Getty Images An evil sorcerer is the last person you'd expect to see at an economic forum.
But there he stood working his wizardry.
With sleight of hand Russian folklore villain "Koshchei the Deathless" (or, rather, someone dressed as him) produced coins out of thin air, "broke" and reassembled someone's glasses and shocked passers-by with occasional puffs of smoke from his fingers.
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Peacock via Getty Images For one Love Island USA contestant, the drama started before even entering the villa.
The decision by a police officer in the US state of Pennsylvania to leave the force and chase love on one of the country's most popular reality TV shows has ignited tempers and become the talk of the town in his home of Bethlehem.
After Sean Reifel was announced as a cast member of the dating show last week, the mayor of the city of 75
Getty Images Shopkeeper Yusuf Ali still battles with memories of his time as a child soldier fighting on the streets of Somalia's capital, Mogadishu.
The 34-year-old became embroiled in the Islamist insurgency, which erupted nearly 20 years ago, and while the city's urban landscape is healing, few resources are devoted to those still suffering with the psychological scars of the
BBC "If you don't meet our demands, we will kill your drivers."
This message, demanding about $15,000, was sent by a criminal gang to a bus company in a poor suburb of Peru's capital, Lima. It preceded an armed attack on bus driver, Toño.
"They shot me in the
Ananda Vikatan His ardent fans call him "the Maestro". Five decades after his debut, Ilaiyaraaja's music still echoes through homes, concert halls and cinema screens across India.
The 83-year-old composer from Tamil Nadu has scored more than 1,000 films in nine languages, a record unmatched in Indian cinema.
He transformed the sound of Tamil film music with Annakili in 1976 and has
AFP via Getty Images The funeral has taken place of a seven-month-old Palestinian baby shot dead by an Israeli soldier while in a car with his family in Hebron in the occupied West Bank.
According to the Israeli military, a shot was fired when soldiers "perceived a threat" from the vehicle in the Tel Rumeida area on Friday evening.
The family say they obeyed soldiers' orders to stop and
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth has criticised European nations over migration for allowing what he described as an "invasion" on their shores, during a D-Day anniversary speech in France.
Hegseth was speaking in Normandy 82 years after allied forces stormed French beaches to liberate Nazi-occupied north-western Europe in 1944.
"Sadly, today, different European beaches are stormed by different dangerous ideologies,"
Getty Images Pope Leo XIV has started his official visit to Spain by praising its government's opposition to wars as well as its support for migrants.
Speaking at a reception with King Felipe VI and Queen Letizia at the royal palace in Madrid, Pope Leo spoke of Spain's "active commitment to peace and solidarity among peoples".
Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has clashed
Expectation has followed Andreeva ever since her WTA Tour breakthrough at the 2023 Madrid Open, where her talent and fearlessness led to praise from Britain's former world number one Andy Murray.
It felt like a matter of time until she won one of the sport's biggest prizes, but developing your game and dealing with the hype under intense scrutiny can take time.
Andreeva, who was born in Siberia and trained in France, reached the French Open semi-finals in 2024 and has continued
Lebanese Army The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) says it has launched an investigation after confirming it attacked a vehicle carrying Lebanese soldiers in southern Lebanon on Saturday morning.
The Lebanese Army said two officers and a soldier were killed in the strike on a car, which it described as an "aggressive and barbaric raid". The IDF said the vehicle was "moving suspiciously towards forces" and gunfire had