Man who grabbed Ariana Grande at Wicked: For Good premiere sentenced to nine days in jail 17. November 2025 (15:46) Johnson Wen, who jumped over a barricade at Universal Studios Singapore and rushed at the Wicked star, has been convicted of being a public nuisanceThe man who grabbed Ariana Grande at a red-carpet premiere for Wicked: For Good in Singapore has been jailed for nine days.According to BBC News, Australian national Johnson Wen was convicted of being a public nuisance. Wen, 26, has a history of disrupting public events and rushing concert stages. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
UN to vote on Gaza stabilisation force plan that references Palestinian state 17. November 2025 (15:39) Netanyahu faces pressure from far-right ministers after Saudi insistence on ‘credible pathway’ to statehoodThe UN security council is to vote on Monday on a US-drafted resolution to set up an international stabilisation force (ISF) in Gaza that includes a late and highly tentative addition on a future Palestinian state, added under pressure from Arab states.A rival motion has meanwhile been tabled by Russia and China, setting up the possibility that both motions could be vetoed by one or more of the five permanent members of the security council. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Incredible story of Irish labourer buried alive in coffin for 61 days told in new documentary 17. November 2025 (15:10) Mick Meaney made global headlines when he beat world record in 1968, but returned to Ireland pennilessThey were known as burial artists – people who had themselves buried alive in macabre feats of endurance – and Mick Meaney resolved to be the best there ever was.It was 1968 and the Irish labourer had barely a pound to his name but he believed that if he stayed underground in a coffin longer than anyone else the world would remember his name. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
South Korean decision to close all coal-fired power plants by 2040 sounds alarm for Australian exports 17. November 2025 (15:00) Decision announced at Cop30 climate conference signposts risks for Australia’s reliance on fossil fuel exports, analysts sayFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThe Australian government has been urged to prepare for a shift away from thermal coal exports and accelerate green industries after one of its main international customers signed up to close all coal-fired power plants by 2040.South Korea, Australia’s third-biggest market for coal burned to generate electricity, announced at the Cop30 climate conference in Brazil that it was joining the “powering past coal alliance”, a group of about 60 nations and 120 sub-national governments, businesses and organisations committed to phasing out the fossil fuel. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
