Thousands of international fans of K-pop megastars BTS gathered on Friday in the suburbs of Seoul amid mounting excitement over an expected reunion of the group after all its members complete mandatory service in the South Korean military.

Brad Pitt’s soon-to-be-released Formula One movie could not have been made without Lewis Hamilton, director Joseph Kosinski said.

Taiwan’s National Palace Museum, home to one of the world’s biggest collections of imperial Chinese treasures, must expand its horizons internationally to let the “world see Taiwan”, President Lai Ching-te said on Friday as it marked its centenary.

At her London studio, Merve Bayindir carefully glues on dried flowers onto a pale pink saucer hat. Nearby, an array of other colourful headpieces are on display.

Former England soccer captain David Beckham and actor Gary Oldman were knighted in King Charles’ annual birthday honours list, while sculptor Antony Gormley was made a Companion of Honour.

A massive black cloud has stood in Kyiv’s historic Sophia Square this week, emitting flashes of lightning and the rumble of thunder in evocation of war, before it travels to the Burning Man art festival in the United States later this year.

“Blind box” toymaker Pop Mart, which has seen frenzied sales worldwide for products related to its ugly-cute Labubu character, opened its first jewellery store in Shanghai on Friday.

From colourful frocks and hats to handbags and shoes, items belonging to the late Princess Diana go under the hammer this month in what Julien’s Auctions says is the largest collection of her fashion to go to auction.

British band Pulp returned to the top of the UK album charts for the first time in 27 years on Friday as their new record “More” went to No. 1.

Kanye West, who goes by Ye, was briefly at the courthouse where Sean “Diddy” Combs is on trial. A source close to West previously told CNN’s Elizabeth Wagmeister that he would like to attend the trial to show support for Combs.

The jury at Sean “Diddy” Combs’ trial heard audio recordings in court on Friday that Combs sent to his former girlfriend, who is testifying under the pseudonym “Jane” and is one of the central witnesses for the prosecution.

Wanda Sykes closed the night in typical bombastic and hilarious fashion at the Critics Choice Association‘s Celebration of LGBTQ+ Cinema & Television on Friday night in Los Angeles, delivering an impromptu speech that ran the gamut from community organizing to admitting she hasn’t seen the Amazon Prime show “Etoile.”