By Moira Warburton WASHINGTON (Reuters) – A Black U.S. Republican lawmaker said his comments expressing nostalgia for the Jim Crow era were taken out of context after Democrats criticised his words as outrageous and ignorant. Representative Byron Donalds, a second-term congressman and former candidate for House speaker, expressed nostalgia for the Jim Crow era – … Read more
Lady Gaga has shut down speculation that she is expecting her first child. The 38-year-old pop star, who is in a relationship with Michael Polansky, 46, took to TikTok on Tuesday to address the ongoing whispers that she is pregnant. Lady Gaga, born Stefani Joanne Angelina Germanotta, first sparked such rumours when she and her partner … Read more
Iga Swiatek is as good as it gets in tennis at the moment, especially at the French Open. Been that way for quite some time. So her unyielding success against Coco Gauff just about everywhere, and certainly at Roland Garros, should come as no surprise by now. Swiatek continued her mastery over Gauff and extended … Read more
CALGARY – Residents in Calgary are being directed not to take showers or baths and some are being told to boil their water as the city grapples with a major water main break. “We’re asking you to make temporary sacrifices,” Sue Henry, the head of Calgary’s emergency management agency, told residents at a news conference … Read more
New Delhi: The recent incident at Chandigarh airport in which actor-turned-politician Kangana Ranaut was allegedly slapped by the CISF official named LCT Kulwinder Kaur. Kangana won from Mandi Lok Sabha seats and at the time of the incident she was flying to Delhi to attend NDA’s meeting. Following the incident, a complaint has been filed … Read more
Trump says ‘I would have every right to go after’ adversaries if re-elected Days after a New York City jury found him guilty of 34 felony charges for falsifying his business records to conceal hush-money payments made ahead of the 2016 election, Donald Trump on Wednesday said he would have the power to retaliate against … Read more
9. To prepare for the physically demanding role, Lawrence underwent various workout methods. “It’s lots of training but the training’s actually really fun,” she told MTV News. “I’ve done archery for about six weeks, and rock climbing, tree climbing, combat, running and vaulting. But also yoga and things like that, to stay catlike.” 10. Lawrence … Read more
Key events Show key events only Please turn on JavaScript to use this feature 3rd over: Pakistan 21-2 (Babar 1, Fakhar 7) I hope this isn’t going to turn into one of those occasions when the wheels falls off project Pakistan, shortly followed by the windscreen wipers, the boot and the doors. Fakhar Zaman belts … Read more
Moscow says it has detained a French citizen accused of gathering information about Russia’s military activities and failing to register as a “foreign agent”. “Such information, if obtained by foreign sources, may be used against the security of the state,” said Russia’s Investigative Committee (SK). It also posted footage purportedly showing the arrest of the … Read more
In a post on social media,, external Maguire, who has represented the Three Lions on 63 occasions, confirmed he would not be playing in Germany. He said: “I’m devastated not to have been selected to play for England at the Euros this summer. Despite my best efforts, I’ve not been able to overcome an injury … Read more