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In 2016, William Hurt appeared at the premiere of Marvel's Captain America: Civil War. William Hurt, an Oscar winner whose performances varied from celebrated 1980s dramas to Marvel pictures, has died at the age of 71, according to reports in the United States. Hurt earned the Academy Award for Best Actor in a Leading Role for his role as a prisoner in a Brazilian jail in Kiss of the Spider Woman in 1986. In the next two years, he was nominated twice again, for Children of a Lesser God and Broadcast News. He has played General Thaddeus  blockbusters in recent years."Thunderbolt" Ross in five Marvel. "It is with great sadness that the Hurt family mourns the passing of William Hurt, beloved father and Oscar winner, on March 13, 2022, one week before his 72nd birthday," Hurt's son Will said in a statement to Hollywood website Deadline. "He passed away gently, surrounded by his family, from natural causes. At this time, the family begs privacy." Hurt&#

According to police, a US journalist working in Ukraine was shot and killed in the village of Irpin, just outside of Kyiv. Brent Renaud, a 50-year-old journalist and videographer working for Time in the region, was killed. Andriy Nebytov, the police chief of Kyiv, said he had been targeted by Russian soldiers. Two more journalists were hurt and had to go to the hospital. It's the first time a foreign journalist reporting the conflict in Ukraine has been killed. Juan Arredondo, one of the injured journalists, informed an Italian reporter that he was with Renaud when they were attacked. "We were crossing one of Irpin's initial bridges, heading to film other migrants escaping, and we hopped into a car," he said. "Someone offered to drive us to the other bridge, and after passing through a checkpoint, they began shooting at us. As a result, the vehicle turned back and continued shooting; there are two of us. Brent Renaud is a buddy of mine who was shot and left behin

According to UN estimates, more than 2.5 million refugees have fled Ukraine since the invasion. According to the government, there will be no limit to the number of Ukrainian refugees who can reside with UK host families under a new visa scheme. The Homes for Ukraine refugee scheme is expected to benefit tens of thousands of displaced persons. More information will be released later, before a website is launched to allow people to register their interest in assisting. As a "thank you," the government will pay hosts £350 every month. There will be "no cap" on the number of people who can be helped under the scheme, according to Health Secretary Sajid Javid. The administration has been chastised for the pace and scope of its reaction to the refugee crisis sparked by Russia's invasion of Ukraine, including by its own MPs. People in the UK will be able to select a person or family to live with them rent-free or in another property for at least six months under the n

As a result of the conflict in Ukraine, a top food sector executive has warned that prices will rise. Food prices could climb by up to 15% this year, according to Ronald Kers, CEO of food company 2 Sisters. He also mentioned that the company's pricing for chicken from the farm has increased. Russia and Ukraine are two of the world's largest wheat producers, and the conflict is expected to have an impact on shipments. Furthermore, the price of gas has risen, which is used to heat greenhouses and produce fertilizer, both of which are critical to food production. According to some experts, war in the region is expected to worsen price increases that have already been occurring during what has been dubbed as a cost-of-living crisis. In the United Kingdom, 2 Sisters employs over 14,000 people and specializes in chicken and chilled meals. Its CEO claimed that the company had already been forced to pay 50 percent extra for poultry from farms. "Fundamentally, it implies as a count

Police in Hong Kong have charged a British national living in the UK of endangering China's national security and have warned him that he faces three years in prison. Benedict Rogers is the founder of Hong Kong Watch, a non-profit that promotes human rights in the former British territory. However, he has been warned that if he returns to the country, he would be charged with "collusion with foreign forces." The threat, according to Foreign Secretary Liz Truss, is "unjustifiable." Mr Rogers stated that his organization will not be silenced. "We will continue to be a voice for Hong Kong's people and those heroic political prisoners imprisoned under this authoritarian dictatorship," he stated. In 1997, the British gave Hong Kong over to China at the end of a 99-year lease. Beijing decided to manage it as "one country, two systems," giving it its own legal system, limited democracy with multiple political parties, and rights including freedo

