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Sacha Baron Cohen’s doofus voice-of-yoof has been making fresh mischief with new film Who Iz I? But who will he catch out this time? And what does his fictional hometown make of his return?
· Catherineshoard
Barstool employees score an embarassing zero in ‘Celebrity Family Feud’ flop
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· Collin Ward
Filmmaker Sophia Maddox ‘devastated’ and ‘dumbstruck’ to learn her grandfather was Charles Manson
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· Lauren Sarner
‘The Dink’ Star Jake Johnson Reflects On Playing Pickleball With Tennis Champ Andy Roddick: “Andy Does Not Have a Lot of Respect For Pickleball”
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· Anna Menta
EU finds TikTok violates its digital rule book by failing to protect privacy of minors
BRUSSELS — The European Commission on Friday said it found TikTok had not adequately protected children’s privacy rights on its platform by allowing adults to view the accounts of minors.
· Associated Press
Chris Brown enters plea in nightclub attack case after smashing tequila bottle on producer’s head
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· Eric Todisco
Armoured fighters storm Denmark’s Spøttrup Castle for IMCF world championship
Wearing historically inspired steel armour, competitors face off with blunted swords, axes, polearms and shields in demanding full-contact bouts that combine martial skill, stamina and historical authenticity. Alongside one-on-one disciplines such as longsword, sword-and-shield and sword-and-buckler, the championshi…
· AfricaNews
How Jimothy the raccoon became the internet's latest animal obsession
Charli XCX might be hoping the release of her new album sets off another Brat summer, but many believe the season has already been claimed by a furrier force - Jimothy.
· Bbcnews
Nick Bosa appears to celebrate Ryan Clark’s ESPN firing after breaking social media hiatus
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· Erich Richter
China places former deputy of top financial regulator under investigation
Fang Xinghai, former vice-chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, is facing a disciplinary probe, according to state media reports
· Enoch Yiu
China places former deputy of top financial regulator under investigation
Fang Xinghai, former vice-chairman of the China Securities Regulatory Commission, is facing a disciplinary probe, according to state media reports
· Enoch Yiu
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· RT
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‘I know what it’s like to be vulnerable’: musician This Is Lorelei AKA Nate Amos on addiction and finding peace
The singer-songwriter and Water from Your Eyes guitarist was unstoppably prolific, despite a growing dependence on substances. Now sober, he reflects on his new album and the songs that helped him turn his life round
· Jazz Monroe
‘You can’t paper over the cracks of history. It will haunt you’: Gugu Mbatha-Raw on her race-horror thriller
She paved the way for Bridgerton, lit up Black Mirror’s most joyful episode – and now she stars in a grisly supernatural horror about slavery. The Belle star talks about Possession, partying with Prince and why she loves to shake things up
· Emma Loffhagen
Ariana Biermann ‘hooked up’ with ‘Next Gen NYC’ co-star Charlie Zakkour while filming Season 2
Ariana Biermann’s love life is about to take another surprising turn.
· Evan Real, Danny Murphy
If Deadpool wants to be a true Marvel superhero, is it time he grew up and stopped joking around?
Ryan Reynolds’ sarcastic superhero is rumoured to be in Avengers: Doomsday – but how is he going to fit in the MCU proper when he spent all of his previous film mocking it?
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Ben and Casey Affleck’s mom, Chris, dead at 83 following pancreatic cancer battle
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· Riley Cardoza
Tencent fires WeChat manager after 7-figure bonus leaks online, sparks uproar
Screenshots of the executive’s eye-watering compensation went viral on social media, which Tencent said caused a ‘severe negative impact’
· Iris Deng
Tencent fires WeChat manager after 7-figure bonus leaks online, sparks uproar
Screenshots of the executive’s eye-watering compensation went viral on social media, which Tencent said caused a ‘severe negative impact’
· Iris Deng
What made Tim Burton’s much-hyped Planet of the Apes such a confusing mess 25 years ago?
The 2001 film with Mark Wahlberg, Tim Roth and Helena Bonham Carter featured a muddled script and awkward callbacks to the 1968 original
· Matt Glasby
What made Tim Burton’s much-hyped Planet of the Apes such a confusing mess 25 years ago?
The 2001 film with Mark Wahlberg, Tim Roth and Helena Bonham Carter featured a muddled script and awkward callbacks to the 1968 original
· Matt Glasby
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Why a Chinese political scientist wants the public to take a test on foreign affairs
Tsinghua University scholar Yan Xuetong is challenging people to avoid social media sensationalism and sit a 60-minute exam
· Cao Jiaxuan
Why a Chinese political scientist wants the public to take a test on foreign affairs
Tsinghua University scholar Yan Xuetong is challenging people to avoid social media sensationalism and sit a 60-minute exam
· Cao Jiaxuan
Paramount bracing for ‘long game’ as its $80B deal for Warner Bros. Discovery gets attacked in California
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· Charles Gasparino
Youth rehab program questioned over adult content on social media profile
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· Meghan Dansie
The World Is Full of Married Men review – Jackie Collins’ bonkbuster as a gloriously filthy puppet show
The Yard theatre, LondonBarbies, giant erections and exquisite craftsmanship combine in one of the year’s most outrageously funny and startingly original shows
· Arifa Akbar
Brisbane’s ritziest food festival shows that hospitality still has a major gender problem
You might have heard: James Street Food and Wine Trail returns this Sunday.
