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Le Monde - World News

2026-02-24 04:13:26 (3 days ago)

EU plunged into uncertainty over US trade deal

The European Parliament suspended the ratification of the Turnberry agreement on Monday after the US Supreme Court struck down tariffs imposed by the Trump administration. But European imports now face a new tax introduced by the American president.

South China Morning Post - World News

2026-02-24 04:08:44 (3 days ago)

France demands answers from US envoy for ignoring summons as diplomatic feud deepens

France’s feud with the US ambassador to Paris took another turn on Tuesday with the French foreign minister saying the top US diplomat in France must explain himself after ignoring a French summons. The minister suggested that Ambassador Charles Kushner will not have access to French government officials until he complies. French authorities had summoned Kushner, the father of US President Donald Trump’s son-in-law and adviser Jared Kushner, for a meeting on Monday evening over comments from the...

The Guardian - World News

2026-02-24 04:00:06 (3 days ago)

God of Frogs review – less Kermit, more giant shapeshifting amphibian nightmare

Self-aware horror set across four time periods sees a woman impregnated by a human-sized pond-beast resulting in multigenerational havoc

There is a long discredited theory known as “ontogeny recapitulates phylogeny” which posits that an organism’s development in the womb or egg (ie, ontogeny) reenacts the development of its species (phylogeny). In other words, it is a theory developed to account for how creatures start out single-cell, then eventually look like newts, wombats or other genetic descendants and finally attain their final species form, be that platypus, snake or human.

This may be an abstruse way of saying that this multipart film, essentially four stories all connected to a person-sized frog monster, recapitulates horror film phylogeny as it goes along the way. The first section, set in 1969, throws back to Rosemary’s Baby as commune member Lilith (Ali Chappell, also this section’s director) is impregnated by the Frog God while he assumes the form of her commune’s guru (James Gilbert). It’s all trippy pseudo psychedelics, with an actor dressed in a giant latex and slime costume copulating with Lilith, like the devil making the beast with two backs with Mia Farrow.

The Guardian - World News

2026-02-24 04:00:05 (3 days ago)

Suckerfish by Ashani Lewis review – the ordeals of having a difficult mother

This is a wry and likably feisty account of the destructive power an unstable parent can wield over her offspring

When it comes to attempting suicide, Kolia’s mother is a “repeat offender”. A human rights barrister on the verge of being disbarred, Lalita craves her now adult daughter’s attention with such ferocity that, when denied, she throws herself in the river, lies down in the middle of the road or drinks cleaning fluid. “She tells me that it’s my fault,” says Kolia, now in her 20s and tutoring posh kids in London while hoping to go to art college. “She only did it because I wasn’t talking to her.”

Kolia left her mother’s home long ago, “because there were often smashed plates … clothes being cut up or wrists being grabbed or pulled”. But Lalita’s two young sons from a second marriage are still at the mercy of their mother’s chaotic parenting, which is at best inappropriate, at worst abusive or downright cruel. As a young teen, Kolia once complained that her chest was too small; her mother showed her a photograph of a woman whose breasts had been cut off by soldiers.

CBC News - Top Stories

2026-02-24 04:00:00 (3 days ago)

Pre-construction condo buyers face steep losses as Toronto prices slide

Homebuyers who gambled that buying a home before it was actually constructed could get them an advance foothold in an expensive housing market are discovering they have few options to avoid losing hundreds of thousands of dollars, in a market that is considerably less expensive.

CBC News - Top Stories

2026-02-24 04:00:00 (3 days ago)

Crown corp. alerted minister's office about U.S. artillery ammunition sale connected to Israel

A Crown corporation alerted Canada's international trade minister about the sale of artillery ammunition to the U.S., some of which was destined for Israel, CBC News has learned.

CBC News - World News

2026-02-24 04:00:00 (3 days ago)

'Putin will not stop': Zelenskyy warns world on 4th anniversary of Russia's invasion of Ukraine

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy delivered a stark message to the world on the fourth anniversary of Russia's relentless war against his country, warning allies not to turn away or become distracted by other conflicts, lest they be next to need help.

The Guardian - World News

2026-02-24 03:45:20 (3 days ago)

BTS comeback show sells out immediately as 260,000 fans set to descend on Seoul

Booking system freezes and screens crash amid rush of fans trying to secure tickets to 21 March free concert

Tickets for BTS’s comeback concert in central Seoul were snapped up almost immediately on Monday night, with authorities expecting an estimated 260,000 fans to descend for the K-pop group’s first full performance in nearly four years.

At one point, more than 100,000 people flooded the booking website when sales opened at 8pm for the free concert at Gwanghwamun square on 21 March, causing screens to crash and booking systems to freeze.

ABC News - International News

2026-02-24 03:43:51 (3 days ago)

Hong Kong protests after Panama takes control of 2 key ports on the Panama Canal

Hong Kong protests after Panama takes control of two key ports on the Panama Canal once run by a Hong Kong company

Times of India

2026-02-24 03:42:31 (3 days ago)

Peter Mendelson released on bail after arrest; suspected of passing UK govt secrets to Epstein

Former UK minister Peter Mandelson was arrested and released on bail in a misconduct probe concerning his ties to Jeffrey Epstein. Mandelson is suspected of improperly passing UK government information to Epstein in 2009, including details on raising funds and a tax on bankers' bonuses. This follows the release of millions of documents linked to Epstein.

France 24 - World News

2026-02-24 03:41:40 (3 days ago)

US ambassador Kushner must explain no show to regain government access, says French FM

The US ambassador to France, Charles Kushner, must explain why he did not show up when summoned by the French government in order to regain access to ministers, France's foreign minister Jean-Noël Barrot said on Tuesday. Kushner was summoned after reposting comments made by Washington about the death of a French far-right activist.

ABC News - International News

2026-02-24 03:40:30 (3 days ago)

Australia begins public inquiry probing antisemitism after Bondi Beach killings

A federal inquiry has begun into a rise in antisemitism across Australia before two gunmen allegedly killed 15 people at a Sydney Jewish festival