Brigitte Bardot, 1960s cinema icon and animal rights activist, dies at 91
At the height of a cinema career that spanned some 28 films and three marriages, Brigitte Bardot came to symbolize a nation bursting out of bourgeois respectability.
Day: December 28, 2025
Video: Israel slammed for recognising breakaway region of Somaliland
Several countries and regional blocs have condemned Israel’s recognition of Somaliland, a breakaway region of Somalia.
Australia weighs deploying army to protect Jewish sites after Bondi attack
Premier Chris Minns says New South Wales is deploying armed police for New Year’s Eve celebrations in Sydney
Libya lays army chief of staff to rest in Misrata
Five officers, including chief of staff General al-Haddad, were flying from Turkiye to Libya when their plane crashed.
Italy arrests nine over alleged Hamas funding through charities – CNN
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Iranian cinema giant, Bahram Beyzai, dies aged 87
A restored copy of his film, Bashu, the Little Stranger, won an award at this year’s Venice Film Festival.
French cinema icon Brigitte Bardot dies at 91
French film legend Brigitte Bardot has died at 91, the Bardot foundation announced on Sunday (December 28). Bardot starred in more than 50 movies during her career before leaving the film industry to concentrate on animal rights activism.
Inside plans for world’s longest suspension bridge that’s been 2,000 years in the making to connect Brit hols hotspots
THESE are the incredible plans to build the world’s longest suspension bridge in Italy. Despite authorities rubber stamping the structure connecting Sicily to mainland Italy, designers have received yet another setback. The Messina Bridge project is se…
Debate over surfing in German park gets gnarly after city removes wave-creating device
A debate over how to bring back surfing in Germany’s landmark English Garden escalated on Sunday after city workers removed a beam surreptitiously deployed over Christmas to restore a surfable wave in the river that runs through the park.
Guinea votes in first election since 2021 coup with junta leader expected to win
Guineans are voting Sunday to elect a new president in the country’s first election since a 2021 coup, as analysts say a weakened opposition will result in a likely win for junta leader Gen. Mamadi Doumbouya.