The Porto Santo model: a small island’s renewable energy journey | FT Energy Source How an isolated Atlantic island became a global test bed for smart power grids. ► Enjoying FT content? #The #Porto #Santo #model #small

How Riviera Nayarit Became Mexico’s New Gold Coast This stretch of coastline has seen a host of stylish new resorts spring up over the past few years—here’s why. #How #Riviera #Nayarit #Became #Mexicos

The AI trade’s worst day in a year became a buying opportunity by Monday Friday’s Nasdaq rout looked like the start of a real repricing. By Monday, chipmakers were rebounding. #The #trades #worst #day #year

The 10 Funniest Movies of the Last 10 Years From box office bombs that became cult hits to a recent Oscar winner, these are the funniest movies of the past decade. #The #Funniest #Movies #the #Last

How the war on Iran became an 'entirely predictable' regional conflict | DW News The US-Israel war on Iran has reached 100 days. What US President Donald Trump initially described as a 'little excursion' in Iran has evolved into a broader regional crisis with ripple effects across the globe. #How #the #war #Iran #became

Russian Andreeva beats Poland's Chwalinska to win French Open title Russian ​eighth seed ​Mirra Andreeva beat Polish qualifier ​Maja ‌Chwalinska ⁠6-3 ‌6-2 to win the ⁠French Open and capture ​her maiden ‌Grand Slam title on ‌Saturday. The 19-year-old ​became the first teenager to win ​the ​Roland Garros ​crown since Poland's Iga Swiatek in 2020. #Russian #Andreeva #beats #Polands #Chwalinska

Casting Her 10,000th Vote in a Row, Collins Sets a Senate Record The Maine Republican, who is in the middle of a tumultuous re-election race, became the first senator in history to reach the threshold without missing a vote. #Casting #Her #10000th #Vote #Row

Champions League final: PSG's players and fans 'kept on believing' PSG became back-to-back European champions by beating Arsenal 4-3 on penalties in a dramatic final in Budapest that ended 1-1 after extra time on Saturday. FRANCE 24's Selina Sykes reports from the Puskas Arena in Budapest. #Champions #League #final #PSGs #players

Luis Enrique hails 'even bigger' win as PSG retain Champions League title Paris Saint-Germain's Spanish coach Luis Enrique became only the fifth manager to win three European Cups on Saturday as the Parisians prevailed in a tight final against Arsenal to win back-to-back Champions League titles. #Luis #Enrique #hails #even #bigger

Italy accused of breaching migrants’ rights over release of Libyan militia chief – POLITICO But Al-Masri as released within just two days of his arrest and sent back to Libya on an Italian state jet, in what became a national scandal for Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s government. According to prosecutors investigating the case in Rome, Al-Masri’s militia was part of the state security apparatus and collaborated with Italian security services in blocking illegal boat departures  from Libya. The Italian government claimed it acted in interest of national security and that Al-Masri was wanted in Libya for a similar investigation. ... #Italy #accused #breaching #migrants #rights

Stranded in the Strait of Hormuz We hear from two of the thousands of seafarers who became stuck in the middle of the war. #Stranded #the #Strait #Hormuz

What’s rarer than a unicorn? Anthropic didn’t just join the Series H club, it almost became the first $1 trillion private company ever The $65 billion funding round was led by Altimeter, Dragoneer, Greenoaks and Sequoia, more than doubling the company's valuation in just three months. #Whats #rarer #than #unicorn #Anthropic

Laos cave rescue: a race against time, terrain and rain | DW News Five of seven villagers who became trapped in a flooded cave in Laos one week ago have been found alive. But rescue divers now have to try to get them out and find the two men who are currently missing. #Laos #cave #rescue #race #against

Norway becomes ninth country to come under French nuclear umbrella Norway on Wednesday became the ninth country to join the France-led nuclear deterrence scheme, the leaders of both countries said. President Emmanuel Macron announced in March that France – the only nuclear-armed country in the EU – would extend its nuclear umbrella to willing European partners. #Norway #becomes #ninth #country #come

How Madrid became Europe's gateway to Latin music Puerto Rican superstar Bad Bunny kicks off a series of 10 concerts on Saturday in Madrid, a city with a booming Latino population now emerging as a new hub of the Latin music industry. #How #Madrid #became #Europes #gateway

How Fiji became ‘ground zero’ in the Pacific drug trade | DW News Fiji is on the frontline of a fast-growing global drug trade. Once it was just a transit point, but as powerful cartels move record volumes through the Pacific, more of those drugs are staying behind, fueling addiction and a surge in HIV infections. #How #Fiji #became #ground #zero

South Carolina Redistricting: Senate Passes on New Map, Defying Trump With early voting already underway, it became clear there was no longer enough support to use new lines before the November midterm elections. #South #Carolina #Redistricting #Senate #Passes

