‘House of the Dragon’ Season 2 Finale Breakdown: Has ‘House of the Dragon’ Spoiled Itself?
HBO/Ringer Illustration In the final Season 2 edition of our weekly ‘HotD’ deep dives, we investigate Daemon’s vision, free will...
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Who was involved in Russia prisoner swap: An assassin, hacker, suspected spies and more
Russia received eight criminals in a historic prisoner swap that saw a total of 24 detainees released in a complex...
WSJ reporter Evan Gershkovich asked for Putin interview upon release from Russian prison
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, who was imprisoned in Russia for over 16 months, made a bold proposal before...
UK stabbing spree leaves 2 kids dead, 9 others injured at Taylor Swift-themed event: ‘Deeply shocking’
Two children have died and nine others have been injured Monday in the United Kingdom after a 17-year-old carried out...
Russia sentences journalist Evan Gershkovich to 16 years in prison on espionage charges
A Russian court has handed down its sentence for Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich after over a year of...
Russian playwright, theater director sentenced to 6 years for play ‘justifying terrorism’
A Russian court on Monday convicted a theater director and a playwright of terrorism charges and sentenced them to six...
‘The Acolyte’ Episode 6 Recap: Flipping the Sith Script
Disney Plus/Getty Images/Ringer illustration Once more, the series’ twin sisters are separated—but this time, their roles (and a classic ‘Star...
Israel releases director of Shifa Hospital, who claims he was abused in custody
Israel released the director of Gaza's main hospital on Monday after holding him for seven months without charge or trial...
Birdman Versus Books, Van’s Summer Era, and the Electricity From Ken and Friends
Van and Rachel also talk about the interest in Verzuz’s distribution deal with X/Twitter, the surprising new election polling numbers,...
Hamas ‘Green Prince’ shocked by college campus anti-Israel protests: ‘They don’t understand’
The son of a Hamas co-founder expressed shock and dismay at college protesters he sees as "misguided" and "misinformed" about...
AI enabling Iran’s crackdown on women as authoritarian regime uses tech to enforce head covering
The Islamic Republic of Iran’s use of artificial intelligence (AI) to crack down on its populace is having a particular impact on...
A Canadian serial killer who brought victims to a pig farm is hospitalized after a prison assault
Convicted Canadian serial killer Robert Pickton, who brought female victims to his pig farm during a crime spree near Vancouver...
Canadian police link 4 women killed in the 1970s to dead American serial sex offender
Canadian police announced Friday they have linked the deaths of four young women nearly 50 years ago to a now-deceased...
Ex-South African leader’s corruption trial date set as he fights another case to run for election
Former South African President Jacob Zuma will go on trial for alleged corruption next April, four years after he was...
Guatemalan court orders release of journalist jailed for nearly 2 years on money laundering charges
A Guatemalan court ordered the release Wednesday of journalist José Rubén Zamora, jailed for nearly two years on money laundering...
