‘Cowardly and weak’: Navratilova hits out at Australian Open ban on Peng Shuai T-shirts

Tennis great Martina Navratilova has accused the Australian Open of being "cowardly" and "capitulating" to China by preventing fans from wearing T-shirts showing support for Peng Shuai.The Chinese tennis player disappeared from public view...

Review: Netflix’s ‘The House’ shows that home is where the art is

LONDON: Netflix is going big on adult animation. Not only has the streaming giant built its own studio in Los Angeles, but it continues to partner with some of the biggest names in the...

Man pleads guilty to abducting four-year-old Cleo Smith from campsite in Australia

A 36-year-old Australian man has pleaded guilty to abducting four-year-old Cleo Smith and keeping her inside his home for more than two weeks.Terence Darrell Kelly has appeared in Carnarvon Magistrates' Court where he pleaded...

‘May his soul rest in peace’ – French fashion designer Thierry Mugler dies

Iconic French designer Thierry Mugler has died at the age of 73.Throughout his career, Mr Mugler worked with multiple celebrities including Beyonce, Cardi B, and Lady Gaga.In 2019, he returned to the fashion world...

US puts 8,500 troops on heightened alert – as PM says Russia plans ‘lightning war’ in Ukraine

Up to 8,500 US troops have been put on heightened alert for possible deployment to eastern Europe to bolster NATO forces amid ongoing Russian aggression on Ukraine's border, says the Pentagon.

PM warns Russia plans ‘lightning war’ in Ukraine that could take out Kyiv – as NATO sends more ships and jets

Boris Johnson has warned that "gloomy" intelligence suggested Russia was planning a lightning raid on Ukraine's capital Kyiv as fears grow of an invasion - with NATO sending additional ships and jets to its...

‘They pointed guns at all of us’: Taliban’s crackdown against Afghan women exposed – but some are rebelling

The drive through snowy streets in the Afghan capital takes us through winding, narrow alleyways. It's necessary to avoid the attention of the Taliban soldiers who man multiple checkpoints in Kabul.In the car's back...

British expat killed in Thailand ‘sickle’ attack named as 49-year-old Marcus Evans

A British man who died in Thailand following an alleged assault has been named as Marcus Evans.The 49-year-old, from Berrow, Burnham-on-Sea in Somerset, was killed in the early hours of Saturday morning in the...