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Franz Ferdinand have announced a North American tour following the release of their greatest hits compilation, ‘Hits To The Head’ – buy tickets here.The US leg runs from August to September with stops in Atlanta, New York, Washington DC, and Los Angeles and will mark the Scottish band’s first tour of the country since 2018. General on-sale for the tour kicks off Friday (March 18) at 10am local time.

Ethan Shanfeld Starting Tuesday, broadcasters are required to disclose foreign government-sponsored programming. The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) unanimously adopted the foreign sponsorship identification rules in April 2021, today announcing a March 15 compliance date.The rule is meant to increase transparency, notifying the American public when a foreign government or its representatives are attempting to persuade them.

Placebo have shared the details behind their first North American tour in almost a decade.The string of dates will follow the release of the band’s eighth studio album ‘Never Let Me Go’ which is set for March 25. Tickets are on sale here.The tour kicks off in Vancouver in September, with stops in Seattle, Portland, and San Francisco before it ends in New York.

Sigur Rós have announced details of a UK and European tour for later this year – check out the full list of dates below.Following the announcement of tour dates in the United States, Mexico and Canada last month, Sigur Rós have now confirmed a lengthy run in the UK and Europe.Kicking off in Portugal on 28 September, the run of shows will take place in Italy, Germany and France before arriving in the UK for four shows, including two nights at London’s Brixton Academy. The band will then finish off with a homecoming gig in Reykjavík, Iceland.Tickets for the newly announced shows go on sale 9am GMT, Friday March 18 from here.A post shared by sigur rós (@sigurros)According to a press release, Sigur Rós are in the process of writing and recording their first new studio album since 2013’s ‘Kveikur’ and will air new songs at the shows, alongside material drawn from their acclaimed 25 year discography.Earlier this year, the band also confirmed that founding members Jónsi and Georg Holm will be joined in the studio and on tour by former member Kjartan Sveinsson, who is rejoining the band almost a decade after stepping away to focus on other projects.Sigur Rós will play:SEPTEMBER28 – Campo Pequeno – Lisbon, Portugal29 – WiZink Center – Madrid, SpainOCTOBER01 – Sant Jordi Club – Barcelona, Spain03 – Kioene Arena – Padova, Italy04 – Mediolanum Forum – Milan, Italy05 – Zenith – Munich, Germany07 – Halle 622 – Zurich, Switzerland08 – Gasometer – Vienna, Austria09 – O2 universum – Prague, Czech Republic11 – Tempodrom – Berlin, Germany15 – Arena Riga – Riga, Latvia17 – House of Culture – Helsinki, Finland19 – Hovet – Stockholm, Sweden20 – Oslo Spektrum – Oslo, Norway22 – K.B. Hallen – Copenhagen, Denmark24 – Expo XXI – Warsaw, Poland26

Kate Middleton made a rare political statement as she visited the Ukrainian Cultural Centre in London alongside Prince William. The Duchess of Cambridge, 40, who was photographed learning about the efforts being made to support Ukrainians in the UK and Europe amid the Russian invasion, made a subtle nod to Ukraine as she wore a blue knitted jumper on Wednesday 9 March. Meanwhile Kate also donned a badge of the Ukrainian flag with a white heart in the middle on her chest during the outing which hit home her political statement.

President Joe Biden has made an announcement that the United States will ban imports of Russian oil.

Joe Biden announced that the U.S. will ban imports of Russian oil, the latest move to sanction Vladimir Putin’s regime after its invasion of Ukraine.

Maksim Chmerkovskiy, 42, appeared on Good Morning America Friday, March 4 and explained how he fled from Ukraine amidst Russian attacks. Before Maks got on a train from Poland and escaped his native country, he was arrested for breaking curfew. “They’re like, ‘Passport.’ I pull out my American passport. He starts speaking English with me. I was like, ‘I speak Russian.’ Then I regretted saying that. I thought maybe it was wrong,” Maks explained on GMA.

Ashton Kutcher and Mila Kunis are enjoying a day out together.

Mila Kunis, who was born in Ukraine, is opening up about the war in her homeland for the first time.

Ryan Reynolds feels lucky that he's able to give a sizeable donation to provide aid for Ukrainian refugees. The Deadpool star and his wife announced over the weekend that they have partnered with the nonprofit organisation USA for UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, to match up to $1 million (£720,000) in donations to help Ukrainians fleeing their country following Russia's invasion. Speaking about the initiative on Monday, Reynolds told Extra TV, "We felt like it was the right thing to do and help bring others into that conversation.

Tyson Fury and Dillian Whyte are headed for a titanic heavyweight duel under the Wembley arch in April, with a sellout croowd expected in London for the world championship bout. Fury currently holds the WBC belt for which Whyte is the mandatory challenger and an intense battle is expected, even more so after Whyte failed to turn up to Tuesday's pre-fight press conference.

The Queen is said to have broken royal protocol after Vladimir Putin left her waiting.

New sanctions have been announced targeting Russia's central bank.

In his last HBO Real Time before a short hiatus, Bill Maher has the unenviable task of trying to find laughs in the situation in Ukraine. Amazingly, he was able to pull it off within the boundaries of good taste, all while allowing his guests to run with the notion that more must be done in defense of the embattled country.

Sean Penn, 61, is dedicated to his work. On Wednesday, Feb. 23, Russia launched a full-scale attack against Ukraine to prevent the country from joining NATO. As Hollywood stars continue to weigh in on the conflict from their homes in the United States, Sean has taken another approach and is currently in Ukraine — filming a documentary about the conflict with Russia!