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On Monday 5 May – the worlds of film, fashion, music, sports, politics, and social media will collide to grace the steps of the Metropolitan Museum of Art for its annual Costume Institute Benefit. With the big night approaching, here’s your all-access pass to everything you need to know – from the dress code and guest list, to what actually happens inside… What’s the point of the Met Gala?It started in 1948 as a society midnight supper, attended mainly by New York’s elite. It has since evolved over the years into the star-studded extravaganza we know today. Now one of the most photographed events…

The NATO commander, who has long complained that it’s easier to be a tech entrepreneur in the United States than in Europe, pitched a European Defense Act to the European Commission. The legislation would “create the conditions for the emergence of new tech in defense by setting financial, regulatory and tax conditions that encourage young entrepreneurs to develop dual-use technology for Europe,” he said. He also backs the U.S. call for Europeans to create a space marketplace modeled after its own, which allows the U.S. Space Command to benefit from commercial technology for space domain awareness and battlefield intelligence. “The Americans have…

Portugal’s caretaker government announced plans on Saturday to expel about 18,000 foreigners living in the country without legal permits or authorisation.António Leitão Amaro, Minister of the Presidency, said the centre-right government will issue approximately 18,000 notifications to illegal migrants to leave. According to Amaro, officials will begin next week by asking some 4,500 undocumented foreigners to leave voluntarily within 20 days.The announcement comes in the build-up to the country’s early general election, scheduled to be held on 18 May.Last week, Amaro was quoted in the local press as saying that “Portugal needs to review its deportation system, which doesn’t work.””It…

Welcome to Tajikistan, where the spirit of Judo meets breathtaking beauty!In the presence of the Honorable Rustam Emomali, Mayor of the city of Dushanbe, Mr Ismoil MAHMADZOIR, Tajikistan Judo Federation President and IJF Head Sport Director Mr Vladimir BARTA the event was officially opened.At -73kg, Muhiddin ASADULLOEV faced Erdenebayar BATZAYA from Mongolia. ASADULLOEV scored a yuko and managed to hold off his opponent to claim his first Grand Slam gold medal. An impressive achievement for the 19 year old to the joy of the local fans!Dushanbe Mayor, Mr Rustam EMOMALI awarded the medals.In the -63kg, Gankhaich BOLD faced double junior…

Chinese President Xi Jinping and Brazilian President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva are among the leaders set to attend the celebrations to commemorate the victory of the Soviet Union and its allies over Nazi Germany on May 9 in Moscow, according to several media reports. Dmitry Medvedev, deputy chairman of Russia’s Security Council and the country’s former president, referred to Zelenskyy’s statement as a “verbal provocation” on his Telegram channel, according to Reuters. Zelenskyy “understands that in the event of a real provocation on Victory Day, nobody will be able to guarantee that Kyiv will live to see May 10,” Medvedev…

Albanese’s win mirrored the stunning victory of Mark Carney’s center-left Liberal Party in Canada, where conservative Pierre Poilievre lost both the election and his own seat, despite being 25 percentage points up in polling at the end of 2024 over unpopular then-Prime Minister Justin Trudeau. A POLITICO/Focaldata poll of Canadians days before the election there found three-quarters of them disliked Trump — and a majority believed Carney, rather than Poilievre, would be better suited to managing the relationship with the U.S. 2. Cost of living trumps culture wars Australia is facing a cost-of-living crisis, with rising inflation, unaffordable housing and persistently high…

Trump attended the funeral of Pope Francis in Rome last week, in what was his first foreign trip during his second term as U.S. president. Francis has often been painted as Trump’s ultimate foil — a man with immense power who adopted the posture of a humble servant, lived simply and embraced the most marginalized members of society. But alt right groups are attempting a takeover of the conclave charged with deciding on the next pope. When asked who should succeed Francis, Trump told a reporter on Tuesday: “I have no preference,” after joking that “I’d like to be pope.”…

Ministers see securing a free trade agreement with India, as well as a separate bilateral investment treaty, as a key economic priority. A spokesperson for the U.K. Department for Business and Trade said on Saturday: “We have been clear we will only sign a deal that is fair, balanced and ultimately in the best interests of the British people.” “We are determined to improve access for U.K. businesses, ensure their fair treatment, cut tariffs, and make trade cheaper and easier,” the spokesperson added. Goyal returned after visiting Oslo and Brussels following a two-day negotiating sprint with U.K. Trade Secretary Jonathan…

In his victory speech celebrating being reelected in a landslide for another three-year term, Albanese said he knew “the world has thrown a lot at our country” over the previous three years. “That is why it means so much that in these uncertain times, the people of Australia have placed their trust in Labor once again,” he said. In a pointed reference to Trump and the American-style political campaigning adopted by Dutton, Albanese said: “We do not need to beg, or borrow or copy from anywhere else. We do not seek our inspiration overseas. We find it right here, in…

The announcement comes two days before the first round of Romania’s re-do presidential election.  U.S. Vice President JD Vance criticized Romania in February for canceling last year’s presidential round over allegations of illegal campaigning and Russian interference after little-known ultranationalist Călin Georgescu won the first round. While the DHS did not tie Romania’s visa waiver removal to the canceled election, some perceived it as such. Hard-right presidential candidate George Simion, who has styled himself as a Trumpist, predicted that the visa requirement for Romanians to travel to the U.S. will be withdrawn again soon, “as soon as we go back…