Britney Spears admits to reckless driving in plea deal to avoid jail
Published: 3:02am, 5 May 2026Updated: 3:42am, 5 May 2026 Britney Spears on Monday admitted to reckless driving involving alcohol, in a plea deal that...
Chloe Zhao, Stellan Skarsgard and Demi Moore among Cannes Film Festival jurors
Chinese filmmaker Chloe Zhao, whose films from Nomadland to Hamnet have become awards-season favourites, will join the jury for the Cannes Film Festival, which...
US’ Bessent urges China to help open Strait of Hormuz
Published: 1:42am, 5 May 2026Updated: 2:41am, 5 May 2026 US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent on Monday pressed China to ramp up diplomatic pressure on...
Fatal 2022 China Eastern Airlines plane crash points to deliberate fuel cut-off
The China Eastern Airlines plane that crashed into a hillside in 2022, killing all 132 people on board, had its fuel supply cut mid-flight,...
2 dead, 2 injured after car ramming in German city of Leipzig
Published: 12:29am, 5 May 2026Updated: 12:48am, 5 May 2026 Two people were killed and two severely injured when a car ran into a crowd...
Uzbek PM Abdulla Aripov to join ‘milestone’ 200-member delegation in Hong Kong
Uzbek Prime Minister Abdulla Aripov will visit Hong Kong two days after a 200-strong delegation from the Central Asian country arrived in the city...
Germany jails mother for locking up daughter for 7 years
A German woman convicted of keeping her young daughter locked up at home for years was sentenced to five years in prison on Monday....
Trump family’s crypto project sues billionaire backer Justin Sun
World Liberty Financial, the crypto venture co-founded by US President Donald Trump and his sons, said on Monday it had filed a defamation lawsuit...
India PM Modi’s party takes control of West Bengal in key state election
Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s ruling Hindu nationalist party on Monday wrested control of the state of West Bengal, an opposition stronghold, in a...