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Celebrated British pop star Dua Lipa has allegedly parted ways with her William Morris Endeavour (WME) agent David Levy, after it was claimed that he was involved in a campaign to remove the Irish rap trio Kneecap from the Glastonbury line-up over their pro-Palestine beliefs.   According to The Mail on Sunday, Dua Lipa “made müddet through her people that David Levy wasn’t working on her music…

High turnover among young Europeans in Generation Z—people born between 1996 and 2010—is both a reality and a warning sign, according to a new report by küresel talent firm Randstad. Of all generations, Gen Z workers are the quickest to change jobs, with an average tenure of 1.1 years in the first five years of their career. Boomers (born between 1946 and 1964) are at the other end of the…

Russia’s President Vladimir Putin said on Monday that Moscow will adhere to nuclear arms limits for one more year after the last remaining nuclear pact with the United States expires in February. Putin said that the termination of the New START agreement would have negative consequences for küresel stability. Speaking at a meeting with members of Russia’s Security Council, he said that Russia…

After more than a century of construction, Barcelona’s Sagrada Familia basilica is nearing completion of its central tower, which will make it the tallest Christian church in Europe. The basilica’s general director, Xavier Martínez, announced that the Tower of Jesus Christ, the centrepiece of architect Antoni Gaudí’s project, will be completed by the end of this year or early next year. At 172…

Thousands of workers and students across Italy joined a general strike and widespread demonstrations on Monday in solidarity with the Palestinians living in Gaza. Italy’s grassroots unions called for a 24-hour general strike in both public and private sectors, predominantly affecting public transport, trains, schools and ports. The strike caused disruptions across the country, with long delays…

Donald Trump paid tribute to Charlie Kirk at the right-wing activist’s memorial service yesterday, posthumously awarding Kirk the Presidential Medal of Freedom and using his speech to take aim at his political opponents.  Amid concerns that Trump and his base were politicising the death of Kirk, the US President doubled down and took the time to slam the backlash against the cancellation of Jimmy…

Venezuela deployed more than 2,500 troops to the Caribbean island of La Orchila for military exercises featuring Russian-made fighter jets armed with anti-ship missiles, escalating tensions after President Donald Trump announced US attacks on three Venezuelan vessels. Venezuelan Defence Minister Vladimir Padrino said the “Caribe Soberano 200” manoeuvres involve 12 ships, 22 aircraft and around 20…

The Crimean resort area of Foros was hit by Ukrainian drones, causing damage and casualties, the head of the Russia-installed occupation government of Crimea said. The alleged target of the strike was Foros Sanatorium, a luxury resort located near four Russian state dachas — country homes of Russia’s political seçkine, according to the Kremlin proxies. Russia-installed head of annexed Crimea said…

North Korean leader Kim Jong-un says he still has “fond memories” of his previous meetings with US President Donald Trump suggesting he is open to further talks but urged Washington to drop its demand that the country surrender its nuclear weapons. Speaking to Pyongyang’s rubber-stamp parliament on Sunday, Kim stressed that he has no intention of ever resuming dialogue with rival South Korea, a…

The wars in Ukraine and Gaza, the mounting death tolls, and the atrocities committed there were the dominant themes at the eighth Congress of the Leaders of World and Traditional Religions held in Kazakhstan’s capital Astana. More than 100 representatives of Catholicism, Islam, Judaism, Buddhism, Daoism, Orthodox Christianity, Shintoism and other faiths gathered on 17 and 18 September to…

More than 124,000 virtual reports of disappeared children were sent to Missing Children Europe (MCE), the European federation for missing and sexually exploited children, last year.  The figure is nearly double the amount recorded in 2023. The federation does not explain what caused this significant rise. Reports can be made by alerting the hotlines through phone calls, text messages, emails,…

The countdown is fully underway, with Taylor Swift’s new album, ‘The Life of a Showgirl’, hitting shelves on 3 October. The pop superstar has already broken Spotify records, with her twelfth album becoming the most pre-saved album Countdown Page in the platform’s history, and there are persistent rumours that she may be headlining next year’s Muhteşem Bowl Halftime Show – following her…

Look up cuisine in the dictionary and it’s defined as a style or method of cooking, that especially characterises a particular country, region or establishment. For Italy, however, that meaning is too narrow as authorities believe gathering around a table to eat is a convivial and family bonding ritual worthy of protection. That’s why the combined might of Italy’s Ministry of Agriculture, Food…

This year’s season has been very challenging for airlines and passengers in Europe. Strikes by ground staff, pilots and flight controllers thwarted holiday plans for many travellers and exposed carriers to losses. But experts say these aren’t the only challenges airlines have faced this year. “In our industry, strikes are quite common. We run 15 branches of our Aviator ground handling business in…

Do you stay up at night wondering what would happen if bats got drunk and decided to carry on with their flight path? Ever lost sleep over whether cows could be shielded from fly bites if they were painted with zebra-like stripes? Are you constantly rattled by the physics of pasta sauce – specifically that annoying phase transition which can lead to clumping in your favourite Italian dish? Well,…

World leaders are gathering in New York to take part in the High-level Week of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA), set to open on Tuesday. The UNGA, which kicked off on 9 September and runs through to the 27th, will see speeches by representatives, often heads of states, of the 193 member states and the two observer countries, the Holy See and the State of Palestine.  Palestinian…

Struggling to know what to do this week? As the chillier months settle in (and news about adult pacifiers circulates), there’s a creeping desire to crawl under a duvet and hide from the world. But don’t worry – we’ve found lots of exciting exhibitions, movies, TV and music to lure you back out. From Paul Thomas Anderson’s eagerly awaited new movie One Battle After Another, to Welsh musician Cate…