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How the media trial of a Bollywood actress blew up in smoke
Getty Images Rhea Chakraborty says Bollywood roles dried up after the scandal Bollywood actress Rhea Chakraborty was called “a gold digger” and “a murderer”. She was slut-shamed and spent 27 days in prison after a hate-filled vicious media campaign in 2020 alleged she had been involved in the death of her actor boyfriend Sushant Singh…
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JD Vance to accompany wife to Greenland amid backlash
US Vice-President JD Vance will join his wife Usha in travelling to Greenland on Friday, a visit that follows Donald Trump’s threats to take over the island. The couple will go to the Pituffik Space Base to receive a briefing on Arctic security issues and meet members of US forces stationed there, according to the…
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How Trump blew up the world order
BBC This is the gravest crisis for Western security since the end of World War Two, and a lasting one. As one expert puts it, “Trumpism will outlast his presidency”. But which nations are equipped to step to the fore as the US stands back? At 09.00 one morning in February 1947, the UK ambassador…
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Hamdan Ballal’s co-director recounts attack on Oscar winner’s home
Reuters Three weeks ago, Palestinian film-maker Hamdan Ballal stood in front of the world’s cameras in Hollywood, picking up an Oscar for best documentary film. The cameras were watching him again on Tuesday, a hand to his bruised face, as he walked awkwardly away in bloodstained clothes after almost 24 hours in Israeli detention. The…
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Russia and Ukraine agree naval ceasefire in Black Sea
Getty Images Both sides agreed to end military activity in the Black Sea, the US said (file photo) Russia and Ukraine have agreed to a naval ceasefire in the Black Sea in separate deals with the US, after three days of peace talks in Saudi Arabia. Washington said all parties would continue working toward a…
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The long, slow road to a Russia-Ukraine ceasefire
After three days of talks in Saudi Arabia, at last some progress. Two separate texts outlining agreements between the US and Russia, and the US and Ukraine. There were some differences but much was the same. All sides agreed to “to ensure safe navigation, eliminate the use of force, and prevent the use of commercial…
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Hundreds join largest anti-Hamas protest since Gaza war began
Rushdi Aboualouf Gaza correspondent AFP Hundreds of people took to the streets of Beit Lahia, with many chanting anti-Hamas slogans Hundreds of people have taken part in the largest anti-Hamas protest in Gaza since the war with Israel began, taking to the streets to demand the group step down from power. Masked Hamas militants, some…
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Two French air display jets crash in rehearsal
Two aircraft from the French display team Patrouille de France have crashed in rehearsals. The three pilots of the two Alpha Jets ejected and were “found alive and conscious”, the French air force has announced. The two aircraft were taking part in rehearsals not far from the Air Base 113 in Saint-Dizier. Source link
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Who could be Canada’s next prime minister and how will they be chosen?
Canada’s new Prime Minister Mark Carney has called for a national election on 28 April. The main contenders of the election are Carney, leader of the Liberal party, and Pierre Poilievre, leader of the Conservative party. With Canada’s businesses reeling from a trade dispute with the US, Carney – a former two-time central banker –…
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Brazil Supreme Court to decide whether to put Bolsonaro on trial
Justices on Brazil’s top court are debating whether former President Jair Bolsonaro should stand trial for allegedly attempting to stage a coup against the current President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. A five-member panel of the Supreme Court will weigh up evidence presented by the chief prosecutor, who accuses Bolsonaro of leading a plot to…
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