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Matilde Brandi kritizuje změnu profesorek v L'Eredità, Greta Zuccarello odchází

Italská televizní hvězda Matilde Brandi veřejně kritizovala rozhodnutí stanice Rai o výměně profesorek v populární soutěži L'Eredità. Důvodem je její blízké přátelství s odcházející Gretou Zuccarello a obava, že televize zanedbává mladé talenty. Nové tváře Ofelia Passaponti a Marta Antonucci se již setkávají s kritickým ohlasem kvůli svému stylu.

Chervon Names Doug Palmer Vice President of Finance - Canada

TORONTO, ON / ACCESS Newswire / November 5, 2026 / Effective November 9, 2026, Chervon names Doug Palmer Vice President of Finance - Canada, reporting to Neil Harrison, Vice President and Managing Director of Chervon Canada. He will also have a dotted-line reporting relationship to Ryan Wang, Chief Financial Officer, Chervon NA.

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Visions of Bankman-Fried clash in US trial closing arguments

Prosecutors and defense lawyers set out their competing visions of cryptocurrency's former golden boy Sam Bankman-Fried in the closing arguments of his blockbuster trial on Wednesday.

Judge seats jury in Young Thug case after nearly 10-month selection

The judge in the sprawling US gang conspiracy trial of rapper Young Thug and several others on Wednesday seated a jury after a glacial selection that lasted nearly 10 months, local media said.

EU bans Meta's use of personal data for behavioural advertising

The European Data Protection Board said Wednesday it had adopted a binding decision that will ban Facebook and Instagram owner Meta from using the personal data of users for targeted advertisements.

Third man jailed for robbery of cycling star Mark Cavendish

A 27-year-old man was jailed for 15 years on Wednesday for his role in a violent robbery at the home of British cycling star Mark Cavendish in 2021.

Storm Ciaran triggers weather alert in northwestern Europe

Much of northwestern Europe went on high alert Wednesday as a storm dubbed Ciaran threatened to bring gale-force winds and extreme rainfall to the region.

Elderly Japanese hostage taker 'had grudge' with post office

Japanese police on Wednesday were probing the motives of an 86-year-old who took two women hostage in a post office after reportedly first setting his home on fire and shooting into a hospital.

In Ecuador, animal tattoos take on dangerous gang stigma

In gang-ridden Ecuador, people who sport popular animal tattoos such as tigers or eagles are increasingly forced to hide their ink as such symbols have become usurped by criminal groups.

Guyana seeks UN court protection on 'sinister' Venezuela territorial claim

Guyana has asked the UN's highest court to stop a Venezuelan referendum on whether or not to annex the oil-rich Essequibo region both South American nations lay claim to.

Armed residents guard streets in Mexico's hurricane-hit Acapulco

Armed with machetes and baseball bats, some residents of Mexico's hurricane-ravaged beachside city of Acapulco are guarding their neighborhoods from looters who have already emptied supermarkets.

Antitrust trial pits JetBlue against Biden administration

Midsized carrier JetBlue began squaring off in court Tuesday against the US Department of Justice in a closely-watched challenge to the Biden administration's antitrust policy.

Bankman-Fried struggles in final day of court testimony

Former crypto tycoon Sam Bankman-Fried struggled on Tuesday to explain his behavior during the last days of his FTX empire, as prosecutors shone a light on his willingness to take massive risks.

Paris police fire on woman making 'threats' at train station

French police on Tuesday shot and seriously wounded an unarmed woman who was making threats at a train station in Paris during morning rush hour.

Japan police detain octogenarian hostage-taker

Japanese police detained a reportedly 86-year-old man who held several people hostage in a post office after apparently shooting into a hospital and injuring two people on Tuesday.

France probes Stars of David graffiti in Paris

Paris prosecutors opened an investigation Tuesday into dozens of Stars of David daubed on buildings around the city and its suburbs, seen as threatening Jews amid the war between Israel and Hamas.

