Gays in Iraq Can Now Be Jailed for 15 Years

La Brea alum Josh McKenzie is set as a series regular in NBC‘s new drama series The Hunting Party, joining previously announced Melissa Roxburgh, Patrick Sabongui and Sara Garcia, Deadline has confirmed.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Saudi Arabian director Shahad Ameen, whose feminist fable “Scales” made a splash after launching from Venice in 2019, is back behind the camera on “Hijra,” an ambitious drama centered on the bond formed between different generations of Saudi women during a journey across the desert. CAA is handling North American sales on “Hijra,” which is being shot in a vast swathe of desert and in several Saudi cities and urban areas including Jeddah, Medina, AlUla and Neom.

Julia Fox doesn’t need a man. She’s better off doing her own thing!!

King Charles III has bravely opened up about his ongoing battle with cancer.The 75-year-old monarch shared his diagnosis earlier in February after receiving treatment for an enlarged prostate. Despite being given the green light by his doctors to return to public duties last month, he is still undergoing medical care.

Naman Ramachandran Tarf Media has acquired worldwide sales rights, excluding North America, for “Lonesome Soldier” and will represent the film at the Cannes Film Market. The film is directed by Nino Aldi (“Who Killed Copper Dunn?”), stars John Ashton (“Gone Baby Gone”), Allison McAtee (“The Haves and Have Nots”), Steve Monroe (“Promising Young Woman”) and Patrick Y. Malone (“The Tomorrow War”) and introduces actor-writer Alexander Randazzo.

‘No travel’ warnings have been issued by the UK Foreign Office for 24 countries, which effectively means they are off-limits to UK travellers. On the list are some expected destinations as well as countries which may come as a surprise.

Joan Crawford, the legendary Oscar-winning actress who appeared in over 80 films during a remarkable 45-year Hollywood career, died on this day in history, May 10, 1977. Born Lucille Fay LeSueur on March 23, 1904, in San Antonio, Texas, Crawford reportedly grew up with little means, and was raised by her mother and stepfather in Oklahoma before relocating to Kansas City, Missouri. Amid the jazz-age flapper movement, she was in search of a dance career until she was discovered while performing in a New York chorus line in 1925 by MGM, according to Turner Classic Movies (TCM).

Joe Mantegna and Gary Sinise will return to host PBS‘ National Memorial Day Concert, to take place from the west lawn of the Capitol on May 26.

Having served in the Royal Navy and British Army for 10 years where she specialised in interrogations in countries including Afghanistan and Iraq, Nichola Tidd’s career has been beyond impressive. However, her life took on a whole new turn one day thanks to one surprise message. After logging into LinkedIn one day and finding what she initially thought was a hoax request, things changed forever.

Prince‘s Minneapolis house, which featured in Purple Rain, will be available to rent as an AirBnB for a year.Offered as part of AirBnB’s new experience – Icons. As per a press release, Icons is “a new category of extraordinary experiences hosted by the greatest names in music, film, television, art, sports, and more.” The vacation rental site has released the first 11 experiences to be released with Prince’s Purple Rain home listed as one of them.“In celebration of the 40th Anniversary of the legendary album and film, the newly restored home– located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, his hometown – will be open to the public for the first time, only on AirBnB,” read’s the listing for the legendary musician’s home.It continued: “Guests will get to explore the home and go crazy for rare and special tracks from Prince’s world in an exclusive studio session.”“Icons take you inside worlds that only existed in your imagination—until now,” said Brian Chesky, AirBnB co-founder and CEO.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent Playtime has boarded “Crossing Lines,” a Danish thriller by Baghdad-born first-time director Jahfar Muataz. Currently filming, “Crossing Lines” revolves around a reformed criminal, Cairo, who enjoys his new life as a gang exit counselor. When his nephew Hamza disappears, Cairo discovers he had secretly joined his former gang.

ITV has been hit with a number of Ofcom complaints from viewers concerned about its newsreader Rageh Omaar's health during the News At Ten on Friday (April 26).

ITV has been hit with a wave of Ofcom complaints from viewers concerned about its newsreader Rageh Omaar's health during Friday's News At Ten. Shocking footage showed the respected journalist bravely trying to do his job while looking pained and seeming to struggle to read the autocue.TV watchdog Ofcom confirmed to OK! this afternoon that it has received 73 complaints after the broadcast, as viewers got in touch to report their concerns.The objections related to 56 year old Omaar's "health during this broadcast" of ITV's flagship news bulletin.

Iraqi social media star Om Fahad has been killed.

< 1 min read In a move that chills LGBTQ+ rights across the globe, the parliament of Iraq has criminalised same-sex relationships. This new law, passed on Saturday, throws the country’s LGBTQ+ community into […]

Throughout his lifetime, Simon Newton has had quite the career. From serving in the British Army to being a bodyguard for celebrities including Michael Jackson and Kendall Jenner, his career has gone from strength to strength. Now an actor, Simon has opened up about his time working as a professional bodyguard and how a chance opportunity in 2003 saw his career take a very different turn.

Prince Harry has been cruelly trolled over wearing his Army and Royal Family medals in an appearance at a US soldier award ceremony. Harry, 39, made a speech that he filmed outside his home in Montecito, California, to honour US combat medic Sergeant First Class Elizabeth Marks as the winner of the Military Times' Soldier of the Year award.

his and Meghan Markle’s $14 million Montecito mansion as he honored his “friend” Sergeant First Class Elizabeth Marks.Harry awarded the US combat medic, a four-time Invictus Games gold medalist and five-time Paralympic medalist, in a “special presentation” of the award, calling her a “beacon of inspiration.”Sgt. Marks, 33, suffered bilateral hip injuries while stationed out in Iraq in 2010.

As this year’s president of the White House Correspondents’ Association, NBC News senior White House Kelly O’Donnell will preside over one of the biggest evenings in D.C. — a mix of politicos, media types and celebrities airing live across C-SPAN and other networks.

The Foreign Office has updated its travel advice for two popular African holiday destinations after reports of explosions in the Middle East.