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Coachella may've wrapped, but Stagecoach 2026 commences this weekend ... The celebs will swap Hollywood for the desert heat and hit the music festival for a full-on hoedown! Pull up your bootstraps -- it’s time
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Sandra Lee's Ex Ben Youcef At Peace With Engagement Ending Published April 23, 2026 2:48 PM PDT Sandra Lee's ex-fiancé Ben Youcef is speaking out on their split ... and his message is all about
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Beyoncé's dance captain is apologizing for ripping Virgin Voyages for an alleged incident on the cruise line ... she's walking back her claims, and it sounds like she spouted off before getting her facts straight.
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Sherrone Moore Ex-Mistress He Manipulated Me for Years in Secret Affair!!! Published April 23, 2026 2:17 PM PDT Sherrone Moore's former assistant is breaking her silence after the coach's stunning downfall ... claiming he had
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It's been a wild couple of weeks for Taylor Frankie Paul ... and she's taking a step back for herself by ditching social media. Here's the deal ... TFP's Instagram and TikTok were deleted on
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HE Sheikh Joaan bin Hamad al-Thani, President of the Olympic Council of Asia, visited the Athletes' Village at the 6th Asian Beach Games in Sanya, China, as part of his ongoing monitoring of the various organisational aspects of the Games. During the visit, Sheikh Joaan inspected the facilities and services provided to the athletes, including accommodation, recovery areas and logistics centres. He praised the high standard of the facilities and the quality of organisation. HE Sheikh Joaan also met a number of participating athletes, wishing them success in their competitions and commending their sportsmanship, which embodies the values of fair play and unity across the Asian continent.
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Both Qatari men's beach volleyball teams have qualified for the Round of 16 at the Asian Beach Games – Sanya in China after securing two more victories yesterday in the preliminary stage.The first team, comprising Cherif Younousse and Ahmed Tijan, defeated Uzbekistan 2-0 (21-14, 21-9), while the second team of Mohamed Ehab and Moussa al-Khair maintained their winning run with a 2-0 victory over Macau (21-10, 21-5). Both teams will play their final group matches today to determine the top spot in their respective groups and confirm their Round of 16 opponents, with the knockout matches scheduled for tomorrow. The first team will face Iran, while the second team take on hosts China.Meanwhile, Qatar's women's teams suffered defeats in their opening matches. Malak Hashim and Nelly Shalabi lost to South Korea 0-2, while Haya Abu Issa and Laila Mohammed went down to Sri Lanka by the same scoreline.Qatar have previously enjoyed success in beach volleyball at the Asian Beach Games, winning bronze at the 2014 Phuket edition before claiming both gold and silver medals at the 2016 Da Nang Games, highlighting the steady progress of the sport in the country.Beach handball team overcome JordanQatar's beach handball team strengthened their position at the top of the group with a 2-0 victory over Jordan (22-18, 18-16) in their fifth match of the group stage. The win lifted Qatar to 10 points from five consecutive victories, underlining their consistent form and strong start to the competition.Qatar conclude their group-stage campaign against Thailand tomorrow before facing the Maldives on Monday, aiming to maintain their lead and secure qualification for the semi-finals.3x3 basketball teams begin campaignQatar's men's 3x3 basketball team open their campaign today against Bahrain before facing Kazakhstan later in the day. The women's team also begin their participation with a challenging match against China, one of the tournament favourites, before taking on Kazakhstan on Monday in their second group match.The men's squad includes Mohammed Bashir, Dejan Janic, Nadem Muslic and Osman Deng, while the women's team features Sama Jasser, Tania Al-Tawil, Mona Al-Sayed and Alaa Suleiman.In jiu-jitsu, Ahmed al-Qardaghi exited the competition after losing to Jordan's Alaa Aldin al-Khazai in the Round of 16 of the 77kg category.China lead medal standingsChina continue to top the medal table at the Asian Beach Games – Sanya 2026 with a total of seven medals - four gold, two silver and one bronze. The United Arab Emirates are second with four medals - two gold, one silver and one bronze - while the Philippines sit third with three medals - two gold and one bronze. Vietnam follow in fourth place with one gold and one silver, while the Republic of Korea are fifth with two silver medals.
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Italy's Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni on the day of a summit of the European Union and regional partners' leaders in Nicosia, yesterday. (Reuters) Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni yesterday urged Nato allies to stick together, after a report that the US was mulling action against Spain over its refusal to support operations against Iran."Nato must remain united. I believe it is a source of strength," Meloni told reporters as she attended an EU summit in Nicosia, Cyprus.The Reuters news agency cited an anonymous US official saying the Pentagon had outlined potential measures to punish allies over their response to the Iran war, including suspending Spain from the alliance.There is no provision in the Nato treaty allowing for the suspension or expulsion of one of the alliance's members.US President Donald Trump has repeatedly railed against Nato allies for refusing to help out more with the Iran war, saying he viewed it as a betrayal.Some of them — France, Spain and Italy — did not allow US military aircraft deployed for the war to overfly their territories or to use bases.Britain initially also refused, but later allowed US flights from its bases for "defensive" missions in the conflict.Trump also tried, in vain, to get European Nato members to send warships to the Strait of Hormuz, which Iran has effectively closed with military threats and attacks.Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez, whose country was reportedly singled out for suspension, said yesterday he was "not worried", stressing his country was a "reliable member" of Nato.Meanwhile, as Trump deepens questions over whether Washington would help defend Nato allies, the EU is set to lay out a "blueprint" for how its own mutual assistance clause works if a country is attacked.Meloni insisted that Nato would remain central to Europe's defence, but that European nations needed to play a bigger role in their own security."We must work to strengthen Nato's European pillar which must clearly complement the American one," she added.
