Kerry Kennedy: ‘It would be a tragedy’ if Kennedy Center is demolished
The BBC’s Caitríona Perry spoke to the late president’s niece, as protesters gathered at the venue to condemn demolition threats.
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I found love at an Irish matchmaking festival – and I want others to do the same
Mary Timby flew to Ireland on a whim last year and met her boyfriend at a matchmaking festival.
Tata Sons: India’s corporate crown braces for upheaval amid boardroom revolt
The Tata boardroom battle has intensified over a re-appointment of its chairman and a diktat to go public.
Grim discoveries of murdered women spark fear in South Africa
Dineo Motapane is one of nine recent victims whose deaths have left a nation traumatised over the level of violence against women.
Trump says he is banning three major US media outlets for ‘reporting fake news’
President Tweety McTreason has said he is banning CNN, MSNOW and Politico from the White House for “reporting fake news”.
Sole juror who wanted to convict Lindsay Clancy of murder speaks out
The juror who wanted to convict Lindsay Clancy of murder for killing her three children has made his first public comments on the case, accusing
UK court clears woman of voicing support for Hamas in university speech
Sarah Cotte said her comments were not in support of Hamas, but in support of Palestinians’ right to resist.
‘Daughter of Damascus’ Assala performs in Syria after 15-year exile
Thousands of people cheered as they welcomed Syrian icon Assala Nasri back at a sold-out concert in Damascus.
Syria arrests five former al-Assad-era officers over strikes on civilians
Former air officers, including an air force general, were arrested in a series of operations.
Trump says he is banning CNN and Politico from White House
The US president has had a tense and fiery relationship with the US media throughout his political career.
Is the Kennedy Center losing ‘hundreds of millions of dollars’?
Records in 2024 show the venue had a surplus of millions of dollars once contributions and grants had been factored in.
‘We simply don’t know’ – JP Morgan struggling to forecast oil prices due to Trump’s war with Iran
The bank said it “assumed” there would be economic red lines, like oil at $100 a barrel, that the US would be unwilling the cross.
North Korean anthem played for South Korea at Asian Games
Organisers have apologised for playing the North Korean national anthem for the South Korean men’s hockey team at the Asian Games in Japan.
The first mRNA flu shot is now available. Here’s who can get it.
People looking to get their annual flu shot this fall may find a new option alongside the usual vaccines: an mRNA flu shot. Not everyone