Myanmar’s dominant pro-military party claimed an overwhelming victory in the first phase of the elections, a senior party official said, after democracy watchdogs warned the junta-run poll would entrench military rule. The armed forces snatched power in a 2021 coup, but on Sunday opened voting in a phased month-long election they pledge will return power…
Reuters President Donald Trump has said the US has carried out a strike on a “dock area” linked to alleged Venezuelan drug boats. Speaking to reporters in Florida on Monday, Trump said there had been a “major explosion” last week where “they load the boats up with drugs”. He did not give details on where…
Chappell Roan took down her tribute to Brigitte Bardot after learning about the provocative French actress’s controversial political views. After it was announced that Bardot had died at age 91, the Grammy winner initially took to her Instagram Story on Sunday, writing, “Rest in peace Ms. Bardot. She was my inspiration for red wine supernova.”…
Pritti MistryBusiness reporter PA Media Betty Brown said she was accepting the honour on behalf of all the victims of the Post Office Horizon IT scandal The oldest surviving victim of the Post Office Horizon IT scandal has been appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) for her services to justice after…
War drums not heard in half a century are beating across Europe. Nato Secretary General Mark Rutte has warned that Europe “must be prepared for the scale of war our grandparents and great grandparents endured”. British and French defence chiefs have urged their respective nations to be ready to lose children in the fight against…
Diane Lane hadn’t shot a film since the pandemic until Anniversary came her way — a break that turned out to be unfortunately, eerily appropriate for the dystopian thriller, which covers five years and examines an American family’s unraveling amid the rise of an authoritarian regime. Directed by Jan Komasa (the Oscar-nominated Corpus Christi) and…
The United Nations urged global leaders on Monday to focus on people and the planet in a New Year’s message depicting the world in chaos. “As we enter the new year, the world stands at a crossroads. Chaos and uncertainty surround us. Division. Violence. Climate breakdown. And systemic violations of international law,” UN Secretary General…
Two of imprisoned rap mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs’ sons are set to follow in their father’s footsteps with a docuseries of their own, one that promises to platform their perspective on their hip-hop royalty father’s fall from grace in 2024 and his subsequent federal trial the following summer. On Sunday night, Zeus Network released a…
The head of Iran’s Central Bank resigned on Monday as the biggest protests since 2022 erupted in Tehran and other cities after the country’s currency plummeted to a new record low against the US dollar. The resignation of Mohammad Reza Farzin was reported by state television, as traders and shopkeepers rallied in Saadi Street in…
President Volodymyr Zelensky has denied allegations by Russia that Ukraine launched a drone attack on one of President Vladimir Putin’s residences, and accused Moscow of trying to derail peace talks. Russia’s Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov claimed Kyiv had launched an attack overnight using 91 long-range unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) on Putin’s state residence in Russia’s…
