The United States intends to invite Russian President Vladimir Putin to the Group of 20 leaders’ summit scheduled for December at President Donald Trump’s Doral golf resort in Miami, though the invitation has not yet been sent, administration officials said Thursday. Source link
In its most forceful condemnation yet of the world’s greatest art exhibition, the European Union said it planned to cut funding to the Venice Biennale, which will host this year host Russia’s first pavilion since the nation’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022. The pavilion has faced a bitter, negative response from European leaders and artists alike. Even participants in the main exhibition have called for the exclusion of Russia, with dozens of artists in that portion of the Biennale signing an open letter that demands that the show kick out that nation, Israel, and the US, all of which are labeled “current regimes committing war crimes.” Related Articles The Biennale has maintained that it cannot do so, since any state recognized as a nation in Italy is allowed to participate. Among those who have called for change at the Venice Biennale is the EU, which reportedly contributes €2 million to each edition of the exhibition. While EU leaders have previously issued threatened to pull that grant in the form of strongly worded speeches, the union …
Tourette’s campaigner John Davidson has given his first full interview since this year’s Baftas. On Sunday night, John attended the awards show with the cast and crew of I Swear, the award-winning drama inspired by his life story. During the BBC’s coverage of the Baftas, he was heard experiencing an involuntary tic while Sinners stars Delroy Lindo and Michael B Jordan presented an award from the stage, resulting in him shouting the N-word. On Tuesday evening, Variety said that John’s team had confirmed to them that he has reached out to Sinners’ production company to “directly apologise” to the actors, as well as production designer Hannah Beachler, who shared after the event that he had used the same slur while experiencing an involuntary tic in her presence. Michael B. Jordan and Delroy Lindo presenting at the 2026 Baftas Tristan Fewings via Getty Images for BAFTA In his accompanying interview, John said: “I want people to know and understand that my tics have absolutely nothing to do with what I think, feel or believe. It’s an …
Donald Trump’s authoritarian chaos machine is running amok. Pro-democracy Americans — and those simply hoping for a return to normalcy — are pinning their hopes on a Democratic victory in November’s midterm elections. But that salvation will not be easy or cheap. Their hopes will face a coordinated effort by Trump and the anti-democracy right-wing to secure victory before a single ballot has even been counted. As the Washington Post reported on Monday, the events of Jan. 6, 2021, were a trial run. Then, he “pressured Republican county election officials, state lawmakers, and members of Congress to find him votes after he lost his reelection bid. Now, he’s seeking to change the rules before ballots are cast.” These strategies include “challenging long-established democratic norms” and making “unprecedented demands that Republican state lawmakers redraw congressional districts before the constitutionally required 10-year schedule, the prosecution of political opponents, a push to toughen voter registration rules and attempts to end the use of voting machines and mail ballots.” The Trump administration has installed election deniers and other conspiracists …
