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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 ...

Kiwi contenders include Taika Waititi, Anna Sawai and the series What We Do in the Shadows. Follow all the winners, losers and speeches here Source link

The who's who of television are due to start arriving on the red carpet at the The 76th Primetime Emmy Awards. Kiwi contenders include Taika Waititi, Anna Sawai and the series What We Do in the Shadows. Source link

The who's who of television are due to start arriving on the red carpet at the The 76th Primetime Emmy Awards. Kiwi contenders include Taika Waititi, Anna Sawai and the series What We Do in the Shadows. Source link

Palm Beach County Sheriff Ric Bradshaw, centre, speaks alongside the FBI's Jeffrey Veltri, left, and US Secret Service Miami field office agent Rafael Barros, following gunshots near former US president Donald Trump's golf course. Photo: AFP / Chandan Khanna 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 AP reports US Secret Service agents opened fire after seeing a person with a firearm near the course 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 outside Trump's golf course in Palm Beach, Florida. "The FBI has responded to West Palm Bea...

Donald Trump. Photo: ROBERTO SCHMIDT / AFP Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump is safe following gunshots in his vicinity, his campaign said in a statement on Sunday. It said no further details were available. Reuters could not immediately determine where Trump was located when the campaign issued the statement. Campaign spokesperson Steven Cheung did not immediately respond to a request for comment. Trump was injured in an assassination attempt in Pennsylvania on 13 July. Trump was in Palm Beach on Sunday, the Wall Street Journal said. Trump's Mar-a-Lago Club is based in Palm Beach. More to come... - Reuters Source link

The damaged migrants' boat after a failed attempt to cross the English Channel that led to the death of 8 people. Photo: AFP / Bernard Barron Eight people have died trying to cross the Channel from France to England, French authorities said on Sunday, confirming earlier media reports. This latest incident follows the deaths of 12 people earlier this month when their boat capsised in the Channel on its way to Britain and highlights the pressure on the British and French governments to find ways to tackle the boat crossings. Jacques Billant, the Prefect of the Pas-de-Calais region, said that rescue crews were alerted that a boat with 59 people onboard was in difficulty in waters off the coast of Ambleteuse in the Pas-de-Calais area. "A new drama took place around one in the morning and we...

By Lisa Richwine and Danielle Broadway, Reuters The Bear, which stars Jeremy Allen White, is set to dominate the Emmys. Photo: The Bear Hollywood will dole out the annual Emmy Awards, the highest honors in television, on Monday (NZT) at a red-carpet ceremony where historical drama Shōgun and restaurant tale The Bear are poised to dominate the night. Shōgun, a lavish epic about a power struggle in 17th-century Japan, is the frontrunner to take the night's top trophy for best drama series, according to awards pundits. Reigning best comedy champion The Bear is expected to claim that prize again. Both shows debuted on the FX cable network and stream on Hulu, setting up a big night for owner Walt Disney and its TV chief Dana Walden. The ceremony will take place just eight months after the...