• Reuters

    Kevin Spacey overturns UK ruling in sex assault case over lawyers' mistake

    Oscar-winning U.S. actor Kevin Spacey on Tuesday overturned a London court ruling which effectively found him liable for an alleged sexual assault on a British man, after his lawyers mistakenly failed to serve a defence to a civil lawsuit. Spacey is being sued at London's High Court by a man, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, who alleges that in 2008 he was sexually assaulted by the Hollywood star. The actor has denied the allegations.

  • The Telegraph

    I’ve seen first hand how deadly Putin’s chemical weapons can be

    Russia’s illegal invasion of Ukraine is now in its third year, with a stalemate along the 1000 kilometres of the contact line. Unable to break the spirit and fortitude of Kyiv’s forces with conventional weapons, the Kremlin is now resorting to WW1-style gas attacks.

  • Associated Press

    Oprah Winfrey's new book club pick is Colm Tóibín’s 'Long Island,' the sequel to 'Brooklyn'

    Colm Tóibín's “Long Island,” the Irish novelist's follow-up to the prize-winning immigrant tale “Brooklyn,” is Oprah Winfrey's latest book club pick. “Long Island,” published Tuesday, continues the story of Eilis Lacey, who left Ireland for New York City in the 1950s and is now trapped in an unhappy marriage to Tony Fiorello, the Italian plumber she met in “Brooklyn.”