Ronaldo retires from Portugal duty
Portugal legend Cristiano Ronaldo says he is retiring from international football.
Was an Italian chef really fired over refusal to put pineapple on pizza?
The chef had stated that putting pineapple on pizza was “offensive to his culture”.
France gears up for strikes and protests as unions promise national mobilisation
Five of France’s unions have joined a wave of strikes and protests in a national day of action.
India’s costliest film retells a beloved Hindu epic – but divides critics
Easily the most anticipated Bollywood film of the year, Ramayana: Rise of a Legend is the first of two parts.
Italian chef fired after refusing to put pineapple on pizza
He had told his employer, an Australian restaurant, that pineapple on pizza was “offensive” to Italian culture.
Joshua Wong, face of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy protests, jailed for 10 years
Wong, 30, is among hundreds of Hongkongers detained under the controversial national security law.
Vance walks Trump tightrope with scathing election critique blaming Iran war
The vice-president’s blunt assessment of Republican election defeat marked one of the sharpest breaks with a sitting president in recent memory.
Pope Leo hosts Bob Dylan at official residence in Rome
Pope Leo had previously quoted Dylan’s work in the preface of a book warning against nuclear rearmament.
Mother and daughter die after suspected grizzly bear attack in Canada
Authorities in British Columbia say evidence suggests an animal may have been involved in the women’s deaths.
Typhoons batter East Asia as El Niño makes Pacific ‘burn with fever’
Even for countries where typhoons are a way of life, the last few months have brought unusually wild weather.
