The legendary route returns: in 2026, the luxurious La Dolce Vita Orient Express train will reconnect Rome and Istanbul – more than a century after the original Orient Express became a symbol of European glamor, mystery and luxury travel. The price matches the project’s ambitions: tickets start at 20,000 euros per person.
“Arsenal” became champions of England for the first time since 2004, securing the title ahead of schedule after Manchester City lost points against AFC Bournemouth (1:1). This result deprived Pep Guardiola’s team of mathematical chances for the first place and secured the London club’s victory in the Premier League.
Cybersecurity experts are discussing the potential threat posed by the development of artificial intelligence algorithms that could theoretically extract fingerprint elements from smartphone photos.
A court in Barcelona has granted bail to Jonathan Andik, the son of deceased Mango founder Isak Andik, who is suspected by investigators of involvement in his father’s death. The decision was taken after the prosecutor’s office requested that the businessman be remanded in custody with the possibility of release on bail of one million euros.
Rome is once again discussing a scandalous church mural: the “Angel of Meloni” in the church of San Lorenzo-in-Lucina, already an Internet phenomenon, seems to have changed again – and now, according to eyewitnesses, strikingly resembles Marina Berlusconi.
On May 18, the evening auction at Christie’s in New York turned into a historic event for the global art market. Jackson Pollock’s monumental work Number 7A (1948), from the collection of media magnate Samuel Irving Newhouse Jr., sold for $181.2 million including commissions, setting an all-time record for the artist.
FIFA made serious concessions for the sake of the Chinese market: the state media group CMG received the rights to broadcast four World Cups at once, paying, according to Chinese media, about $60 million – much less than the amount that the international federation originally expected.
The story of Mango founder Isak Andik’s death, which Spanish authorities initially called a tragic accident, has received an unexpected continuation. The Catalan police detained his son, Jonathan Andik, as part of the investigation into the circumstances of the billionaire’s death.
Chinese leader Xi Jinping has admitted during talks with US President Donald Trump that Russian President Vladimir Putin may eventually regret invading Ukraine.
German sandal maker Birkenstock is rapidly losing the “new luxury” halo that helped the company pull off one of the most talked-about IPOs of recent years. While in 2023 investors saw the brand as a future competitor to major luxury industry players, today the market increasingly views Birkenstock as a high-quality but niche footwear business with limited growth potential.
The launch of Swatch’s new limited edition watch, created in collaboration with Audemars Piguet, turned into a chaotic event around the world: from New York to Paris to London, the brand had to close dozens of stores and police had to intervene to disperse the crowds.
The International Gymnastics Federation (FIG) lifted the restrictions on Russian and Belarusian athletes, in force since February 2022, and allowed them to perform again at international competitions with national flags and anthems. The decision was taken at a meeting of the executive committee of the organization, held on May 16-17 in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, and has already come into force.
Germany’s largest automobile concerns are increasingly looking at the defense industry. Against the backdrop of a protracted crisis in the automotive industry, falling profits and production cuts, military orders are beginning to look like a new source of income for the industry.
Negotiations between the United States and Iran are again in danger of collapse after an exchange of ultimatums. Washington handed Tehran a list of conditions for resuming dialog.
When the United States hosted the World Cup in 1994, its global partners included Coca-Cola, McDonald’s, Mastercard, Pontiac, and the Japanese brands Canon, Fujifilm and JVC. Three decades later, FIFA’s sponsorship structure has changed radically: companies from China and the Middle East are increasingly present at the world’s biggest soccer tournament – and this is already raising political questions in the United States.
Visiting museums, concerts and painting can not only improve mood, but also slow down biological aging. This is the conclusion reached by British scientists who published a study in the journal Innovation in Aging (Oxford University Press).
China and the US announced the biggest aircraft deal of recent years: Beijing agreed to buy airplanes from Boeing after negotiations between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping. But instead of the expected surge, shares of the American aircraft manufacturer went down sharply – investors considered the contract too modest.
Industry studies estimate that more than 60-65% of physicians in the U.S. regularly use AI tools in clinical practice, from diagnosis to analyzing studies and selecting therapies.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s calls to cut fuel consumption and stop buying gold have heightened nervousness in India’s financial markets, raising fears the government may revert to tight import restrictions amid mounting pressure over the energy crisis.
China has used the U.S. and Israeli war against Iran to strengthen its position on the world stage, which has caused concern in the Pentagon. This was the conclusion reached by U.S. intelligence in a report delivered to Gen. Dan Kane, chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff.
