According to new reports, Residents in the Ukrainian city where a missile strike on a crowded shopping center that killed at least 20 people have dismissed the Russian army’s version of events as “absurd.” Dozens were injured and many are still missing after the strike set off a blaze inside a mall in Kremenchuk yesterday. Here’s what you need to know. The Russian army claimed today it had hit a nearby weapons depot with the explosion sparking the blaze at the shopping center, which according to Moscow was “not operational” at the time. But several Kremenchuk residents interviewed by AFP…
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It’s one royal politician hanging out with another royal. According to new reports, Prince William has met New Zealand’s prime minister Jacinda Ardern at Kensington Palace. The palace released a picture of them at William’s London residence. Here’s what you need to know. A spokesman for the duke said the meeting took place on Saturday. Ardern was in London for talks with Prime Minister Boris Johnson, with trade and the war in Ukraine dominating the agenda. Johnson greeted Ms Ardern with a handshake outside the door of Number 10, welcoming her on her first UK trip since the pandemic began.…
These actors say that it’s time for a change and a big one at that. Hollywood stars including Julianne Moore, Mark Ruffalo and Amy Schumer have signed a letter published on Monday calling for movies and television shows to depict responsible gun ownership and to limit scenes involving children with firearms. Here’s what you need to know. The open letter, penned in response to recent US mass shootings in Uvalde and Buffalo, was also signed by director JJ Abrams (Star Wars, Super 8), producer Shonda Rhimes (Bridgerton, Grey’s Anatomy) and Lucasfilm head Kathleen Kennedy. These Hollywood Stars Are Signing An…
Putin is hellbent on destroying the country from one end to the next. There are new reports that say Russia rained missiles near Ukraine’s Black Sea port of Odessa today, hitting an apartment building and a resort and killing at least 19 people, Ukrainian officials said, hours after Russian troops were driven off the nearby Snake Island. Here’s what you need to know. Reports say one section of a nine-storey apartment block was completely destroyed by a missile that struck at 1am. The walls and windows of a neighboring, 14-storey apartment block had also been damaged by the blast wave.…
The Crown star Claire Foy was under “significant risk” from an alleged stalker who sent her over 1,000 emails in a month, a court in London has heard. Foy, who portrayed the young Queen Elizabeth II in the first two series of the hit Netflix show, was allegedly targeted by Jason Penrose, 39, in November and December last year. Here’s what you need to know. Penrose, who gave his address as Highgate Mental Health Centre in north London, was accompanied by NHS workers at Highbury Corner Magistrates’ Court in London just last week. The Crown Star Claire Foy Has Been…
Well, it’s certainly too late to turn back the clock now. Actress Dakota Johnson has spoken about the making of Fifty Shades of Grey, saying it was “psychotic” and that she “signed up to do a very different version of the film we ended up making.” Here’s what she has to say. Johnson starred alongside Jamie Dornan in the 2015 adaptation of author EL James’ bestselling novel. They made two more films in the franchise, Fifty Shades Darker in 2017 and Fifty Shades Freed in 2018. Dakota Johnson Says Filming Fifty Shades Franchise Wasn’t What She Expected At All Speaking…
President Biden, are you there? Brittney Griner has gone on trial in Russia after being arrested for cannabis possession at an airport in Moscow. The basketball player was detained four and a half months ago for allegedly carrying vape canisters filled with cannabis oil. Here’s what you need to know. Griner, who is a three-time WNBA league champion and seven-time All-Star, was escorted into a Moscow court in handcuffs as she prepares to stand trial. The two-time US Olympic gold medallist could face up to ten years in prison if convicted of large-scale transportation of drugs. In Russia, fewer than…
She still can’t get over it, you guys. Adele has admitted that the public reaction to her postponing her Las Vegas shows was “brutal” and that she was a “shell of a person” in the following months. The multi-award-winning singer was due to perform a series of shows from January to April this year at Caesars Palace but they were scrapped at very short notice. Here’s what she has to say. Appearing on BBC Radio 4’s Desert Island Discs, the 34-year-old said she had “definitely felt everyone’s disappointment” following the announcement and had been “devastated.” Adele Opens Up About Her…
No, it’s not what you are thinking at all. Travis Barker is opening up about the real reason that he was admitted to the hospital this week. The Blink 182 drummer says that he was suffering from “severe life-threatening pancreatitis.” Here’s what you need to know. According to reports, Barker was admitted earlier this week into Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles on a stretcher. Pancreatitis is an inflammation of the pancreas, a small organ located behind the stomach that helps with digestion. Travis Barker Reveals The Reason Why He Was Hospitalized Writing on Twitter, Barker said he had gone…
Under normal circumstances we’d agree with him, but… Russian President Vladimir Putin would not have started the war in Ukraine if he was a woman, according to British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Here’s what he has to say. Putin’s invasion of Ukraine is “a perfect example of toxic masculinity”, he said, calling for better education for girls around the world and for “more women in positions of power.” Boris Johnson Says That If Putin Were A Woman, There Would Be No War “If Putin was a woman, which he obviously isn’t, but if he were, I really don’t think he…