#OscarsSoWhite sparked outrage 10 years ago – what’s changed since?
How far has the Academy come? [Continue Reading]
Iran's new supreme leader 'likely disfigured', US defence chief says
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth said on Friday that Iran's new supreme leader Mojtaba Khamenei was wounded and "likely disfigured", casting doubt on his ability to lead after nearly two weeks of conflict. [Continue Reading]
Autumn/Winter 26/27: Young designers embrace sartorial optimism
Wars, conflicts, the rise of populism, and the meteoric advance of artificial intelligence – in a world full of uncertainty, how and why can we continue to create new fashion collections? Students from the French Fashion Institute (IFM), along with emerging designers Weinsanto, Pressiat, Maitrepierre, and Alain Paul, share their perspectives. As Xavier Romatet, IFM’s Director General, says: fashion should show the world not as it is, but as we would like it to be. [Continue Reading]
Banksy named as Bristol graffiti artist
A graffiti artist from Bristol in the UK has been identified as renowned street artist Banksy, an in-depth investigation by the news agency Reuters has found. [Continue Reading]
Consumer Prices Rose in January, Before Iran War Added Price Pressures
Economic growth at the end of 2025 was revised downward and consumer prices rose at the start of 2026. [Continue Reading]
Hong Kong government workers warned not to install OpenClaw due to security risks
Hong Kong authorities have asked all government units not to install OpenClaw or its variants due to security concerns, days after some mainland Chinese entities were reported to have restricted the use of the AI agent. The government’s Digital Policy Office (DPO) told the South China Morning Post on Friday that while no related security incidents had been reported, it noted the potential risks of the use of the artificial intelligence agent, including unauthorised data access, leakage and... [Continue Reading]
Pink Floyd Guitar Is Sold for a Record $14.55 Million
The black Fender Stratocaster, played by David Gilmour on six of the band’s albums including “The Dark Side of the Moon,” broke the record for the most expensive guitar sold at auction. [Continue Reading]
REPLAY: Macron, Zelensky hold press conference in Paris
The war in the Middle East will not give Russia respite in its own conflict with Ukraine, French President Emmanuel Macron said on Friday during a visit by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy in Paris. Macron added that it was strange to see Russia calling for a ceasefire in the Middle East when it obstinately refuses to accept one with Ukraine. Macron said France's support for Ukraine would remain resolute and he was determined to continue military support for Ukraine. [Continue Reading]
Funding cuts trigger calls for help on jobs from Hong Kong’s physiotherapists
Hong Kong’s physiotherapy sector has urged the government to expand employment opportunities for locally trained professionals, warning that severe funding cuts will lead to a glut of practitioners, with the surplus projected to exceed 2,000 by 2040. In a letter to the authorities, the Hong Kong Physiotherapy Association pointed to hiring freezes and job losses at NGOs as a result of budget cuts, even as the government continued to subsidise the training of physiotherapists. “These developments... [Continue Reading]
From Gaza to LA, hopes rise as The Voice of Hind Rajab heads to the Oscars
Acclaimed docudrama reconstructing killing of five-year-old girl in Gaza is nominated for best international feature. [Continue Reading]
Suspect in Michigan synagogue attack had lost family in Israeli strike on Lebanon
Ayman Mohamad Ghazali, who was born in Lebanon and became a naturalized US citizen, lost two brothers, a niece and a nephew in the airstrikeSign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxThe armed suspect who drove a vehicle into the hallway of a large Michigan synagogue complex that includes a school had lost four family members in an Israeli airstrike in his native Lebanon just last week, an official said on Friday.A potential mass-casualty event was averted when security guards already in place at Temple Israel in West Bloomfield Township on the outskirts... [Continue Reading]
Destroy, displace, dismantle: Israel’s Gaza doctrine comes to Lebanon
The strategy used to depopulate Gaza - displacement, destruction and fragmentation - is now being deployed on Lebanon. [Continue Reading]
France returns sacred 'talking drum' looted during colonial rule to Ivory Coast
The move forms part of a broader process of returning cultural artefacts to African countries that started in 2017. [Continue Reading]
UK urges allies to keep up pressure on Russia as US eases sanctions
Ministers say the UK will not be following the US by loosening sanctions on some Russian oil. [Continue Reading]
Jason Tindall - the most misunderstood man in football?
Newcastle United assistant Jason Tindall has stood alongside head coach Eddie Howe for the best part of two decades and is more than a wind-up merchant. [Continue Reading]
IEA announces release of 400 million barrels of oil. But is it enough?