Japan police detain hostage-taker after hours-long standoff

Japanese police have detained a suspected gunman reportedly in his 80s who holed up in a post office on Tuesday with several hostages.

Stars of David graffiti in Paris aim 'to terrify'

Paris has seen Stars of David stencils painted on buildings again overnight, residents said Tuesday, as fears mount over the targeting of Jews amid the war between Israel and Hamas.

Police open fire at Paris train station on woman making 'threats'

French police on Tuesday shot and seriously wounded an unarmed woman who was making threats at a train station in Paris during morning rush hour, police and prosecutors told told AFP.

Suspected gunman takes hostages in Japan

Police were surrounding a post office in Japan late Tuesday as a suspected gunman held an unknown number of people hostage, with local media reporting two people injured in a possible shooting at a nearby hospital.

France arrests Russian tycoon Kuzmichev in tax, sanctions probe

French police have arrested Russian billionaire Alexei Kuzmichev, one of the co-founders of the Alfa Group who is targeted by EU sanctions, on suspicion of tax fraud and violating sanctions, sources close to the case said.

Company guilty over New Zealand volcano disaster

The New Zealand firm that managed a volcanic island which erupted killing 22 people in 2019, was on Tuesday found guilty of failing to adequately protect visitors.

Spain's Catholic bishops apologise after report of 200,000 abused

Spain's bishops apologised on Monday after a report estimated more than 200,000 minors had been sexually abused by the country's Roman Catholic clergy since 1940.

King Charles visits Kenya as colonial past looms large

King Charles III begins a state visit to Kenya on Tuesday, where he will be confronted by widespread calls for an apology over Britain's bloody colonial past.

Two dead as Bangladesh garment workers protest low pay

Thousands of garment workers in Bangladesh walked off the job in protest at low wages Monday, sparking clashes with security forces and damaging multiple factories in unrest that left at least two people dead, police said.

Court weighs if Trump can be kept off 2024 ballot for 'insurrection'

A Colorado court began hearing a lawsuit on Monday that seeks to bar Donald Trump from the 2024 presidential ballot on the grounds he violated his oath of office by engaging in an insurrection.

Israel's war on Hamas puts London's Jewish community on edge

London's Jewish community has been on edge since Hamas's attack on Israel earlier this month, with security increased at synagogues, schools and other buildings.

Hong Kong students jailed for 'glorifying' attack on police

Four former student leaders of a Hong Kong university were jailed for two years Monday for inciting others to wound police after they "glorified" a knife attack on an officer, said a judge.

As Otis toll climbs, Mexicans criticize government response

Acapulco was struggling Sunday to recover from the extraordinarily powerful Hurricane Otis, which claimed 48 lives across southern Mexico and provoked widespread power outages and criticism of the government response.

Deadly strike on journalists in Lebanon was 'targeted': watchdog

A Reuters journalist killed in southern Lebanon two weeks ago and others wounded in the same incident were deliberately targeted, a Reporters Without Borders investigation released on Sunday said.

In Mexico, Hurricane Otis death toll climbs to 48

Acapulco was struggling Sunday to recover from the extraordinarily powerful Hurricane Otis, which claimed 48 lives across southern Mexico and provoked widespread power, water and telephone outages.

Vast destruction, 43 dead in Mexico after Acapulco hurricane

Acapulco was struggling Sunday to recover from the extraordinarily powerful Hurricane Otis, which claimed 43 lives and provoked widespread power, water and telephone outages.

'Here our prayers are heard': Kabul unveils Dome of the Rock replica

Sunset light glints off what looks like the bright gold Dome of the Rock -- but the horizon is in Kabul, and the dome is a replica recently inaugurated in the Afghan capital.

Colombian army searches for Liverpool winger Diaz's kidnapped father

More than 120 soldiers backed by police were combing northern Colombia Sunday for the father of Liverpool winger Luis Diaz, kidnapped with his wife who has since been rescued.

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