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Austria's JJ wins Eurovision 2025 with opera-techno fusion
Austria's JJ won the 2025 Eurovision Song Contest on Sunday, with his operatic song "Wasted Love" triumphing at the world's biggest live music television event.
Showtime as Eurovision Song Contest final begins
The Eurovision Song Contest final kicked off Saturday in a blaze of pyrotechnics as 26 countries did battle at the world's biggest live music television event.
Worry for orcas in French marine park spikes after video
A video posted online of two orcas circling in an algae-infested pool in southern France has brought a fresh wave of worldwide concern for cetaceans Wikie, 24, and her 11-year-old calf Keijo.
Joaquin Phoenix stars in Covid-era thriller set in 'sick' America
Joaquin Phoenix stars in the darkly satirical "Eddington" which premiered at the Cannes film festival on Friday, a biting take on America's culture wars set in a small New Mexico town.
Combs's ex Cassie wraps grim week of testimony
Casandra Ventura, the ex-girlfriend of music mogul Sean Combs, on Friday finished four grueling days on the witness stand in his sex trafficking trial, testifying in graphic, deeply personal terms about years of abuse including rape.
US singer Brown ordered held until June in UK assault case
American R&B singer Chris Brown, former boyfriend of superstar Rihanna, was Friday remanded in custody until June 13 by a UK court, charged with assault over a 2023 incident.
Eurovision comes full circle, showing changing times
Switzerland is hosting Eurovision for the third time, with the extravaganza a world away from when it staged the inaugural competition in 1956 -- and also from 1989 when Celine Dion starred.
Influencer's murder shows dark side of Mexican social media fame
With her followers watching on TikTok, Mexican beauty influencer Valeria Marquez revealed her fears of being kidnapped or killed. Soon afterwards, a gunman arrived and shot her dead.
Combs's ex Cassie faces intense defense questioning
Attorneys for Sean "Diddy" Combs on Thursday tried to chip away at the credibility of Casandra Ventura, the music mogul's former girlfriend, after two days of her grueling testimony in his trial on sex trafficking charges.
Milkshakes, opera and lust as Eurovision semi votes counted
The 16 countries competing in the Eurovision Song Contest's second semi-final were at the mercy of TV voters across the continent and beyond as they awaited their fate on Thursday.
Brazil president leads final farewell to Uruguay's Mujica
Brazil's Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva hailed Uruguay's former president Jose "Pepe" Mujica as "a superior human being" Thursday as politicians joined citizens at a memorial for the famously humble ex-leader.
Combs's ex Cassie to face intense defense questioning
Casandra Ventura, the former girlfriend of Sean "Diddy" Combs, is set to receive intense cross-examination from the music mogul's defense team Thursday in his sex trafficking trial.
Cannes Festival opens under pressure to take stance on Gaza war
The Cannes film festival kicks off on the French Riviera on Tuesday, with organisers facing pressure to take a stance on Israel's siege of Gaza after a letter from hundreds of top cinema figures denouncing "genocide" in the Palestinian territory.
'I thought I was going to die,' Kardashian tells in Paris robbery trial
American celebrity Kim Kardashian told a Paris court on Tuesday she feared she was going to be killed by masked men who robbed her at gunpoint of millions of dollars of jewellery during the French capital's fashion week.
Princess Catherine says nature her 'sanctuary' amid cancer recovery
Nearly 14 months after she announced her cancer diagnosis, Britain's Princess Catherine has launched a video series about nature, hailing it as her "sanctuary" over the past year.
Cannes Festival under pressure to take stance on Gaza war
The Cannes film festival kicks off on the French Riviera Tuesday, with organisers facing pressure to take a stance on Israel's siege of Gaza after a letter from hundreds of top cinema figures denouncing "genocide" in the Palestinian territory.
French court gives Depardieu 18-month suspended sentence for sexual assault
A Paris court on Tuesday handed French cinema icon Gerard Depardieu an 18-month suspended sentence after convicting him of sexually assaulting two women on a film set in 2021.
Kim Kardashian to testify in multi-million-dollar Paris robbery trial
A-list celebrity Kim Kardashian is to testify in a Paris court on Tuesday, an eagerly awaited appearance nearly a decade after masked men robbed her at gunpoint of millions of dollars of jewellery during the French capital's fashion week.
Kim Kardashian to testify in Paris multi-million-dollar robbery trial
A-list celebrity Kim Kardashian is to testify in a Paris court on Tuesday, an eagerly awaited appearance nearly a decade after masked men robbed her at gunpoint of millions of dollars of jewellery during the French capital's fashion week.
Renowned Holocaust survivor Margot Friedlaender dies at 103
One of Germany's most renowned Holocaust survivors, Margot Friedlaender, has died at the age of 103 in her native Berlin, her foundation announced on Friday.
Putin gears up to host world leaders at lavish army parade
Russian President Vladimir Putin will host a lavish World War II Victory Day parade in Moscow on Friday, an event the Kremlin hopes will rally patriotism at home and project strength abroad as its troops fight in Ukraine.
Nearing 100, Malaysian ex-PM Mahathir blasts 'old world' Trump
Former Malaysian prime minister Mahathir Mohamad is giving President Donald Trump three months before his fellow Americans force him to rethink his stringent global tariff strategy, accusing the US leader of "living in an old world".
Elk could return to UK after 3,000 years as plan wins funding
Elk could roam the English countryside for the first time in 3,000 years after funding was approved to explore plans for their eventual reintroduction into the wild.
Ozempic slimming craze sweeps Kosovo despite side effects
Kosovo influencer Tringa Kadriu sees the slimming drug Ozempic as a chance to shed excess pounds -- and she is not the only one in her Balkan nation, where more than half the population is overweight.
Rihanna reveals third pregnancy on Met Gala night
Rihanna loves to make an entrance at the Met Gala, and on her way to the event Monday, she revealed she is pregnant with her third child with rapper A$AP Rocky.
Stars shine at Met Gala, showcasing Black dandyism
It's the first Monday in May, which means the stars are hitting the red carpet for the Met Gala, the extravagant Manhattan charity ball that this year spotlights Black style through the lens of dandyism's subversive history.
UK begins four days of events to honour last WWII veterans
A military parade and planned balcony appearance by the royal family on Monday kicked off four days of UK celebrations marking 80 years since the end of World War II.
Kardashian ready to 'confront' her Paris attackers in court: lawyers
Kim Kardashian is ready to "confront" her Paris attackers as the US celebrity prepares to testify in person next week at a trial over an armed robbery of her jewellery in 2016, her lawyers said Monday.
Eurovision warms up with over-60s disco
Eurovision host city Basel laid on a mass over-60s disco on Saturday to whip up the party mood ahead of the event's grand final in two weeks' time.
Prince Harry says he would 'love' to reconcile with family
Prince Harry wants "reconciliation" with his estranged family, but "can't see" himself bringing "his wife and children back to the UK" after losing a security court case, he told the BBC Friday.
Prince Harry to hear outcome of UK security appeal on Friday
Prince Harry is due to discover Friday the outcome of his appeal against a UK government decision to downgrade his police protection on visits to Britain, according to court listings.
Seventeen years later, Brood XIV cicadas emerge in US
The last time these thrumming, red-eyed bugs burrowed out of the ground across America's suburbs and woodlands was the early summer of 2008.