Azerbaijan Cities struggle to keep pace as war and climate define urban futures, WUF13 delegates warn
Azerbaijan Cities struggle to keep pace as war and climate define urban futures, WUF13 delegates warn
Culture news Sean Combs accused of sexually assaulting 10 and 17-year-old boys The 54-year-old hip-hop mogul is accused of assaulting two young men in the latest set of sexually assaulting allegations. Combs is incarcerated in a New York City jail after pleading not guilty to federal sex trafficking charges. 29/10/2024
Culture news Sex assault trial postponed for French actor Gérard Depardieu Gerard Depardieu's trial on sex assault charges has been postponed until next March as the French actor did not attend court due to health reasons. 28/10/2024
Health news Half of young adults favour prison time for removing condom during sex Removing a condom without someone’s consent, which is known as "stealthing," has emerged as a "sex trend". It has recently been punished as a form of rape. 23/10/2024
Culture news Roman Polanski no longer faces trial over alleged 1973 rape of minor Oscar-winning director Roman Polanski has reached a settlement in a civil case over a 1973 sexual assault allegation. The case, scheduled for trial in Los Angeles next August, has now been withdrawn. 23/10/2024
Culture news Sean 'Diddy' Combs sued by man abused as a minor The 54-year-old hip-hop mogul is currently in jail after being charged last month with racketeering and sex trafficking. 15/10/2024
Culture news British YouTuber Yung Filly arrested in Australia on rape charges British YouTube personality Yung Filly has been arrested in Australia and charged over rape allegations. 10/10/2024
Culture news Sean 'Diddy' Combs seeks trial next spring on sex trafficking charges The hip-hop mogul has pleaded not guilty to charges lodged against him last month. Those charges included racketeering conspiracy and sex trafficking based on allegations that go back to 2008. 10/10/2024
Culture news Sean 'Diddy' Combs faces new assault allegations made by 120 people Some of the 120 accusers have spoken to the FBI and more cases are still being reviewed. Sean 'Diddy' Combs is facing criminal charges of racketeering and sex trafficking. He is currently in federal custody after he was denied bail, which he is appealing. 02/10/2024
Culture news Sean 'Diddy' Combs’ music streams jump after arrest and indictment Industry data and analytics company Luminate said the hip-hop mogul’s music saw an average 18.3% increase in on-demand streams during the week of his arrest compared to the prior week. 24/09/2024
Culture news Why are MrBeast and Amazon being sued by game show contestants? Five anonymous participants claim they were denied minimum wages, proper breaks, and faced a toxic work environment during the production of the show. 19/09/2024
Culture news Sean 'Diddy' Combs to stay in prison after bail denied for second time The hip-hop mogul has been in federal custody since his arrest Monday night at a Manhattan hotel. He is staying locked up in prison after his proposal to await his sex trafficking trial in his Florida mansion was denied. 19/09/2024
Culture news New accuser comes forward against Harvey Weinstein Harvey Weinstein faces a new sex crime charge. The accuser has never gone public. 19/09/2024
Culture news 'Diddy' pleads not guilty to sex trafficking and racketeering charges The music mogul “engaged in a persistent and pervasive pattern of abuse toward women and other individuals,” according to a recent indictment. 17/09/2024
Culture news Harvey Weinstein in intensive care after emergency heart surgery The jailed movie mogul was said to be a "train wreck" health wise earlier this year and has used a wheelchair at recent court hearings. He was in custody in New York while awaiting a retrial in Manhattan that is tentatively scheduled to begin on 12 November. 10/09/2024
Culture news Gérard Depardieu: Trial for rape of Charlotte Arnould requested The French actor had been indicted on 16 December 2020 after a complaint from actress Charlotte Arnould, who accuses him of two rapes committed on 7 and 13 August 2018. 23/08/2024
Culture news Harvey Weinstein to remain in NY prison while awaiting rape retrial Weinstein's 2020 conviction in Manhattan was thrown out this spring by the state’s top court - the retrial is tentatively scheduled for November. 20/08/2024
World News India’s medics strike after rape, murder of junior doctor On August 9, police discovered the body of a 31-year-old trainee doctor at the state-run R.G. Kar Medical College. A police volunteer working at the hospital has been detained in connection with the crime, but the family of the victim alleges it was a gang rape. 18/08/2024
World News European court upholds French law penalising clients of sex workers According to rights group Amnesty International, Thursday's ECHR's ruling was a missed opportunity to better protect sex workers from abuse and violence. 25/07/2024
Culture news Harvey Weinstein facing new sexual assault charges ahead of retrial Disgraced media mogul Harvey Weinstein was convicted of rape in 2020, but it was overturned in April. He is currently serving time for an LA rape conviction - which he's appealing. 10/07/2024
Culture news Awards for Kevin Spacey: Europe vs Hollywood for actor’s comeback Disgraced actor Kevin Spacey is trying to stage a comeback, and the awards are already piling up. In Europe, that is. 08/07/2024