Two newspapers have published an email said to have been sent by the Duchess of York, Sarah Ferguson, to paedophile Jeffrey Epstein, calling him a “supreme friend” – despite his conviction for sex offences. The Sun and the Mail on Sunday reported that the email, from 2011, was sent weeks after the duchess had publicly […]
Continue ReadingBritish artist Morrissey has cancelled two shows in the US after receiving a death threat ahead of a concert in Ottawa, Canada. A 26-year-old Ottawa man was released on bail after allegedly uttering a threat to kill the singer, whose real name is Steven Morrissey, ahead of his performance at a music festival last week. […]
Continue ReadingMegha MohanBBC World Service Gender and Identity correspondent Wanjiru Family Agnes Wanjiru, who was 21 when she was killed, had just recently become a mother More than a decade after Agnes Wanjiru, a 21-year-old mother, was killed in Kenya, allegedly by a British soldier, a Kenyan court has issued an arrest warrant for a UK […]
Continue ReadingLaura ThomasBBC World Service Matthias Berg/Klima Segler What would you do if you were stuck on a ship, far from loved ones, and you had no idea how – or when – you’d get home? A BBC podcast follows the story of how one young woman’s life took an unexpectedly wild turn. It is New […]
Continue ReadingNikhil InamdarBBC News, Mumbai Theo Wargo/Getty Images Roy scripted history as the first Indian director to win the Orizzonti Award When Anuparna Roy accepted the Orizzonti Award for her debut film Songs of Forgotten Trees in Venice earlier this month, she’d forged a victory that’s rare for most women of her background. Trembling with joy […]
Continue ReadingPolice car set on fire amid Dutch anti-immigration protests Dutch police used tear gas and water cannon to disperse violent anti-immigration protesters in The Hague on Saturday. Thirty people were arrested and two officers injured as large groups of people clashed with police, with some throwing rocks and bottles. Around 1,500 people blocked a highway […]
Continue ReadingPresident Donald Trump and other prominent American political figures are heading to Arizona to speak at a memorial for Charlie Kirk, the 31-year-old conservative activist who was killed two weeks ago. The event, organised by Turning Point USA (TPUSA), is on Sunday at State Farm Stadium in Glendale and could be attended by more than […]
Continue ReadingThe Pentagon has told journalists they must agree not to disclose unauthorised information or else risk losing access to the building. The change is among a number of new restrictions, which also seek to impose limits on the movement of journalists within the facility, which is home to the Department of War, formerly known as […]
Continue ReadingThe White House has announced that US companies will now control TikTok’s algorithm and Americans will hold six of seven board seats for the app’s US operations in a much-anticipated deal with China. Press secretary Karoline Leavitt said a deal could be signed “in the coming days”, but Beijing is yet to comment. The US […]
Continue ReadingEPA India’s Minister of External Affairs Subrahmanyam Jaishankar, whose office warned the change would disrupt families The Indian government has said a new $100,000 (£74,000) fee for applicants seeking US skilled worker visas will have “humanitarian consequences”. President Donald Trump on Friday ordered the new fee for H-1B visa applications, which is more than 60 […]
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