Chinese architect Ma Yansong melds nature with ‘futuristic feel’

From a distance, it looks as though a giant spaceship has just landed in the palm tree-dotted streets near downtown Los Angeles. It could also be a wide-canopied tree or a low passing cloud — but for its Chinese architect Ma Yansong, as long as the building “sparks curiosity”, he’s achieved his purpose. Over the […]

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Television’s A-listers glitter on Emmys red carpet

The brightest stars in television hit the red carpet Monday for the Emmy Awards, television’s equivalent of the Oscars, and they certainly gave fashion fans something to talk about. Here are some of the top looks seen at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles:- All the sparkles -The women of Hollywood know that under the […]

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Drohne über Litauen von Nato-Kampfjets abgeschossen – Präsident lobt “Einsatzbereitschaft”

Nato-Kampfjets haben nach Angaben von Litauens Präsident Gitanas Nauseda eine Drohne über dem baltischen Land abgeschossen. “Eine Drohne, die soeben in den litauischen Luftraum eingedrungen war, wurde von Nato-Kampfflugzeugen abgeschossen”, erklärte Nauseda am Dienstag im Onlinedienst X. Er fügte hinzu, dass “angesichts der zunehmenden Aggression Russlands gegen die Ukraine eine solche Einsatzbereitschaft für unsere Region […]

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EU extends Russia sanction deadline

EU countries on Monday delayed a deadline for prolonging sanctions on Russia over the Ukraine war after France pushed for billionaire Alisher Usmanov to be removed from a blacklist. The European Union blacklist of almost 3,000 individuals and entities — which needs to be extended every six months — was set to expire by Wednesday. But […]

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Emmy Awards begin as ‘Widow’s Bay’ and ‘The Pitt’ vie for top prizes

The Emmy Awards kicked off Monday in Los Angeles to celebrate television’s brightest stars, with horror-comedy series “Widow’s Bay” and gritty hospital drama “The Pitt” expecting to win big. Host Mariska Hargitay, the “Law and Order: SVU” star, opened the gala with song and dance, belting out a “I Love TV Screens” parody of Joan […]

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Emmy Awards begin as ‘Widow’s Bay’ and ‘The Pitt’ vie for top prizes

The Emmy Awards kicked off Monday in Los Angeles to celebrate television’s brightest stars, with horror-comedy series “Widow’s Bay” and gritty hospital drama “The Pitt” expecting to win big. Host Mariska Hargitay, the “Law and Order: SVU” star, opened the gala with song and dance, belting out a “I Love TV Screens” parody of Joan […]

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Russian disinformation campaign sets sights on US midterms

A Russian disinformation operation has turned its attention to the US midterm elections, unleashing a series of deepfake videos that depict celebrities attacking Democrats, researchers said, with more expected to come. The videos spread late last week across social media with hashtags such as “#AllDemocratsAreCriminals,” and showed Hollywood actors chastising the Democratic Party in self-recorded […]

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Trump’s son confirms Russian businessman paid for post-wedding festivities

A Russian businessman with ties to the Kremlin paid for celebrations after the wedding of President Donald Trump’s eldest son and his new bride, the couple confirmed on Monday. Donald Trump Jr. and Bettina Trump said in a jointly signed post on Bettina’s Instagram account that their “dear friend” Umar Kremlev “very generously hosted two […]

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