Putin may discuss Ukraine peace deal with Trump
Spain’s vice-president Ribera blames floods on climate change
Storm lashes northwestern US, killing two people
Iceland volcano erupts for tenth time in three years
Jon M. Chu’s ‘Wicked’ set for release
The world premiere tour of ‘Wicked’ landed in London for a final performance before the musical film’s release, and director Jon M. Chu said he expects audiences to be moved
Sylvester Stallone is close to returning for seasons 3 and 4 of ‘Tulsa King’
Sylvester Stallone is close to a deal to return for at least two more seasons of the Paramount+ drama series “Tulsa King”. Stallone leads the cast of the mob drama,
Anne Hathaway to star in ‘Verity’ film adaptation
Anne Hathaway will star in the film adaptation of Colleen Hoover’s book, ‘Verity’. She will play Verity Crawford. Michael Showalter, who worked with Hathaway on ‘The Idea of You’, is
Pope warns of imbalance in Vatican pension fund
Pope Francis said the Vatican’s pension fund faces a ‘serious imbalance’ that could require changes to its operational structure, and appointed a senior cardinal to take charge of the fund’s
Angela Merkel to publish her memoirs
Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel is to publish her memoirs on 26 November. It describes her dealings with world leaders during her 16 years in power and justifies her decision
Greece faces general strike
A nationwide strike by public and private sector employees paralysed Greece on Wednesday as the government of Prime Minister Kyriakos Mitsotakis comes under increasing pressure to deal with a worsening
Novartis raises its sales forecast to 2028
Novartis raised its medium-term sales forecast to 6% annual growth until 2028, driven by momentum from launched drugs and the prospect of upcoming launches. The drugmaker had previously targeted medium-term
Wall Street awaits Amgen’s weight-loss drug data
Upcoming data from a mid-stage study of Amgen’s experimental weight-loss drug MariTide will shed light on how well it could measure up against popular drugs sold by Eli Lilly and
Neuralink receives Canadian approval for brain chip trial
Elon Musk’s Neuralink said it received approval to launch its first clinical trial in Canada for a device designed to give paralysed people the ability to use digital devices simply
Hamilton felt like leaving Mercedes after Brazil
Seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton said he felt like walking away from Mercedes after a tough race in Brazil this month. The 39-year-old Briton will join Ferrari at
Dortmund’s injury list gets shorter
Borussia Dortmund will have several players back from injury for their Bundesliga match against visitors Freiburg on Saturday. The club has had as many as 10 players injured at one
Giannis Antetokounmpo leads the Bucks to victory over the Bulls
Giannis Antetokounmpo scored 41 points and the Milwaukee Bucks beat the visiting Chicago Bulls 122-106. Brook Lopez scored 21 points and Damian Lillard added 20 points and 10 assists for
A banana wrapped in duct tape sells for $6.2 million at auction
A piece of art that is a banana taped to a wall sold at auction for $6.2 million to cryptocurrency entrepreneur Justin Sun, Sotheby’s said. ‘Comedian’ by Italian artist Maurizio
Italy recovers Etruscan artefacts unearthed by grave robbers
Italian authorities have recovered valuable artefacts dating back to the 3rd century BC from an Etruscan necropolis looted by a pair of tomb raiders in Umbria who stumbled across the
Cirque du Soleil chooses Berlin for its first permanent show in Europe
Cirque du Soleil will launch its first permanent European show next year in Berlin, the Canadian circus company announced, promising a production that will push the boundaries of imagination. The
Spain’s vice-president Ribera blames floods on climate change
Spain’s vice-president, Teresa Ribera, defended the state’s handling of last month’s deadly floods in Valencia and said climate change was largely to blame for the disaster. Ribera, who is also
Storm lashes northwestern US, killing two people
A powerful storm hit Washington state, knocking out power to hundreds of thousands of people, disrupting road transport and causing at least two deaths and two injuries. Winds diminished in
Iceland volcano erupts for tenth time in three years
A volcano near Iceland’s capital erupted for the tenth time in three years, spewing fountains of lava and smoke, but there were no disruptions to air traffic or infrastructure. Iceland