South Korean police said on Sunday they had arrested five men for allegedly forcing a group of Brazilian women into sex slavery, having lured them into the country on the promise that they could become K-pop entertainers.
An audio recording obtained by Reuters on Monday revealed that Hong Kong’s China-appointed chief executive, Carrie Lam, wanted to resign from office, but the Communist Party did not let her.
Will and Grace star Debra Messing has thanked a Baptist church in Alabama for calling black supporters of President Donald Trump as “mentally ill,” hours after demanding that the media out attendees of his Beverly Hills fundraiser next month.
Actress and comedian Whitney Cummings claims to have uncovered a “crisis” in London after authorities installed open-air urinals in an effort to stop men relieving themselves on the street.
Actress and far-left activist Alyssa Milano shared a fake news story on Twitter about President Donald Trump deporting children with cancer, describing it as “indefensible” and a justification for impeachment.
Filipino President Rodrigo Duterte backed Beijing’s use of police brutality against protesters Hong Kong on Friday, as mass pro-democracy demonstrations against China’s extradition bill enter their fifth consecutive month.
A woman who lost her eye in a pro-democracy protest in Hong Kong and became a symbol of the movement against China accused local police on Friday of intentionally planning to “murder, mutilate and assault their very own citizens.”
Actor Brad Bitt says his upcoming space thriller Ad Astra will explore themes of toxic masculinity and the consequent “barrier that’s created” throughout society.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro signed a decree on Thursday banning the setting of fires to clear land for farmers and other economic activities for the next two months.
Shawshank Redemption director Tim Robbins spoke about his campaign for prison reform at the Venice Film Festival on Thursday, arguing that new measures will help foster both a “safer and more humane society.”
Puerto Rican pop icon Marc Anthony exploded on Donald Trump on Thursday, describing him as both “gruesome” and “demented” after the president suggested that Puerto Rico is “one of the most corrupt places on earth.”
South Korea is planning a series of events to promote halal restaurants in a bid to boost Islamic tourism, the Korean Tourism Organization announced on Wednesday.
The United States will not seek to prosecute Venezuelan dictator Nicolás Maduro if he agrees to leave power and allow a transition to democracy, the State Department’s special envoy on Venezuela Elliott Abrams told the New York Times on Wednesday.
A “motorized force” of socialist thugs drove around the state of Miranda, Venezuela, on Monday, forcing civilians to sign a petition demanding President Donald Trump and the United States cease efforts to remove Nicolás Maduro’s socialist regime from power.
British actor Hugh Grant exploded on Boris Johnson on Wednesday after the British Prime Minister announced that he would suspend the country’s parliament in order to negotiate a Brexit deal without intervention from remain MP’s.
Nicolás Maduro’s socialist regime in Venezuela is continuing to sell around 100,00 barrels of oil a day to communist Cuba, a senior union official told El Nacional this weekend.
The Chinese state propaganda outlet Global Times cited the words of pop superstar Taylor Swift in an attack on President Donald Trump on Monday after she accused him of “gaslighting” his opponents into questioning their own love for the country.
Actress Alison Brie spoke railed against supposed mistreatment of immigrants across the United States alongside rapper French Montana at the MTV Music Video Awards on Monday, describing it as “unconstitutional and frankly disgusting.”
Some hospitals in Japan have begun imposing conditions before attending to foreign patients and at least one has refused to treat non-Japanese residents, Mainichi Shimbun reported on Sunday.
Brazil’s Ministry of Justice documented a 20-percent drop in homicides since President Jair Bolsonaro took office in January, the nation’s O Globo reported Sunday.
Actress Angelina Jolie has launched her own YouTube channel to showcase her humanitarian work, adding to growing speculation that she may be planning a future political run.
Far-left documentary filmmaker Michael Moore praised the decision of Indianapolis Colts quarterback Andrew Luck to retire from the NFL, arguing that the professional football league is excessively dangerous and “won’t exist” by the year 2050.
An array of TV anchors and Hollywood power players, including actress Gwyneth Paltrow and ABC News anchor George Stephanopoulos, attended a party held by the late financier and convicted sex trafficker Jeffrey Epstein, The Daily Mail reported Saturday.
Pop megastar Shawn Mendes has apologized for writing several racially insensitive tweets from as early as 2012, after a fan brought up the issue at a recent Q&A session.
Actor Alec Baldwin has suggested that President Donald Trump has been trying to destroy America but that he has become “scared” after realizing he is unable to do so.
Pop superstar Taylor Swift has admitted she is “very remorseful” about her refusal to get involved in the 2016 presidential election, but has pledged to “do everything I can for 2020” to promote progressive candidates and public policy.
Brazilian President Jair Bolsonaro has urged French leader Emmanuel Macron to “keep [his] nose out” of his country’s affairs as fires continue to ravage the Amazon rainforest at alarming intensity.
A Chinese military official warned that Beijing will not sit “idly by” if the United States proceeds to sell F-16 fighter jets to Taiwan, suggesting China may consider action beyond sanctioning firms associated with the deal.
Madonna and Leonardo DiCaprio were among the scores of Hollywood figures demanding action to address the ongoing crisis in the Brazilian Amazon, where fires continue to ravage the world’s largest tropical rainforest.
The United States has condemned Cuba’s communist regime for the “outrageous” jailing of journalist Roberto Quiñones, who was arrested while covering a trial in Guantanamo Bay for the anti-communist website CubaNet.
