American actress Selma Blair has been charged with assault following an alleged altercation aboard a flight from Los Angeles to New York, according to court documents. The Legally Blonde and Cruel Intentions star was reportedly detained at John F. Kennedy International Airport late Sunday after her Delta Air Lines flight landed. US media reports … Read more
About 400 schools and other educational establishments are expected to remain closed across France on Friday as nationwide student protests over poor learning conditions and teacher shortages intensify. The protests, which began in the Paris region last week, have spread to cities across the country, with students blocking school entrances and clashing with police. Their … Read more
US President Donald Trump has dismissed growing calls for tighter controls on artificial intelligence, describing the concerns as a “sick conspiracy” and insisting that the United States must maintain its lead over China in AI development. Trump made the remarks on Monday while attacking Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, who recently called for a slowdown in … Read more
A British man in his 60s has pleaded guilty to drugging and raping his wife over a period spanning more than two decades, in the latest UK case involving drug-facilitated sexual abuse. The man, who cannot be named to protect his wife’s identity, entered the guilty plea on Monday at a court in northwest England. … Read more
Japanese baseball icon Isao Harimoto, who survived the 1945 atomic bombing of Hiroshima as a child, has died in Tokyo at the age of 86, BBC Sport reported on Thursday. Harimoto, widely known as the “Hit Machine,” holds the record for the most hits in Japanese professional baseball history, with 3,085 hits during a 23-season … Read more
US President Donald Trump has pledged to introduce a $5,000 federal “dividend” for every adult American if Republicans maintain control of both chambers of Congress in November’s midterm elections. Trump made the pledge on Wednesday at the Republican Party’s first-ever midterm convention in Dallas, Texas, turning an election rally into a pitch that could put … Read more
The United Nations General Assembly on Friday voted in favour of a resolution led by several African countries to promote the adoption of a world map that more accurately reflects Africa’s size, while reducing the relative scale of North America and Europe. Aimed at “a more accurate representation” of continental landmasses, the resolution was … Read more
At least 987 people have died in devastating floods along the China-Nepal border, Nepal’s disaster authority said on Tuesday, pushing the overall death toll from the disaster beyond 1,000. Chinese state media earlier confirmed 16 people were killed in Tibet, bringing the total toll from Wednesday’s disaster to 1,003. The number of missing in … Read more
A jury heard closing arguments on Monday in the trial of a former Los Angeles gang leader accused of playing a role in the high-profile killing of renowned rapper Tupac Shakur nearly three decades ago. Duane “Keffe D” Davis, 63, a one-time leader of the South Side Compton Crips, is accused of ordering the … Read more
Céline Dion has made a rare public appearance in Paris as she prepares for her highly anticipated return to the stage. The “My Heart Will Go On” singer was seen outside her hotel in the French capital on Friday, August 28, dressed in a beige trench coat and sunglasses as she greeted fans and … Read more