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By Lisa Richwine, Danielle Broadway, Reuters Photo: Frazer Harrison / Getty Images / AFP, AFP / Robyn Beck Shōgun, a sweeping, historical epic set in imperial Japan, claimed the prestigious best drama trophy at the Emmy Awards, and Hacks upset defending comedy champion The Bear at television's highest honors. A tale of political machinations, Shōgun also won acting awards for Hiroyuki Sanada and Anna Sawai, the first Japanese actors to win their categories. The series earned 19 total awards, a record for a single season of a drama. Netflix's Baby Reindeer, the chilling story of a bartender stalked by a customer, was named best limited series. With most of its dialogue in Japanese with English subtitles, Shōgun was an unlikely global hit. Executive producer Justin Marks thanked the t...

FBI personnel investigate the area around Trump International Golf Club after an apparent assassination attempt of former President Donald Trump on 15 September, 2024. Photo: AFP / Getty Images/ Joe Raedle Donald Trump will likely be under an increased security detail next time he visits his Florida golf course, after Secret Service agents were forced to intercept a second apparent assassination attempt on the property's perimeter. Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw said Trump's status as a former president meant his security detail was limited, compared to what it would have been during his presidency. An individual allegedly took aim at Trump with an AK-47-style rifle through the golf course fence, before being spotted and fired on by Secret Service officials. Bradshaw said had th...

Anna Sawai with her Emmy Award at the Peacock Theatre at L.A. Live in Los Angeles on September 15, 2024. Photo: AFP / Robyn Beck New Zealand-born actress Anna Sawai has won an Emmy for her lead role in the critically acclaimed historical drama Shōgun. The 32-year-old actress made history by becoming the first Japanese actress to win an Emmy, alongside her co-star Hiroyuki Sanada, who took out the best leading actor in a drama award. She beat out Carrie Coon (The Gilded Age), Imelda Staunton (The Crown), Jennifer Aniston (The Morning Show), Maya Erskine (Mr. and Mrs. Smith) and Reese Witherspoon (The Morning Show). Tearful as she took to the stage, she paid tribute to her mother. "I was crying before my name was announced, I am a mess today," Sawai said. "Thank you to my family, Mom. I l...

Photo: AFP It's Emmys time - again. After being delayed last year due to the writers' and actors' strikes, the Emmy Awards ceremony for shows released between June 1, 2022, and May 31, 2023, was held in January. Now we're back for another Emmys ceremony - this time to present awards for shows released between 1 June, 2023 to 31 May, 2024. It's all a bit confusing, but the upshot is that we get two awards shows this year - and two red carpet events. Here are some of looks from the second Emmys red carpet of the year held at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. Kiwi-born Anna Sawai is up for an Emmy for her role in Shōgun. She wore a red dress by Vera Wang, paired with sparkling Cartier jewellery and styled by Karla Welch. Photo: AMY SUSSMAN Rita Ora and her husband, Taika Waititi....

The fighting is believed to have started following a dispute between illegal miners. Photo: 123RF At least 20 people have been killed and hundreds of women and children displaced after four days of clashes between two clans living close to the Porgera gold mine in Papua New Guinea's Enga Province. The fighting is believed to have started following a dispute between illegal miners. The violence further escalated overnight when one of the clans attacked the other living nearest to the mine site. Several more people were killed in the attack. A senior member of the Porgera community, who did want to be named, said: "This level of violence is unprecedented. Random people are being killed and criminal elements have taken control of the town." Multiple buildings were set on fire as retaliator...

Ryan Wesley Routh filmed during an interview with Newsweek Romania in 2022, at age 56. Photo: Youtube / Newsweek Romania Donald Trump is safe after what the FBI says appears to be an assassination attempt Shots were fired outside Trump's golf course in Palm Beach, Florida The suspect has been identified as Ryan Wesley Routh, 58, of Hawaii Trump was injured in an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania on 13 July. Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is safe after what the FBI says appears to be an assassination attempt while he was golfing on his course in West Palm Beach, Florida. Law enforcement officials say US Secret Service agents spotted and fired on a gunman in some bushes near the property line with an AK-47-style assault rifle. The New York Times and Fox News Channel ...