Lady Gaga has welcomed her first child with fiancé Michael Polansky, marking a major new chapter for the Grammy-winning singer. The 40-year-old pop star, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, became a mother after years of speaking publicly about her desire to start a family. US media reported the arrival on Friday, with People confirming the news through a…
A federal jury in Los Angeles has acquitted Grammy-winning rapper Lil Durk of charges linked to the 2022 shooting of rival rapper Quando Rondo. Durk, whose real name is Durk Banks, was found not guilty of conspiracy, stalking resulting in death and murder-for-hire charges after the jury deliberated for three days. The shooting took place at a Los Angeles…
A passenger train carrying nearly 200 people derailed in northwestern France on Friday, leaving one woman critically injured and 43 others hurt. The train was travelling between the Normandy cities of Rouen and Caen when it derailed at about 7:45 p.m., according to local authorities. Emergency officials activated a mass-casualty response plan as rescue teams rushed to evacuate injured…
Poland will receive a $4 billion loan from the United States to acquire American military equipment, the Polish defence ministry said. Defence minister Władysław Kosiniak-Kamysz said the agreement would enable Poland to assume greater responsibility for European security. The loan, equivalent to €3.44 billion, is provided under the U.S. Foreign Military Financing programme. Mr Kosiniak-Kamysz said the funds would…
South Korea and France will invest a combined €1 billion ($1.16 billion) in their cinema and moving image industries over five years, beginning in 2027. South Korean President Lee Jae Myung announced the initiative on Monday in his speech at the Lumiere Summit in Saint-Paul-de-Vence, which he co-chaired with French President Emmanuel Macron. Under the initiative, each country will…
Five people died on Sunday, and five more were injured after an Amazon cargo plane overran a runway at Miami International Airport, crashing into vehicles and disrupting air travel. The Boeing 767-300 cargo aircraft took off from Puerto Rico and was to land at Miami-Dade when it overshot the runway and struck several nearby vehicles, leaving people fighting for…
