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Ukrainian quits college team over Russian signing
Ukrainian basketball player Kate Koval has left Louisiana State University’s team after it signed a Russian player, saying she could not reconcile the move with the impact of Russia’s invasion on her family and homeland. The 20-year-old, who had been expected to start at centre for LSU this season, said the decision followed the arrival…
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‘Jupiter’ Director Alexandre Smia on Making a Nuclear Thriller That Suddenly Feels Terrifyingly Real: ‘We’ve Entered the Third Nuclear Age’
French director Alexandre Smia’s feature debut “Jupiter” imagines a newly elected French president forced to confront the threat of nuclear war with Russia, and its Venice Film Festival premiere arrives at a moment when the scenario feels disturbingly plausible rather than dystopian. Smia says he began writing the film while Joe Biden was still US…
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Defence spending row, rate rise call and Apple’s £2bn tracking lawsuit dominate
Badenoch urges 3% defence spending against Russia while the Bank of England’s Huw Pill pushes for a rate rise; Apple faces a £2bn suit, Ultrahuman raises $70m, Anthropic tightens Claude security, and Netflix unveils The Altruists and Ravenloft.
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‘Why not try to be the best in the world, just for the fun of it?’ Art Garfunkel on a rich, restless life – and reconciling with Paul Simon
Art Garfunkel, one half of the legendary duo Simon and Garfunkel, has returned to touring at the age of 83-84 after a period of barely singing at all, with a UK leg beginning in October. The renewed run follows a moment of reflection in which he realised singing was one of the things that made…
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The search company that plants trees just launched a Linux browser to help Europe battle big tech
Ecosia, the Berlin-based, tree-planting search engine, has released a Linux version of its Chromium-based web browser, aiming to give European open-source users an alternative to browsers made by major American tech firms. The company frames the launch as part of a wider push for European “digital sovereignty,” pointing to growing scepticism among privacy-conscious users and…
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Rates warning, defence spending and Bartiromo’s Fox exit lead the bulletin
Huw Pill urges a rate rise over Middle East inflation risks as Badenoch demands 3% defence spending; Apple faces a £2bn tracking lawsuit, Ultrahuman raises $70m, and Mike Dean admits refereeing bias.
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Shakira, Romeo Santos, Prince Royce Among Top Winners at Premios Juventud 2026
Shakira, Prince Royce and Romeo Santos led the winners at Premios Juventud 2026, a ceremony broadcast live from the Starlight Amphitheater in Marbella, Spain, on Thursday night. The event marked the first time the awards show, which celebrates Latin music and entertainment, has been held in Europe, capping a week of related events staged in…
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International Oscar Submissions: Romania, South Korea, Chile, Germany and More Join the List
Countries are finalising their submissions for the Academy Award for Best International Feature Film ahead of the 1 October deadline, with the Oscars shortlist of 15 films due to be revealed on 15 December and nominations following on 21 January. Several notable entries have already emerged, including Romania’s Palme d’Or winner “Fjord” from Cristian Mungiu,…
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Defence Spending Standoff: UK Opposition Demands 3% Military Boost as Government Cuts Troops
Kemi Badenoch has set out how a Conservative government would fund a rise in defence spending to 3% of GDP by 2030, proposing to reintroduce the two-child benefit cap and cut disability benefits to pay for it. The Tory leader warned that Britain could be at war with Russia within four years and accused Prime…