‘Adolescence’ and ‘The Studio’ tipped to win big at TV’s Emmys

Searing teen murder saga “Adolescence” and Hollywood satire “The Studio” are expected to be among the big winners at Sunday’s Emmy Awards, television’s equivalent of the Oscars. Meanwhile, Apple TV+’s sci-fi office thriller “Severance” and HBO medical procedural “The Pitt” will vie for the highly coveted best drama series prize. Pundits say that race is too […]

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Clashes with police after up to 150,000 gather at far-right UK rally

Clashes erupted in London Saturday and police made 25 arrests after up to 150,000 people massed for one of the largest-ever far-right protests in Britain, organised by activist Tommy Robinson. Police said 26 officers were injured, four seriously, after facing “unacceptable violence” while trying to control the crowds, many draped in English and British flags, […]

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Romania, Poland, scramble aircraft as drones strike Ukraine

Romania became the latest NATO member state to report a drone incursion into its airspace Saturday, as Poland scrambled aircraft in response to fresh Russian drone strikes just over the border in Ukraine. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky warned that Russia was deliberately expanding its drone operations and that the West needed to respond with tougher […]

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Netanayhu says killing Hamas leaders is route to ending Gaza war

Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said eliminating Hamas leaders would end the war in Gaza, as top US diplomat Marco Rubio said hours ahead of his visit to Israel that its strike against Hamas in Qatar would not derail their alliance.”The Hamas terrorists chiefs living in Qatar don’t care about the people in Gaza. They […]

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Belgium PM attends concert of Israeli conductor axed by festival

Belgium’s Prime Minister Bart De Wever said Saturday he attended a concert by a German orchestra that was disinvited from a Belgian festival to show support for its Israeli conductor. The cancellation of a planned performance at the Flanders Festival Ghent by the Munich Philharmonic over concerns about its Israeli future chief conductor, Lahav Shani, […]

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London police arrest nine after clashes at 110,000-strong far-right rally

Clashes erupted on Saturday as more than 100,000 people turned out in central London for a rally organised by far-right activist Tommy Robinson, with police arresting nine people after facing “unacceptable violence” trying to control the crowds. The huge crowds, many draped in English and British flags, gathered from late morning in and around Westminster […]

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Suspect in Charlie Kirk killing caught, widow vows to carry on fight

The widow of prominent right-wing activist Charlie Kirk pledged Friday to carry on her husband’s work, after US authorities announced his alleged assassin had finally been captured. Investigators had appeared to be making slow progress in the hunt for whoever gunned down Donald Trump’s close ally, until they released security camera images of a young […]

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Tausende Menschen nehmen an Gaza-Friedensdemo in Berlin teil

In Berlin haben am Samstag tausende Menschen an einer Kundgebung für Frieden im Gazastreifen teilgenommen, zu der BSW-Gründerin Sahra Wagenknecht und andere prominenten Mitstreiter aufgerufen hatten. Die Polizei sprach von bis zu 12.000 Teilnehmenden, das BSW von 20.000. Erwartet worden waren im Vorfeld bis zu 15.000 Menschen. Die Demonstration am Brandenburger Tor stand unter dem […]

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‘World’s fastest anime fan’ Lyles in element at Tokyo worlds

Noah Lyles has been dubbed the world’s fastest anime fan for his love of Japanese pop culture and the US sprinter is in his element at the world championships in Tokyo. The Olympic 100 metres champion grew up watching Japanese cartoons and he wasted no time in sharing his passion with the crowd in his […]

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