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Santiago Rivera, the owner of La Viña in his hometown of San Sebastián, Spain, leaves behind a legacy that has reshaped menus globally.

President Donald Trump has tapped David Venturella, a former ICE official and executive at the private prison company GEO Group, to replace Todd Lyons as head of Immigration and Customs Enforcement. GEO Group saw its profits jump from $32 million in 2024 to more than $254 million in 2025 as the Trump administration expanded government contracts with ICE jails nationwide. Setareh Ghandehari, advocacy director at Detention Watch Network, says private prison companies have an “intricate” relationship with ICE. “It’s really a revolving door,” she says, pointing out that Venturella worked for ICE under Presidents Bush and Obama, then went to GEO Group before this latest appointment by President Trump. “It’s really hard to see where the interests of ICE end and those of private prison companies begin,” says Ghandehari.

The visit comes at a time when Washington's commitment to the self-governing island has been cast in doubt.

UK defense officials are considering lifting requirements that humans should always choose targets, while other NATO countries may relax ethical concerns.

When he took his office, Trump said he would end the Ukraine war within 24 hours, but 16 months later, he rarely mentions it.

Imagine sleeping each night above more than a million barrels of oil while navigating the open ocean, maneuvering through narrow channels, and passing beneath bridges in some of the country’s most congested waterways. The hours are long, the work is physically demanding, and the risks are ever present.

It is a significant move for a country where Emiratis make up less than 12% of the population, and where Arabic has ceded ground in daily life.

Sovereign wealth fund MGX backed the AI startup’s $65 billion fundraise, further strengthening its position in the Claude developer.

Gulf capital flowed into US deals, though PIF’s $6 billion investment in Chinese game developer Moonton Technology meant that emerging market investments outpaced developed market deals.