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Getty ImagesWest’s 2026 tour has been hit by cancellations amid backlash over his history of antisemitic commentsThe Russian stadium that was scheduled to host two shows by Ye, the rapper also known as Kanye West, has said the events will no longer take place.In a social media post, St Petersburg’s Gazprom Arena said no rental agreement had been signed with the concert promoters. “Accordingly, the concert cannot take place on our site.”West would have been the first major Western performer to play Russia since it invaded Ukraine in 2022. The rapper is trying to rehabilitate his image after years of…
ReutersPan Am Flight 103 was brought down on 21 December 1988The trial of a Libyan man over the Lockerbie bombing has been postponed for a third time, after new evidence on the 37-year-old case came to light three days ago.Jury selection was due to get under way in Washington DC on Wednesday but the BBC understands a new start date has been set for January next year.Lawyers acting for Abu Agila Mohammad Kheir Al-Marimi said “newly discovered evidence” previously unknown to the defence and prosecutors from the US government emerged on Friday 21 August.Al-Marimi has denied building the bomb that…
Caroline KraetzerCaroline Kraetzer no longer gets tips but her salary is double the normWine waiter Caroline Kraetzer earns $40 (£30) an hour, double what most service staff in San Francisco are paid but then it costs a lot to eat at her restaurant.At a set price of $140 (£100) per person, La Cigale is one of a small number of restaurants charging higher prices so it can pay high salaries – and it doesn’t allow tips.It tells customers: “What you see is what you pay. We do not accept tips, your kind words and return visits will suffice.”Kraetzer says it…
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New Zealand PoliceNew Zealand police released a picture of Shulai WangA New Zealand court has jailed a religious sect leader over the death of an elderly follower who had travelled from China to live with his family.Kaixiao Liu was found guilty of manslaughter and kidnapping, and sentenced to more than 10 years in prison.The body of 70-year-old Shulai Wang had been found wrapped in rice bags near Auckland’s Gulf Harbour in March 2024, sparking a major homicide investigation which eventually led to Liu.Liu, a musician who previously appeared in a talent show in China, had denied the charges. He also…
‘Trump underestimates us’: Doug Ford takes aim at US over tariffsWhat leverage does Canada, which sells about 70% of its goods to the US, actually have in this spiralling trade dispute with its southern neighbour, who also happens to be the world’s largest economy?Canada is the top customer for 26 US states, including Maine, Michigan, and Wisconsin. And it is in the top three for 45 of the 50 American states, suggesting Prime Minister Mark Carney has room to manoeuvre in a trade fight.For now, Carney’s planned Canadian retaliatory duties are strategic “dollar-for-dollar” countermeasures focused on steel, dairy, appliances, agricultural…
EPAAndrei Fedorov, an adviser to the Kremlin, says there might be a “semi-military” response against UK drone factories by “unknown sources” over the sharing military blueprints with Russia.His comments on BBC Newsnight come as UK Prime Minister Andy Burnham says he plans to travel to the US next month with European leaders to lobby US President Trump on Ukraine’s defence needs. In an interview with Bloomberg, Burnham said, “I’m looking forward to going to New York in September,” when the UN General Assembly will meet.He said that while the details were not “fully confirmed”, it is “likely” he will go.…
Watch: BBC visits factories in China with robot workers”I take a nap and the world changes,” says Chen Tianyu.His world certainly does. The 28-year-old keeps up with the latest technology by spending his spare time in factories that are switching to automation. That way he knows what to prioritise when teaching his class about artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics.In front of him, around 30 college students are studying code. One of them is typing furiously as his eyes dart from the screen to the robot: “The idea is it will grab that cylindrical piece and move it over there.”A line…
APUS President Donald Trump welcomed his Syrian counterpart Ahmed al-Sharaa to the White House last yearThe US has removed Syria from its list of state sponsors of terrorism after 47 years, lifting what it said was the “final major barriers” for private sector investment in the country and its reintegration into the global economy.US Secretary Of State Marco Rubio said the move was in recognition of the Syrian government’s positive actions to fully distance itself from acts of international terrorism. The Trump administration has embraced Syria’s new president, Ahmed al-Sharaa, a former militant who once had an American bounty on…
Getty ImagesMacron and bin Salman share a passion for Dragon Ball Z, according to the Élysée Three theme parks will be built near Paris as part of a €6bn (£5.13bn) deal agreed between France and Saudi Arabia.The new development is expected to include a manga-themed park, inspired by the popular Japanese franchise Dragon Ball Z.French President Emmanuel Macron hailed the move as on a scale not seen “since Disneyland Paris”, and added “you know my interest for manga”.An opening date for the parks – which will be built near Cergy-Pontoise – has not set by the Élysée Palace, but they…