NATO Foreign Ministers Convene in Brussels to Align on Ukraine Aid Package and Defence Spending Targets
Alliance members gather for scheduled spring ministerial to finalise commitments on military assistance to Kyiv and debate raising the 2% GDP defence benchmark.
NATO foreign ministers assembled in Brussels on Wednesday for a scheduled spring ministerial meeting, with Ukraine aid commitments and the contentious question of raising collective defence spending targets dominating the agenda. Secretary-General Mark Rutte convened the session as member states face mounting...
German Bundestag Confirms Friedrich Merz Cabinet in Full as Coalition Deal Formally Takes Effect
The CDU/CSU-SPD coalition government completes its formal installation, with key ministerial appointments ratified and the new administration's 100-day agenda unveiled.
Berlin's Bundestag completed the final procedural ratification of Friedrich Merz's cabinet on Wednesday, formally installing Germany's new grand coalition...
US CPI for March 2026 Confirms Tariff Pass-Through, Core Inflation Rises to 3.6%
The Bureau of Labor Statistics release shows consumer prices accelerating as import tariffs feed through to goods categories, complicating the Federal Reserve's rate outlook.
The Bureau of Labor Statistics released its March 2026 Consumer Price Index report on Wednesday, showing headline inflation at 3.4% year-on-year and core CPI...
Meta Releases Llama 4 Open-Weight Model, Claims State-of-the-Art on Key Reasoning Benchmarks
Meta AI publishes Llama 4 weights publicly on Hugging Face, challenging proprietary rivals with a model Meta says outperforms GPT-4o on several standard evaluations.
Meta AI released the open-weight Llama 4 model family on Wednesday, making the weights freely available for download on Hugging Face and via Meta's developer...
FDA Advisory Committee Votes on Approval of Novavax Updated COVID-19 Vaccine for 2026–27 Season
The FDA's Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee meets to evaluate Novavax's reformulated protein-subunit COVID-19 vaccine ahead of the autumn immunisation rollout.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration's Vaccines and Related Biological Products Advisory Committee (VRBPAC) convened on Wednesday to consider whether...
Orioles Edge Royals 5-3 at Camden Yards as Jackson Holliday Delivers Clutch Two-Run Double
Baltimore's young infielder drives in the go-ahead runs in the seventh inning as the Orioles take the series opener against Kansas City.
BALTIMORE — The Baltimore Orioles opened their midweek home series against the Kansas City Royals with a 5-3 victory at Camden Yards on Wednesday, with...
White Lotus Season 3 Finale Draws HBO's Biggest Sunday Night Audience Since Game of Thrones
The Thailand-set conclusion attracts an estimated 12 million same-night viewers, cementing the anthology series as HBO's defining prestige property of the decade.
HBO's The White Lotus concluded its third season Sunday night with a finale that drew an estimated 12 million same-night viewers across HBO and Max,...
Coachella 2026 Weekend Two Opens as Gen Z Fashion Trends Shift From Boho to Utilitarian Chic
The second weekend of Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival draws fresh crowds to Indio, with street-style observers noting a decisive move away from traditional festival boho toward structured, utility-influenced looks.
INDIO, CALIFORNIA — The second weekend of Coachella 2026 got underway Friday at the Empire Polo Club, but it is Wednesday's wave of early arrivals and...
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