Global energy watchdog pledges largest release from oil reserves amid war on Iran. But is 'one-shot' tactic sufficient? [Continue Reading]
France returns sacred talking drum looted from Côte d’Ivoire over 100 years ago
Djidji Ayôkwé was handed to Ivorian officials in Paris earlier this monthA sacred artefact looted by French colonial authorities more than a century ago has been returned to Côte d’Ivoire in one of the most significant cultural restitutions to a former French colony in years.The Djidji Ayôkwé, a talking drum confiscated in 1916 by French administrators, landed at 8.45am on Friday at the airport in Port Bouët on the outskirts of the economic capital, Abidjan. It was handed over to Ivorian officials in Paris earlier this month after being removed from the Quai Branly – Jacques Chirac Museum. Continue reading... [Continue Reading]
Ryan Gosling shares his ‘unpopular opinion’ about foxes in London
He feels strongly about them. [Continue Reading]
‘I don’t give a shit about Iran. I don’t want to pay higher gas’: Motor City motorists feel pinch as gas prices surge
Drivers in Detroit are unhappy with the spike in gas prices, even if reactions are mixed to the US-Israel war on IranOn a rainy Detroit afternoon at a gas station off Interstate 75, Victor Rodriguez watched the pump tally tick up as he filled up his F-250 diesel pickup truck for $4.19 per gallon. It totaled $110. “Ridiculous,” he said.The US-Israel war on Iran has crippled major portions of the oil supply chain, sending gas prices soaring as the conflict enters its third week. Rodriguez said he supports “getting rid of this thug”, referring to Iran’s Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, who... [Continue Reading]
ICE agents reveal daily arrest quotas and surveillance app in rare court testimony
Under oath, officers said they were told to make eight arrests a day and given special tech to help choose ‘targets’Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inboxUS immigration agents in Oregon used a custom-made app to identify neighborhoods and people to target, and had daily arrest quotas they sought to meet during operations, courtroom testimony has revealed.Details about Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers’ surveillance tools and arrest goals in the state have come to light in a federal lawsuit that compelled officers to answer questions under oath, offering a rare window... [Continue Reading]
I spoke to 17 former incels – for many, manosphere influencers were just the beginning
One I chatted with joined the inceldom at just 12. [Continue Reading]
Will Paracels dispute overshadow China and Vietnam’s drive for stronger strategic ties?
China and Vietnam are to hold their first high-level ministerial talks under a new platform next week. This comes as the neighbours seek to cement their strategic alignment despite heightened tensions over Beijing’s purported new land reclamation work in the disputed South China Sea. According to the Chinese foreign ministry, Foreign Minister Wang Yi, Public Security Minister Wang Xiaohong and Defence Minister Dong Jun will be in Vietnam from Sunday to Tuesday to meet their respective... [Continue Reading]
21 hurt in 4-vehicle crash on Hong Kong’s Yuen Long Highway
Twenty-one people have been injured in a crash involving two double-decker buses, a truck and a car on Yuen Long Highway in Hong Kong. Police said on Friday that the force was alerted to the traffic accident at 6.35pm. As of 8pm, 12 women and nine men had suffered minor injuries, police said. Among them was the driver of the private car, the force added. Franchised bus firm KMB said two double-deckers on routes 276B and 269B were involved in the accident with the two other vehicles while... [Continue Reading]
Games with loot boxes to get minimum 16 age rating across Europe
The new changes by the Pan-European Game Information age-ratings body (PEGI) will start from June. [Continue Reading]
Four killed in US military plane crash in Iraq
Four killed in US military plane crash in Iraq [Continue Reading]
Husband who killed wife and buried her in the garden jailed for life
Alireza Askari did everything in his power to cover up the "cold-blooded murder" of Paria Veisi. [Continue Reading]
Watch: Stars on green carpet for Oscar Wilde Awards in LA
Actors Domhnall Gleeson and Maura Tierney, along with director Lee Cronin, were honoured at the Oscar Wilde Awards in Los Angeles. [Continue Reading]
Israeli-backed Palestinian militias step up operations against Hamas in Gaza
Armed groups appear to have increased their firepower as they carry out raids deep in Hamas-controlled territoryPro-Israel Palestinian militia have launched repeated raids, clandestine assassination and abduction operations deep inside parts of Gaza controlled by Hamas in recent months, with new operations launched recently despite the outbreak of conflict with Iran.The militia, which are all based in eastern parts of Gaza that are under Israeli control after a ceasefire came into effect in October, have received significant logistic support from Israel since last year but appear to have increased their firepower, allowing new and more aggressive attacks in recent weeks.... [Continue Reading]
What’s happened in Gaza and the West Bank since the start of the Iran war?
