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Ellen Burstyn at Venice Film Fest

Ellen Burstyn, 93, is receiving a Golden Lion for Lifetime Achievement at the Venice Film Festival. She's also starring in a new 17-minute short film, "Flesh Impact", where she plays Marilyn Monroe as if she were still alive and reaching…

Luxury Travel Handbags

Smythson, a luxury stationery brand known for its high-end diaries, has released a new travel collection called Norton. The collection includes a capacious travel bag, a crossbody bag, and a briefcase, as well as two handy travel pouches…

Hollywood Mansion Sale

Frank Binder, the billionaire heir to the Swiss pharmaceutical company Merck Serono, has put his $35 million Hollywood Hills mansion up for sale. He purchased the mid-century modern home for $33 million in 2018 through a renovation led by…

Brazils Street Clown Invasion

Around 100 professional clowns**, along with other circus enthusiasts dressed in colorful costumes and face paint, took over the streets of Mariana, Brazil, for the International Clown Gathering. The event brought together circus artists…

Anti-Union Labor Policy

Donald Trump, despite claiming to champion US workers, has taken several actions that have hurt them and unions. One of these actions includes cutting 20% fewer workplace inspections by the Occupational Safety and Health Administration…

Australian Cricket Privatization

Cricket Australia has decided to move forward with the partial privatization of the Big Bash League (BBL), despite opposition from New South Wales and Queensland. The decision will allow states to explore selling off 49% stakes in their…

Tokyo's Short Term Rental Crackdown

Japan's Shinjuku district in Tokyo plans to ban more than half of its 4,000 holiday rentals, including those listed on Airbnb, due to increasing complaints from residents. The policy will only apply to existing rentals and is expected to…

Pakistani Sailors Held Hostage

Some family members of 10 Pakistani sailors, who have been held hostage by Somali pirates on the MT Honour 25 for over four months, were briefly detained by Karachi police on Monday morning while staging a sit-in protest at Sharea Faisal…

Australian Rainforest Restoration

Annie Schoenberger, a woman from Australia, purchased 18 hectares of cleared land near Wonga Beach in Queensland in 2014. The land had been used for sugarcane farming before being cleared. She then embarked on a decade-long project to…

Oxford Returns Native Remains

Oxford University's Pitt Rivers Museum will return 39 human remains to the Naga community in north-east India, which were taken during Britain's colonial era. The museum collected these remains in the early 20th century as part of its…

US Immigration Detention Controversy

Volker Türk, the United Nations human rights chief, is calling for accountability after at least 23 people died in US immigration custody in 2026. This marks a significant increase, with four more deaths reported since Türk's last update…

Child Exploitation Cover-Up Scandal

Ronald Houghton, 59, a man from Ravensthorpe, 550 kilometres south-east of Perth, was sentenced to a 12-month suspended jail term after pleading guilty to producing and distributing child exploitation material. He had been exposed by an…

Oil Price Surge Feared

Goldman Sachs has warned that oil prices could surge to as high as $120 per barrel if attacks on Middle East shipping continue. This would be the highest oil price level since the US and Israel launched their war on Iran on February 28th…

India Pakistan Kashmir Dispute

Pakistan's Foreign Office (FO) rejected claims made by India about the status of occupied Kashmir, calling them "baseless" and "contrary to internationally recognised facts". The Indian Ministry of External Affairs had previously stated…

Kashmiri Pandit Community Fears

A new wave of threatening letters has targeted 41 Kashmiri Pandits, members of the Hindu minority community who fled Kashmir Valley during a militant uprising in the 1990s, and are now working as civil servants under an Indian government…

ChatGPT Enabled Burglary

Four French nationals, who had previously pleaded guilty to aggravated burglary and joint commission theft, used artificial intelligence - specifically, ChatGPT - to locate a target in Canberra, where they stole a large quantity of luxury…

Typhoon Hits South East China

Typhoon Saudel, which passed through south-east China last week, brought heavy rain and strong winds to several provinces. In Fujian province, the city of Putian recorded a record-breaking 416.5mm of rain in just 24 hours, with surrounding…

Beijing's Gwadar Gamble

In 2015, Chinese President Xi Jinping announced the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC), a multibillion-dollar project aimed at building infrastructure connecting the Gwadar port to Kashgar in China. The project was seen as a way to…

Rising Global Inflation Rates

Pakistan's government has been issuing large amounts of domestic debt to finance its deficits amid rising inflation, which has resulted in a significant increase in floating-rate debt instruments. Since 2020, the cumulative issuance of…

NHS Staff Facing Violence Abuse

A recent survey of 2,126 A&E staff found that 96% have experienced violence or aggression from patients or the public, with 73% reporting incidents on a weekly or daily basis. The Royal College of Emergency Medicine (RCEM) warns that this…

Solicitor's Rags to Riches Downfall

Julie Condliffe, a 48-year-old award-winning solicitor, has been struck off for deceiving three nurses out of tens of thousands of pounds. She claimed they were buying a buy-to-let property in the north east as an investment, but actually…

KP's Fight Against Terrorists

The Khyber Pakhtunkhwa (KP) police department in Pakistan has established a specialized division trained to combat unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs), or drones, used by terrorists. This move comes as a response to the increasing use of…

Manufacturing Revival Blueprint

The CSIRO has created a blueprint for companies to re-establish spinning mills in Australia, which could be a crucial step towards reviving the country's clothing manufacturing industry. 40 years ago, spinning mills disappeared from…

Manchester City Soccer

Mary Fowler, an Australian player, scored the opening goal for Manchester City in their first Women's Super League (WSL) match of the season against Birmingham City. Manchester City went on to win the game 3-1, with Bunny Shaw adding two…