Ben Stokes marks England retirement in extraordinary fashion but New Zealand dominate
Third Test D4: NZ 438 & 288-9dec; England 354 & 103-4
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Newest first · UTC+11:00Alannah Keyser issues apology after being booted from ‘Love Island USA’ over use of racial slur
Alannah Keyser apologized for using a racial slur in a resurfaced video after being booted from “Love Island USA.”
· Vanessa Serna
Tehran-Dubai flights to restart after Israeli-US war
Flights between Tehran and Dubai are set to resume on Monday, Iranian media report, months after the Israeli-US war disrupted air travel across the Gulf.
· Middleeasteye
Collin Gosselin sends pointed message to mom Kate with savage post ahead of memoir release
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· Vanessa Serna
'Kotsuji's Gift': The Japanese scholar who rescued Jewish refugees during World War II - review
Late in 1940, a Japanese scholar took five or six Kobe police officials to the best restaurant in the city and told them nothing. There was shellfish soup, lobster in soy sauce, sake, and a geisha with a shamisen.
· RAFFI CROUSE
Suspect in Cavite City festival stabbing surrenders to mayor
CAVITE CITY — The suspect in the stabbing incident during the Regada Water Festival surrendered to Cavite City Mayor Denver Chua on Sunday morning at the mayor’s office in Samonte Park.
· Dennis Abrina
Knicks star Jalen Brunson supports new BFF Mariska Hargitay at her Broadway play
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· Tamantha Ryan
‘The beach was and still is an Aboriginal space’: artist Billy Bain on reclaiming the sand and waves
For his upcoming solo exhibition, the Dharug artist has made 11 colourful clay sculptures that represent a counter-image to the bronzed Aussie beachgoer
· Steve Dow
In the Belly of the Beast review – biblical events showcase Sun King’s favoured composer
Metronome, London Spitalfields music festival opened, by chance, with this beautifully performed and dramatic revival of baroque cantatas by Élisabeth Jacquet de La Guerre
· Clive Paget
Courtney Stodden Calls Out Dr. Drew Over Resurfaced TV Clip Showing On-Air Breast Exam as a Teen
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· Michael Haskoor
Is Bam Margera In ‘Jackass: Best and Last’? Here’s How He Appears in the Final Movie
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· Michael Haskoor
Why Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce pivoted away from a Rhode Island wedding: report
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· Tamantha Ryan
Iran must develop nuclear bomb to protect ‘peace and calm,’ IRGC media says — despite pledge to Trump
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· Anthony Blair
Rwanda's royal cattle pampered with poetry and music
Pampered with music and poetry, it is a good life for Rwanda’s royal Inyambo cows grazing at the King’s Palace Museum in Nyanza.
· AfricaNews
Saudi Arabia helicopter crash kills all 14 on board
At least 14 people have been killed after a helicopter crashed in Saudi Arabia, Saudi state media reported, citing an official source at the the country’s energy ministry.
· Al Jazeera Staff
South Korea’s ‘utterly baffled’ President Lee Jae Myung lets rip after early World Cup exit
Lee Jae Myung lays into coach Hong Myung-bo in length social media rant after country’s team failed to get out of the group stage
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South Korea’s ‘utterly baffled’ President Lee Jae Myung lets rip after early World Cup exit
Lee Jae Myung lays into coach Hong Myung-bo in length social media rant after country’s team failed to get out of the group stage
· Reuters
Humor laurels for Maher as the Kennedy Center navigates Trump-era upheaval
Bill Maher arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party, March 15, 2026, in Los Angeles. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
· Steven Sloan
Live: Piastri starts seventh in Austria as Mercedes and Ferrari head the field
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· Michael Doyle
Uganda’s military chief orders shutdown of two media outlets
The chief of Uganda’s military says he has ordered the closure of two of the country’s biggest media outlets.
· Christine Maguire
Israel damaged heritage sites during ops. against Hezbollah, Lebanese culture minister says
A crown was blown off an ancient column in a UNESCO-listed site in Lebanon's port city of Tyre. A pilgrimage site for Muslims and Christians alike was destroyed in another southern town. Israeli strikes hit the Mamluk-era market in the city of Nabatieh.
· REUTERS
Chen Yuanjiang runs third-fastest Chinese time to win 110m hurdles, clinch Asian Games spot
Star 100m hurdler Wu Yanni also books a place for Nagoya in September, despite shortened warm-up and running ‘barefaced’
· Stephy Zhang
Chen Yuanjiang runs China’s third-best time to win 110m hurdles, Asian Games spot
Star 100m hurdler Wu Yanni also books a place for Nagoya in September, despite shortened warm-up and running ‘barefaced’
· Stephy Zhang
Home is where the art is: the rise of the epic domestic novel
Writing about home life doesn’t have to be humdrum argues the author of Natural Disaster – just look at world-spanning, taboo-shattering works such as Ducks, Newburyport and All Fours
· Lisa Owens
‘I see hope’: how mindset shifts help Hong Kong cancer patients cope with diagnosis
From art therapy to counselling, psychological support and palliative care improve quality of life and treatment outcomes, experts say
· Elizabeth Cheung
‘I see hope’: how mindset shifts help Hong Kong cancer patients cope with diagnosis
From art therapy to counselling, psychological support and palliative care improve quality of life and treatment outcomes, experts say
· Elizabeth Cheung
Bad Bunny review – dynamic Latin superstar hosts thrilling party
Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, London The Puerto Rican superstar kicks off in a white suit fronting a salsa band in full flow, then switches up with a swaggering, chaotic rave in a replica island home
· Alexispetridis
Press freedom under threat in Uganda as military chief orders closures
Uganda's leading independent media group said it is under a "military siege" after the army chief ordered the shutdown of its newspapers, TV station, and radio outlets.
