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In late July this year, a few days before his 50th birthday, the exiled Russian film-maker Ilya Khrzhanovsky was landed with a 50,000 rouble (£450) fine by the Presnensky District Court of Moscow. This punishment was ostensibly for a Kafkaesque administrative offence relating to “procedures for the activities of foreign agents”. Khrzhanovsky himself thinks it was a symbolic birthday warning from the Russian authorities that he is still on their radar.“It’s clear it is absolute nonsense,” Khrzhanovsky says. “I will not pay it. I am not a Russian citizen and I don’t want to pay any money to the Russian…

The widow of prominent right-wing activist Charlie Kirk has pledged to carry on her husband’s work, after authorities in the United States announced his alleged assassin had finally been captured.Investigators had appeared to be making slow progress in the hunt for whoever killed Donald Trump’s close ally, until they released security camera images of a young man on Friday.Recommended Stories list of 4 itemsend of list“We got him,” Utah Governor Spencer Cox told a news conference, identifying the suspect as Tyler Robinson, 22, who had reportedly been confronted by his father over the pictures and then turned in.The 31-year-old Kirk…

Neve Gordon-Farleigh andRobby WestEast of EnglandRobby West/BBCEmma Simmonds went to the Queen Elizabeth Hospital to seek help from the gynaecology department for fertility struggles A woman says she has lost “complete faith” and will never go back to a hospital that left her feeling “dismissed” after she had a miscarriage.Emma Simmonds, 41, went to the early pregnancy unit at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH) in King’s Lynn, Norfolk, in 2023 after bleeding at almost 11 weeks pregnant.She was told to return the next day and found out she had a miscarriage.Chris Bown, interim managing director at the QEH, said: “Our…

Bill ConnellySep 12, 2025, 07:25 AM ETCloseBill Connelly is a writer for ESPN. He covers college football, soccer and tennis. He has been at ESPN since 2019.Week 1 had headliners for the casuals. Week 2 had rivalry games and loads of thrillers for the hardcores. In Week 3, we attempt to split the difference. This week gives us high-stakes helmet games (Texas A&M-Notre Dame, Georgia-Tennessee, Florida-LSU) and rivalry games both bitter (Pitt-West Virginia) and, sometimes, silly (Ole Miss-Arkansas). But most of all, it gives us PANIC.All of ESPN. All in one place.Watch the US Open and much more in the…

The trial of three officers was postponed due to a funeral The trial of three Brighton Beach police officers accused of attempting to cover up a rape was postponed in the Durban Magistrate’s court on Friday. The case concerns Q (a name we assigned to the victim who is in witness protection), who had reported that she was raped in March 2023. Her rapist, Zwelakhe Mashaba, was released when officer Gugulethu Buthelezi issued a notice claiming insufficient evidence. Keep up with the latest headlines on WhatsApp | LinkedIn According to the state, Q was later detained, intimidated by officers Phila…

Nigerian chef and former Guinness World Record holder, Hilda Baci, has attempted to make the world’s largest pot of jollof rice, a popular West African dish.Thousands of people gathered in Lagos to watch the food influencer’s latest world record bid, after once holding the 2023 title for the longest cooking marathon – an exhausting 93 hours and 11 minutes – nearly four days.Her gigantic jollof rice recipe included 4,000kg (8,800 lb) of rice, 500 cartons of tomato paste and 600kg of onions – all poured into a custom-made pot of almost 23,000 litres.The dish took several hours to cook and…

290 Nigerian banks posted a strong growth in interest income, hitting ₦15.4 trillion in the past year, as tighter monetary policies by the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN) boosted earnings. This was revealed in the 20th edition of the Banking Sector Report by Afrinvest, which was launched in Lagos during the firm’s 30th anniversary celebration. According to the report, the hawkish stance of the Monetary Policy Committee under Governor Olayemi Cardoso resulted in a cumulative 875 basis points hike in the benchmark interest rate between February and November 2024, bringing it to 27.5 percent. The move was aimed at controlling…

On Friday, Tyler Robinson, a 22-year-old Utah native, was identified by federal law enforcement as a suspect in the murder of Charlie Kirk. During Friday’s press conference, officials said that several bullet casings recovered from a hunting rifle found near the crime scene had messages inscribed on them.During the press conference, officials appeared to take the inscriptions literally, to the extent they ascribed meaning to them at all. But the four messages apparently written by the alleged shooter instead seem to invoke a variety of memes and video game references.One of the casings was said to be engraved with the…

Sean Astin followed in the footsteps of his mother Patty Duke on Friday as he was elected SAG-AFTRA president 37 years after she left the post. The Lord of the Rings actor will preside over the sprawling 160,000-member union alongside his running mate Michelle Hurd, who was appointed secretary-treasurer. Astin won nearly 80 percent of the vote, while his opponent Chuck Slavin earned a little more than 20 percent. Hurd racked up about 65 percent of the vote, with her opponent Peter Antico receiving more than 35 percent support. Voter turnout was low, with 17.34 percent of ballots being returned…

The Crisis in Zimbabwe Coalition (CiZC) has raised alarm over what it described as ‘grave human rights violations’ in mining communities across the country. The concerns were raised during a virtual meeting held on Wednesday. The dialogue, titled “Exploring Strategies to Defend Fundamental Rights in Mining Communities: What Are the Available Avenues?” which brought together activists, civil society groups and community representatives to address reports of widespread abuses linked to mining operations. Follow us on WhatsApp | LinkedIn for the latest headlines Concerns raised included forced displacements, severe environmental degradation and widespread water and air pollution. Participants also reported cases…