Published on 22/05/2026 – 15:00 GMT+2•Updated 15:02 Italian police reportedly shut down a movie wrap party attended by Hollywood stars and rock and roll icon Mick Jagger on the island of Stromboli earlier this week due to a local rule banning music on Wednesdays. The celebrities had gathered on the volcanic island, which forms part of the Aeolian archipelago, to celebrate after finishing filming for “Three Incestuous Sisters,” an upcoming movie from Italian filmmaker Alice Rohrwacher. Other famous faces in attendance included Oscar-winning Irish performer Jessie Buckley and Italian cinema legend Isabella Rossellini, as well as “Fifty Shades of Grey”…

Oleksandr Usyk defends his WBC world title against Rico Verhoeven on Saturday in Egypt.The fight is unusual in location as in nature, with kickboxing world champion Verhoeven getting a title shot in just his second boxing fight – and first since 2014.The 37-year-old Dutchman is aiming to pull off arguably…

DRC’s public sendoff in the capital was also cancelled before their departure for the FIFA World Cup.Published On 21 May 202621 May 2026The Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) football team have cancelled a three-day World Cup preparation training camp and a planned public farewell to fans in the capital,…

Israel has deported hundreds of foreign activists abducted by Israeli forces who stormed a Gaza aid flotilla earlier this week, following global outcry over their treatment in custody.In Turkiye, dozens of flotilla participants arrived at the Istanbul airport throughout Thursday, some wearing keffiyehs and holding up their fingers in a…

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Topline President Donald Trump and Secretary of State Marco Rubio suggested Thursday that strained relations with Cuba may not improve through diplomacy, commenting on the island nation as the Trump administration has placed more economic and political pressures on it as the country’s leadership has denied allegations it is hosting…

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