CARACAS, Venezuelaย โย It was about 2 a.m. Saturday Caracas time when the detonations began, lighting up the sullen sky like a post-New Yearโs fireworks display. โยกYa comenzรณ!โ was the recurrent phrase in homes, telephone conversations and social media chats as the latest iteration of U.S. โshock and aweโ rocked the Venezuelan capital. โIt has begun!โ Then…
Former senior Tory Robert Jenrick has defected to Reform UK after being sacked by Kemi Badenoch. The ex-Conservative leadership hopeful was dramatically ousted as shadow justice secretary and suspended from the Tory party on Thursday morning. Politics latest: Jenrick reveals why he defected There was instant speculation Mr Jenrick was defecting to Reform, but he…
Dozens of the worldโs major rivers are so heavily tapped, they often run dry before reaching the sea. More than half of all large lakes are shrinking, and most of the worldโs major underground sources are declining irreversibly as agricultural pumping drains water that took centuries or even thousands of years to accumulate. In a…
โThe Voiceโ is switching things up again! Following Season 29โs โThe Voice: Battle of Champions,โ it appears the NBC singing competition is undergoing another makeover for 2027. On Aug. 4, it was revealed that NBC has started production for โThe Voice: Celebrity,โ where stars ranging from actors, musicians, influencers and more will compete to become…
After another impressively profitable weekend in theaters, James Cameronโs โAvatar: Fire and Ashโ helped crown its star Zoe Saldaรฑa the queen of the box office. The third โAvatarโ movie boasted $21.3 million in North American sales last week, bringing it to a global total of $1.23 billion. With those impressive stats, Saldaรฑa officially surpassed Scarlett…
MPs have warned that recent and upcoming policies could be the final nail in the coffin for many pubs, as the Commons backed an increase in alcohol duty in line with inflation. Pubs have faced a toxic cocktail in recent years, including an increase in employer’s national insurance, the minimum wage, energy costs, business rates,…
Resident doctors in England are primed to go on strike next week after a deadline set by the prime minister arrived without a deal agreed. Sir Keir Starmer issued an ultimatum on Tuesday, saying the government would withdraw its offer of thousands of NHS jobs, extra training places, and pay reforms if the walkout wasn’t…
In writer-director Adrian Chiarellaโs โLeviticus,โ gay teens in small-town Australia are stalked by a shape-shifting monster that takes the form of whomever they most desire. For cautious newcomer Naim (Joe Bird), thatโs Ryan (Stacy Clausen), the classmate heโs been stealing kisses with in an abandoned mill, making it dangerous not only for the boys to…
SAN DIEGOย โย While their spring convention was held beneath mostly sunny San Diego skies, delegates and leaders of the California Republican party basked in a different sort of glow over the weekend as the campaign for a leading Democratic candidate for governor imploded because of allegations of sexual assault and misconduct. The party did not endorse…
For days, details surrounding the wedding between Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce remained hidden behind a veil of mystery. But now that the loversโ matrimony has been officially confirmed by their camp, guests are opening up about the event. Guests, including musicians, directors and more, have started to share their impressions of the nuptials on…