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Trump faces tests from Cuba to the Strait of Hormuz

Trump faces tests from Cuba to the Strait of Hormuz

Published by Sam Flores

A man stands as a tugboat guides the Russian oil tanker Anatoly Kolodkin at the oil terminal in the port of Matanzas, northwestern Cuba, on March 31, 2026. Yamil Lage | Afp | Getty Images Energy shipments are increasingly being used as a foreign policy tool as the Trump administration attempts to hold down two blockades on opposite sides of the globe. The U.S., under the direction of President Donald Trump, has initiated a naval blockade targeting Iranian vessels in and around the strategically vital Strait of Hormuz, seeking to put economic pressure on Iran and bring an end to the Middle East crisis. The move has prompted concern from China, given it has long been the largest buyer of Iranian crude, with Beijing calling the blockade “irresponsible and dangerous.” Iran, for its part, on Friday declared the Strait of Hormuz “completely open” to all commercial traffic in the wake of a ceasefire announcement between Israel and Lebanon. At the same time, the U.S. has imposed a de facto fuel blockade on Cuba, threatening to …

Kennedy announces policy changes and faces criticism at House hearings

Kennedy announces policy changes and faces criticism at House hearings

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Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. faced blistering criticism from Democrats over his vaccine policy and overhaul of federal health agencies at two House committee hearings Thursday. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. Both hearings were about the proposed budget for the Department of Health and Human Services next year. The department’s funding request includes a $15.8 billion reduction from this year, for a total of $111.1 billion. Kennedy has said he intends to consolidate some of the health agencies within HHS and strengthen their focus on disease prevention. Large parts of the hearings Thursday focused on the sweeping changes Kennedy has made since he assumed the role early last year. Lawmakers commented on Kennedy’s overhaul of the childhood vaccine schedule to include fewer universal recommendations (changes that a judge later blocked), his expressions of doubt about the safety of measles vaccines and his suggestion that Tylenol use in pregnancy could be linked to autism. The Trump administration also instituted large staffing cuts across federal health …

Blue Origin’s third New Glenn launch faces key reuse test in rivalry with SpaceX

Blue Origin’s third New Glenn launch faces key reuse test in rivalry with SpaceX

Published by Sam Flores

April 16 : Blue Origin is set to launch its third New Glenn mission on Friday, carrying AST SpaceMobile’s BlueBird 7 satellite to low-Earth orbit in a flight that marks a pivotal step for the Jeff Bezos-led company’s ambitions. The mission is critical in proving New Glenn, a 29-story heavy-lift rocket, can compete with Elon Musk’s SpaceX, by demonstrating reliable booster reuse, a capability that has underpinned Falcon 9’s dominance. “The successful flight of New Glenn-3 would end SpaceX’s nine-year monopoly on orbital launch vehicle reusability, marking a historic shift toward a competitive, multi-player market,” said Micah Walter-Range, president of space consulting firm Caelus Partners. The mission is scheduled for a launch window between 6:45 a.m. and 12:19 p.m. ET from Cape Canaveral, Florida. Following a series of delays earlier this month, the mission comes amid a surge of activity in the space sector, including a successful NASA Artemis II lunar flyby. The rocket’s booster, “Never Tell Me the Odds,” previously flew on the NG-2 mission in November and was recovered, setting up this week’s …

The UK is alarmingly unprepared for the threats it faces – security expert explains why

The UK is alarmingly unprepared for the threats it faces – security expert explains why

Published by Sam Flores

Lord Robertson, former UK defence secretary and Nato chief, has said that the UK’s national security is “in peril”. He is right. There is no secret about what the threats are. In addition to the woeful news from the Middle East and Ukraine every day, stories of sabotage, hacking, Russian reconnaissance of undersea cables and the testing of the UK’s defensive reactions keep coming. The country’s leaders need to spell out what these threats mean for the UK. They must also be honest about our minimal defensive capabilities. Russia arguably does not have the capacity or intent to launch a ground invasion of the UK. Yet if tensions were to escalate, Russia certainly has the capacity to attack the UK by air and sea. Its long-range bombers routinely test the limits of UK airspace and perform targeting runs for air-launched cruise missiles. The UK has little in the way of land-based anti-aircraft and anti-missile defences. Most of what we have is ship and aircraft based. This has the advantage of mobility, but as we saw …

