TALLINN, Estonia — A Catholic activist in Belarus was handed a three-year prison sentence Friday on charges that Western diplomats have denounced as politically driven, the latest move in the authorities’ sweeping crackdown on the country’s civil society. Uladzislau Beladzed, 33, who taught the catechism at the city’s Cathedral of the Holy Name of the … Read more
The Aozora Bank Ltd. headquarters in Tokyo Japan, on Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024. Japan’s Aozora Bank became the second lender in a span of hours to surprise investors with losses tied to US commercial property, sending shares down by the limit and heightening concern over global banks’ exposure to souring real estate bets. Akio Kon … Read more
Wyatt Russell and wife Meredith Hagner will soon be welcoming baby no. 2 into their family, and everyone is looking forward to the big adventure. Russell walked the red carpet at the premiere of his new horror film Night Swim, held at the Hotel Figueroa in Los Angeles on Wednesday, and he spoke with ET’s Ash … Read more
Colombian singer Shakira has agreed to pay a fine of $8 million (€7.3 million) on top of a $18.5 million (€17 million) tax bill to avoid a three-year prison term over financial fraud allegations related to her tax evasion case. The singer’s trial was expected to run until December, but she noted that she had … Read more
Megan Thee Stallion recently told fans her next album will be an indie effort, and that’s no cap — her years-long battle with her record label 1501 Certified, and its boss Carl Crawford, is now over! Billboard reported on Thursday that both Megan and 1501 will “amicably part ways” … ending 3 years of back-and-forth … Read more