Israel has closed the Rafah border crossing and Israeli settler attacks in the occupied West Bank have continued. [Continue Reading]
Cheltenham Festival: Day 4 updates
All the action, as it happens, on the final afternoon of this year's Cheltenham Festival. The feature on a seven-race card is the Boodles Cheltenham Gold Cup at 4pm. [Continue Reading]
Quick hits: Arnold heroic, forwards clinical as Matildas withstand dark arts
Mackenzie Arnold turns into a brick wall as Sam Kerr and Alanna Kennedy's ruthlessness saves Australia. Here are the quick hits from the Matildas' quarterfinal clash with North Korea. [Continue Reading]
Strait of Hormuz transiting ships flash ‘China owner’ signals to evade Iran blockade
Ships near the Strait of Hormuz are broadcasting Chinese affiliations in an apparent bid to avoid attack, at a time when Iran’s new supreme leader vows to keep the strategic waterway closed. The crews of at least 11 vessels sitting in the Gulf of Oman and the Persian Gulf had their transponders set to announce Chinese links on Friday afternoon, according to Kpler’s MarineTraffic data platform. The broadcasts were a defensive measure, said Cui Shoujun, director of the Institute of International... [Continue Reading]
UN Security Council Condemns Iranian Attacks on Qatar and Gulf States
The United Nations Security Council passed a resolution condemning Iranian attacks on the territory of Qatar and other GCC states, including Jordan. This resolution unequivocally branded the attacks as acts of aggression that breach the UN Charter and international law. The Security Council underscored the necessity of respecting national sovereignty and protecting civilian lives and infrastructure. Qatar's National Human Rights Committee (NHRC), led by Chairperson Maryam bint Abdullah Al Attiyah, welcomed the resolution. The NHRC highlighted the importance of this international stance as a deterrent against further hostilities and as a reinforcement of the need for peace and stability in... [Continue Reading]
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What mums really want on Mother’s Day — it’s not flowers or ‘time with the kids’
'If men were to do half of what we do, they’d get praised for it.' [Continue Reading]
Cuba confirms talks with US as island gasps under Trump’s energy blockade
Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel said on Friday that his government has held recent talks with the US, marking the first time the Caribbean country confirms such speculation. He said the talks “were aimed at finding solutions through dialogue to the bilateral differences between our two nations. International factors facilitated these exchanges”. He did not elaborate on those factors. Diaz-Canel said no petroleum shipments have arrived on the island in the past three months, which he blamed on... [Continue Reading]
Strait of Hormuz: Iran leverages control of a critical chokepoint in the global oil trade
Amid the current crisis surrounding the Strait of Hormuz, Nadia Massih is pleased to welcome Dr. Guy Laron, Author of "Oil Wars", Historian and Senior Lecturer in International Relations at the Hebrew University of Jerusalem. According to Dr Laron, what we are witnessing is not merely a regional confrontation but a textbook demonstration of how energy chokepoints shape global power. Iran’s strategy relies on exploiting one of the world's most critical bottlenecks in the oil trade, a tactic that has repeatedly proven effective throughout modern history. [Continue Reading]
Four crew confirmed dead after US military plane crash in Iraq | First Thing
Rescue efforts continue for the remaining crew members, while the US has temporarily lifted sanctions on Russian oil at sea. Plus, how China and the US see each other onlineGood morning.Four of the six crew members onboard a US military refuelling plane that crashed in western Iraq on Thursday were killed, the US military has said. Rescue efforts continued for the remaining two.What are people reporting from Tehran? A former political prisoner has told the Guardian about the terror of daily life under US and Israeli bombardment.What do we know about the war’s economic cost? The Pentagon told lawmakers that... [Continue Reading]
Dozens injured after missile attack hits northern Israel
A missile attack that hit a Palestinian community in northern Israel has injured dozens of people. [Continue Reading]
War in Ukraine: Zelensky meets Macron for talks on Russia
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky met French counterpart Emmanuel Macron in Paris on Friday for talks aimed at ramping up pressure on Russia to end its four-year invasion. The visit comes as Kyiv's allies worry that a temporary lifting of Russian oil sanctions by the United States will aid Russian President Vladimir Putin, already boosted by rising energy prices due the Middle East war. FRANCE 24's Camille Knight reports from the Elysee Palace in Paris. [Continue Reading]
REPLAY: US Defense Secretary holds press conference on Iran war
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth says Iran’s new supreme leader “is wounded and likely disfigured.” Hegseth spoke Friday, a day after Supreme Leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei released a written statement vowing to continue the war. It was Khamenei’s first statement since he assumed Iran’s top office after the death of his father in an Israeli strike. [Continue Reading]
€1.9m settlement for injured cash-in-transit driver
The High Court has approved a settlement of €1.9 million in the case of a cash-in-transit van driver injured in a road crash after continuing to work as a driver despite having a history of fainting. [Continue Reading]
Two long-lost Doctor Who episodes rediscovered after going missing for more than 60 years
Whovians rejoice! [Continue Reading]
The small bakery chain with ‘unreal Too Good To Go bags’ taking over Greggs shops
Some claim it also has the 'best' pizza. [Continue Reading]
British Airways relaunches £127 flights to France’s ‘little Chicago’ after 22 years
It has something for every type of tourist. [Continue Reading]
Slay The Spire 2 devs don’t care about piracy but they hate microtransactions
The developers behind indie hit Slay The Spire 2 have a unique take on piracy, as the sequel continues to draw in thousands of players. [Continue Reading]
US-Israeli war on Iran makes a mockery of global governance rules
The US-Israeli attacks on Iran have profound implications for the global governance order. For America, the world’s mightiest power, to attack another nation without congressional or UN approval condemns the rules-based order to the dustbin of history. Governance is about checks and balance by rules, self-restraint or simply a humble appreciation that waging “forever wars” often ends up in self-destruction. War is such an extreme and costly measure it should only be undertaken after careful... [Continue Reading]