Barbie Ferreira on ‘Faces of Death,’ ‘Mile End Kicks’ and the Internet

Barbie Ferreira on ‘Faces of Death,’ ‘Mile End Kicks’ and the Internet

Published by Daniella Wilson

Barbie Ferreira doesn’t really have a dream role. “[For me], that’s anything that’s well written and with a director that I really like,” the 29-year-old actress tells The Hollywood Reporter on Zoom. She admits she’s not so concerned with genre, evidenced quite well by the two projects she’s a part of releasing this month — the horror remake Faces of Death and the Canadian indie Mile End Kicks. “I’m really open to so much stuff,” she explains. The actress, who shot to fame on HBO’s Euphoria, found herself particularly drawn to the “indie sleaze” nature of Mile End Kicks. Set in 2011 Montreal — yes, Ferreira explains, they are calling it a period piece — she’s found parallels to her teen years modeling and going out in Brooklyn. Now, almost 30, Ferreira continues to choose projects carefully. She emphasizes that her happiness is most important to her. “I always had this dream of being a working actor that has a normal life. I can still teeter on that,” she says. “I feel bad for pop stars …

Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe list revealed including plenty of famous faces from UK

Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe list revealed including plenty of famous faces from UK

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Get the latest entertainment news, reviews and star-studded interviews with our Independent Culture email Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Get the latest entertainment news with our free Culture newsletter Adolescence actor Owen Cooper and Industry actress Marisa Abela are among the stars named in the 11th annual Forbes 30 Under 30 Europe list. The list, published Tuesday, recognises the region’s “most dynamic young innovators, entrepreneurs and changemakers” who are “shaping the future of Europe and beyond”. Other list-makers include Brit-nominated singer Sienna Spiro, British actor Louis Partridge, and singer-songwriter Absolutely. Teen actor Cooper, 16, became the youngest ever Emmy winner for best supporting actor for his performance as 13-year-old Jamie Miller in the Netflix drama Adolescence. The star, who also collected a Golden Globe for the role, recently appeared as Young Heathcliff in Emerald Fennell’s Wuthering Heights adaptation and in the BBC series Film Club. Teen actor Cooper, 16, became the youngest ever Emmy winner for best supporting actor for his performance in the Netflix drama Adolescence (AFP via Getty …

Over-sold and under-delivered: Israel’s Netanyahu faces ceasefire backlash | US-Israel war on Iran News

Over-sold and under-delivered: Israel’s Netanyahu faces ceasefire backlash | US-Israel war on Iran News

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An overwhelming number of Israelis oppose the US-Iran ceasefire deal declared last week, and anticipate a return to the war, a poll has found. The findings match observations by analysts, who say that Israeli political leaders promised a final showdown with Iran, only for the conflict to instead leave the Iranian government still standing. According to the poll, published by the Israeli Institute for National Security Studies (INSS)  on Sunday, 61 percent of respondents said they opposed the ceasefire, announced 90 minutes before United States President Donald Trump’s apocalyptic deadline on Tuesday, in which he had promised to launch devastating attacks on Iran’s civilian infrastructure. Additionally, 73 percent said they expected fighting with Iran to restart within the next year. Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list And the majority of respondents – 69 percent – said they support continued military action in Lebanon, irrespective of talks between the Lebanese and Israeli governments that began in the US on Tuesday. Israel has continued to attack Lebanon, claiming it was excluded from the ceasefire, and …

‘Faces of Death’ Depicts Realistic Snuff. That’s Not the Most Disturbing Thing About It

‘Faces of Death’ Depicts Realistic Snuff. That’s Not the Most Disturbing Thing About It

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“If you’re going to bring Faces of Death into the modern era,” says director Daniel Goldhaber, “on some level, you have to contend with the fact that Faces of Death is everywhere.” In 1978, John Alan Schwartz’s low-budget, exploitation horror movie Faces of Death was unleashed upon the world. Less a movie than a feature-length clip reel, the film presents itself as a documentary in which a pathologist (played by an actor) shares his collection of snuff footage (mostly fake) with the audience. Despite the fakery involved in its most gruesome scenes, the film became an underground phenomenon on VHS, attracting legions of horror buffs eager to test their mettle with what they thought was footage of the real torture, violence, and murder. Nearly 50 years on, real snuff is everywhere, and Goldhaber and co-writer Isa Mazzei—the duo share a “film by” credit—have a new angle on the scuzzy classic. Their rebooted Faces of Death is a straight-ahead horror thriller starring Barbie Ferreira as Margot, a content moderator for a TikTok-like social video app who …