With the much-awaited Harry Potter TV series already in production, expectations have also swirled around a potential reunion of the original cast, including the likes of Daniel Radcliffe, Emma Watson, and Rupert Grint. MORE..

The Bayeux Tapestry, which documents the Norman invasion of England in 1066, will be closed to the public in France from Monday as opposition mounts ahead of its move to London. MORE..

International Booker Prize winning-author Banu Mushtaq has found herself in the midst of a controversy after she was invited to inaugurate a prominent festival in the southern Indian state of Karnataka. MORE..

Authorities in Argentina are searching for an 18th-century Italian portrait believed to have been looted by a fugitive Nazi officer 80 years ago. MORE..

The animated musical KPop Demon Hunters has climbed “up, up, up” Netflix’s charts to become its most viewed movie ever, the streaming platform says. MORE..

Pop superstar Taylor Swift and National Football League player Travis Kelce are engaged to be married, the couple announced on social media on Tuesday. MORE..

Actor Jerry Adler, best known for playing consigliere Herman ‘Hesh’ Rabkin in The Sopranos, has died aged 96. MORE..

Several bands have pulled out from the Victorious music festival just hours before their scheduled performances, following claims by Irish folk group The Mary Wallopers that they were “cut off” for displaying a Palestinian flag. MORE..

Award-winning rapper Lil Nas X has been arrested after an altercation with police in Los Angeles, authorities have confirmed. MORE..

Actor-politician Vijay says he will contest next year’s Tamil Nadu elections from the Madurai East constituency. MORE..

A US judge who amassed a huge online fan base via clips of his compassion in the courtroom has died. MORE..

HBO’s forthcoming Harry Potter series has just about rounded out its Weasley family casting. MORE..

The White House launched an official TikTok account on Tuesday, taking advantage of its more than 150 million U.S. users to spread the messages of President Donald Trump. MORE..

Mega-selling first-person shooter franchise “Call of Duty” will blow open the Gamescom video games trade fair Tuesday, headlining a wave of new releases as the industry weathers a rough patch. MORE..

Superstar Rajinikanth’s Coolie is roaring at the box office in India, according to latest figures. MORE..

Terence Stamp, who made his name as an actor in 1960s London and went on to play the arch-villain General Zod in the Hollywood hits “Superman” and “Superman II”, has died aged 87, his family said on Sunday. MORE..

Actor Tom Cruise has turned down President Donald Trump’s invitation to the 48th Kennedy Center Honors, according to a new report. MORE..

J-pop star Kenshin Kamimura was found guilty by a Hong Kong court on Wednesday of the indecent assault in March of a woman who served as his interpreter during a fan event. MORE..