REUTERS/Daniel Cole The biggest night in fashion has begun.
Celebrities are arriving to the 2026 Met Gala with their take on this year's theme - Costume Art - where organisers asked attendees to experiment with the lavish and whimsical dress code.
The annual event is a fundraiser for the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute, and serves as chance for celebrities and design houses to go all-out on spectacle.
The golden-voiced Broadway star Joshua Henry, took the drama up a notch by
EPA President Donald Trump says the US has struck seven Iranian "fast boats" in the Strait of Hormuz, as Washington seeks to guide stranded ships out of the Gulf through the largely closed waterway.
The UAE and South Korea both reported strikes on ships in the vital channel on Monday. The UAE also said a fire broke out at the oil port of Fujairah after an Iranian attack.
Shipping company Maersk told the BBC that one of its US-flagged vessels
AFP via Getty Images Mali's military leader Gen Assimi Goïta has taken over as defence minister after the officer who previously held the post was killed in a wave of surprise attacks.
The West African country remains in a security crisis more than a week after an alliance of jihadists and separatist rebels launched their nationwide raids.
A decree read on state television on Monday
Getty Images Spanish police have seized what is thought to be a national record haul of cocaine from a ship in the Atlantic Ocean.
Between 30,000 to 45,000kg were found when the Civil Guard intercepted a freighter in international waters, the body's main union, the AUGC, announced. It called the move a "historic blow to drug trafficking".
The vessel was intercepted off
Getty Images Austria has expelled three Russian diplomats, accusing them of spying.
The diplomats, who have already left the country, used a "forest of antennas" installed on the roofs of diplomatic buildings to gather information, Foreign Minister Beate Meinl-Reisinger said.
A report by the Austrian Broadcasting Corporation (ORF), confirmed by the foreign ministry, said the antennas were on the roof of the Russian
Spears, one of the most successful pop stars in the world, rose to fame as a young child. Her hits such as Baby One More Time, Toxic, Everytime, Gimme More, Womanizer, and Stronger topped charts.
Getty Images Rudy Giuliani, the former New York City mayor and long-time champion of President Donald Trump, is recovering from pneumonia and "is now breathing on his own", according to his spokesman.
In a statement on X, spokesman Ted Goodman said that Giuliani has had "restrictive airway disease" since the 9/11 terror attacks that diminished his ability to fight off pneumonia.
"The virus quickly overwhelmed his body, requiring mechanical ventilation to maintain adequate oxygen and stabilize his condition,"
Two people are dead and several others injured after a car drove into a crowd in the eastern German city of Leipzig on Monday afternoon, local authorities said.
Leipzig Mayor Burkhard Jung said the suspected perpetrator - who authorities have confirmed is a 33-year-old German citizen - was arrested. Jung added that authorities were not yet clear about a motive.
Police confirmed that a car had struck several people
Reuters/Nick Zieminski Video game retailer GameStop has made a surprise $55.5bn (£40.9bn) offer to buy e-commerce giant eBay.
GameStop's chief executive, Ryan Cohen, said eBay could be much more successful under his leadership and even rival Amazon.
he was prepared to take his bid directly to shareholders if eBay's board rejected it. eBay said it will consider the proposal but analysts expressed doubts about the idea.
Morgan Stanley said the two companies had "