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French Montana and Sheikha Mahra, Princess of Dubai, are engaged. Photos: @_xtianna_, @frenchmontana/Instagram
Fame and celebrity

Meet French Montana’s Dubai princess fiancée, Sheikha Mahra

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce aren’t the only newly engaged couple – rapper French Montana and Dubai’s Sheikha Mahra are also getting hitched.

Sexual harassment and assault

Epstein accuser Virginia Giuffre’s memoir to be published months after her death

Malaysia

Malaysia’s king fires off a royal rebuke to ‘nonsensical’ defence deals

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Malaysia

Malaysia’s king takes the controls on inaugural electric train journey

The long-delayed southern stretch of Malaysia’s electric train service will start operating at the end of the month.

Malaysian king Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar at the controls of the electric train on Saturday. Photo: Malaysian Transport Ministry
Malaysia

Malaysia jet explosion reignites debate over ageing air force arsenal

Viral footage of the fiery crash has raised alarms over military readiness and old equipment.

Sexual harassment and assault

Son of Norwegian princess is charged with 4 rapes, faces 10 years in prison

Marius Borg Hoiby, the son of Crown Princess Mette-Marit, is accused of raping the women while they were sleeping.

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Thailand

Thai princess in hospital for over 2 years suffers ‘severe’ blood infection

Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol has been unconscious in hospital since falling ill with a heart condition in December 2022.

Known in Thailand as “Princess Bha”, Princess Bajrakitiyabha Mahidol, 46, is the eldest daughter of King Maha Vajiralongkorn and the only child from his first marriage. Photo: AFP
TV shows and streaming video

‘It’s a downgrade’: inside Harry and Meghan’s new deal with Netflix

Ahead of With Love, Meghan season two, a PR expert explains how Netflix has pivoted away from ‘two very expensive people who didn’t deliver’.

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Malaysia

Malaysia’s king enthuses over ‘dream meeting’ with Putin

On the first-ever state visit to Russia by a Malaysian monarch, Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar praised Putin’s ‘strength, vision and resilience’.

Malaysia

Malaysia’s king to make historic state visit to Russia at Putin’s invitation

Sultan Ibrahim’s six-day visit, a first for a Malaysian monarch, aims to bolster cooperation in trade, education and technology.

Malaysia’s king Sultan Ibrahim Iskandar is set to make a state visit to Russia from Tuesday. Photo: EPA-EFE
Malaysia

In no rush to judge: Malaysia’s rulers forgo naming new justices

A prolonged leadership vacuum in the judiciary could damage public trust in Malaysia’s legal system, experts warn.

The Palace of Justice, also known as Istana Kehakiman, houses the Malaysian Court of Appeal and Federal Court. Photo: Shutterstock
Donald Trump

Trump’s unprecedented second state visit to UK confirmed for September

Trump, a big supporter of the royal family, will be accompanied by his wife during the September 17 to 19 trip, Buckingham Palace said.

Britain

Prince William, PM Keir Starmer mark 20th anniversary of London 7/7 attacks

The suicide bombings by British men inspired by al-Qaeda were the deadliest attack on the UK capital since WWII, killing 52 and wounding 770.

Crime

Norwegian princess’ ‘bay boy’ son suspected of 3 rapes

Marius Borg Hoiby, 28, is also suspected of nearly two dozen other offences like vandalism, issuing threats and violating restraining orders.

Marius Borg Høiby has been under investigation since his arrest on August 4 last year on suspicion of assaulting his girlfriend. Photo: AFP
Britain

King Charles to host Trump in second UK state visit later this year

This makes Trump the US president the first elected political leader in modern times to be hosted for two state visits by a British monarch.

US President Donald Trump (right) meets Britain’s Prince Charles at Buckingham Palace in 2019. Photo: Reuters
Wellness

Bunions: what shoes to wear and how to beat them

Daily exercises and wider shoes can help to manage a painful bunion – but if surgery does become necessary, the procedure is easier and less invasive than before.

Fame and celebrity

How Princess Beatrice’s husband, Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi, is redefining luxury

The luxury property developer shares his insights on authentic design, family life and sustainable luxury.

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Trending in China

Extravagant Chinese TV host Li Xiang mingles with royalty, spends US$10,000 on food

Award-winning celebrity munches on dumplings costing US$140 each with daughter who gets a monthly allowance of US$90,000.

Extravagant Chinese television host Li Xiang has once again sparked controversy by flaunting her lavish lifestyle. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Weibo
Hassanal Bolkiah

Brunei’s 78-year-old sultan discharged from hospital in Malaysia

Sultan Hassanal will remain in Kuala Lumpur for a few more days to rest, his office has said.

Canada

UK’s King Charles hails ‘strong and free’ Canada as Trump threat looms

The British royal’s ‘speech from the throne’ was the first by a monarch in nearly half a century.

Celebrity style

Why some royals wore white to Pope Leo XIV’s inaugural mass

While US Vice-President J.D. Vance and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky opted for the traditional black, certain European queens and princesses followed the ‘privilège du blanc’ custom.

Spain’s Queen Letizia (centre) and King Felipe VI (second from right), and member of the UAE Supreme Council and Ruler of Ras Al Khaimah, Sheikh Saud bin Saqr al Qasimi (right), attend the inaugural mass of Pope Leo XIV on May 18. Photo: EPA-EFE
Britain

UK begins VE Day celebrations to mark 80 years since end of World War II

Thousands line London streets as Nato allies join members of the UK armed forces for procession.

The Red Arrows the Royal Airforce display team, fly over the Mall and Buckingham Palace. Photo: AP
Britain

Prince Harry says he would ‘love’ to reconcile with UK royal family

His father King Charles ‘won’t speak’ to him, Harry revealed in an interview after losing a court bid to restore his UK police protection.

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Britain

Prince Harry loses appeal to restore his UK government-funded security

The ruling is likely to leave Prince Harry with a large bill to pay the UK government’s legal fees – in addition to his own lawyers’ costs.

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Thailand

Thai prosecutors drop royal insult charge against US academic

The long-time Southeast Asia politics scholar in Thailand was arrested last month under the kingdom’s strict lèse-majesté laws.

US political science lecturer Paul Chambers (left) of Thailand’s Naresuan University, stands outside the police station in Phitsanulok, Thailand, where he was arrested on April 8, 2025, on charges of insulting the monarchy. Photo: AP
Donald Trump

Danish king arrives in Greenland, as Trump eyes strategic Arctic island

The monarch is expected to meet the new Greenlandic government and attend a ‘kaffemik’, or coffee break, to meet local residents.

Denmark’s King Frederik (right) and Greenland’s head of government Jens-Frederik Nielsen are pictured in front of an iceberg during a boat trip in Nuuk fjord, in Greenland, on Tuesday. Photo: Ritzau Scanpix via Reuters
Fame and celebrity

Meghan’s tears, confessions about Harry in first podcast interview

Meghan Markle discloses why she is done proving her worth, the early stages of dating Prince Harry and more to IT Cosmetics’ Jamie Kern Lima.

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United States

Virginia Giuffre, Prince Andrew’s accuser in Epstein scandal, dies at 41

Mother-of-three Giuffre, a key figure in Jeffrey Epstein’s downfall, took her own life at her farm in Australia ‘after being a lifelong victim of sexual abuse and sex trafficking’.

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