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How Johnnie To’s Running on Karma with Andy Lau was a dark Buddhist tragedy in disguise
Lau played a muscular monk-turned-stripper with karmic visions opposite Cecilia Cheung in this film that began light and then got grim
· Richard James Havis
How Johnnie To’s Running on Karma with Andy Lau was a dark Buddhist tragedy in disguise
Lau played a muscular monk-turned-stripper with karmic visions opposite Cecilia Cheung in this film that began light and then got grim
· Richard James Havis
Uganda's leading media outlets shut down by army chief
Gen Muhoozi Kainerugaba is widely seen as a potential successor to his father as president
· Bbcnews
Iraq security forces arrest several officials in anticorruption crackdown
Several Iraqi politicians, lawmakers and officials have been arrested on corruption charges, Iraqi state-run media report.
· Waleed Ibrahim
Meet Jack Marsden, James Marsden’s model-musician son who walked for Dolce & Gabbana at 16
The 25-year-old son of the X-Men actor has gone from the runway to record production – and now, a brand campaign for The Macallan alongside his dad
· Sumnima Kandangwa
Meet Jack Marsden, James Marsden’s model-musician son who walked for Dolce & Gabbana at 16
The 25-year-old son of the X-Men actor has gone from the runway to record production – and now, a brand campaign for The Macallan alongside his dad
· Sumnima Kandangwa
Ugandan army chief orders closure of key news media offices
Lt. Gen. Muhoozi Kainerugaba, son of Uganda’s President Yoweri Museveni, attends a “thanksgiving” ceremony in Entebbe, Uganda late Saturday, May 7, 2022. (AP Photo/Hajarah Nalwadda, File)
· Rodney Muhumuza
Uganda's military chief orders shutdown of two major media outlets
Uganda's military chief, who is also the president's son, said on Sunday he had ordered the closure of two leading media outlets, declaring that he did "not believe in a free press."
· REUTERS
Hezbollah supporters riot in response to Israel-Lebanon agreement
Hezbollah supporters rioted in Beirut over the weekend following the signing of an agreement between Israel and Lebanon on Friday that aims to secure an Israeli withdrawal from Lebanese territory and the disarmament of the Iran-backed terrorist group, according to Lebanese media reports and footage of the unrest.
· DANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
What is the Viking Row? Norway’s viral World Cup celebration explained | The National
Norway’s return to the World Cup after a 28-year absence has produced more than goals from Erling Haaland and another chance to watch Martin Odegaard on the game’s biggest stage.
· Faisal Al Zaabi
A French ship with close ties to Japan combines arts and sciences on the high seas
On an overcast spring morning, a crisp sea breeze batters the curved silver and orange hull of the Tara, a French scientific research sailboat, which lilts on the restless waters of Hinode Pier in Tokyo, intermittently letting out a creaking sigh.
· Elizabeth Beattie
Israel bombs southern Lebanon
The Israeli military bombed southern Lebanon on Sunday morning, according to Lebanese media.
· Middleeasteye
Social media giants face tougher ban laws
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UK left without nuclear attack subs at sea – media
The UK’s entire fleet of nuclear-powered attack submarines is currently stuck in port due to maintenance bottlenecks, the UK Defence Journal reported on Saturday. Former Royal Navy officers have warned that the situation makes Britain look “toothless” amid the continued stand-off with Russia.
· RT
UK left without nuclear attack subs at sea – media
The UK’s entire fleet of nuclear-powered attack submarines is currently stuck in port due to maintenance bottlenecks, the UK Defence Journal reported on Saturday. Former Royal Navy officers have warned that the situation makes Britain look “toothless” amid the continued stand-off with Russia.
· RT
How did EBS science show reach Netflix's top 10?
Inspired by failed Biosphere 2 experiment, 'Last Humanity' blends science, celebrity, reality to reinvent Korea's public broadcaster for streaming
· Lee Yoon-seo
Hong Kong LGBTQ community gathers for pre-internet-era art show despite storm warning
Black rain couldn’t dampen the mood at ‘Offline Memories’ at Eaton HK, where art and printed images evoke human connections in a bygone era
· Enid Tsui
Hong Kong LGBTQ community gathers for pre-internet-era art show despite storm warning
Black rain couldn’t dampen the mood at ‘Offline Memories’ at Eaton HK, where art and printed images evoke human connections in a bygone era
· Enid Tsui
Outrage as China dad forgives girlfriend who killed his son by kicking him in the belly
Father forgives girlfriend despite doctors revealing extensive injuries to boy’s back and abdomen ‘swollen like a balloon’
· Fran Lu
Outrage as China dad forgives girlfriend who killed his son by kicking him in the belly
Father forgives girlfriend despite doctors revealing extensive injuries to boy’s back and abdomen ‘swollen like a balloon’
· Fran Lu