Chop ‘n’ change: celebrity hair makeovers
Following the finale of , actress Sophie Turner stepped out with a look that is less Sansa Stark, and a whole lot more Hannah Montana. Ditching her low maintenance hair for an entirely new style, only time will tell if her new ‘do is one that is here to stay. Celebrity hair stylist Christian Wood,…
Inside Moët Impérial’s 150th anniversary with Natalie Portman and Kate Moss
Image credits: Courtesy of Moët & Chandon Fireworks, lavish music, and glittering pyramids of champagne glasses: these were the sights and sounds that decorated the French night sky as Moët & Chandon threw an exclusive soirée in celebration of the 150th anniversary of its signature champagne, the Moët Impérial. At the newly-restored Château de Saran,…
Boko Haram adopts ‘hearts and minds’ strategy in Nigeria – inspired by Isil
When a motorbike convoy of Boko Haram fighters invaded Baga in north-east Nigeria last December, residents feared the very worst. Watching the gunmen roll in, they recalled Boko Haram’s last seizure of the town in 2015, when hundreds of their men were slaughtered and their women kidnapped as “bush wives”. This time, though, the Hells…
Indonesia election violence leaves six protesters dead and 200 injured as riots hit Jakarta
At least six people died and 200 were injured as supporters of an unsuccessful presidential candidate clashed with security forces in the Indonesian capital on Wednesday. Protesters burned vehicles and threw rocks at police, who responded with tear gas and rubber bullets in a bid to quell the unrest. The protesters tried to force their way…
EU facing ‘existential risk’ from nationalists warns Emmanuel Macron as he wades into European election campaign
President Emmanuel Macron of France on Tuesday warned of an "existential risk" to the EU as he waded into the European election campaign ahead of Sunday’s knife-edge vote between his centrist party and the far-Right. French presidents, as guardians of the Republic, are nominally supposed to remain above the fray in national elections but the unwritten…
Four refugees in Australia’s offshore migrant camps attempt suicide after conservative government’s re-election
At least four refugees in Australia’s offshore Pacific camps have attempted suicide since the conservative government’s shock re-election Saturday, according to refugees, advocates and police. Around 800 would-be refugees who tried reach Australia have been sent to live in severe conditions on the remote islands of Nauru and Papua New Guinea’s Manus under a hardline…
EU facing ‘existential risk’ from nationalists warns Emmanuel Macron as he wades into European election campaign
President Emmanuel Macron of France on Tuesday warned of an "existential risk" to the EU as he waded into the European election campaign ahead of Sunday’s knife-edge vote between his centrist party and the far-Right. French presidents, as guardians of the Republic, are nominally supposed to remain above the fray in national elections but the unwritten…
FPO support vote of no confidence in Austrian chancellor Sebastian Kurz
Austria’s far-right interior minister, Herbert Kickl, has said his under-fire Freedom Party (FPO) would support a vote of no confidence in the conservative chancellor, Sebastian Kurz. A small opposition party has said it will propose such a vote and Mr Kickl, whom Mr Kurz is seeking to have sacked, told Tuesday’s edition of the mass-circulation…
‘Unprecedented’ HIV outbreak infects hundreds of young children in Pakistan
Hundreds of babies and toddlers have been found infected with HIV in a Pakistani city, in an unprecedented outbreak of the virus where children are the worst affected. Three-quarters of those testing positive for the virus since the outbreak was discovered a month ago in Rotadero in Sindh province are children, with nearly two-thirds aged five…
Austria’s Kurz to form caretaker cabinet as he tries to survive confidence vote
Austrian chancellor Sebastian Kurz was trying to put together a caretaker cabinet on Tuesday ahead of a confidence vote next week that could bring down his government. Mr Kurz is determined to stay in office until new elections can be held in September following the collapse of his coalition with the far-Right Freedom Party (FPÖ)…