Popular Australian author pleads guilty over child exploitation material
The Jasper Jones and Runt author was arrested in January during a police raid at his Perth home.
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Picture Tree Intl. Boards Bora Dagtekin’s ‘The Perfect Holiday’
Berlin-based Picture Tree Intl. has boarded international sales on “The Perfect Holiday” (Der perfekte Urlaub), the latest feature from hit German filmmaker Bora Dagtekin. Picture Tree will introduce the project to buyers during the Cannes Market with a first teaser. Dagtekin has directed a string of hit comedies in Germany, all starring Elyas M’Barek, “Turkish…
Alan Jones claims invalid warrants, police impropriety and ‘willy-nilly’ search in sex abuse investigation | Alan Jones
Police stand accused of engaging in impropriety when raiding the home of former shock jock Alan Jones during a sexual assault investigation. Officers searched the 85-year-old’s Sydney home in November 2024 after an eight-month investigation into reports of historical sexual abuse. On Tuesday, his lawyers told Sydney’s Downing Centre local court the NSW police should…
LAGEOS: An Earth Science Mission Built for Enduring Precision
On May 4, 1976, a spacecraft resembling a disco ball entered orbit almost 3,700 miles (6,000 kilometers) above Earth. This shiny, two‑foot‑wide (60‑centimeter) sphere called the Laser Geodynamics Satellite, or LAGEOS, is covered with 426 retroreflectors—small mirrored prisms designed to bounce laser light directly back to where it came from. Beneath its aluminum exterior sits…
Arsenal’s David Raya clinches Golden Glove for third year running, one away from equalling all-time mark
Arsenal goalkeeper David Raya has won the Premier League‘s Golden Glove for the third consecutive campaign. Manchester City’s 3-3 draw at Everton on Monday night means Raya is now guaranteed a share of the accolade at the very least, with Gianluigi Donnarumma four clean sheets behind, with only four games to go. Advertisement Raya can…
What to know ahead of the Ohio primary election | US Midterm Elections 2026 News
Voters in the US state of Ohio are set to go to the polls in the state’s primaries, where they will pick candidates for several key positions in the upcoming midterm elections in November. The outcomes of several races in the Midwestern state could have important implications for the crucial midterms, widely seen as a referendum…
Ayushmann Khurrana brings back the golden era of comedy with Pati Patni Aur Woh Do; says, “It’s a throwback to a time when storytelling was simple, clean, and genuinely funny”
Actor Ayushmann Khurrana is gearing up for the release of his upcoming family entertainer, Pati Patni Aur Woh Do. The film promises to bring back the charm of classic situational comedy, drawing inspiration from the golden era of Hindi cinema. The film taps into a storytelling tradition that audiences have cherished for decades, a space…
Explosion at China fireworks factory kills 26 people
A blast at a fireworks factory in Hunan province has killed 26 people and injured 61, state media report.
Jefferson Lewis excused from appearing in court over alleged murder of Kumanjayi Little Baby | Northern Territory
Jefferson Lewis, the man accused of murdering five-year-old Kumanjayi Little Baby near a town camp on the outskirts of Alice Springs in the Northern Territory last week, has been excused from his first court appearance. Lewis, 47, was expected to appear in the Alice Springs Local Court via video-link on Tuesday morning, charged with murder…
OpenAI turns its sold-out GPT-5.5 party into a monthlong Codex giveaway for 8,000 developers
OpenAI on Monday began emailing more than 8,000 developers who applied for its invite-only GPT-5.5 party with a surprise consolation prize: a tenfold increase in Codex rate limits on their personal ChatGPT accounts, effective immediately and lasting through June 5. “We had over 8,000 people express interest in just 24 hours, and while we wish…