Zayn Malik announces Las Vegas residency for 2026
Zayn Malik has announced a week-long residency in Las Vegas in January. The former One Direction singer has only toured solo once since leaving the band, on last year’s Stairway…
Modi’s tax cuts will give India a festive spending boost
Nikhil Inamdar & Archana ShuklaBBC News, Mumbai LightRocket via Getty Images Lower GST rates coincide with the beginning of a long festive season in India Starting Monday, the daily economic…
Prayer, tears and a Trump-Musk handshake at Kirk memorial
Tens of thousands of people gathered at State Farm Stadium for Charlie Kirk’s memorial in Glendale, Arizona. President Donald Trump, Vice-President JD Vance, Secretary of State Marco Rubio, and Health…
Disney reinstates Jimmy Kimmel after suspension over Charlie Kirk remarks
Getty Images US comedian Jimmy Kimmel will return to his late-night talk show on Tuesday after he was suspended for making jokes relating to the death of conservative influencer Charlie…
‘Moonies’ church leader arrested over gifts to ex-South Korea first lady
South Korea has arrested the leader of the controversial Unification Church over allegations the organisation bribed South Korea’s former first lady in exchange for business and political favours. Han Hak-ja’s…
Brazil ex-president Jair Bolsonaro’s son charged with coercion
Getty Images Brazil’s chief prosecutor has charged the son of former President Jair Bolsonaro with coercion, according to an official statement on Monday. The attorney general’s office has alleged Eduardo…
Three West African countries to quit UN top court
Burkina Faso, Mali and Niger have announced they will immediately withdraw from the International Criminal Court (ICC), labelling it an “instrument of neo-colonialist repression”. The three military-led countries issued a…
Mum found guilty of killing her two children
A mother in New Zealand has been found guilty of killing her two children and hiding their bodies in suitcases, in a high-profile case that shocked the country. Hakyung Lee,…
British couple held by Taliban for months feared they would be executed
Caroline Hawleydiplomatic correspondent and Freya Chappell Reuters A British couple released by the Taliban in Afghanistan last week say they were detained in 10 different prisons and at one point…
Kirk memorial’s religious and political mix hints at future of MAGA movement
Anthony ZurcherNorth America correspondent Getty Images The event honouring conservative activist Charlie Kirk at a stadium in Arizona was a swirling mix of memorial service, big-church Christian religious revival and…