Cuba suffers nationwide blackout after power grid collapse
Reuters A nail salon in Havana during Friday’s blackout. Cuba experienced a nationwide blackout after its electrical grid shut down on Friday. The communist country’s power grid collapsed at around…
Farmers seen fleeing Nebraska wildfire during harvest
Firefighters battled several wildfires in northeastern Nebraska on Thursday, fuelled by dry conditions and strong winds. Video taken by the Butler County Sheriff’s Department shows tractors and fire workers on…
Angelina Jolie ‘spellbinding’ as opera star Callas
Getty Images Jolie’s own singing voice is blended with original recordings by Callas in the film Angelina Jolie walked the red carpet in London on Friday as her film about…
Israelis and Palestinians react to Hamas leader Sinwar’s death
Getty Images Israelis such as these in Jerusalem were overwhelmingly supportive of the news that Sinwar had been killed Many Israelis cheered and danced on the streets at the news…
Italy’s Meloni faces big setback over migrant camps in Albania
BBC Italy’s first migrant processing centre in Albania only opened this week Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni’s five-year deal to send migrants rescued at sea to camps in Albania for…
Labour tiptoes nervously towards a China policy
Reuters David Lammy’s meeting with Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi comes three months after Labour returned to power Labour declared after the election that “Britain is back” on the world…
Inverness Caley Thistle fail to reach deal with businessman
SNS Talks had been ongoing between the club and businessman David Anderson Inverness Caledonian Thistle plans to enter administration next week after the club failed to reach a deal with…
Charli XCX’s Brat finally tops chart as James Blunt misses out
Charli XCX’s album Brat has finally topped the UK charts, after it was re-released as a remix album. Brat And It’s Completely Different But Also Still Brat includes new versions…
Simon Cowell pays tribute to ‘kind, funny, talented’ Liam Payne
Simon Cowell has paid tribute to One Direction star Liam Payne, saying he is “heartbroken” and feels “empty” following the singer’s death. Cowell, who put the group together on The…
Lifeguard recounts off-duty rescue of teen lost at sea off Hawaii
A lifeguard fought back tears as he described rescuing a teenager who was lost at sea off Hawaii in his kayak for nearly 12 hours. Noland Keaulana was off-duty when…