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Miss Venezuela 2025 Shares Video Showing Injuries After Alleged Assault By Celebrity Stylist
A South American beauty queen has accused her celebrity stylist of physically attacking her at the Cannes Film Festival, with the incident leaving her with facial injuries after an apparent altercation in a hotel room.
"Days Of Abusing H-1B Visas Are Over": US Highlights Trump's Policies' 'Success'
The US Citizenship and Immigration Services claimed that new policies introduced under US President Donald Trump are already showing results.
Inside Israel's High-Tech 'Kill-Or-Capture' Mission After October 7 Attack
The report says Israel is targeting people at every level, from senior Hamas commanders to individuals accused of carrying out smaller roles during the attack.
Work-From-Home Refusal Can Trigger Lawsuits, Rules UK Tribunal In Anxiety Case
The tribunal found the council failed to make reasonable adjustments for her mental health condition, setting a significant legal precedent for remote-working rights.
Did Chinese General Disguise As Waitress To Spy On Elon Musk? What Report Said
Zeng shared an image of two servers from the CCP's state banquet honouring President Trump, claiming photos of the same women "in uniform" were being widely circulated on Chinese social media.
Farmers Turn to Human Urine After Fertiliser Crunch From Iran War
Farmers worldwide are under pressure. About a third of traded urea, a widely used nitrogen fertilizer, comes from the Gulf region.
Standard Chartered boss apologises for ‘lower-value human capital’ comments amid job cuts
Bill Winters faced backlash over remarks about some of near 8,000 staff set to lose roles to AIThe chief executive of Standard Chartered has apologised for referring to some of the almost 8,000 staff that are set to lose their jobs to artificial intelligence as “lower-value human capital”.Bill Winters offered the apology after a backlash over comments he made earlier this week as the London-headquartered lender became one of the first major global banks to lay out plans to cut about 7,800 back-office roles, primarily in response to AI. Continue reading...
Uranium and control of strait of Hormuz key as talks to end US-Iran war continue
Pakistani mediators believe permanent ceasefire within reach although major points of disagreement remainFuture control over the strait of Hormuz and a demand from Washington that Tehran export its stockpile of highly enriched uranium remain key stumbling blocks, as Pakistani mediators continued to seek a permanent ceasefire they believe is still within reach between the US and Iran.Meanwhile, Israel and Iran each fear the other is about to launch a surprise attack on its territory while the US president, Donald Trump, continues to insist a fresh assault on Iran is an option available to him. Continue reading...
Carlo Petrini, Slow Food movement founder, dies aged 76
Italy’s president leads tributes to campaigner who spent four decades promoting sustainability and local cuisineCarlo Petrini, the journalist who founded the Slow Food movement in protest against the arrival of the first McDonald’s in Italy, has died aged 76.Petrini, who had been diagnosed with prostate cancer in recent years, died in his home town of Bra in northern Italy’s Piedmont region. He had led Slow Food, which since 1986 has campaigned against fast-food culture by promoting sustainability and local cuisine, as president until 2022. Continue reading...
‘Full-on summer heat’: western Europe braces for unusually high temperatures
Portugal, Spain, France and UK expected to exceed 30C on Friday and into next week, with new May records predictedEurope live – latest updatesA large swathe of western Europe is bracing for the first significant heat event of the summer, with temperatures forecast to rise to more than 10C above the norm and new monthly records for May expected to be set in possibly hundreds of places.Temperatures across Portugal, Spain, France and the UK were expected to exceed 30C (86F) on Friday and into next week, reaching 32C in Paris and London and 35C in south-west France, with highs of up to 38C in the Guadiana and Guadalquivir regions of Spain. Continue reading...
Iran In Talks With Oman For Permanent Hormuz Toll System
Situated between Iran to its north and Oman to the south, the strait connects the Persian Gulf to the Indian Ocean and normally handles a fifth of the world's oil and liquefied natural gas supplies, as well as other commodities such as aluminium and
Britain braces for busy roads as May bank holiday temperatures set to pass 30C
Almost 19m drivers expected to hit roads over long weekend, with heaviest traffic likely to be on Friday and SaturdayAn especially hot late May bank holiday weekend is expected to bring even more traffic to the roads than usual at the start of the half-term break taking place in parts of the UK, motoring organisations have warned.With temperatures forecast to pass 30C in places by Monday, coastal roads are predicted to be among the busiest, with long queues expected towards seaside resorts and the Port of Dover, where delays in border checks are compounding the holiday rush. Continue reading...
