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Charlotte MacInnes has appealed her defeat in a defamation case against Rebel Wilson, challenging the findings that Wilson’s Instagram posts were not defamatory and did not cause serious harm to her reputation. MacInnes filed her notice of appeal on Thursday, one day after Justice Elizabeth Raper dismissed her defamation and breach-of-confidence claims in the Federal Court of Australia in Sydney. According to reports in The Australian and Sydney’s Daily Telegraph, which cite MacInnes’ notice of appeal, she is asking the Full Court of the Federal Court to set aside Raper’s ruling and enter judgment in her favor. As an alternative,…

Former President Olusegun Obasanjo has dismissed allegations by former Ogun State Governor Olusegun Osoba that he deceived Alliance for Democracy (AD) leaders during the 2003 political realignments. Mr Obasanjo, in a letter on Thursday addressed to Mr Osoba, described Mr Osoba’s article, “How Obasanjo Deceived Us in 2003,” as inaccurate, insisting he never deceived anyone in his political career. He said several events surrounding his emergence as president and subsequent political engagements were either unknown to Mr Osoba or omitted from the publication. The former president said his return to politics followed consultations after repeated appeals from leaders across the…

The C.J.P. said protests had spread to at least 30 cities in India as it called for nationwide demonstrations.Narendra Modi, India’s prime minister, released his first video message about the protests, saying that “nothing is more important than the welfare and future of our youth” and promising to fast-track punishment for those who spoiled the exam.

A prosecution witness on Thursday told the Federal High Court in Abuja how a realtor and her co-defendants allegedly sold portions of three disputed plots of land in a choice part of Abuja to members of the public without any document confirming their ownership of the land. Ahmed Gbigbadua, a witness from the Extractive Industries Fraud Section of the Economic and Financial Crimes Commission (EFCC), told Judge Joyce Abdulmalik that the defendants issued offer letters, payment receipts and other documents to buyers, none of which could be compared with the genuine title documents issued by the FCT Department of Land…

Soldiers from the US Army in a simulated village during the Combined Resolve “Greywolves” exercise at the US military Hohenfels Training Area in Hohenfels, Germany, on Thursday, April 30, 2026. Alex Kraus | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe Pentagon lowered its official death toll for the Iran war to 14 from 18 in the space of a day, after the Trump administration removed four service members killed this month from the count, according to the Defense Casualty Analysis System. The Pentagon’s casualty database showed seven of the 14 total deaths were classified as “hostile.” The New York Times reported the change…

TechCrunch Startup Battlefield is coming to Australia — and we’re partnering with Stripe to find the country’s most exciting early-stage startups. On August 19, eight Australian startups will take the stage at Stripe Tour Sydney to pitch live in front of investors, press, and the tech community. Three will win prizes. One will earn an automatic ticket to TechCrunch Disrupt 2026, taking place in San Francisco from October 13-15. The secret to finding the next breakout founder? The judges. Startup Battlefield has a track record that speaks for itself. The competition has launched over 1,700 companies globally, including Dropbox, Cloudflare,…

Andy Burnham has been urged to lobby EU leaders directly to suspend the new entry-exit system, EES, as the peak weekend for overseas holidays begins.About 2.2 million British holidaymakers are expected to head abroad between Friday and Monday, the majority to Europe, with all schools in the UK now on their summer break.Speaking at Heathrow airport on Friday morning, the Liberal Democrats’ foreign affairs spokesperson, Calum Miller, said the prime minister needed to call on EU states to drop the “bungled, malfunctioning border system” until at least September.The EES, which requires non-EU citizens to register on arrival and be photographed…

For the last few decades, the nutrient content of our crops has been declining. In the late 90s, the US Department of Agriculture found the vitamin C content of lemons had decreased by almost a third over the previous 22 years. Calcium in carrots, an important source especially for non-meat eaters, had reduced, on average, by more than a quarter. Vitamin A in bananas was down by 57%. The mineral content of wheat has declined by between 20-30% since the 1960s.A number of reasons have been suggested for this worrying decline, ranging from new varieties of crop that are bred…

Ben GolliverJul 23, 2026, 07:25 AM ETCloseBen Golliver is a senior NBA writer who joined ESPN in May 2026.Prior to joining ESPN, Golliver covered the NBA on a national level since 2010 for The Washington Post, Sports Illustrated and CBS Sports. He is the author of Bubbleball, an account of his 93-day stay at the NBA’s “Bubble” in Disney World during the coronavirus pandemic. He is based in Los Angeles.Multiple AuthorsThe NBA’s free agency period has been open for more than three weeks, yet the basketball world is still waiting to learn where LeBron James will be playing next season.During…

Nigerian comedian and singer, Otolorin Kehinde Peter, popularly known as Kennyblaq, will return to the stage this Sunday for the sixth edition of his annual comedy concert, The Oxymoron of Kennyblaq. The event, themed ‘The Bridge’, is scheduled to be held at the Eko Convention Centre, Eko Hotels & Suites, Victoria Island, Lagos. Organisers state that the concert will feature a blend of comedy, music, and live performances from some of the country’s leading entertainers. Kennyblaq has built a reputation as one of Nigeria’s most recognisable music comedians, carving out a niche by combining stand-up comedy with live singing. Since…