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Pop superstar Lady Gaga welcomed her first child with fiance Michael Polansky, US media reported Friday

Lady Gaga welcomes first child with fiance: US media

At least 540 children have been separated from their parents after flooding at the China-Nepal border, according to Save the Children

'Nightmares about the flood'

Children in flood-hit Nepal grapple with loss, cling to hope

Farmer Pema Dema is one of thousands of Bhutanese growing hazelnuts and has more than 140 hazelnut trees

Hoping for high-value crop

Bhutan business bets on hazelnuts for farming future

Spanish actress Penelope Cruz attends the red carpet event of "Bunker" presented in competition at the 83rd International Venice Film Festival, at Venice Lido

Venice Film Festival: A look back on the highlights

James McAvoy brought his new movie 'Faith' to the Toronto International Film Festival

Supernatural drama

James McAvoy brings new film 'Faith' to Toronto fest

The Houthis launched a major offensive against Saudi-backed government forces

Impact on international trade

Yemen's Houthis take over strait vital to global shipping

'The Pitt' racked up the most nominations for the Emmy Awards, television's equivalent of the Oscars

Taking place Monday in LA

'Widow's Bay' and 'The Pitt' are favorites for Emmys night

The disaster sparked a wave of grief in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a region mired in conflict

Some leapt from windows

DR Congo school fire stampede death toll rises to 26: UNICEF

Since 2013, Roblox says it has paid out more than $5 billion to creators, including $1.7 billion over the past twelve months

Millions of users

Roblox to launch wallet to pay creators faster and will allow off-platform gaming

A Santa Monica music festival has been called off due to coastal erosion of the would-be festival grounds

Ocean Way Festival

Coastal erosion forces cancellation of California music festival

The World Bank has called for governments in developing countries to embrace the use of AI to achieve better governance outcomes

Targeting UN critics

Anthropic says UAE-linked AI op targeted UN experts over Sudan

British actor Gary Oldman has said he hopes his 'Slow Horses' co-star Jack Lowden will be the next James Bond

Rumours swirling

Gary Oldman hopes Jack Lowden is the new James Bond

Investors believe that the US Federal reserve is set to hike rates soon

Oil prices, US inflation stoke Fed hike worries

Sweden's Armand Duplantis

Faultless display

Duplantis delivers masterclass for Ultimate pole vault win

Anthropic is currently at odds with the Trump administration, which has terminated all of its government contracts with the company

A look at some of the cases

Weapons, spyware and AI scams: Anthropic exposes Claude misuse

People shed tears at the 9/11 remembrance ceremony at Ground Zero in New York

Marked by searing criticism

US marks 25th anniversary of 9/11 attacks

Manchester City's Italian goalkeeper Gianluigi Donnarumma was the victim of a violent burglary while playing for Paris Saint-Germain in 2023

Luxury 9th floor Paris apartment

Prosecutors seek up to 10 years prison over violent burglary of Donnarumma

Former Macau lawmaker Au Kam San in July 2025 became the first person to be arrested under the expanded

Macau to hold closed-door trial in first national security case

Campaigners hoping for the change in law wiped away tears and comforted each other

Knife-edge vote

UK lawmakers throw out bill to legalise assisted dying

Britain's Prime Minister Andy Burnham called for 'positivity' and hope

Amid recent incidents of violence

Masks banned at planned UK protests: police

A hot consumer inflation report could push the Federal Reserve to hike interest rates, a move sure to draw President Donald Trump's ire

As war drives costs higher

US inflation steady in August, fueling Fed rate hike expectations

Dolly Parton says she has recorded material that could be used in songs well into the future

Country music legend

Nashville airport to be renamed after Dolly Parton

US President Donald Trump and US First Lady Melania Trump bow their heads in prayer during the 25th anniversary commemoration of the September 11, 2001 attacks at the Pentagon

Politics of memory

'That's why we fight': Trump links 9/11 to Iran conflict

Argentina's Dirty War and its lasting effect on survivors is the subject of Marco Bechis's "Return to Buenos Aires".

Latin American dictatorships revisited

Argentina's Dirty War rears its head in Venice film

Lee Cheuk-yan, Albert Ho and Chow Hang-tung have been behind bars since they were charged in 2021

For alleged constitution breach

Hong Kong sentences Tiananmen activists to between 5 and 7 years in jail

Europe saw a record 37,640 flights on July 10, according to the aviation body

Europe saw record summer air traffic despite Mideast war: Eurocontrol

Iranian director Ali Asgari is competing for the Golden Lion with his film 'Kami nour' (A bit of light)

Powerful tool of resistance

'Whatever we do is political' says Iranian director Asgari at Venice

Campaigners hoping for the change in law wiped away tears and comforted each other

'Finish what they started'

UK lawmakers throw out bill to legalise assisted dying

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