How a Disney Slasher Movie Became a Cult Classic 20 Years Later A flop in theaters and panned by critics, the video game-inspired slasher would earn its cult status 2 years afterward. #How #Disney #Slasher #Movie #Became

What next for India's Cockroach Party? The story of how an online joke became a viral sensation on social media, and started what appears to be the grassroots of a political movement.The Cockroach Party was founded by a public relations student to parody the comments made by India's supreme court judge. #What #next #for #Indias #Cockroach

Mahmoud Khalil to Appeal to Supreme Court in Effort to Halt Deportation The move was expected to come after a federal appeals court on Friday ruled against Mr. Khalil, who became the face of President Trump’s crackdown on pro-Palestinian protesters. #Mahmoud #Khalil #Appeal #Supreme #Court

Stephen Colbert’s Final ‘Late Show’ Marks the End of an Era Stephen Colbert’s “Colbert Report” satirized politics. Then his “Late Show” confronted a moment when politics became self-satirizing. #Stephen #Colberts #Final #Late #Show

Allbirds’ 600% stock surge says a lot about how ‘AI washing’ became the new ‘greenwashing’ In the early 2000s, corporate sustainability faced a similar credibility crisis — every company measured sustainability differently. #Allbirds #600 #stock #surge #says

Elizabeth Smart Reveals Real Reason She Became a Bodybuilder | E! News Elizabeth Smart detailed how bodybuilding transformed her both physically and mentally. In an interview with Us Weekly published May 20, Elizabeth explained that she initially hesitated to post photos of herself competing in a bodybuilding competition, fearing how the public might react to seeing her on stage in a bikini. #Elizabeth #Smart #Reveals #Real #Reason

How the RHS Chelsea Flower Show Became King Charles’s Favorite Social Engagement The horticultural display that began Tuesday is like Disneyland for gardeners—and for more than a century, it has captured the affections of the royal family. #How #the #RHS #Chelsea #Flower

Ukrainian drones have hit facilities in Latvia, Estonia | DW News A Ukrainian military drone became a threat to NATO after straying into Estonian airspace instead of heading toward Russia. It’s the latest in a series of cross-border drone incursions that have caused political concern in the Baltic region and among Ukraine's NATO allies. #Ukrainian #drones #have #hit #facilities

India's rise of rural cinema: Film productions turn to the countryside In 2025, Panchayat became the most-watched series in India. Its success stems from its story about the head of a village council in a rural area of ​​Uttar Pradesh. #Indias #rise #rural #cinema #Film

How “Turbulence Tests” Became a Romantic Travel Trend Here’s why couples who have recently started dating are putting their compatibility to the test with a vacation—and fast-tracking their relationships like it’s the TSA Precheck line. #How #Turbulence #Tests #Became #Romantic

Four Seasons Maldives Apprenticeship Programme Celebrates More Than 1,000 Graduates Twenty‑five years ago, five young Maldivians became the first graduates of the Four Seasons Maldives Hospitality Apprenticeship Programme. On April 18, 2026, the programme marked its 25th anniversary at the Maldives National University Auditorium in Malé, celebrating a total of 1,058 Maldivians who have now graduated from the programme, making it the longest‑running of its kind in the Indian Ocean. #Four #Seasons #Maldives #Apprenticeship #Programme

Wes Streeting claims he hit his NHS targets. This says otherwise "I am pleased to report that I have delivered against the ambitious targets you set for me when I became your secretary of state for health and social care." #Wes #Streeting #claims #hit #his

Starmer sees open rebellion break out, challenge incoming from former Health Secretary Health Secretary Wes Streeting became the first senior minister to quit Starmer ’s Cabinet on Thursday. #Starmer #sees #open #rebellion #break

The 8 Greatest Horror Movies That Were Rated X or NC-17 These horror movies challenged the censors with explicit material and became genre classics in the process. #The #Greatest #Horror #Movies #That

Iran War Powers Vote Fails Again in Senate, but GOP Opposition Grows Senator Lisa Murkowski of Alaska became the latest Republican to switch her vote to halt the conflict and require President Trump to win congressional approval to continue it. #Iran #War #Powers #Vote #Fails

The China Gambit: From Nixon to Trump President Trump’s visit to Beijing comes as relations with China have became more combative. #The #China #Gambit #From #Nixon

How Iran’s Internet Blackout Is Crippling Its Economy, and the Fight Over Fruit-Flavored Vapes Plus, how everything became a subscription. #How #Irans #Internet #Blackout #Crippling

Why is the Cannes Film Festival... in Cannes? 🎞️ Did you know that the world’s most famous film festival was born from a political dispute with Fascist Italy? 🎥 Created in response to censorship and propaganda, #Cannes became a symbol of artistic freedom on the French Riviera. #Why #the #Cannes #Film #Festival

