Latest news with #post
Hindustan Times
6 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Hindustan Times
Taylor Swift new album: Full list of all tracks in The Life Of A Showgirl
Taylor Swift has officially ended her post–Eras Tour break with the announcement of her twelfth studio album, The Life of a Showgirl, set for release on October 3. The record features 12 tracks, with only one collaboration, the title track with Sabrina Carpenter. This album cover image released by Republic Records shows "The Life of a Showgirl" by Taylor Swift. (Republic Records via AP)(AP) The rest of the songs include: The Fate of Ophelia Elizabeth Taylor Opalite Father Figure Eldest Daughter Ruin the Friendship Actually Romantic Wi$h Li$t Wood CANCELLED! Honey The announcement dropped in tandem with the latest episode of New Heights, hosted by Travis and Jason Kelce, where Swift appeared as the special guest. Fans had long suspected her involvement after spotting clues online, including a photoshopped promo shot circulating on social media. The album cover depicts Swift submerged in water, wearing a shimmering silver-white beaded gown, with the title emblazoned across the image. In true Swift fashion, multiple deluxe editions accompany the release, each tied to a specific color scheme: Sweat and Vanilla Perfume (orange) It's Frightening (deep red) It's Rapturous (lilac) It's Beautiful (white) The standard vinyl edition features a glittery orange record housed in a mint green sleeve. Swift teased the album with a countdown on her website, culminating in a short video showing a wooden door floating into place among four colored squares, matching the deluxe editions' themes. She confirmed the project during her New Heights appearance, briefly flashing the blurred vinyl cover on camera. In a lighthearted moment on the podcast, Swift complimented Kelce's blue sweatshirt, saying it matched his eyes. Kelce replied, 'It's why we match so well.' Moments later, Swift grinned and declared, 'We're about to do a f***ing podcast!' This marks Swift's first album release since The Tortured Poets Department in April 2024, which went on to become the year's best-selling record.
Epoch Times
3 days ago
- Business
- Epoch Times
Paramount, TKO Seal $7.7 Billion Deal to Broadcast all UFC Events in US
All UFC events will stream live exclusively through Paramount+ for the next seven years, beginning in January 2026, according to an Aug. 11 announcement from Paramount, a Skydance Corporation, and TKO Group Holdings Inc., a premium sports and entertainment company. The deal represents the first major post–Sykdance merger action, as the global media and entertainment giant agreed to a total purchase of $7.7 billion for UFC rights through 2032.
Mint
14-07-2025
- Business
- Mint
Brics+ could get the globe to work out a better-balanced world order
Gift this article At first there were four. Then five. And now eleven. Egypt, UAE, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Indonesia have joined Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (collectively called Brics) in the newly expanded Brics+ group of nations. At first there were four. Then five. And now eleven. Egypt, UAE, Ethiopia, Iran, Saudi Arabia and Indonesia have joined Brazil, Russia, India, China and South Africa (collectively called Brics) in the newly expanded Brics+ group of nations. Brics+ is an eclectic grouping of countries. It owes its conception to a Wall Street report written a quarter of a century ago about the initial four 'Bric' countries and the promise of their economic prospects, mostly driven by demographics. What began as a clubbing meant for global investors to focus on has since evolved into a formal alternative platform for countries to counter Western dominance of multilateral institutions. This makes it an important forum for a post Pax-Americana world, if you will. Also Read: Brics isn't an anti-US forum, it's a voice of the Global South The group is as notable for its differences as for its common purpose. Its members make up 49% of the world's population and 41% of global output (in purchasing power parity terms). In many ways, Brics+ is at par with the G-7 in economic importance. A few members are outright adversaries of the West, such as China, Russia and Iran. Others like India, Brazil, Indonesia and the UAE are keen to retain their flexibility to swing both ways. Only India recognizes China as a competitor; all others have sought to befriend China through this group or keep their relations with it and the West on an even keel. Until the latest meeting in Brazil, Beijing was gradually exerting greater influence on the group. Its dominance was clear in the group's recent expansion. With Russia's support, China overwhelmed Indian and Brazilian hesitation, which resulted in the addition of six countries and 'non-voting partnerships' with 10 other nations. Even though Beijing's rhetoric is nuanced, its objective is clearly to push Brics towards a more stridently anti-Western stance. The goal of India (and Brazil) is to keep an alternate channel open, but not be seen as 'anti-West.' This jockeying for influence will continue within the group, with China assured an edge by its deep trade relationships with all other members. Also Read: Brics isn't out to build a wall but serve the Global South The Brics+ group of countries met in Rio de Janeiro at its 17th summit. All 11 members were represented at the meeting for the first time. However, the heads of state of Russia and China did not attend in person. Vladmir Putin, president of Russia, could only attend virtually because there is an outstanding warrant for his arrest for war crimes issued by the International Criminal Court. The absence of China's President Xi Jinping was a bit puzzling, since this was the first time he has not attended a Brics summit meeting and had played a very visible role in the earlier summits held in Russia's Kazan and South Africa's Johannesburg. Now consider the positions taken by Brics. Group communiques have consistently supported a two-state solution for the Palestine-Israel conflict and an expansion of permanent membership of the United Nations Security Council to include India and Brazil. In the financial