‘WHO DO YOU THINK YOU ARE?’
The New Orleans-born soul singer delivered one of the great R&B performances.
Philippe Naughton is a former foreign correspondent who works as a copy-editor for The Daily Beast.
‘BREATHTAKINGLY HYPOCRITICAL’
Sultan al-Jaber’s appointment as director of COP28, hosted by the United Arab Emirates, had been blasted as inappropriate. It turns out the critics were right all along.
UP IN SMOKE
New Zealand was going to be the first country to introduce a lifetime ban on smoking, but new right-wing government says it needs the extra tax revenue.
KICKED OUT
A source cited by the AP said he was handed over to U.S. authorities in China.
PROPPED UP
Ukraine had said Admiral Viktor Sokolov died when his HQ was blown up in a missile strike.
NOTHING TO SEE HERE
Attorney-General accused of “shocking overreach” after warning editors their stories could prejudice any criminal trial.
DIRECT HIT
The strike was confirmed by the Russian-appointed governor of Sevastopol.
COLLECTIVE INSECURITY
It took just 24 hours for Azerbaijan to overpower Russia’s close ally Armenia and seize control of the disputed Nagorno-Karabakh enclave.
WON’T SHUT UP
The world’s richest man drew a rebuke from Taiwan’s foreign ministry just days after being called out by Ukrainian officials.
ARMED & DANGEROUS
The convicted murderer is no longer just “extremely dangerous,” but he’s also armed.