Foreign companies that left Russia after the start of its full-scale invasion of Ukraine are now cautiously discussing a possible return. However, some never left. More than 11,000 Western-owned companies continue to operate in Russia, contributing an estimated $5 billion in annual tax payments to the Kremlin, The Insider has tallied. The countries with the most companies still active…
Amid Blake Lively’s sordid legal battle with Justin Baldoni, the embattled “It Ends With Us” star has opened herself to yet more criticism after a TikToker resurfaced a controversial L’Oreal ad she did in 2017, in which she allegedly falsely claimed to be part Cherokee. The ad for L’Oreal Paris’ “True Match” line of facial…
More than 100 friends and former co-workers turned out Tuesday evening attend a ceremony marking the 25th anniversary of the death of David Sutton, a Fraser firefighter who was killed while rescuing a woman from a burning apartment complex. Many of the same people have gathered in the years following the fatal fire, but the crowd was a…
China is set to increase its defense spending by about 7.2% in 2025, matching last year’s growth and reflecting President Xi Jinping’s ambition to build a military that can challenge the U.S. The outlay will rise to about 1.78 trillion yuan ($245 billion) this year, according to a Finance Ministry report released Wednesday at an annual parliamentary meeting in Beijing….
A new video shows Serbia’s parliament being thrown into chaos on Tuesday as opposition lawmakers used tear gas and smoke grenades in a protest against the government. The chaos inside Serbia’s parliament resulted in at least three lawmakers sustaining injuries, with one in critical condition. The video, which was shared on X, formerly Twitter, shows…
He was British by birth, a Minnesotan by choice and the Land of 10,000 Bands’ connection to the Beatles. Joey Molland, the last surviving member of the heyday of the hitmaking British band Badfinger, lived in Minnesota for 40 years and died Saturday night at Methodist Hospital in St. Louis Park. His death was announced…
