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AdvertisementBritainWorldEuropeUK government blocks Kanye West from entering Britain to headline festivalThe British Home Office said his presence in Britain would not be ‘conducive to the public good’
2-MIN READ2-MIN ListenAssociated PressPublished: 9:44pm, 7 Apr 2026The rapper formerly known as Kanye West has been barred from entering the UK, where he was scheduled to perform at the Wireless Festival in July.
It came after government officials condemned Ye’s history of antisemitic remarks.
The festival’s organisers confirmed the ban and said the entire three-day festival was being cancelled as a result.
AdvertisementYe’s travel authorisation had been blocked on the grounds that the performer’s presence in Britain would not be “conducive to the public good”, the BBC said, citing the Home Office.
Ye had been expected to perform in front of around 150,000 revellers on July 10-12 at the open-air festival in London’s Finsbury Park.
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An Indian restaurant in Frisco, Texas, was forced to shut down after a routine health inspection by officials found moldy food in the kitchen, Frisco Today reported. The inspections took place between March 15-28 and the officials said they will re-inspect Chalo India, the Indian restaurant in question, to determine whether it would be allowed to reopen. Another local eatery, Sweet Rice, was given a warning as gnats were found in a warewashing area, the report said. Frisco health inspections function on a demerit system: A score of 0 is considered perfect, and when the score exceeds 30, the establishment fails. At that time, an inspector may choose to close the business at their discretion. When the total exceeds 30, the food establishment fails. At that time, the health inspector may close a food establishment at their discretion. This decision is based on the nature of the violations, the food establishment's history of compliance, and other risk ..

The problem is the way Rowling-bashing has evolved into a fashionable Hollywood sacrament. One would think Rowling-bashing had become a redundant activity, one that would make Caesar say ad nauseam, like Marvel sequels, but we still keep getting them every other day. The latest brave Hollywood kid to jump on the anti-Rowling bandwagon is Andrew Garfield, a Spider-Man so amazing he didn’t warrant a trilogy, who finally watched the Harry Potter movies. While praising lead actor Daniel Radcliffe, Garfield, channelling his inner grumpy Garfield, opined that watching Harry Potter is “controversial” because it lines the pockets of “she that shall remain nameless”, whose views supposedly back “inhumane legislation.” That Voldemort-style refusal to say Rowling's name was pure performative theatre. Grumpy Andrew Garfield opined that watching Harry Potter is controversial because it lines the pockets of She That Shall Remain Nameless Garfield wasn’t offering a serious policy critique of the..

AdvertisementUS, Israel war on IranChinaDiplomacyPakistan’s peace plan a ‘critical opportunity’ for US-Iran talks ahead of Trump deadlineIslamabad has put forward proposals for a ceasefire as the US president threatened ‘hell’ if the Strait of Hormuz does not reopen
3-MIN READ3-MIN3 ListenShi JiangtaoPublished: 9:20pm, 6 Apr 2026Updated: 9:26pm, 6 Apr 2026As US President Donald Trump’s Tuesday deadline for reopening the Strait of Hormuz approached, Pakistan put forward a fresh proposal for an immediate ceasefire on Monday, offering what one analyst described as “a critical opportunity” for talks.The plan was brokered through overnight contacts between Pakistani army chief Asim Munir, US officials including Vice-President J.D. Vance and Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi, according to Reuters.
It called for an immediate halt to hostilities and the reopening of the vital waterway, followed by negotiations for a broader settlement within 15 to 20 days.
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AdvertisementTaiwanChinaPoliticsWhy KMT leader’s planned visit to Beijing is under scrutiny in TaiwanMeeting with Xi Jinping is expected on six-day trip, the first such encounter between the two parties’ leaders in a decade
3-MIN READ3-MIN ListenLawrence Chungin TaipeiPublished: 9:05pm, 6 Apr 2026Updated: 9:13pm, 6 Apr 2026A high-stakes visit to mainland China by the chairwoman of Taiwan’s main opposition party Kuomintang (KMT), during which she is expected to meet Communist Party leader Xi Jinping and promote cross-strait peace, is under scrutiny in Taipei.Cheng Li-wun is set to depart for Shanghai on Tuesday for a six-day trip, with local media reporting a possible meeting with Xi in Beijing on Thursday – the first such encounter between the two parties’ leaders in a decade.However, Cheng’s coming visit has drawn criticism from Taiwan’s ruling Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) and unease within parts of the KMT, underscoring the political sensitivity of opposition engagement with Be..