Justin Bieber on Sunday called out Tom Cruise for a fight in the UFC octagon – endorsed by none other than Conor McGregor – to add perhaps the weirdest and least expected chapter to the combat sports world’s already odd landscape. Picture this: it’s the year 2025. Harry Styles has just posted an Instagram video…
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‘Fake news!’ ‘Fake Conservatives!’: Pro-Brexit protester storms McVey’s Tory leadership launch
A Conservative member brought leadership hopeful Esther McVey’s campaign launch to a chaotic end, rushing to the podium to deliver an angry diatribe in protest at British MPs’ failure to deliver Brexit. The protester directed his rage at the media who had gathered to hear McVey pitch her leadership credentials and outline why she was…
Refugee self-immolates in detention center on Manus island
A refugee in the notorious Manus Island migrant detention camp has set himself on fire, becoming the latest in a rapidly growing list of inmates who have reportedly attempted suicide or self-harm. The Somalian man, aged about 30, set himself alight in the East Lorengau camp on Monday, according to SBS News, who cite Manus…
Stunned Finnish Coast Guard spots ‘3-headed sea monster’… turns out to be a ‘Russian yacht’
Finland’s Coast Guard sent a patrol boat to inspect a peculiar “three-headed sea monster” making its way thought the mist along the nation’s border. However, the mysterious object was not quite a deep-sea creature. The Coast Guard officers were in for a surprise when they noticed an unusual vessel traversing the foggy waters of the…
Former TV colleague Lorraine Kelly throws ‘major shade’ at Tory leader hopeful McVey live on air
Former Work and Pensions Secretary Esther McVey, who is bidding to take Theresa May’s crown as Tory leader, was excruciatingly snubbed by her former TV colleague Lorraine Kelly during a live broadcast. Good Morning Britain co-presenter Susanna Reid, with McVey in vision via video link, asked Kelly in her studio: “Do you remember Esther McVey…
No Djok! Dominic Thiem knocks out Novak Djokovic to reach French Open final
Number four seed Dominic Thiem battled past Serbian tennis superstar Novak Djokovic in a marathon rain-affected French Open semi-final at Roland Garros to book his place in Sunday’s final. Austria’s Thiem responded the better of the two when the pair returned to the court on Saturday to resume their semi-final clash and, after a second…
Zarif calls for Europe to normalize economic ties with Iran
Iran’s Foreign Minister Mohammad Javad Zarif on Sunday called for European leaders to normalize trade ties with the Islamic Republic under the existing nuclear agreement despite US sanctions, or their commitments will not be met. “The Europeans and other signatories of the JCPOA should normalize economic ties with Iran. We will halt our commitments or…
Portugal beat Netherlands to win inaugural UEFA Nations League title
There was joy for European champions Portugal as they won the inaugural UEFA Nations League title thanks to a 1-0 victory against the Netherlands in Porto. A second-half strike from the edge of the box by Goncalo Guedes was enough to separate the two sides, as the Dutch failed to cap their impressive recent resurgence…
Kazakhstan’s election: Tokayev leads first vote in 3 decades without ‘nation’s father’ Nazarbaev
Kazakhstan is undergoing a change of leadership after the resignation of its head Nursultan Nazarbayev. The election came to an end with more than 70% of votes cast for his successor Tokayev, according to the preliminary results. Kazakhstan, a large Central Asian country located between Russia and China, which is a major energy player in…
Venezuela to use ruble in trade with Russia to bypass US sanctions
The Russian currency will replace the dollar in transactions between the two countries, Tareck El Aissami, Venezuela’s vice president of the economy, said at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum. “Unilateral American sanctions are preventing us from using US dollars to settle,” the official told Sputnik on Saturday, the last day of the annual business…