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A man threatened Julia with machete, then she was told to drive him home
In 1991, her selection panel of senior male officers to gain entry to officer training school asked whether she would “have any problems with being a woman at Duntroon”. She responded she had “never had a problem with being a woman because I’ve...

French cops FINALLY drag small boat packed with migrants back to shore… with BBC crew conveniently on hand to film it
FRENCH cops have finally been captured tackling small boats in the water… while a BBC camera crew were conveniently on hand to film it. For months, the officers across the Channel have been slammed for refusing to get their feet wet and watching...

Beers, Bucket Hats, and Brotherhood at the Oasis Reunion Show in Wales
Photo: Gareth Cattermole/Getty Images “This is the biggest weekend of our lives,” Robbie Miller, an affable 32-year-old Scotsman, tells me in between gulps of lager. His friend Jordan Colligan concurs: “I don’t think people realize how big this...

Concerts at the Pier provides happy reunion for Avenue Elle
White Rock's Alison Lumley joins fellow singer-songwriter Chrissie Natoli for set of originals The July 17 White Rock BIA Concerts at the Pier show at the East Beach Stage will already be a must-see for fans of the ground-breaking melodic rock of...

Reframing the French Indo-Pacific: New Caledonia, How to Overcome the Geopolitical Impasse?
As Emmanuel Macron wrapped up his visits to Vietnam, Indonesia, and Singapore – where he delivered the keynote address at the Shangri-La Dialogue at the end of May – the French president reaffirmed the Indo-Pacific’s strategic importance for both...

Oasis fans camp outside Cardiff stadium over 24 hours before reunion tour kicks off
Oasis fans have already descended on Cardiff ahead of the band's first reunion tour gig. Britpop royalty Oasis kick off their hotly anticipated Live '25 tour in the Welsh capital on Friday (July 4) with their show at Cardiff's Principality...

‘Beyond The Gates’ Spoilers Weekly Update July 7: Joey’s Problems, Ashley & Andre’s Date Disaster, Kat Sabotages Eva
Beyond the Gates spoilers for the week of July 7-11 suggest some explosive moments up ahead in Fairmont Crest. Joey Armstrong (Jon Lindstrom) will have a string of problems, while Ashley Morgan (Jen Jacob) and Andre Richardson’s (Sean Freeman)...

“It’s a circle of freaks and I don’t want to be involved”: How the Oasis vs Blur chart battle marked Britpop's cultural peak, and the beginning of its end
This week, after 16 years of bitter feuding, the Gallagher brothers finally bury that sodden hatchet and embark on what was once widely held as a fanciful idea - the Oasis comeback tour. The band, fronted by eternally volatile brothers Noel and...

10 Metal Songs I Just Can't Live Without
There is much to love about metal as an art form and what it brings to the world of music. One of the most passionate and opinionated fandoms in all pop culture, metal is a deeply personal art form that is as much about human kinship as it is...

Kathryn Bernardo, Alden Richards’ reunion film leads honorees in 8th Eddys’ Box Office Hero award
The 8th Entertainment Editors’ Choice (The Eddys) is training the spotlight on stars who proved their box-office dominance in 2024. Topping the list are Kathryn Bernardo and Alden Richards, whose reunion film, Hello, Love, Again, didn’t just tug...

Forever Season 2: Release date rumors, cast updates and what to expect next
Netflix’s Forever stole hearts with its tender take on young love, pulling from Judy Blume’s classic 1975 novel. After Season 1 dropped on May 8, 2025, fans were thrilled when Netflix greenlit a second season just days later on May 14. So, what’s...

Inept French cops given £500m of YOUR cash for planes, quad bikes & drones STILL fail to stop migrant boats
FRENCH cops paraded around in a buggy paid for by the UK — as dinghy migrants set sail. On yet another shambolic day, the number of arrivals here hit a record 20,000 since the start of 2025. 7 French cops parading around in buggies paid for by the...

Help! My Wife Went to Her High School Reunion. She Returned With a Brand New, Troubling Obsession.
Dear Prudence is Slate’s advice column. Submit questions here. Dear Prudence, My wife recently attended her 30-year high school reunion and came home practically in tears. When I asked what was wrong, she said the first thing she noticed was how...

Matildas star Ellie Carpenter secures Chelsea reunion alongside new wife Danielle van de Donk’s London switch
Matildas fill-in captain Ellie Carpenter has switched clubs for the first time in five years, with a move to Chelsea completing a series of reunions. The 25-year-old joined French giants Lyon in 2020 but is set to be lured to England by none other...

The Threads of Friendship: A Long-Anticipated Reunion in the Loire
During the pandemic quarantine, playing on the origin of the word, I had a “Quaranta” sale: 40 percent off my artwork. Via a posting, my longtime friend Pauline selected a collage on the proviso that I deliver it to her in person — in France. Five...

Discourse on French Colonialism in the 21st Century
Martinican author Aimé Césaire—long revered as one of the early founders of France’s Négritude movement, cultivating Black consciousness alongside Léopold Senghor and the Nardal sisters—has long been canonized in historical memory as one of the...
Channel migrants undeterred by new crackdown
Migrants gathering in France aiming to cross the English Channel in small boats have said they remain determined to get to the UK, despite new deterrents planned by the British and French governments. London and Paris have been in negotiations to...

Residential school reunion takes place in Prince George
Survivors and community members from across northern British Columbia gathered at the Prince George Civic Centre from June 27 to 28 for the first-ever Lejac Residential School Reunion. Themed 'Celebrating Friendship,' the event is a community-led...

How South Korea became a cultural powerhouse, and what’s next
A Tony Award-winning play on Broadway. The finale of a record-breaking Netflix show. And a reunion of arguably the world’s biggest pop band.South Korean culture is having a moment. Again. “Maybe Happy Ending” clinching the best musical Tony this...

How Turkey’s interests in the Indian Ocean go beyond just Islamism
In the post-Operation Sindoor domestic discourse, the strategic community in India, as well as sections of the nation’s polity, have been targeting Turkey, along with China, for supporting Pakistan in what essentially was a cross-border terror...