Did India let down the maharajahs?
On the eve of Indian independence in 1947, India's 562 princes ruled over a third of its population.
2023-08-06 08:51
Ahead of Ohio abortion vote, Republicans try to change the rules
Ohio looked ready to pass an abortion rights amendment. Then Republicans planned another vote.
2023-08-06 08:18
Elephant corridors: The busy trunk routes where locals take care to cross
The difficulties facing people living next to Botswana's growing African elephant population.
2023-08-06 08:15
The remarkable recovery of Syria's earthquake baby
Six months ago today, Afraa was pulled from rubble, still attached to her umbilical cord and barely alive.
2023-08-06 07:54
Typhoon Doksuri: Alarming pictures show floods in China, Philippines
The volume of rain over the past week has broken a 140-year-old record in China.
2023-08-06 07:47
Donald Trump social media post flagged to judge as prosecutors seek order
Prosecutors ask for limits on what Donald Trump is allowed to publicly say about the election fraud case.
2023-08-06 07:17
Ukraine war: Russia hits blood transfusion centre, says Zelensky
People have been reportedly killed and wounded in the strike in north-eastern Ukraine, says the president.
2023-08-06 05:46
Italian fugitive caught in Corfu thanks to photo celebrating football win
Vincenzo La Porta has been on the run for 11 years but was tracked down to Corfu by police.
2023-08-06 05:22
California bear 'Hank the Tank' captured in Lake Tahoe and will be relocated
A bear believed to be responsible for breaking into more than 20 homes in California's South Lake Tahoe area has been captured and will be relocated to Colorado, wildlife officials announced.
2023-08-06 00:22
Will Smith says daughter Willow’s ‘mutiny’ changed his view on success
Will Smith says a “mutiny” by his daughter, Willow Smith, is what first caused him to change his perspective of success. The Hollywood actor has been stepping back into the spotlight following his infamous outburst at the 2022 Oscars, where he slapped Chris Rock on stage after the comedian made a joke about his wife, Jada Pinkett Smith. In an interview with fellow actor and comedian Kevin Hart, on his Peacock show Hart to Hart, Smith spoke about the moment his family rose to fame in 2010. While Smith had enjoyed his own success from 1999 thanks to NBC’s sitcom The Fresh Prince of Bel Air, Willow and his son Jada achieved their own fame in the early Noughties. Musician Willow, 22, released her debut single “Whip My Hair” in 2010, breaking into the UK and US charts when she was just nine years old. Meanwhile Jaden, a rapper and actor, starred opposite Jackie Chan and Taraji P Henson in The Karate Kid that same year, when he was 11. “2010 was like the greatest year as an artist, as a parent,” Smith told Hart, Metro reports. “Karate Kid came out in June and ‘Whip My Hair’ came out in October. I’m building this dream of a family I’ve had in my mind. I’m going to do it better than my father did it. We’ve talked about it, my father was abusive.” Smith seemed to imply that he was too hard on his family while trying to achieve the vision he had of a successful family. “‘No one wanted to be in a platoon,” he said. “Willow was the first one to begin the mutiny and it was my first realisation that success and money don’t mean happiness. “Up until that point, I really believed that you could succeed your way – to a house and a family – and you could win your way to happiness.” In a 2022 interview with The Independent, Willow Smith revealed that her parents struggled to understand her while she was growing up, due to their different upbringings. Meanwhile Jaden, 25, asked to become emancipated – where a child is removed from the control of their parents or legal guardians – from his parents when he was a minor, aged 15. His request came after he starred opposite his father in the box-office disaster, After Earth, which was also panned by critics. In his 2021 memoir, Smith recalled the moment his “heart shattered” when Jaden asked to become emancipated. “And what was worse was that Jaden took the hit,” the Independence Day star wrote, adding: “Jaden had faithfully done everything that I’d instructed him to do, and I had coached him into the worst public mauling he’d ever experienced.” Jaden ultimately decided against pursuing emancipation, but moved out of his family home that year. Will Smith is currently shooting a Bad Boys sequel with Martin Lawrence, with whom he has co-starred in three previous Bad Boys films, including the 1999 original. Read More Netflix leaves fans distraught as it announces end of beloved series One Tree Hill star Sophia Bush changes name after ‘filing for divorce’ from husband Grant Hughes Zhanna D’Art: Who was the controversial vegan raw food influencer who died from ‘starvation’? Who was controversial vegan raw food influencer Zhanna D’Art: Eva Mendes reveals she doesn’t let her daughters use the internet What is Stiff Person Syndrome?
2023-08-05 22:58
Chandrayaan-3: Historic India mission enters Moon orbit, aiming for south pole
If Chandrayaan-3 succeeds, India will be the first country to land near the Moon's little-explored south pole.
2023-08-05 22:48
Venezuela Red Cross President Mario Enrique Villarroel fired by court
The charity declares its support for its boss and appeals to President Nicolas Maduro's government.
2023-08-05 20:27