On Sunday, China reported over 3,400 daily Covid-19 cases, more than doubling the previous day's total, prompting lockdowns in viral hotspots as the country battles its worst outbreak in two years. As roughly 19 provinces combat clusters of the Omicron and Delta strains, officials in Shanghai have closed schools and shut down many cities in the north-eastern part of the country. According to an official, the city of Jilin has been largely shut down, with hundreds of neighborhoods walled off, while Yanji, a city of roughly 700,000 people on the border with North Korea, has been completely shut down. When clusters of the virus emerged in China in late 2019, the country implemented a strong zero-Covid policy that included quick lockdowns, travel restrictions, and mass testing. However, the most recent flare-up, which is being fueled by the highly transmissible Omicron form and an increase in asymptomatic cases, is putting that strategy to the test. On Sunday, Zhang Yan, a representati

Despite the crisis surrounding Russia's invasion of Ukraine, a majority of people still want Boris Johnson to quit, according to the latest Opinium survey for the Observer. The percentage of voters who want the prime minister to step down has dropped significantly. However, a new poll found that 53% of people still want him to leave, down ten points from January. A majority (52 percent) believe the government has not gone far enough in letting Ukrainian refugees into the UK as a result of the Ukraine situation. When asked if they would take in Ukrainian migrants themselves, 9% replied yes, while another 20% said they would consider it. Approximately 63 percent indicated they were unable to do so, whereas 8% stated they could but would not. Four-fifths of UK citizens (78%) favour supplying guns to Ukraine. Similarly, nearly seven out of ten people (68 percent) favor donating western fighter planes to the Ukrainian air force for use in defense. A proposed no-fly zone over Ukraine has

Traci Braxton, a singer, actor, and reality TV star, died at the age of 50. Braxton had been suffering esophageal cancer, according to her family. "We have reached to the point where we must inform the public that our beloved Traci Braxton has gone on to glory after a year of discreetly undergoing a course of therapy for Esophageal cancer," her husband Kevin Surratt said in a statement. Braxton died with her sisters, mother, and friends by her side, according to her publicist Tomasina Perkins-Washington. She also spent her last year in hospice, Perkins-Washington said. "The first thing she said when I told her she was sick was I'm going to fight and beat this," her son, Kevin Surratt Jr., wrote on Instagram on Saturday. "She battled till the bitter end, and now she is at rest." "I've always loved my mum and this hurts so much, but I'm at peace knowing she's no longer in suffering," he continued. "I love you, mum, and I'll

According to a senior US defense official, Washington is providing extremely sensitive things to Kyiv, such as portable air defense systems. The US and NATO are rushing weapons into Ukraine, including extremely sensitive equipment like shoulder-fired missiles known as man-portable air defence systems (MANPADS), which can bring down planes. The Western arms deliveries, one of which is due to arrive in the next few hours, have been critical in allowing Ukrainians to battle invading Russian forces far more effectively and furiously than US intelligence had predicted. However, deploying such enormous amounts of armament into Europe's largest fight since World War II runs the risk of some falling into the wrong hands - a risk the West has considered. When asked about the possibility, a senior US defense official stated, "Frankly, we believe that risk is worth taking right now because the Ukrainians are fighting so skillfully with the instruments at their disposal and they're em

Following the oligarch's sanction by the UK government, the Premier League has barred Roman Abramovich from serving as a director of Chelsea. As part of the government's response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine, Abramovich's British assets, including Chelsea, were frozen on Thursday. The Russian's planned sale of the club was put on hold as a result of the move. The Premier League stated that Abramovich's suspension will have no effect on the club's ability to train and play. Removing an owner from a board of directors normally results in the sale of the company's stock, which Abramovich began on March 2 after the possibility of sanctions was raised in Parliament. He had authorized Raine Group, an American investment group, to seek £3 billion for Chelsea, but financial analysts feel that price could fall given the present uncertainty surrounding the club. On Thursday, Raine Group put a temporary halt to the sale as it sought answers from the government r