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CNN — Barry Keoghan finally got to meet Ringo Starr, who he is set to portray in the upcoming Beatles biopics, and the two “just sat in the garden chatting away” during the meeting. Keoghan appeared on Wednesday’s episode of “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” and told the late night host that he only recently met the Beatles drummer for the first time at his home, and that Starr even played the drums for him. “He asked me to play but I wasn’t playing the drums for Ringo,” Keoghan said, adding that Starr’s private drum performance “just kind of naturally happened” and…
Alex KirklandRodrigo FaezMay 9, 2025, 08:01 AM ETXabi Alonso has confirmed that he is leaving Bayer Leverkusen at the end of the season, with the Spanish coach expected to join Real Madrid.In a news conference on Friday, Alonso — who has spent three years at Leverkusen, guiding them to a historic undefeated league campaign in 2023-24 as part of a domestic double — said that he will depart after his team’s two remaining Bundesliga games.Alonso refused to discuss his future, saying it was “not the moment,” but a Real Madrid source told ESPN on Friday that Alonso is “close” to…
Jordanian authorities have strongly rejected a report by Middle East Eye, which stated that Amman had earned significant sums of money through the delivery of international aid into Gaza. On Thursday, MEE reported that Jordan profited from coordinating aid deliveries through the Jordan Hashemite Charity Organization (JHCO), the official body that acts as the sole conduit for aid passing through the country. MEE spoke with sources from aid organisations and individuals with knowledge of the JHCO’s operation, who said authorities charged $2,200 for each aid truck entering Gaza, $200,000 for each random aircraft aid drop and $400,000 for each targeted…
Editor’s note: Sign up for Unlocking the World, CNN Travel’s weekly newsletter. Get news about destinations, plus the latest in aviation, food and drink, and where to stay. CNN — When it was first announced four years ago, it sounded like an aviation geek’s dream — an airline with a fleet consisting only of Airbus A380 superjumbos, the huge and majestic double-decker airplanes that offer unrivaled comfort in the sky. Promotional images released by Global Airlines, a startup carrier founded by former investment banker and Guinness World Record holder James Asquith, added to the excitement, with images of smart cabins…
CNN — Pierce Brosnan only ever appeared with Robin Williams in one film, but the Irish actor now says he didn’t quite work with Williams. “I really never worked with Robin Williams,” Brosnan recalled recently. ”I only worked with Mrs. Doubtfire.” The star rewatched some of his old films during a chat with Vanity Fair, including his beloved 1993 comedy “Mrs. Doubtfire” in which Williams plays a father who poses as a female nanny in order to spend time with his children after his wife seeks a divorce. Brosnan played Stuart “Stu” Dunmeyer, a man who starts dating the estranged…
Xabi Alonso has said he will leave Bayer Leverkusen at the end of the season ahead of his expected return to Real Madrid as head coach.The Spaniard confirmed his widely anticipated exit in a press conference ahead of Sunday’s final home game of the season against Borussia Dortmund, which will now become a send-off for Leverkusen’s departing coach. Alonso, who won nearly everything as a player at Real Madrid, is set to take over from his old boss Carlo Ancelotti, reports Sky in Germany, with Leverkusen agreeing to release him from his contract a year early. Twitter This content is…
This article was initially set out to focus on The Encampments, Kei Pritsker and Michael T Workman’s impassioned documentary that chronicles the Columbia University student movement that shook the US and captured imaginations the world over. But then it came to my attention that a sparring film has been released around the same time, offering a staunchly pro-Israeli counter-narrative that vehemently attempts to discredit the account offered by The Encampments. October 8 charts the alleged rise of antisemitism in the US in the wake of the 7 October attacks on southern Israel by Hamas-led Palestinian fighters. A balanced record though,…
On 8 and 9 May, a so-called “People’s Peace Summit”, titled “The Time Has Come”, took place at Binyanei HaUma convention centre in Jerusalem. Sixty Israeli organisations gathered under the banner of peace, claiming to prepare the ground for a political resolution to the “Israeli-Palestinian conflict”. The summit featured tours, workshops, film screenings, performances, and – on the second day – keynote speeches promoting what organisers described as a “peace-based worldview”. According to its website, the summit aimed to promote “dialogue” between Palestinians and Israelis, in hopes of sparking societal change and inspiring belief that after each war, a political…
Wolves forward Matheus Cunha has said he puts a lot of pressure on himself when it comes to discipline after being suspended twice and receiving a straight red card for violent conduct this season.The 25-year-old was shown a red card and dragged down the tunnel in the final minute of stoppage time of Wolves’ FA Cup fifth-round match against Bournemouth in March after clashing with defender Milos Kerkez.Cunha was suspended for four Premier League games and fined £50,000 ($66,000) for his actions. It followed an earlier suspension in December for misconduct, after he elbowed a member of Ipswich staff before…
The Kurdistan Workers’ Party (PKK) is expected to announce as soon as Friday that it has decided to end its armed struggle against Turkey and will disband itself, two sources familiar with the matter told Middle East Eye. The decision follows a statement issued in February by the PKK’s imprisoned leader, Abdullah Ocalan, in which he called on the organisation he founded more than 40 years ago to lay down its arms. On Friday, the PKK said that it held a congress from 5 to 7 May and discussed Ocalan’s call. It said it has taken decisions that have historical…