Malaysia’s top court Friday struck down over a dozen Shariah-based state laws, saying they encroached on federal authority, a decision denounced by Islamists who fear it could undermine religious courts across the country. In an 8-1 ruling, the nine-member Federal Court panel invalidated 16 laws made by the opposition-run Kelantan state government, which imposed punishments … Read more
Austin Butler is opening up in a new interview. The 32-year-old actor is promoting Dune: Part Two and sat down for an interview where he spoke about his movies and TV projects like Elvis and Masters of the Air, Florence Pugh getting hit in the face with a flying object during Dune’s Comic Con panel, … Read more
Karolina Shiino speaks fluent Japanese, grew up in Japan and was crowned Miss Japan 2024. But her win attracted an unusual amount of controversy — because she was born in Ukraine, and is Caucasian in appearance. Critics said she was not representative of the traditional Japanese ideal of beauty, even as her supporters called her … Read more
Even so, a little more than two weeks after publishing its investigation into Appin Technology, on December 5, Reuters complied with the Indian court’s injunction, removing its story. Soon, in a kind of domino effect of censorship, others began to take down their own reports about Appin Technology after receiving legal threats based on the … Read more
NEW YORK (AP) — A video showing a group of migrants brawling with police in Times Square has touched off a political furor and renewed debate over a long-standing New York City policy that limits cooperation between local police and federal immigration authorities. The surveillance footage, recorded Jan. 27 outside a Manhattan homeless shelter, shows … Read more
Saturday Night Live instantly started receiving backlash after Nikki Haley made a surprise appearance during the Feb. 3 show. During a town hall sketch for the cold open, the Republican presidential candidate made a cameo to ask James Austin Johnson’s Donald Trump some questions of her own. More from The Hollywood Reporter Haley started out … Read more
Alyssa Milano is firing back at online trolls bombarding her son’s comments section on Instagram after she caught flak when she asked for help to help raise money for her son’s Little League trip to Cooperstown, New York. The Who’s the Boss? star took to Instagram on Thursday and shared screenshots of the comments randos left … Read more
KYIV — When Volodymyr Zelensky told his top commander, Gen. Valery Zaluzhny, on Monday that he would soon be dismissed, the Ukrainian president suggested a leadership change might help provide a refresh. The public is increasingly exhausted by the war, and aid from international partners has slowed, Zelensky said, according to a senior Ukrainian official … Read more
Ariana Grande ‘couldn’t care less’ about people’s obsession over her love life, claims source Ariana Grande unbothered by backlash over Ethan Slater’s romance Ariana Grande does not care what people say about her controversial romance with Ethan Slater, which began right after she divorced her husband of two years, Dalton Gomez. The 7 Rings singer … Read more
In the grim darkness of Warhammer 40,000’s future, there is only one thing: war. In the grim darkness of Warhammer 40,000 fandom right now, there are only two: not enough hardback novels, and too many reseller bots gobbling them up. Rahul Kohli Loves Star Wars & Warhammer In the vast array of tie-in fiction for … Read more