Magnitude 5.8 earthquake strikes southwest of Greece’s Crete
A magnitude 5.8 earthquake struck southwest of Greece’s island of Crete on Saturday, with no immediate reports of damage....
Beyoncé has won her first Emmy Award for Outstanding Costumes for Variety, Nonfiction, or Reality Programming, putting her halfway to an EGOT, the elite status achieved by winning an Emmy, Grammy, Oscar and Tony Award.
The singer earned the award for her “Beyoncé Bowl” Western-themed halftime performance during the NFL’s Christmas Day game between the Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans, streamed on Netflix.
Juried Emmys, decided by specialised committees rather than standard voting, typically honour highly technical categories. Beyoncé was listed alongside costume designer Shiona Turini, assistants Erica Rice and Molly Peters, costume supervisor Chelsea Staebell, and head of workroom Timothy White.
An EGOT is considered one of the entertainment industry’s highest honours, representing a sweep of the four major U.S. awards: an Emmy for television, a Grammy for music, an Oscar for film and a Tony for theatre. Beyoncé already has 35 Grammys but still needs an Oscar and a Tony to complete the set. She had been nominated for 10 other Emmys in the past without a win.
The Creative Arts Emmy Awards will be held on 7 September, one week before the Primetime Emmys on 14 September.
One person was killed and dozens injured after two passenger trains collided near Bedford in central England on Friday, prompting a major emergency response, British Transport Police said.
Morocco captain and PSG defender Achraf Hakimi will face trial in France after an appeals court ruled there was enough evidence for the case to proceed.
Israel and Hezbollah have agreed to a ceasefire, a senior U.S. official has said. Hezbollah has released a statement saying Israel must leave southern Lebanon. Israel has said it agrees to the ceasefire, but has said its armed forces won't leave Lebanon and will resume hostilities if attacked.
U.S. President Donald Trump sought a deal with Iran "out of deperation," Iranian Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei has said, in a statement on social media. Khamenei added that he himself "held a different view," to Trump, but allowed the agreement after receiving assurances from Iran's President.
Russia's defence ministry says its forces have captured the village of Yurkivka in Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, according to the Interfax news agency. The claim could not be independently verified.
British artist David Hockney, one of the most influential figures in contemporary art, has died at age 88, his publicist said on Friday (12 June). He died peacefully at his home in London one month before his 89th birthday.
Thousands of revellers packed Berga's main square as fire-devil performers showered the crowd with sparks during Catalonia's UNESCO-listed La Patum festival.
The 79th Annual Tony Awards took place on Sunday (7 June) at Radio City Music Hall, celebrating the strongest performances of the Broadway season, with singer-songwriter P!nk hosting and delivering the opening performance alongside a host of musical guests.
Barcelona is preparing to mark a historic milestone in the legacy of architect Antoni Gaudí as Pope Leo XIV visits the city this week to inaugurate the Tower of Jesus Christ at the Sagrada Família basilica, almost exactly 100 years after the visionary architect’s death.
Marjane Satrapi, the Iranian-French artist, filmmaker and author best known for the acclaimed graphic novel Persepolis, has died at the age of 56, the French presidency announced on Thursday.
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