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French prosecutors have opened an investigation into the Australian video platform Kick over the death of a content creator during a live stream. Raphaël Graven – also known as Jean Pormanove – was found dead in a residence near the city of Nice last week.He was known for videos in which he endured apparent violence and humiliation.The Paris prosecutor said the investigation would look into whether Kick knowingly broadcast “videos of deliberate attacks on personal integrity”.The BBC has approached Kick for comment. A spokesperson for the platform previously said the company was “urgently reviewing” the circumstances around Mr Graven’s death.The…

An air of sexual tension hangs over the banquet table in the first clip from “100 Nights of Hero,” the period fantasy feature set to have its world premiere in Venice. The film — a feminist fairytale written and directed by Julia Jackman based on Isabel Greenberg’s graphic novel — stars Nicholas Galitzine, Emma Corrin and Maika Monroe in lead roles. In the clip, Amir Al-Masry’s neglectful husband Jerome tells his innocent bride Cherry (Monroe) that he’s going away unexpectedly, leaving her in his castle with his friend Manfred (Galitzine). The charming guest suggestively assures he’ll “take good care of your lovely…

The head of a Malagasy king killed by French troops during a colonial-era war has been formally returned to Madagascar.The handover of King Toera’s skull – and those of two other members of his court – took place at a ceremony at the culture ministry in Paris.The skulls had been brought to France at the end of the 19th Century and stored at the Museum of Natural History in the French capital.It is the first use of a new law meant to expedite the return of human remains from collections in France.”These skulls entered the national collections in circumstances that…

Hamas agreed to the proposal, which was put forward by mediators Egypt and Qatar more than 10 days ago.Israel seems “unwilling to reach an agreement” as it has not yet responded to the ceasefire proposal agreed by Hamas earlier this month, the Foreign Ministry spokesperson of mediator Qatar said.While Qatar pledged to continue its efforts to bring an end to Israel’s war on Gaza, which has now killed more than 62,000 Palestinians, ministry spokesperson Majed al-Ansari called on the international community to put pressure on Israel to accept the latest Gaza ceasefire proposal.“We are in contact with all parties in…

“It's the first time since the second world war that Australia has asked a foreign ambassador to leave the country.”

‘Steamy windows!” belted out Tina Turner. I always thought she was singing about an erotic encounter, but now I believe she must have been testing kettles. There’s nothing quite like 12 of them boiling one after the other to fill your kitchen with mist, adding a soft-focus haze to everything in it and making every cold surface slick.The Guardian’s journalism is independent. We will earn a commission if you buy something through an affiliate link. Learn more.Hair-frizzing humidity aside – I spent two days looking as if I had stuck my fingers in a plug socket – the bigger issue at…

Valtteri Bottas and Sergio Perez return to the F1 grid after both drivers were dropped by their teams at the end of 2024.Sergio Perez and Valtteri Bottas will be back on the Formula One starting grid next season after Cadillac announced the signing of the multiple race winners as the team’s debut driver pairing.The Mexican and Finn both have multiyear deals, the General Motors-backed outfit said on Tuesday without providing further details.Perez, a six-time race winner, and Bottas, who took 10 victories for Mercedes, are both 35 and have unfinished business after being dropped by the Red Bull and Sauber…

59 The Infrastructure and Development Bank of Zimbabwe (IDBZ) has opened investigations into one of its former senior managers, Mr. Suckson Muswe, over allegations of inflating costs in a multi-million-dollar student hostel project in Bulawayo. The alleged scam, according to sources, may have cost the state-owned bank millions of dollars and is now attracting criminal charges. Muswe, who was previously known as Suckson Makwasha, was a key figure in the construction of the new Bulawayo student accommodation facility. The project, valued at about US$17.5 million, was supposed to ease Zimbabwe’s acute student housing shortage. However, investigators now believe the project…

South Africa score ten tries in their 66-6 victory over debutants Brazil to get off the mark in their Women’s Rugby World Cup campaign at Franklin’s Gardens.MATCH REPORT: Women’s Rugby World Cup: South Africa v Brazil – Pool DAvailable to UK users only.

Public letter signed by senior diplomats calls for urgent action over Israel’s war on GazaEmma Graham-HarrisonA public letter signed by 209 former EU ambassadors, senior diplomatic staff and ambassadors from EU nation states has been published today, calling for urgent action over Israel’s war in Gaza and unlawful actions in the West Bank.If the EU will not act collectively, member states must take steps individually or in smaller groups to support human rights and uphold international law, the letter says, laying out nine possible approaches.They include suspending arms export licenses, barring trade in goods and services with illegal settlements and…