realm, the group has emphasized the need to increase quotas of the International Monetary Fund and the shareholding of emerging and developing countries in the World Bank. US President Donald Trump leaned into the current situation by threatening a 10% additional tariff on Brics+ countries for their supposedly 'anti-American' approach. Of course, the situation might change, but Trump's words provided common cause to the 11 nations to strengthen their resolve. Trump seems to be playing a delicate game of trying to weaken the dollar so that America can export more, but doing so without losing the extraordinary privilege that issuing the world's top reserve currency bestows upon the US. Trump's choice of instrument to achieve such a balance is a policy of import tariffs, which is a blunt tool in this context and could create a lot of unintended collateral damage. Pessimists argue that Brics+ only represents a platform for 'transactional multilateralism." In the absence of shared values, a grouping of diverse countries such as this will dilute their individual stands on sensitive issues and reinforce only whatever can achieve a group-wide consensus. There is already some evidence of this in the group's careful wording on the Ukraine conflict, the non-reference to Pakistan on Pahalgam, a dilution of the two-state idea for Israel and Palestine in response to Iran's objection and a soft-pedalling on South Africa's permanent Security Council seat. Also Read: Brics for India: A trade springboard, not an anti-West wall Can Brics+ survive all the differences among member nations? Will it remain relevant in a world that has watched older post-World War II multilateral institutions turn dysfunctional? Paradoxically, the answer appears to be 'yes.' Even though member nations seem to have very different reasons for being part of this club, Brics+ still offers each country some value. For India, membership offers a way to align with other emerging economies, demonstrate leadership of the Global South, exert extra pressure on the UN for a permanent Security Council seat and retain strategic autonomy. For many developing nations, particularly in Africa and Asia, very few means exist to voice themselves on the global stage (other than trade groups). Imperfect as it is, Brics+ is one of the few forums based neither on a military alliance nor trade ties. Its primary purpose is rooted in geopolitics, with geo-economics playing a secondary role. That's why, Brics+ will keep playing a significant role—at least until the world figures out a new order. P.S. 'Nothing endures but change," said Greek Philosopher Heraclitus. The author is chairman, InKlude Labs. Read Narayan's Mint columns at Topics You May Be Interested In
Yahoo
08-07-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
The Atlantic Expands Reporting on Defense, Military Intelligence, and Global Conflict: National Security Section and Newsletter Launch Today
The Atlantic Daily, a newsletter that guides you through the biggest stories of the day, helps you discover new ideas, and recommends the best in culture. Sign up for it here. The Atlantic is launching a new section that marks a dramatic expansion of reporting at the intersection of national defense, technology, and global conflict. New reporting will appear in a just-launched National Security section and newsletter. The Atlantic's August issue is also devoted to the topic: the cover package, 'Eighty Years on the Edge,' examines the past eight decades of life in the Atomic Age. The Atlantic—already known for its leading coverage of foreign policy and defense—has been scaling its newsroom to add more reporting in this space, led by editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg and staff writers Anne Applebaum, Shane Harris, Tom Nichols, Missy Ryan, Isaac Stanley-Becker, Nancy Youssef, and many others. Today it announces the newest member of this team: Vivian Salama, who has most recently covered the White House and national security for The Wall Street Journal, and was previously a reporter for the AP, CNN, and NBC. Her reporting has taken her across America and to more than 85 countries. In a note to readers about this reporting expansion, Goldberg writes: 'Today, as the post–World War II international order constructed and maintained by the United States is under unprecedented pressure (from within and without), issues of national defense and America's role in the world are among the most urgent we face. Which is why The Atlantic is committed to rapidly and dramatically expanding the scope and scale of our coverage.' New reporting for today's launch: – '': Contributing writer and Black Hawk Down author Mark Bowden profiles the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Dan 'Razin'' Caine, with extensive access to those who know him best. Trump picked Caine for this role at least in part because he loved his nickname; the president has also repeatedly and incorrectly said that it was Caine who donned a MAGA hat with Trump and vowed to 'kill' for him. But this person wasn't Caine. Bowden writes that Caine 'is known to be apolitical, and is genuinely liked. Where Trump is boisterous and self-aggrandizing, Caine is retiring and reflexively self-deprecating. The chairman is openly religious and prays over important decisions.' Bowden writes that it would be hard to list all the points of potential friction in store for Caine; Trump is given to flashy displays and fancy and expensive new armaments at a time when the military's industrial base is incapable of meeting basic demand for munitions. He writes: 'Caine's hasty elevation may also put him in the awkward position of having to deal with service chiefs and combatant commanders whom he now outranks. There is a danger, from both the Pentagon and the White House, that he will find himself sidelined. And if Trump doesn't like what he hears from his top military adviser, he can always just stop listening—or send Caine to join Brown, Milley, Mattis, and Kelly in private life.' – '': Staff writer Ross Andersen reports from South Korea and Japan that as American power recedes, these countries may pursue nuclear programs. His article explores the idea that with all the recent focus on