‘The show isn’t real but the people playing the characters are,’ social media posts warn viewers

Amazon has issued a rare statement reminding fans of The Summer I Turned Pretty to “keep the conversation kind” after online bullying against the actors in the hit romance series.

“The show isn’t real but the people playing the characters are,” the show’s official social media accounts on Instagram, TikTok and X said on Wednesday. The caption accompanied a video graphic that reads: “The summer we started acting normal online.”

People again driven into subways and shelters, with Ukraine’s air defences in action and emergency services at work in several districts

Russian strikes killed at least three people in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, and wounded nine others, city officials said on Thursday morning.

“According to operational information, the number of dead has increased to three people, wounded – to nine. Among the dead is a child,” the city’s military administration announced.

Lawyers for Monarez say she was ‘targeted’ for ‘protecting the public’ by not endorsing ‘unscientific’ orders

The US’s top public health agency was plunged into chaos on Wednesday after the Trump administration moved to oust its leader Susan Monarez, sworn in less than a month ago, as her lawyers said she would not resign and that she was being “targeted” for her pro-science stance.

Monarez, the director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), was ousted on Wednesday evening, according to a statement from Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) that offered no explanation its decision.

Argentinian president campaigning for midterm elections – the first big test of his popularity – when protesters threw bottles and rocks at his vehicle

The president of Argentina, Javier Milei, was pelted with stones while campaigning near the capital Buenos Aires on Wednesday by demonstrators protesting about a corruption scandal.

The far-right leader, who was whisked from the scene by his security detail, sustained no injuries after his motorcade was attacked, presidential spokesperson Manuel Adorni wrote on X.

• Pair involved in exchanged after American’s upset win

• Players accuse each other of poor attitudes

Taylor Townsend and Jelena Ostapenko were involved in a heated exchange at the end of their second-round match on Wednesday at the US Open.

The two met at the net for post-match handshakes after Townsend had completed a 7-5, 6-1 victory. But instead of heading to the locker rooms, they exchanged words and Ostapenko wagged her finger at her American opponent. The home crowd appeared to get behind Townsend and she approached the stands spurring them on as the noise rose on Court 11.