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2023 was the year of big films and celebrity deaths – if Google’s yearly review is to be believed. Barbie and Oppenheimer were the most searched films in 2023, at least when people weren’t looking for news about those who passed. Footballers Kylian Mbappe and Harry Kane were heavily searched for while Shakira was most Googled in music.bThe results are based on the terms that had the highest spike in search in 2023 when compared to previous years. Cinema-goers broke records by seeing Barbie, about the doll’s feminist awakening, and Oppenheimer, about the development of the atomic bomb, back-to-back. The…

“When he asks me about his family I can’t answer. Instead, I take a deep breath and try to avoid the question in a childlike way by changing the subject.” Moein Abu Rezk is the only surviving relative of his four-year-old nephew, Omar, who is in a critical condition at Al-Aqsa Martyrs hospital in Deir al-Balah, in the central Gaza Strip. Omar had to have his left hand amputated and was left with a large, open wound on his right leg, smaller wounds on his chest and face, and a dislocated jaw following an Israeli air strike that Moein says…

Cardi B is hoping for “a new beginning” after splitting from her husband Offset, the rapper has revealed. Addressing fans in an Instagram Live clip shared by a pop culture account, The Bongos rapper confessed: “I’ve been single for a minute now… I want to start 2024 fresh.” It means the couple may be calling time on their five-year marriage. Migos rapper Offset has not yet publicly commented on the split with his wife. Speaking to her followers on Sunday night, Cardi B said: “I don’t know if you guys have been getting clues from me, from my lives or…

Turkish football bosses suspended all leagues after a referee was punched to the ground by a club president following a top-flight game on Monday. Halil Umut Meler was struck by MKE Ankaragucu president Faruk Koca, who ran on to the pitch after his team conceded a 97th-minute equaliser in a 1-1 Super Lig draw with Caykur Rizespor. “The matches in all leagues have been postponed indefinitely,” Turkish FA [TFF] chairman Mehmet Buyukeksi said in a news conference. “This attack is a night of shame for Turkish football,” he added. Meler received several blows from others as he lay on the…

The US Supreme Court has been asked to decide whether Donald Trump can be prosecuted for crimes he allegedly committed while he was president. Jack Smith, the special counsel overseeing two criminal investigations into Mr Trump, asked the court on Monday for a quick ruling on whether he is immune from federal prosecution. The top court later agreed to consider his request. It asked Mr Trump’s legal team to file a response by 20 December. The justices, however, gave no indication of how or when they would ultimately rule. Mr Trump, 77, is scheduled to stand trial in March on…

The Polish parliament has given former Prime Minister Donald Tusk a mandate to form a new coalition government. The incoming administration will be sworn in at the presidential palace by President Andrzei Duda on Wednesday. It will put an end to the eight-year rule of the right-wing nationalist Law and Justice (PiS) party, which repeatedly clashed with EU authorities. However, Mr Tusk may face difficulties in meeting his promise to undo the effects of PiS rule. Mr Tusk’s centrist coalition won most seats in October’s elections but had been unable to take office until now. The PiS, led by Mateusz…

A woman who sued Texas to get an abortion for her high-risk pregnancy has left the state to have the procedure, her lawyers have said. Kate Cox, 31, sought an abortion after her foetus was diagnosed with trisomy 18, a potentially fatal condition that doctors said threatened her fertility. A lower court granted permission for an abortion, but the Texas Supreme Court cancelled that exemption on Monday. Texas has one of the strictest abortion bans in the country. Abortions in the state are prohibited from the point of conception, except in rare cases where the life of the expectant mother…

A jury in the United States has found that Google unlawfully made its Play Store dominant over rival app stores. Epic Games, which owns popular video game Fortnite, sued Google in 2020, accusing it of a monopoly over the distribution of apps and in-app billing. Hundreds of millions of people globally use the store to install apps for smartphones powered by Google’s Android software. Google said it would challenge the outcome. “Android and Google Play provide more choice and openness than any other major mobile platform,” Wilson White, vice-president of government affairs and public policy at Google, said. “The trial…

A sperm whale filmed swimming among people at Western Australian beach has died after becoming stuck on a sandbar. Wildlife officers had spent several days trying to guide the elderly whale – which was injured and severely sunburnt – back to deeper waters. Swimmers were pictured stroking the 15m (49ft) mammal on Saturday while it was still alive, prompting experts to warn of dangers to both it and humans. The whale’s carcass will now be removed to minimise shark risks. The largest toothed whale in the world, sperm whales are deep sea feeders and rarely spotted near shore. Authorities were…

Buckingham Palace released an image of the Christmas card that King Charles III and Queen Camilla will be sending out this year. The card features a photograph taken in the Throne Room at Buckingham Palace following the King’s coronation on May 6 this year, Buckingham Palace said. King Charles is wearing a robe made of purple silk velvet embroidered in gold, which was worn by King George VI in 1937, according to the palace. Queen Camilla is wearing a white robe designed and hand embroidered by the Royal School of Needlework, the palace said. The card is the second of its kind to be released by…