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MrBeast defends trapping man in burning building for chance to win $500,000

YouTube.com/@MrBeast MrBeast, the world’s biggest YouTuber, has defended his latest stunt video – “Would You Risk Dying for $500,000 (£372,000)” – which shows a professional stuntman escape a blazing building…

Gaming giant Electronic Arts bought in unprecedented $55bn deal

Tom GerkenTechnology reporter Electronic Arts Jude Bellingham and Jamal Musiala are the cover stars of Electronic Art’s latest football game EA FC 26, which released in September Electronic Arts (EA),…

Afghanistan hit by internet blackout as Taliban cuts fibre optic cables

The Taliban in Afghanistan have imposed a nationwide shut down of telecommunications, weeks after they began severing fibre-optic internet connections to prevent what they call immorality. The country is currently…

What we know about Michigan church shooting and arson attack

Madeline Halpert and Joshua Cheetham Getty Images Officials say the suspect used gasoline or an accelerant to set the church on fire Investigators are searching for a motive after a…

Trump and Netanyahu agree new US peace plan for Gaza

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu say they have agreed a new peace plan for Gaza and have warned Hamas to accept it. The plan proposes…

Trump and Netanyahu outline peace plan to end war in Gaza

US President Donald Trump and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met at the White House on Monday to discuss efforts to end the war in Gaza. The US has proposed…

Madagascar’s president dissolves government amid ‘Gen Z’ protests

Madagascar’s president has said he will dissolve his government, following days of youth-led protests over longstanding water and power cuts. “We acknowledge and apologise if members of the government have…

Eric Adams ends re-election bid for New York City mayor

New York City Mayor Eric Adams has announced he is ending his bid for re-election, just five weeks before voters go to the polls. Adams said “constant media speculation” about…

UN experts condemn ‘staggering scale’ of executions in Iran

UN human rights experts have said they are appalled by a “dramatic escalation” in the number of executions in Iran, with more than 1,000 people killed during the first nine…

Trump renews threat to impose 100% tariffs on non-US made movies

Donald Trump has repeated his threat to impose a 100% tariff on all films not made in the US, claiming the American industry had been “stolen” by other countries. He…