Bill Gates will not deliver his keynote address at the India AI Impact Summit in Delhi, his philanthropic organisation said hours before the Microsoft co-founder was due to speak. The Gates Foundation said the decision was made after “careful consideration” and “to ensure the focus remains on the [summit’s] key priorities”, but did not elaborate. Gates’s withdrawal comes amid a controversy over his ties to the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein after he was named in new files released by the US Department of Justice in January. Gates’s spokesperson has called the claims in the files “absolutely absurd and completely…
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If you ever need keys cut, the best thing you can do is contact a locksmith. Sure, key-cutting services exist outside of a locksmith, but why rely on anyone but the experts? A locksmith can have your keys cut in minutes. Even if you need something more specific, like a safe key, a locksmith should still be able to use a machine for cutting keys and have your replacement/new keys with you in 30 minutes. When you arrange to have keys cut with a locksmith, you usually get an in-person appointment. That could be at their local depot, or it…
Are you in charge of curating and managing a museum? Then you likely will feel under pressure. Managing a museum is a time-consuming, detail-oriented profession. If you oversee keeping the museum safe whilst making sure your most opulent items are on show, you need to have quality museum display cabinets. While visibility is essential so that guests can interact with and see these amazing discoveries, they also need to be kept safe. That’s why you need quality locks in place! Unsure where to begin? Fear not. We know your struggle, and want to provide useful advice that you can use…
A Republican lawmaker leveled a stunning allegation last week: Not only had government documents named a billionaire retail magnate a co-conspirator in Jeffrey Epstein’s sex trafficking case, the Department of Justice had tried to shield the man from accountability. Rep. Thomas Massie chastised the DOJ in a House hearing for redacting various names and details in records released with the Epstein files. “This is bigger than Watergate,” Massie said. “This cover-up spans decades.” Massie’s comments shined a new spotlight on Les Wexner, the former owner of Victoria’s Secret, who is one of the most mysterious figures in Epstein’s orbit –…
Pope Leo XIV will not be joining US President Donald Trump’s “Board of Peace,” the Vatican’s top diplomat said Tuesday, adding that the United Nations should be left to handle crisis situations. The board, which will be chaired indefinitely by Trump, was originally designed to oversee reconstruction of Gaza. However, its objective has since expanded to make the board a global peacekeeping body. Pope Leo was invited to join the board last month. Cardinal Pietro Parolin, the Holy See Secretary of State, told reporters they will not take up the invitation saying they were left “perplexed” by some points of…
Eight of nine skiers buried in an avalanche near Lake Tahoe in northern California’s Sierra Nevada mountains have died, according to the Nevada County Sheriff’s Office. One is still missing, Nevada County Sheriff Shannan Moon said. Six skiers participating in the three‑day backcountry trip had previously been rescued with “various injuries,” the sheriff’s office said. A group of skiers on the final stretch of a three‑day backcountry trip near Lake Tahoe in Northern California was returning to the trailhead Tuesday morning when a wave of ice, rocks and debris came crashing down on them. In the avalanche’s wake, survivors were…
Lewis Hamilton says he finds this year’s Formula 1 cars “more fun” to drive – in contrast to Max Verstappen and Fernando Alonso’s assessment of the impact of the new rules. F1 has made the biggest rule change in its history and introduced new regulations for chassis, engines, tyres and fuel. Verstappen has criticised the amount of energy management required from the new hybrid engines, but Hamilton said he was enjoying the reduced grip of the cars and different aerodynamic philosophy. “We just have a less downforce,” the Ferrari driver said. “But you still have to discover the grip. There’s…
A Conservative member of parliament from Alberta has defected to the Liberal Party bringing Prime Minister Mark Carney closer to a majority in the House of Commons. In a post on social media, Carney announced that Matt Jeneroux, who represents a constituency in Edmonton, has joined the Liberal caucus – the third Conservative to do so in recent months. With the addition of Jeneroux, the Liberals now have 169 seats – just three shy of the required 172 for majority. Conservative Party leader Pierre Poilievre accused the prime minister of trying to seize a majority “through dirty backroom deals”. Two…
Spanish police have arrested a 20-year-old man suspected of hacking a hotel booking website and reserving luxury rooms priced at up to €1,000 ($1,180; £870) per night for just one euro cent. He was detained while staying at a Madrid hotel, where he is accused of having racked up more than €20,000 of losses during several stays. Police said the alleged crime involved altering the payment validation system, and was the first of its kind to be detected. Their investigation began after suspicious activity was reported by a travel booking site. It took just four days to complete – the…
The US presidential jet is getting a new paint design that will include one of President Donald Trump’s preferred colour choices for the White House and his hotels, gold. Air Force One and other planes used by high level US officials, such as First Lady Melania Trump are being repainted gold, deep red and navy blue as they undergo scheduled repairs and maintenance, according to the US Air Force. The colours will also feature on a new luxury 747-8i Boeing plane donated to the presidential fleet by Qatar, an Air Force spokesperson told CBS. The white, blue and robin’s egg…
Medical aesthetics feels like it should be simple on the surface. A syringe. A plan. A before-and-after. Done. Except. The real work happens in the stuff people do not post. The consult that spots the red flags. The hand position that avoids a vessel. The decision to say “not today” when the client is pushing. The calm response when something looks off two hours later. That’s the gap in 2026. The gap between people who “can inject” and people who practice like professionals. Photo by Anna Shvets: https://www.pexels.com/photo/woman-having-cosmetic-treatment-4586709/ The training question people dodge A lot of clinicians talk about training…
Starting a business can feel weirdly simple at first. You pick a name, buy a domain, maybe open a bank account, tell a few people what you do, and suddenly you’re “in business.” Money comes in. Clients come in. Stress comes in too. Then one day you realize: the thing you built is real enough to break. That’s where the whole “business formation attorney” conversation stops being theoretical. Not because you want to sound official. Because you want clean ownership, clear liability lines, contracts that do what you think they do, and a setup that won’t collapse the first time…
Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan rejected Israel’s recognition of the breakaway region of Somaliland as an independent nation. During a visit to Ethiopia, Erdogan said it could prove dangerous for a volatile region. In December, Israel became the first country to recognise Somaliland, which declared independence from Somalia more than 30 years ago. The move upset Mogadishu, which still considers Somaliland as part of its territory. Landlocked Ethiopia has yet to comment, but its plans two years ago to lease a piece of Somaliland’s coastline to build a port angered Somalia at the time – and it was Erdogan who…
Peru’s Congress has ousted interim President José Jerí just four months after he took office for failing to disclose meetings with Chinese businessmen. The scandal unfolded last month after videos emerged of Jerí meeting several times outside his official schedule with businessman Zhihua Yang, who was under government scrutiny. Jerí had previously apologised for the meetings, but denied any wrongdoing and accused his rivals of a public smear campaign. His removal from office makes him the third consecutive president to be ousted, after he replaced former leader Dina Boluarte, who was impeached in October last year. Jerí was Peru’s seventh…
Philippine Vice-President Sara Duterte has declared her candidacy for president in the 2028 elections. The 47-year-old’s announcement comes as she is embroiled in a bitter power struggle with current President Ferdinand “Bongbong” Marcos Jr. While the presidential vote is two years away, contenders in the Philippines’ largely personality-based elections are known to prepare for years in advance. Marcos is ineligible for re-election and his allies have yet to field a challenger to Duterte – who is also the daughter of his predecessor, former president Rodrigo Duterte. “I offer my life, my strength, and my future in the service of our…