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ADVERTISEMENTKanye ‘Ye’ West has had his Australian visa cancelled following the release of the American rapper’s song ‘Heil Hitler’.  The country’s home affairs minister Tony Burke confirmed the news that Ye would be blocked from entering the country over the track that glorifies the Nazi leader.  In an interview with the Australian Broadcasting Corporation, Burke

ADVERTISEMENTAfter years of closure, the fully renovated Archaeological Museum of Thera in the heart of Santorini has reopened its doors - reviving a significant modernist building and enriching the island’s cultural offerings. The building, originally constructed after the devastating 1956 earthquake, had long required extensive modernisation. With a €750,000 investment, the site was structurally reinforced

ADVERTISEMENTIn the new West End production of Evita, starring Snow White star Rachel Zegler, one of the musical’s most iconic moments takes place offstage. Midway through the show, Zegler steps onto the London Palladium’s exterior balcony to sing 'Don’t Cry for Me, Argentina' to passersby on the street and the performance is streamed live to

ADVERTISEMENTPresident Donald Trump has announced a new addition to his personal line of merchandise: branded perfume and cologne that will set you back $249 (€211). The fragrances, called "Victory 45-47" - a reference to his two presidential terms - are "all about Winning, Strength, and Success," Trump wrote on his social network Truth Social. "Get yourself a

ADVERTISEMENTFollowing the news earlier this year that longtime stewards of the James Bond franchise Barbara Broccoli and Michael G Wilson ceded creative control to Amazon Studios, Bond fans were treated to more positive news last week: the identity of the director of Bond 26. Oscar-nominated filmmaker Denis Villeneuve will be responsible for ushering the 007

ADVERTISEMENTA criminal investigation has been launched into the Glastonbury performances of both Bob Vylan and Kneecap after the police reviewed video footage and audio of both sets, which took place on Saturday.  UK culture secretary Lisa Nandy condemned the "appalling and unacceptable scenes" and said she had called BBC director-general Tim Davie after the broadcast of Bob Vylan's

ADVERTISEMENTA court in Algeria has upheld Franco-Algerian author Boualem Sansal's five-year prison sentence in a case that has raised alarm over freedom of expression in Algeria and pushed tensions with France to the brink.The Académie Française prize-winning author of "2084: la fin du monde" (“2084: The End of the World”), a dystopian novel set in

ADVERTISEMENTIn 2016, tiny mouse-themed shops and homes began mysteriously popping up on the streets of southern Sweden. The miniature scenes quickly went viral, even making an appearance on The Late Late Show with James Corden, and were signed only by an anonymous art collective known as Anonymouse. Earlier this year, the mystery was solved when