Iran, East Asia is where the world's fastest buildups of nuclear warfare are unfolding, in China and North Korea. He writes that 'a dangerous proliferation cascade may be about to break out, right in the shadow of Hiroshima. It would likely start in South Korea, and spread first to Japan. It might not stop there. The decades-long effort to keep nuclear weapons from spreading across the planet may be about to collapse.' – '': Retired Army Special Forces Officer Mike Nelson writes that Hegseth risks creating a false dichotomy: that one must choose between lethality and professionalism. This view comes at a cost to operational effectiveness as well as moral clarity. For all the complaints about weakness and wokeness, Nelson writes, America's military remains at its most effective when inspired to maintain both its professionalism and its warrior culture. Last week, we published editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg on how the only way to win at nuclear roulette is to stop playing; Tom Nichols on why the power to launch nuclear weapons rests with a single American and the danger that involves; and the writer Noah Hawley on Kurt Vonnegut and the bomb. And later this week, deputy managing editor Andrew Aoyama writes about Joseph Kurihara, a Japanese American activist who was interned during WWII, after fighting for the U.S. during WWI. Press Contact: Anna Bross, The Atlantic | press@ Article originally published at The Atlantic
Atlantic
08-07-2025
- Politics
- Atlantic
The Atlantic Expands Reporting on Defense, Military Intelligence, and Global Conflict: National Security Section and Newsletter Launch Today
The Atlantic is launching a new section that marks a dramatic expansion of reporting at the intersection of national defense, technology, and global conflict. New reporting will appear in a just-launched National Security section and newsletter. The Atlantic 's August issue is also devoted to the topic: the cover package, ' Eighty Years on the Edge,' examines the past eight decades of life in the Atomic Age. The Atlantic —already known for its leading coverage of foreign policy and defense—has been scaling its newsroom to add more reporting in this space, led by editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg and staff writers Anne Applebaum, Shane Harris, Tom Nichols, Missy Ryan, Isaac Stanley-Becker, Nancy Youssef, and many others. Today it announces the newest member of this team: Vivian Salama, who has most recently covered the White House and national security for The Wall Street Journal, and was previously a reporter for the AP, CNN, and NBC. Her reporting has taken her across America and to more than 85 countries. In a note to readers about this reporting expansion, Goldberg writes: 'Today, as the post–World War II international order constructed and maintained by the United States is under unprecedented pressure (from within and without), issues of national defense and America's role in the world are among the most urgent we face. Which is why The Atlantic is committed to rapidly and dramatically expanding the scope and scale of our coverage.' New reporting for today's launch: – ' Trump's New Favorite General ': Contributing writer and Black Hawk Down author Mark Bowden profiles the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, General Dan 'Razin'' Caine, with extensive access to those who know him best. Trump picked Caine for this role at least in part because he loved his nickname; the president has also repeatedly and incorrectly said that it was Caine who donned a MAGA hat with Trump and vowed to 'kill' for him. But this person wasn't Caine. Bowden writes that Caine 'is known to be apolitical, and is genuinely liked. Where Trump is boisterous and self-aggrandizing, Caine is retiring and reflexively self-deprecating. The chairman is openly religious and prays over important decisions.' Bowden writes that it would be hard to list all the points of potential friction in store for Caine; Trump is given to flashy displays and fancy and expensive new armaments at a time when the military's industrial base is incapable of meeting basic demand for munitions. He writes: 'Caine's hasty elevation may also put him in the awkward position of having to deal with service chiefs and combatant commanders whom he now outranks. There is a danger, from both the Pentagon and the White House, that he will find himself sidelined. And if Trump doesn't like what he hears from his top military adviser, he can always just stop listening—or send Caine to join Brown, Milley, Mattis, and Kelly in private life.' – ' The Nuclear Club Might Soon Double ': Staff writer Ross Andersen reports from South Korea and Japan that as American power recedes, these countries may pursue nuclear programs. His article explores the idea that with all the recent focus on Iran, East Asia is where the world's fastest buildups of nuclear warfare are unfolding, in China and North Korea. He writes that 'a dangerous proliferation cascade may be about to break out, right in the shadow of Hiroshima. It would likely start in South Korea, and spread first to Japan. It might not stop there. The decades-long effort to keep nuclear weapons from spreading across the planet may be about to collapse.' – ' What Pete Hegseth Doesn't Understand About Soldiers ': Retired Army Special Forces Officer Mike Nelson writes that Hegseth risks creating a false dichotomy: that one must choose between lethality and professionalism. This view comes at a cost to operational effectiveness as well as moral clarity. For all the complaints about weakness and wokeness, Nelson writes, America's military remains at its most effective when inspired to maintain both its professionalism and its warrior culture. Last week, we published editor in chief Jeffrey Goldberg on how the only way to win at nuclear roulette is to stop playing; Tom Nichols on why the power to launch nuclear weapons rests with a single American and the danger that involves; and the writer Noah Hawley on Kurt Vonnegut and the bomb. And later this week, deputy managing editor Andrew Aoyama writes about Joseph Kurihara, a Japanese American activist who was interned during WWII, after fighting for the U.S. during WWI.
