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Comedy genius Carrey honoured at France's Cesar Awards

Comedy genius Carrey honoured at France's Cesar Awards

France's leading movie awards on Thursday gave Canadian-American actor Jim Carrey a special honour in recognition of his eclectic acting career, a tribute he accepted with a speech delivered in French. "How was my French? Almost mediocre, right?" joked the 64-year-old Carrey as

New Zealand's ex-prime minister Ardern now based in Australia: media

New Zealand's ex-prime minister Ardern now based in Australia: media

Former New Zealand Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern has moved to Australia after a stint in the United States, national broadcaster RNZ said, joining record numbers of her compatriots moving across the Tasman. Ardern won international acclaim for her handling of the pandemic, although her popularity in New Zealand had soured

I Should Have Bought Punch’s Ikea Monkey When I Had the Chance

If you, like me, have become emotionally attached to a zoo animal via social media, then I don’t have to explain the Punch phenomenon to you. For everyone else, Punch is a baby macaque at Ichikawa City Zoo in Japan who had a sad start in life. After he

Experts weigh in on regional efforts to limit federal immigration enforcement

King County and Seattle have recently made moves to hamper ICE activities

Netflix Unveils First Trailer for ‘Jo Nesbø’s Detective Hole’ Crime Thriller

Jo Nesbø’s popular Nordic noir novels will get the Netflix treatment as the brilliant, yet self-destructive protagonist makes his small screen debut in the streamer’s upcoming series, Jo Nesbø’s Detective Hole. Starring Tobias Santelmann as the titular detective and Joel Kinnaman as his fellow police officer

Civilian death toll in Sudan war more than doubled in 2025, UN says

Civilian death toll in Sudan war more than doubled in 2025, UN says

Killings of civilians in Sudan's war more than doubled in 2025 compared with the previous year, the United Nations rights chief said Thursday, warning that thousands more dead are unidentified or remain missing. Since April 2023, Sudan has been engulfed in a conflict between the army and the

Daines dodges BLM nominee’s anti-conservation voting record, indicates support for Pearce

In a confirmation hearing for President Donald Trump’s controversial nominee to lead the Bureau of Land Management, Montana Sen. Steve Daines said he “secured commitments for Montana priorities,” but offered a rosy view of Stevan Pearce’s record, ignoring key votes against conservation funding measures. The BLM oversees 245