Trump Rejects Iran’s Offer, and 17 Passengers Exposed to Hantavirus Return to U.S. Plus, how pharma swag became “one of the white whales of thrifting.” #Trump #Rejects #Irans #Offer #and

How top Wall Street law firms became a pipeline for insider trading Deal advice has evolved into a huge legal business but leaves firms vulnerable to misuse of confidential information #How #top #Wall #Street #law

Diva Mode! How Ellie the Elephant Became Whitney Houston for the New York Liberty Season Opener The New York Liberty is celebrating its 30th season in the WNBA with a Whitney Houston-inspired performance from its beloved mascot, Ellie the Elephant. Here, Vogue goes behind the scenes to see Ellie’s beauty transformation. #Diva #Mode #How #Ellie #the

How Emma Beiles Howie Became the Go-To Photographer to Get the Pre-Party Outfit Shot Even at 14-years-old, Emma Beiles Howie had an eye for immortalizing someone at their best. Back then, she was photographing her little sisters at home in Colorado. #How #Emma #Beiles #Howie #Became

How Pakistan became peacemaker between US and Iran 👉Listen to The World with Richard Engel and Yalda Hakim on your podcast app👈 #How #Pakistan #became #peacemaker #between

How Milan became more unaffordable than London | FT #shorts With Italian salaries having stagnated for decades, Milan's house-price-to-income ratio (a popular metric of housing affordability) is now worse than London's.⁠ #shortsvideo #shortfeed #shorts #shortsviral #shortsyoutube #shortsvideos ► Enjoying FT content? #How #Milan #became #more #unaffordable

Palisades Fire suspect ranted about Luigi Mangione and being angry at the world before sparking the deadly blaze Jonathan Rinderknecht, 29, has pleaded not guilty to starting what became one of the most destructive wildfires in California history. #Palisades #Fire #suspect #ranted #about

The week in pictures: May Day marches, King Charles in Bermuda and Mali's rebel push Workers across the world marched against the rising cost of living, King Charles III became the first reigning British king to visit the territory of Bermuda and Mali mourned the killing of defence minister Sadio Camara as a joint jihadist-separatist offensive shook the state: FRANCE 24 looks back at some of the week's most striking images. #The #week #pictures #May #Day

Avelo Airlines Celebrates Fifth Anniversary Avelo Airlines this week celebrated the fifth anniversary of its start of operations. When Avelo took flight on April 28, 2021, it became the first new airline in the U. #Avelo #Airlines #Celebrates #Fifth #Anniversary

From translating Agatha Christie at 17 to redefining Nordic Noir: Ragnar Jónasson's rise Before he became one of the leading voices of Nordic Noir, Ragnar Jónasson was a teenager who translated novels by Agatha Christie into Icelandic. That early immersion in the mechanics of crime fiction helped shape a writer now published in around 40 countries, with millions of copies sold worldwide and a particularly devoted readership in France. #From #translating #Agatha #Christie #redefining

From super shoes to bread with honey - the man who made London Marathon history Kenyan runner Sabastian Sawe became the first person to break the two-hour barrier in an official marathon on Sunday, smashing the men's world record by 65 seconds. #From #super #shoes #bread #with

The Hard Life of an Immigrant Whose Killing Became a Symbol for Trump President Trump posted surveillance footage of Nilufa Easmin’s brutal killing by another immigrant to advance his agenda. Behind the rhetoric was a more nuanced story. #The #Hard #Life #Immigrant #Whose

London Marathon: Kenya's Sabastian Sawe sets world-record men’s time of under 2 hours Kenya's Sabastian Sawe set the men's world record for running the fastest ever marathon at the London event on Sunday when he became the first person ever to complete the 26-mile race in less than two hours.  #London #Marathon #Kenyas #Sabastian #Sawe

Tim Cook built Apple into a $4 trillion company. Then his greatest strength became his biggest liability The instincts that make a CEO great are often the same that eventually hold them back. Cook's departure is the most public example in corporate history. #Tim #Cook #built #Apple #into

Why is the Iran conflict proving so difficult to end | FT #shorts Despite being framed as different from previous conflicts, the war in Iran mirrors the patterns of the Iraq and Afghanistan wars and how those became endless wars.⁠ In this episode of the Rachman Review, Gideon Rachman speaks to Michael Singh of The Washington Institute for Near East Policy. #Why #the #Iran #conflict #proving

Charting the Limitless Allure of Zendaya, From Disney Youth to A-List Movie Star The Little Gold Men team looks at the actor’s big year ahead, and breaks down how she became an A-list star and red-carpet It girl. #Charting #the #Limitless #Allure #Zendaya

2026 Kia EV6 Pricing Revealed, and It Costs Way Less than Last Year The high-performance EV6 GT is gone, but Kia's electric compact SUV just became much more enticing thanks to its significantly lower price. #2026 #Kia #EV6 #Pricing #Revealed