China tensions flared Rolls Royce tumbled on reports it was considering job cuts to ride out the slump Trump pinned the blame for … Read more