Bachelorette's new season pulled after Taylor Frankie Paul abuse allegations

Getty Images Tiktok star Taylor Frankie Paul attends the 98th Oscars on 15 March in a cream gown. Getty Images
Taylor Frankie Paul had recently been promoting the new series

The new season of dating show The Bachelorette has been cancelled following domestic violence allegations against this season's star, ABC has said.

The network said that it "made the decision to not move forward with the new season" after footage of Taylor Frankie Paul emerged on Thursday appearing to show her in an altercation with her ex-partner Dakota Mortensen in 2023.

Paul, a TikTok influencer who also stars in Hulu's Secret Lives of


Teenager among first to be executed over Iran's anti-government protests

Mizan News Agency Three man sit on chairs in striped jumpsuits looking ahead of them Mizan News Agency
Iran's state media released footage on Thursday of the three men at their trial

Iran has executed three men accused of killing police officers during anti-government protests in January, state media say, the first hangings to be carried out in relation to the demonstrations.

Among the men was teenager Saleh Mohammadi, a member of Iran's national wrestling team, sources have told CBS, the BBC's US partner.

The executions took place on Thursday morning local time in the northern Qom province after the


Denmark planned to blow up Greenland runways if US invaded, reports say

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Danish military aircraft were sent to Greenland in January for what was described as Danish-led joint military exercises called Operation Arctic Endurance

Danish soldiers flown to Greenland in January were prepared to blow up key airport runways over fears that US President Donald Trump could invade the Arctic island, Denmark's public broadcaster DR says.

Citing sources in the Danish government and military, and also among European allies, DR says blood supplies were also brought in to treat the wounded in the event of fighting.

The Financial Times newspaper said two


Ros Atkins on... Trump's mixed messages on the war

The BBC’s Analysis Editor looks at President Trump’s mixed messages on the war with Iran.

Norway crown princess to address Epstein links as son's rape trial closes

Paul Kirby Europe digital editor

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Crown Princess Mette-Marit, here with Crown Prince Haakon, has been under pressure for weeks to speak publicly about the Epstein files

Crown Princess Mette-Marit of Norway has given a much-anticipated interview on her contacts with the late sex offender Jeffrey Epstein, which is due to be broadcast by NRK TV on Friday.

The interview was recorded with Crown Prince Haakon at their residence in Skaugum on Thursday, as her son Marius Borg Høiby'

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US considers lifting sanctions on some Iranian oil

Natalie Sherman Business reporter

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The US is weighing lifting sanctions on some Iranian oil, as it scrambles to contain the impact of its war in Iran on energy markets.

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent put forward the idea in a Fox interview, saying it could make more oil available to global buyers. Around the world, energy prices are shooting up as the war takes a toll on shipping and production.

If put into action, the move would mark a stunning reversal of longstanding American policy - and one with highly uncertain pay-


Trump compares attack on Iran to Pearl Harbor in meeting with Japanese PM

In a meeting with Japanese Prime Minister, US President Donald Trump was asked why he didn't inform allies about his plan to attack Iran.

Watch: Missile lands next to presenter during live report from Lebanon

In footage from Russian state broadcaster RT, correspondent Steve Sweeney is seen diving off screen as a missile hits.

Chad warns Sudan it will retaliate after drone strike on mourners kills 17

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The Sudan conflict has driven millions of people to flee across the border to Chad

Chad's president has ordered the military to retaliate against future attacks from Sudan following a drone attack that killed at least 17 people and injured several other people attending a funeral.

Wearing military uniform, President Idris Mahamat Déby convened an emergency security meeting on Wednesday evening, where he ordered the military to be on high alert. He also ordered a "total closure" of the border with Sudan

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Are US and Israel in lockstep in Iran war? Deciphering Trump's post after gas field attacks

Paul Adams Diplomatic correspondent

Getty Images / Truth Social Composite image showing a face of Donald Trump on the left, and his Truth social post on the left, whih reads 'Israel, out of anger for what has taken place in the Middle East, has violently lashed out at a major facility known as South Pars Gas Field in Iran. A relatively small section of the whole has been hit. The United States knew nothing about this particular attack, and the country of Qatar was in no way, shape, or form, involved with it, nor did it have any idea that it was going to happen. Unfortunately, Iran did not know this, or any of the pertinent facts pertaining to the South Pars attack, and unjustifiably and unfairly attacked a portion of Qatar’s LNG Gas facility. NO MORE ATTACKS WILL BE MADE BY ISRAEL pertaining to this extremely important and valuable South Pars Field unless Iran unwisely decides to attack a very innocent, in this case, Qatar - In which instance the United States of America, with or without the help or consent of Israel, will massively blow up the entirety of the South Pars Gas Field at an amount of strength and power that Iran has never seen or witnessed before. I do not want to authorize this level of violence and destruction because of the long term implications that it will have on the future of Iran, but if Qatar’s LNG is again attacked, I will not hesitate to do so. Thank you for your attention to this matter. President DONALD J. TRUMP' Getty Images / Truth Social

US President Donald Trump has issued a typically strongly worded statement in the wake of attacks on a major gas field shared by Iran and Qatar on Wednesday.

Israel hit Iran's South Pars - part of the world's largest natural gas field – and Tehran retaliated by striking an energy complex in Qatar. The attacks led to a spike in energy prices, and fuelled Trump's wrath.

On his Truth Social media platform, Trump threatened Iran again