MOSCOW — Several gunmen in combat fatigues burst into a big concert hall in Moscow on Friday and fired automatic weapons at the crowd, injuring an unspecified number of people, Russian media said. Russian news reports said that the assailants also used explosives, causing a massive blaze at the Crocus City Hall on the western … Read more
LONDON — The scandal over Kate, Princess of Wales’ family snapshot — dubbed “photogate” — is a new chapter in the thorny relationship between the media and Britain’s royal family. It’s also a sign of how hard it is for the monarchy to control its own narrative in the social-media era. U.K. newspapers were dominated … Read more
LONDON — The first official photo of Kate, the Princess of Wales, since she underwent abdominal surgery nearly two months ago, was pulled from circulation by The Associated Press and several other news organizations because the image appeared to have been manipulated. Kensington Palace had issued the image Sunday as speculation swirled on social media … Read more
LONDON — Prince Harry flew more than 5,000 miles (8,000 kilometers) to see his father after King Charles III was diagnosed with cancer. But Harry did not see his estranged brother, William, during a visit that lasted scarcely 24 hours. The royal brothers remain emotionally and physically an ocean apart. British media published photos of … Read more
ISTANBUL — Two gunmen took seven hostages at a factory owned by U.S. company Procter & Gamble in northwest Turkey on Thursday, according to media reports, apparently in protest of the Israel-Hamas war in Gaza. Turkish media published an image of one of the purported suspects inside the factory, a man wearing what appeared to … Read more
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Two Iranian journalists who were serving long prison sentences over their coverage of the death of Mahsa Amini have been released on bail pending their appeal, Iranian media reported Sunday. Niloufar Hamedia, who broke the news of Amini’s death while in police custody for wearing her headscarf too loose, and … Read more
Four migrants have died yards from shore in southern Spain after being forced out of the boat they were traveling in ByCIARÁN GILES Associated Press and HERNÁN MUÑOZ Associated Press November 30, 2023, 7:11 AM MADRID — Four migrants have died meters (yards) from shore in southern Spain after being forced out of the boat … Read more
NEW DELHI — The rescue of 41 construction workers trapped nearly two weeks in a collapsed tunnel in northern India has reached the final stretch of digging. The drill that’s digging into the dirt and debris had made it through 44 meters (144 feet) out of approximately the 57 needed, Harpal Singh, a manager of … Read more
LONDON — A column in The Solar tabloid that fantasized about seeing Prince Harry’s spouse, Meghan, being pelted with feces as she was paraded bare by the streets was sexist, Britain’s press watchdog discovered. The column by TV character Jeremy Clarkson in December described how he hated the Duchess of Sussex “on a mobile degree.” … Read more
OTTAWA, Ontario — Google mentioned Thursday it’ll take away hyperlinks to Canadian information on its platforms throughout Canada over a brand new legislation that can require digital giants to compensate media shops for content material they share or in any other case repurpose. The tech big mentioned it’ll take away Canadian information hyperlinks from Google … Read more