Fellow shock jock Jason Morrison has told the Alan Jones trial that guests at a luncheon hosted by the 2GB breakfast presenter were joking that Jones and a young staffer “look like a great couple” as the pair sat next to each other at a Sydney restaurant.
One climber was told "there's a queue" when he reached the mountain summit
ByMatthew Richards
The 31st Busan International Film Festival (BIFF) has unveiled 23 Korean and Asian independent films for its Vision section, split into 12 titles under Vision-Korea and 11 under Vision-Asia.
The Vision section grew out of Korean Cinema Today – Vision, expanding last year into a standalone program covering filmmakers across the continent. This year’s lineup pairs established names still building out distinctive bodies of work with emerging talents who have begun drawing international notice, and it comes with 10 Vision-Asia awards and nine Vision-Korea awards recognizing achievement across a range of categories.
Given the choice, more people across six major European nations including the UK favour encouraging the adoption of air conditioning over keeping carbon emissions down, a survey has found.
After four extreme heatwaves that have caused thousands of excess deaths across the continent, the survey showed between 30% and 52% of people in six countries had feared for their household’s health in temperatures close to or above 40C (104F).
John Oliver took a close look at what he called a “less-covered story from this week” on Sunday’s Last Week Tonight: a reality show from U.S. Secretary of Transportation Sean Duffy called The Great American Road Trip.
Shein will debut on the Hong Kong stock exchange on 1 September, the fast-fashion retailer said on Monday, in a long-awaited listing that would value the group at close to $27bn.
It was meant to be an outing for Black children in Berlin and their families, offering them an exclusive afternoon at an outdoor pool set up by a local theatre.
A group of former cricket captains, including Indian batting legend Sunil Gavaskar and one of England's longest-serving skippers Sir Alastair Cook, have called on Pakistan to ensure its ex-PM Imran Khan be given proper care while in custody.
Strength is a fickle thing in any action fantasy setting. A powerful character might win or lose a fight for all sorts of reasons. That’s doubly true in anime, where character abilities evolve over time, and some power-ups might be fueled purely by emotional states.
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Published Aug 23, 2026, 10:00 PM EDT
The HBO show has introduced two of Green Lantern’s greatest villains
Image: HBO MaxHBO’s Lanterns is taking a very grounded approach to its portrayal of DC’s galactic peacekeeper Green Lantern. The TV series is mostly set in the dusty town of Rushville, Nebraska, and it’s more focused on buddy cop dynamics and True Detective-style mystery than superhero action. But showrunner Chris Mundy and writer Vanessa Baden Kelly start digging into Green Lantern’s complex mythology in episode 2, introducing two very dangerous villains. If you still have questions after the episode’s cliffhanger ending, we’ll break down what’s going on.