Jared Leto has been a star for decades, but it's only now at 50 that he is fronting his first major blockbuster -- transforming into a vampire for new Marvel flick Morbius.

WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his fiancee Stella Moris are to marry on Wednesday, at the high-security London prison where he is being held during his extradition case.

"In a war started by the older generation, it's the younger generation that give up their lives. That's the way it's been for a long time, and it's truly heartbreaking," Murakami said in the special program broadcast by Tokyo FM.

April Curley contended in the suit that she was undermined and ultimately fired for advocating reform of "barriers and double standards" imposed on Black Google employees.

Terminator star Arnold Schwarzenegger appealed to Vladimir Putin on Thursday to end the "senseless" war in Ukraine.

Kere, 56, was hailed for his "pioneering" designs that are "sustainable to the earth and its inhabitants -- in lands of extreme scarcity," Tom Pritzker, chairman of the Hyatt Foundation that sponsors the award, said in a statement.

A dissenting employee entered the studio Monday during Russia's most-watched evening news broadcast, holding up a poster saying "No War" and condemning Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.

Scammer and fake heiress Anna "Delvey" Sorokin, who was jailed in 2019 and who inspired a hit series on Netflix, was to be extradited to Germany on Monday. 

The world's richest man challenged the Russian president to a fight, with nothing less than the fate of Ukraine, scene of Moscow's brutal invasion, at stake.

German Holocaust survivor Leon Schwarzbaum, a key witness in recent trials of alleged Nazi war criminals, has died aged 101.

Queen Elizabeth II, represented by her eldest son, Prince Charles, called on the Commonwealth to show unity in troubled times, as she sat out a major event for the organisation.

With three friends, all violinists like her, Nadia Safina fled the invasion of Ukraine to find peace at a music school in Denmark, a horrific ordeal that took 10 days.

Saudi Arabia confirmed a 10-year travel ban for freed blogger and human rights activist Raif Badawi, who has become a symbol of freedom of expression around the world.

The writer known for penning '80s teen hit Lupus passed away at around 8 a.m. on March 9, 2022.

"The Philosophy of Modern Song" -- slated for publication on November 8 -- is the first book of new writing Dylan has put out in nearly two decades, since "Chronicles, Volume One" came out in 2004.

The US Supreme Court declined to revive the sexual assault case against comedian Bill Cosby, who was released last year when his 2018 conviction was overturned.

Amnesty International has called for the release of Saudi blogger Raif Badawi after he completed his "unjust" 10-year jail term this week.

Disgraced Peruvian former president Alberto Fujimori was rushed to hospital from prison after suffering from a heart problem.

As the ripple effects from anger over the Ukraine war spread to the worlds of entertainment and sports, the pressure placed on Russian performers also came in for scrutiny. 

Penn, 61, posted a photo to his Twitter feed on Monday showing the movie star wearing a backpack and toting a piece of luggage on wheels as he trudged along the shoulder of a road beside a line of cars stretching into the distance.

Kardashian filed for divorce last year after months of press reports about marital strife and as the rapper formerly known as Kanye West battled with mental health issues.

Britain's Prince Harry has launched new legal action against one of the country's biggest newspaper groups, a spokesperson said.

"With the deepest regret we must announce the death on 19 February 2022 of Gary Brooker MBE, singer, pianist and composer of Procol Harum, and a brightly-shining, irreplaceable light in the music industry," said a statement.

Over 500 competitors glide elegantly around a vast frozen lake just outside Stockholm as the "Sigtunarannet" returned on Sunday after three years out of bounds.

Paul Farmer, an American physician and medical anthropologist renowned for his innovative work in providing health care to poorer countries, died on Monday aged 62, said Partners in Health, the group he helped found.

Sixty years after the Evian accords which ended French colonisation of Algeria, some Europeans remain -- and call themselves "true Algerians".

News that Britain's Queen Elizabeth has tested positive for COVID-19 drew shock, concern and messages of goodwill from across the country on Sunday, with politicians and the public willing the 95-year-old to recover.

"You make a lot of sacrifices and they don't pay you what they should," shrugs Jeronimo Martinez, a fisherman from Marin, home port of the shipwrecked Spanish trawler.

Queen Elizabeth II on Wednesday carried out her first in-person official engagements since fears emerged that she could have contracted coronavirus last week.

Legendary entertainer Dorce Gamalama passed away on Wednesday after battling COVID-19 and diabetes complications. As an Indonesian icon, her life story is celebrated by many, including non-LGBT people.