Cannabis smuggler knows most of his drugs mules 'will get caught'

Suppliers are running industrial-sized operations in parts of the world where laws governing the cultivation of cannabis have been relaxed - including Thailand, Canada and parts of the US - and illegally importing multiple-kilogram loads to the UK for "huge profits".

Syria grapples with unrest as government faces old and new threats

Damascus was rocked on Tuesday by explosions during a visit by French President Emmanuel Macron, the first European Union leader to visit the country since forces led by President Ahmed al-Sharaa deposed Bashar al-Assad in December 2024.

Revolut Is Building An AI Brain For Banking, And It Could Change Finance Forever

As banks race to turn AI from isolated tools into enterprise-wide intelligence, Revolut's PRAGMA model offers a glimpse of where digital banking and financial services may be heading next.

Jaxon Popovic: Skateboarding's 10-year-old sensation has Olympics dreams

The 10-year-old skateboarder with an Olympic dream

‘Black Money for White Nights’ Review: A Cycle of Corruption Endangers a Marriage in a Bitter, Gripping Bulgarian Tragicomedy

How much dirty cash can pass through your hands before your soul is stained? Gosha (Ivan Savov) and Marina (Tanya Shahova), the struggling sixtysomething couple at the center of “Black Money for White Nights,” believe they’ve found the right balance: Professional bribery is the way of the world, as they see it, and they engage in just enough of it to keep their heads modestly above water. But when they karmically find themselves the victims of a financial scam, they haven’t a leg to stand on, either ethically or economically, and the axis of their lives is set askew; turns out you can’t play the corruption game only when it suits you. Bulgarian filmmakers Kristina Grozeva and Petar Valchanov aren’t unsympathetic to their flailing characters in this sharp, escalatingly sad black comedy, but they aren’t sparing either.

French far-right leader Le Pen says will run in 2027 presidential election

Far-right leader Marine Le Pen has said she will run in France’s 2027 presidential election after a court shortened a ban on her running for office, reopening the door for the 57-year-old to take part.

Ali G Returns: Sacha Baron Cohen Wraps Filming Secret Movie Reviving Beloved Character

Booyakasha!

Sacha Baron Cohen has wrapped production on a new Ali G film, which will bring his sketch comedy breakout back to the big screen. The character was previously featured in 2002’s “Ali G Indahouse.”

I moved from Argentina to the US. Now I'm torn between spending time with my young kids or my aging parents.

I moved from Argentina to the US. Now I'm torn between spending time with my young kids or my aging parents.

Essay by

Conz Preti

You're currently following this author! Want to unfollow? Unsubscribe via the link in your email.

Mariska Hargitay Will Host the 2026 Emmy Awards

Emmys 2026

The Law & Order: SVU star will be the first woman to emcee the show since Jane Lynch in 2011

Mariska Hargitay has been tapped to host the 2026 Emmy Awards, making her the first woman in 15 years to earn the gig.

Netflix Confirms Ana María Londoño as Head of Content, Colombia (EXCLUSIVE)

Netflix has appointed Ana María Londoño as head of content, Colombia, tapping one of the country’s most seasoned TV writers and content executives whose 30-year career takes in her breakout telenovela “Juegos Prohibidos” through to RCN’s 2024 “Rojo Carmesí.”