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Comedian Russell Brand to enter pleas to rape and sexual assault charges

The 49-year-old will appear at Southwark Crown Court on Friday
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Alleged Liverpool driver to appear in court facing charges against six victims

Paul Doyle will appear at the city’s magistrates’ court on Friday.
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US proposes 60-day ceasefire for Gaza; hostage-prisoner swap, plan shows

A US plan for Gaza seen by Reuters on Friday proposes a 60-day ceasefire and the release of 28 Israeli hostages alive and dead in the first week, in exchange for the release of 1,236 Palestinian prisoners and the remains of 180 dead Palestinians.
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Bodies of 5 missing musicians of Mexican regional music band are found near Texas border

The musicians were members of a Mexican regional music group.
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Hanoi bans The Economist’s issue featuring Vietnam’s leader on its cover, reports say

Media quoted unnamed distributors who said they could not obtain copies of the magazine or that it had been banned

The latest print edition of the Economist, which features Vietnam’s top leader on its cover, has been banned in the country, the latest instance of media censorship in the communist, one-party state.

The magazine carried an image of the Communist party General Secretary To Lam with stars on his eyes, alongside the headline “The man with a plan for Vietnam”, with an article carrying the subheading: “A Communist party hard man has to rescue Asia’s great success story”.

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Liberty felt Jonquel Jones’ absence in key area during win over Valkyries

The Liberty’s 82-77 win over the Valkyries on Thursday put a spotlight on the importance of Jonquel Jones.
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Rob Manfred calls MLB’s decision to reinstate Pete Rose ‘overdue’

Rob Manfred defended his choice to reinstate Pete Rose, “Shoeless” Joe Jackson and other deceased banned players.
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Timothee Chalamet, Kylie Jenner celebrate Knicks’ win after make-out session

Timothée Chalamet and Kylie Jenner’s date night included a make-out session and a victory lap at the Garden for the Knicks’ Game 5 win.
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Knicks’ Landry Shamet gets chants, big-time love from Garden crowd in Game 5 win

This likely wasn’t on anyone’s bingo card, but it was key to the Knicks staving off elimination.
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Jalen Brunson ‘set a tone’ from start as he willed Knicks to Game 5 win

If the Knicks season was going to end, Jalen Brunson was going down swinging.