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Coachella: Who are the stars playing the legendary desert festival? The festival is held on two consecutive weekends in April with an identical line-up, drawing 250,000 fans to the southern California desert. British acts such as Calvin Harris, Yungblud, Idris Elba and Gorillaz will all perform at the event.

Police in Washington DC are facing pressure to charge a homeowner who fatally shot a 13-year-old boy. Karon Blake, who is black, was gunned down in the early hours of last Saturday, investigators said. According to police, the homeowner, who is also black, said he heard noises outside his home and saw the teenager "tampering with vehicles". Officials said the man went outside with his registered gun and shot the boy following an "interaction". No criminal charges have been pressed so far, and police have resisted public calls to name the homeowner who opened fire. Police said the man called 911 after he shot the child. Officers said they found him performing CPR on the boy when they arrived at the scene in the north-east of the city.

A suicide bomb attack outside the Afghan foreign ministry in Kabul has caused heavy casualties. Police said at least five civilians had been killed but another Taliban official put the toll as high as 20. The local offshoot of the Islamic State group, known as Isis-K, claimed it carried out the attack. It comes after recent blasts targeting foreign interests. Several countries, including Turkey and China, have embassies in the area. The attack took place about 16:00 local time (11:30 GMT) when the bomber tried, but failed to enter the ministry building itself, the Taliban said. "I saw the man blowing himself up," said Jamshed Karimi, a driver who was waiting outside the ministry.

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Six people have been injured with one in a critical condition after a stabbing at Paris's international Gare du Nord station early on Wednesday. Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said a man was stopped by two off-duty police officers who were returning home from a shift. He said the suspected attacker was shot three times and taken to hospital with serious injuries. Authorities are trying to establish if there was a motive for the attack. The attack took place at 06:42 (05:42 GMT) - within one minute all six people were injured and the attacker was stopped. Mr Darmanin thanked for police for their "brave and effective" intervention, which he said saved many lives.

Putin ally says Moscow is in 'military confrontation' with US and Britain who want to 'erase Russia from the political map of the world' Nikolai Patrushev, a close ally of Putin, said the war in Ukraine is not a conflict between Moscow and Kyiv - but instead between Russia and NATO Patrushev claimed the West is trying to 'pull Russia apart' amid war in Ukraine Patrushev is seen by diplomats as one of the major hard-line influences of Putin

Golden Globes 2023: The full list of winners Nominees in the film categories included The Banshees Of Inisherin, Elvis, Glass Onion and the Top Gun and Avatar sequels, while the TV categories featured shows such as House Of The Dragon, Abbott Elementary and The White Lotus. See how your favourite films and programmes got on below.

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Bushfire crisis grips both sides of Australia as homes are lost and residents are warned to flee before it's too late: 'Do not expect a firefighter at your door' Residents across Australia have been told to evacuate away from bushfires Bushfires in southern QLD have destroyed houses and property with no injuries Dry lightning in WA has sparked bushfires that are warned as emergency level A freight train sparked grass fires in Lavington on the VIC-NSW border

The 4TH KEY DEFENCE OFFICIAL TO DIE IN 3 WEEKS ! Russia's leading rocket specialist - who developed deadly Kalibr missiles used in Ukraine - becomes the fourth key defence official to die in three weeks Pavel Kamnev, 85, was responsible for more than 20 weapons inventions He was scientific director of Almaz-Antey Aerospace Defence Concern A video shows him being made a Hero of Labour by Vladimir Putin in 2016

Investors suffered a brutal 2022, with the S&P 500 tumbling 19% as the Federal Reserve cranked interest rates higher to smother inflation. But 2023 may offer up more misery, with a looming recession providing another dose of risk, according to Morgan Stanley chief U.S. equity strategist Michael Wilson. The S&P 500 could fall to as low as 3,000 points, a decline of more than 20% from its current trading level of roughly 3,900 points, Wilson said in a YouTube discussion last month about his 2023 outlook. The main reason for that bearish forecast: U.S. corporate profits are likely to slump as the economy slows and perhaps enters a recession.

Wales captain Gareth Bale retires from club and international football Mon 9 Jan 10pm • 33-year-old Bale, who played for Southampton, Tottenham and Real Madrid during his career, said the sport had "given me some of the best moments of my life".