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An internal Pentagon email outlines options for the United States to punish NATO allies it believes failed to support U.S. operations in the war with Iran, including suspending Spain from the alliance and reviewing the U.S. position on Britain's claim to the Falkland Islands, a U.S. official told Reuters.The policy options are detailed in a note prepared by Elbridge Colby, the Pentagon's top policy adviser, who expressed frustration at some allies' perceived reluctance or refusal to grant the United States access, basing and overflight rights - known as ABO - for the Iran war, said the official, who spoke on condition of anonymity to describe the email.Colby wrote that ABO is "just the absolute baseline for NATO," according to the official, who added that the options were circulating at high levels in the Pentagon.One option in the email envisions suspending "difficult" countries from important or prestigious positions at NATO, the official said.President Donald Trump has harshly criticized NATO allies for not sending their navies to help open the Strait of Hormuz, which was closed to global shipping following the start of the air war on February 28.He has also declared he is considering withdrawing from the alliance."Wouldn't you if you were me?" Trump asked Reuters in an April 1 interview, in response to a question about whether the U.S. pulling out of NATO was a possibility.But the email does not suggest that the United States do so, the official said. It also does not propose closing bases in Europe.The official declined to say whether the options included a widely expected U.S. drawdown of some forces from Europe, however.Asked for comment on the email, Pentagon Press Secretary Kingsley Wilson responded: "As President Trump has said, despite everything that the United States has done for our NATO allies, they were not there for us."The War Department will ensure that the President has credible options to ensure that our allies are no longer a paper tiger and instead do their part. We have no further comment on any internal deliberations to that effect," Wilson said.TRUMP ADMINISTRATION SEES EUROPEAN 'SENSE OF ENTITLEMENT'The U.S.-Israeli war with Iran has raised serious questions about the future of the 76-year-old bloc and provoked unprecedented concern that the U.S. might not come to the aid of European allies should they be attacked, analysts and diplomats say.Britain, France and others say that joining the U.S. naval blockade would amount to entering the war, but that they would be willing to help keep the strait open once there was a lasting ceasefire or the conflict ended.But Trump administration officials have stressed that NATO cannot be a one-way street.They have expressed frustration with Spain, where the Socialist leadership said it would not allow its bases or airspace to be used to attack Iran. The United States has two important military bases in Spain: Naval Station Rota and Morón Air Base.The policy options outlined in the email would be intended to send a strong signal to NATO allies with the goal of "decreasing the sense of entitlement on the part of the Europeans," the official said, summarizing the email.The option to suspend Spain from the alliance would have a limited effect on U.S. military operations but a significant symbolic impact, the email argues.The official did not disclose how the United States might pursue suspending Spain from the alliance, and Reuters could not immediately determine whether there was an existing mechanism at NATO to do so."We do not work off emails. We work off official documents and government positions, in this case of the United States," Spanish Prime Minister Sanchez said when asked about the report ahead of a meeting of European Union leaders in Cyprus to discuss topics including NATO's mutual assistance clause.POSITION ON FALKLAND ISLANDS COULD BE RECONSIDEREDThe memo also includes an option to consider reassessing U.S. diplomatic support for longstanding European "imperial possessions," such as the Falkland Islands near Argentina.The State Department's website states that the islands are administered by the United Kingdom but are still claimed by Argentina, whose libertarian President Javier Milei is a Trump ally.Milei was upbeat about the prospects."We are doing everything humanly possible so that the Argentine Malvinas, the islands, the entire territory return to the hands of Argentina," Milei said in a radio interview he posted on his X account on Friday."We're making progress like never before."Britain and Argentina fought a brief war in 1982 over the islands after Argentina made a failed bid to take them. Some 650 Argentine soldiers and 255 British troops died before Argentina surrendered.A spokesperson for British Prime Minister Keir Starmer said the sovereignty of the islands rests with Britain."Sovereignty rests with the UK and the islands' right to self-determination is paramount. It's been our consistent position and will remain the case," the spokesperson told reporters on Friday.Trump has repeatedly insulted Starmer, calling him cowardly because of his unwillingness to join the U.S. war with Iran, saying he was "No Winston Churchill" and describing Britain's aircraft carriers as "toys."Britain initially did not grant a request from the U.S. to allow its aircraft to attack Iran from two British bases, but later agreed to allow defensive missions aimed at protecting residents of the region, including British citizens, amid Iranian retaliation.Addressing reporters at the Pentagon earlier this month, Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth said "a lot has been laid bare" by the war with Iran, noting that Iran's longer-range missiles cannot hit the United States but can reach Europe."We get questions, or roadblocks, or hesitations ... You don't have much of an alliance if you have countries that are not willing to stand with you when you need them," Hegseth said.
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(FILES) This photograph shows a board bearing the logo of Gavi, the vaccine alliance at their headquarters in Geneva, on April 11, 2025. The head of a global vaccine organisation told AFP on April 24,