· Sarah Baldwin
At Manarat Al Saadiyat's new exhibition, UAE artists reimagine what photography can be | The National
A deconstructed window made from wax. Intimate portraits of UAE-based musicians. A child turning fruit into improvised sculptures. These are among the works displayed in Spectrum at Manarat Al Saadiyat.
· Faisal Al Zaabi
Chinese man helps tourist take photo only to discover stranger is long-lost relative
In ‘magical’ coincidence, man’s grandfather and tourist’s father were brothers who lost touch after second man moved to Taiwan before 1949
· Alice Yan
Chinese man helps tourist take photo only to discover stranger is long-lost relative
In ‘magical’ coincidence, man’s grandfather and tourist’s father were brothers who lost touch after second man moved to Taiwan before 1949
· Alice Yan
Meet D’Arcy Carden, who plays Brooke in The Five-Star Weekend, Peacock’s hit series
The Emmy-nominated breakout star of The Good Place, starring Kristen Bell, was a nanny for comedian Bill Hader’s kids before her big break
· Sumnima Kandangwa
Meet D’Arcy Carden, who plays Brooke in The Five-Star Weekend, Peacock’s hit series
The Emmy-nominated breakout star of The Good Place, starring Kristen Bell, was a nanny for comedian Bill Hader’s kids before her big break
· Sumnima Kandangwa
Meet Erling Haaland’s dad Alfie, who played for Norway in the 1994 Fifa World Cup
Before a knee injury forced his retirement, Alfie Haaland enjoyed a successful football career at Manchester City and more … but guess what he wanted his youngest son to become?
· Alexa Vernice Pacis
Meet Erling Haaland’s dad Alfie, who played for Norway in the 1994 Fifa World Cup
Before a knee injury forced his retirement, Alfie Haaland enjoyed a successful football career at Manchester City and more … but guess what he wanted his youngest son to become?
· Alexa Vernice Pacis
Trump to speak at White House press dinner rescheduled after shooting
Journalists urge attenders to confront president over media attacks, while Melanie Trump and JD Vance to be absent
· Roberttait
Golden Tigresses book championship ticket in Shakey’s Collegiate National Invitationals
MANILA, Philippines — Undefeated University of Santo Tomas stormed to the championship round after a 25-10, 25-19, 25-12, bludgeoning of Letran in the knockout semifinals of the 2026 Shakey’s Collegiate National Invitationals on Friday at the Ninoy Aquino Stadium.
· The Manila Times
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The Strokes: Reality Awaits review – a perfect marriage of mayhem and melody on their best album in years
(RCA/Cult)Allying the crackpot strangeness of Julian Casablancas’ side projects with his band’s gift for pop minimalism, the New Yorkers are on playful, joyous form
· Shaad D Souza
Why Aiden is one of a growing number of childless men getting vasectomies
As Aiden Parisi-Hill was being wheeled into the operating theatre for a vasectomy – a procedure he’d spent years contemplating and discussing with healthcare professionals – his surgeon questioned the decision.
· Lauren Ironmonger
Flight risk: Why the world’s leading musicians are facing airport confiscations
Until African elephants and hawksbill sea turtles became endangered species, instrument makers used bits of tusk and shell for their acoustic or decorative qualities. Those animals are now protected, but many of the older instruments constructed with their materials, like cellos and bassoons, are still played today.…
· Jeremy Reynolds
Lagac loses to Indian rival in Hilado J60 World Tennis Leg 1
MANILA, Philippines — FILIPINO wild card Miguel Ricardo Lagac III failed to secure a semis berth after losing to Indian Aaradhya Mhasde, 1-6, 3-6, Friday in the first leg of the Oscar J. Hilado J60 World Tennis Championship at the Rizal Memorial Tennis Center.
· The Manila Times
Is horse archery the queen of martial arts?
Words and photography by Carl van der Linde
· Carl van der Linde
BINI, Liza Soberano, H.E.R. set for 'Forgotten Island' panel at San Diego Comic-Con
MANILA, Philippines — Filipino stars BINI and actress Liza Soberano are headed to San Diego Comic-Con 2026, where they will join Grammy-winning singer H.E.R., actor Dave Franco and the filmmakers behind DreamWorks Animation's highly anticipated fantasy adventure “Forgotten Island.”
· Iza Iglesias
Major win for school principal who posted inflammatory anti-Zionist messages
A regional NSW Islamic school principal who once shared inflammatory anti-Zionist social media posts was denied procedural fairness when he was stood down, the NSW Supreme Court has found, paving the way for his potential return to the job.
· Emily Kowal
Widow’s Bay, The Beast in Me star Matthew Rhys on dual Emmy nods for shows that take risks
The Welsh actor talks about his roles in Widow’s Bay and The Beast in Me, and making original series to ‘challenge audiences’
· Tribune News Service
Widow’s Bay, The Beast in Me star Matthew Rhys on dual Emmy nods for shows that take risks
The Welsh actor talks about his roles in Widow’s Bay and The Beast in Me, and making original series to ‘challenge audiences’
· Tribune News Service