South African rapist in bid to block Netflix documentary about his life
Thabo Bester, who allegedly faked his death in prison and escaped, says the documentary is defamatory....
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Where does the US go after the Charlie Kirk shooting? - podcast
On Wednesday night, Charlie Kirk, an influential rightwing activist and Donald Trump ally, was shot dead at a university campus in Utah. The US presid...
Home mortgage demand surges as rates drop to 6.35%
Rates saw the biggest one-week drop in a year, spurring a spike in new purchase and refinance applications....
Kenneth Branagh returns to Royal Shakespeare Company
The Oscar-winning actor and director will play Prospero in The Tempest for the first time....
NSA leaker Reality Winner is rebuilding her life -- and looking back at her past
Winner was working at the NSA in 2017 when she leaked a classified document to the press. Soon after, the FBI showed up at her door. Winner's new memo...
State department to punish foreigners in US ‘making light of’ Charlie Kirk death
Deputy secretary of state says ‘foreigners who glorify violence and hatred are not welcome visitors’US politics – live updatesAction will be tak...
Big Little Lies: third season of starry HBO drama series on the way
Mr and Mrs Smith writer Francesca Sloane reportedly tapped to bring back A-list cast of hit seriesA third season of award-winning drama series Big Lit...
Rome mayor’s claim of swimmable Tiber in five years met with scepticism
Experts unconvinced by Roberto Gualtieri’s mooted timescale for river to be reopened for public bathingRome hopes to welcome swimmers back to the Ri...
Woman, 50, hit with pressure cooker, stabbed to death by domestic helps in Hyderabad
A police team reached the spot after getting information and found the woman lying in a pool of blood with her hands and legs tied....
Nadine Menendez, ex-senator’s wife, jailed for role in bribery schemes
She was convicted of selling her husband’s influence for cash, gold bars and a luxury carNadine Menendez, the wife of the convicted former US Senato...
Ganna wins shortened Vuelta time trial as Pidcock stays third overall
Italy's Filippo Ganna wins a shortened individual time trial on stage 18 of the Vuelta a Espana as Joao Almeida takes time out of overall race leader ...
'Samudra Pradakshina': In a first, tri-service women begin 21,600-nautical mile global sail
The expedition, the first ever of its kind in the world, commenced from the Gateway of India in Mumbai, according to a press release by the ministry o...
Kenneth Branagh returns to the RSC for The Tempest and The Cherry Orchard
Next summer, the star will appear in Stratford-upon-Avon first as Prospero and then alongside Helen Hunt in Chekhov’s classicMore than 40 years afte...
After attack on 2 doctors, call for 48-hr shutdown of Arunachal hospital services
The associations said the state’s government and private hospitals would remain closed for two days though emergency services would continue to func...
Albania puts AI-created ‘minister’ in charge of public procurement
Edi Rama, PM, says digital assistant Diella will make Albania ‘a country where public tenders are 100% free of corruption’A digital assistant that...
Belarus frees 52 political prisoners, including foreigners, after visit by US delegation
Move seen as effort to win US favour and sanctions relief, as crackdown on dissent continuesBelarus has released 52 prisoners of various nationalities...
Auld enemies to old news, but Scotland aim to reignite rivalry
England have not lost to Scotland this millennium. But Donna Kennedy, among the last Scots to beat England, says the current crop will believe they ca...
Shashi Tharoor flags Jamaat-e-Islami win in Bangladesh varsity polls as ‘worrying portent of things to come’
Shashi Tharoor says Jamaat student wing's win in Dhaka could impact the upcoming elections in Bangladesh in 2026...
Trump blamed ‘radical left’ for Charlie Kirk’s death – even as shooter’s identity remains unknown
In Oval Office address, president decried the demonization of political opponents, ignoring his own past rhetoricCharlie Kirk shooting – follow the ...
Charlie Kirk's killing: A dangerous moment for America?
Why the right wing influencer was shot and what next for the US?...