Adidas has cut ties with Kanye West over the rapper’s antisemitic comments, while Gap has said it will immediately remove his products from its stores. The German sportswear company said it had taken the decision to “terminate the partnership with Ye immediately”. “Adidas does not tolerate antisemitism and any other sort of hate speech,” a
Volodymyr Zelenskyy says Ukraine has not received “a single cent” towards its $17bn fast recovery plan.  Addressing a Berlin conference on Ukraine’s reconstruction by video link, he also revealed Russian rockets and Iran-made drones have destroyed more than a third of his country’s energy sector. “Russia destroys everything to make it harder for us to
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Rishi Sunak has made his first speech as prime minister, saying he was chosen to take over to “fix” the mistakes made by Liz Truss. Speaking outside Number 10, the former chancellor praised his predecessor’s “restlessness” and her “noble aim” to improve economic growth in the UK. But, he added: “Some mistakes were made, not
British and US intelligence say Iranian troops are on the ground in Crimea, supporting Russian drone attacks on Ukraine. It comes as the Ukrainian military continues a counter-offensive in the strategic Kherson region, an area that was annexed and put under martial law by Russian President Vladimir Putin. Retired Air Vice Marshal Sean Bell takes
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A completed documentary about Kanye West has been shelved following his recent antisemitic remarks – with his ex-wife Kim Kardashian saying hate speech is “never OK or excusable”. Studio executives Modi Wiczyk, Asif Satchu and Scott Tenley – from the documentary’s production company MRC – said in a statement on Monday that they “cannot support
President Joe Biden said oil companies need to use their record profits to ramp up production rather than to enrich shareholders. “My message to the American energy companies is this: You should not be using your profits to buy back stock or for dividends. Not now. Not while a war is raging,” Biden said. “You