• The Independent

    Michael J. Fox joins Coldplay to perform on Glastonbury stage as Chris Martin reveals how actor helped form band

    Back to the Future star Michael J. Fox joined Coldplay to perform on the Pyramid Stage at Glastonbury as frontman Chris Martin thanked the actor for helping to form the band. The actor, who has Parkinson’s disease and uses a wheelchair, arrived on stage to a delighted crowd on Saturday (29 June) as he played the guitar with Coldplay.

  • The Canadian Press

    France's exceptionally high-stakes election has begun. The far right leads preelection polls

    PARIS (AP) — Voters across mainland France began casting ballots Sunday in the first round of an exceptional parliamentary election that could put France’s government in the hands of nationalist, far-right parties for the first time since the Nazi era.

  • The Daily Beast

    How the U.S. Paid for a Foreign Secret Agent to Court OK Guv

    A secret agent working for an authoritarian ex-Soviet republic who allegedly bribed Rep. Henry Cuellar (D-TX) also pursued ties with Oklahoma and its Republican Gov. Kevin Stitt—with U.S. federal funds helping to underwrite his efforts, The Daily Beast has found.The Daily Beast previously reported that the unnamed operative, who allegedly arranged corrupt contracts between the government of Azerbaijan and the Cuellar family, is Elshan Baloghlanov, a former official at the country’s Los Angeles c