• Reuters

    Critics of India's Modi migrate online as mainstream media stays deferential

    There's scarcely any critical evaluation of Prime Minister Narendra Modi on India's mainstream television channels and most newspapers as the world's most populous nation heads toward a general election that begins on Friday. India's once-in-five-years election usually draws fiery debate and mudslinging across its sprawling media. YouTuber Dhruv Rathee has accused Modi of behaving like a dictator in a Hindi-language video that has over 27 million views, citing what he called silencing of critics, the use of federal investigation agencies to browbeat the opposition and the crushing of farmer protests.

  • Cover Media

    Olivia Munn opens up about 'terrifying' cancer diagnosis

    In a new interview with People, the actress has reflected on her journey with breast cancer. "I was not someone who obsessed over death or was afraid of it in any way, but "having a little baby at home made everything much more terrifying." The Predator actress has a two-year-old son, Malcolm, with her partner, actor and comedian John Mulaney. In March, Olivia revealed she had been diagnosed with luminal B breast cancer in April 2023 after undergoing a series of genetic tests. "You realise cancer doesn't care who you are…”

  • The Canadian Press

    European Union official urges G7 to step up air defense for Ukraine and expand Iran sanctions

    CAPRI, Italy (AP) — The European Union’s top diplomat urged Group of Seven foreign ministers on Thursday to take quick, concrete steps to provide more air defense systems to Ukraine, warning that continued delays could tilt the war in Moscow’s favor. Without more Patriot air defense missile systems to guard against incoming Russian strikes, “the electricity system of Ukraine will be destroyed. And no country can fight without having electricity at home, in the factories, in the front line,” EU f