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Novelist Percival Everett and playwright Branden Jacobs-Jenkins among Pulitzer winners in the arts

May 7, 2025

Saudi Arabia’s Visual Arts Commission Launches Art Week Riyadh: A New Platform Celebrating A Thriving Art Scene

January 25, 2025

‘Not just a party:’ World Pride celebrations end with defiant politics on display
The speeches didn’t just target the Trump administration or the Republican party. Some turned their ire on Democratic politicians, who they say have wilted under the pressure of Republican control of the White House and both houses of Congress. “We have to call out people who have abandoned our movement,” said Tyler Hack of the…
Japan finally ignites foreign investor interest after decade-long governance push
TOKYO — This June marks the tenth annivers of Japan’s adoption of the Corporate Governance Code, which set rules for shareholder rights, disclosures and more. The code was nonbinding but took direct aim at ineffective boards and encouraged listed companies to be more transparent. Although change has only come gradually, foreign investors are finally seeing…
California Democrats push back on Trump’s decision to mobilize the National Guard
California Democrats pushed back after President Donald Trump deployed the National Guard to respond to anti-immigration raid protests in the Los Angeles area, with Gov. Gavin Newsom arguing that Trump is trying to “manufacture a crisis.” “Trump is sending 2,000 National Guard troops into LA County — not to meet an unmet need, but to…
ICE protests in Los Angeles
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Trump deploys National Guard amid ongoing Los Angeles protests against immigration agents
LOS ANGELES: President Donald Trump’s administration deployed 2,000 National Guard troops as federal agents faced off against a few hundred demonstrators during a second day of protests following immigration raids. Defense Secret Pete Hegseth warned that the Pentagon would mobilize active-duty troops “if violence continues” in Los Angeles, saying Marines at nearby Camp Pendleton remain…
Can India dodge the fallout of US-China trade war and decoupling push?
Ritesh Kumar Singh is founder and chief executive of policy research at Indonomics Consulting in New Delhi. Amid the intensifying trade and tech war between China and the U.S. — unleashed by President Donald Trump’s tariff brinkmanship — the U.S. is directly and indirectly pressuring its trade partners to decouple from Chinese supply chains.
Multiple people injured after small plane crash in Tennessee
Multiple people were injured after a small plane carrying 20 people crashed in Tullahoma, Tennessee, authorities said. Several passengers have been transported to local hospitals by medical helicopters, the Tennessee Highway Patrol said. Others are being evaluated on the scene. The THP did not say how many sustained injuries. The plane, a de Havilland Canada…
Japan weighs ending duty-free shopping for foreign visitors
TOKYO — Japan is considering increasing the tax burden on foreign visitors, such as by doing away with duty-free shopping and raising departure levies, as lawmakers scramble for ways to replenish government coffers without angering voters. The ruling and opposition parties are competing to tout measures reducing the burden on households ahead of an upper…