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- 1Gaza women speak out on harassment, forced marriage and rape●Harcèlement, mariages forcés et viols : des # femmes de # Gaza témoignent de leur insécurité permanente - RTBF Actus # I
Women in Gaza are testifying to constant insecurity, describing harassment, forced marriages and sexual violence amid the war. The report, published by Belgian broadcaster RTBF, highlights how displaced women and girls face heightened risks in shelters and overcrowded housing. Commentators sharing the story frame it as an overlooked consequence of the conflict and are calling attention to women's rights in the Palestinian territories.
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Police have accused the in-laws of a New York Times executive in connection with his murder, according to NBC News. The allegation that family members by marriage are suspected in the killing has drawn wide attention, though further details about the victim, the suspects and the circumstances of the death have not yet been made public.
- 3China revamps city hall weddings to encourage more babies●China Wants More Babies. So It Is Glamming Up the City Hall Wedding. https://www.wsj.com/world/asia/china-wants-more-bab
China is giving civil wedding ceremonies a glamorous makeover as part of efforts to boost a birth rate that has fallen to record lows. The Wall Street Journal reports that city hall marriage registrations are being dressed up with nicer venues and fanfare, part of a wider push by Beijing to make marriage and child-rearing more appealing to young couples facing high costs and shifting attitudes.
- 4Daredevils climb Empire State Building with banner before proposal▼Daredevils reach top of Empire State Building with banner, before apparent proposal
Climbers reached the top of the Empire State Building in New York carrying a banner, in what appears to have been a marriage proposal stunt. The unauthorized ascent drew attention for both its audacity and its romantic twist, with questions likely to follow about how the pair accessed the landmark and whether they will face charges.
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Japanese actor Sakaguchi Kentaro, 35, announced his marriage to an older woman, and reports say police were called to his home roughly ten days later. Japanese media suggest the incident stemmed from an escalating argument between the couple, with speculation that his wife placed the call. The story is drawing wide attention given how soon it came after the happy announcement.
- 6Singapore launches government-run dating app for civil servants●JUST IN: Singapore launches a government-run dating app for public employees, using a Nobel Prize-winning algorithm to m
Singapore has rolled out a state-backed dating app aimed at public employees, using a Nobel Prize-winning matching algorithm to pair singles. The move comes as the country's birth rate has fallen to record lows, prompting the government to try more direct measures to encourage marriage and family formation. Reactions online range from curiosity about the algorithm to jokes and scepticism about the state playing matchmaker for its own workforce.
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Jim Carrey, 64, has reportedly married in a private ceremony, his third marriage. Outlets identify his new wife as Min Ah, who is said to be Korean, and quote the actor calling her his 'sublime companion'. The news spread quickly across the US, Canada and Europe, with fans reacting to the surprise wedding.
- 8Tom Brady Made Failed Last-Ditch Effort to Save Marriage, Book Claims▼Tom Brady Made Failed Last-Ditch Effort to Save Gisele Bündchen Marriage, New Book Claims
A new book claims Tom Brady made a final, unsuccessful attempt to save his marriage to Gisele Bündchen before their divorce. The claim, reported by People, sheds fresh light on the breakdown of the couple's high-profile relationship and is drawing renewed attention to the circumstances surrounding their split.
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Japanese actress Haruka Fukuhara and footballer Takefusa Kubo have announced a sudden marriage, quickly nicknamed the 'TakeBuraBo' union by fans. The news spread rapidly on social media, drawing an outpouring of congratulations, with more than 1,000 comments arriving within ten minutes of the announcement. Reactions ranged from shock to delight as fans celebrated the unexpected pairing of the actress and the Spain-based star.
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Actress Sophia Bush has revealed that she and former soccer player Ashlyn Harris have been married for more than a year, keeping the wedding secret until now. The news is drawing attention across US entertainment media, with fans reacting to the surprise disclosure about the couple, whose relationship first became public in 2023.
- 11New Book Reveals Gisele Bündchen's Handwritten Plea to Tom Brady▼New Book Details Gisele Bündchen’s Handwritten Plea to Tom Brady Years Before Their Divorce
A newly published book reports that Gisele Bündchen once wrote a handwritten note to Tom Brady, years before the couple finalised their divorce in 2022. The letter, described as a personal plea, sheds new light on tensions in the marriage during Brady's playing career. The claim has drawn wide attention as fans revisit the couple's high-profile split.
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Jim Carrey, 64, has quietly married his longtime girlfriend Min Ah, 32, in a small ceremony in Los Angeles, surprising fans given his past statements that he would never marry again. Reports also say the actor has listed his 4,000-square-foot Maui mansion for $35 million. Coverage has focused on the private wedding and his well-known dating history, including Renée Zellweger and January Jones.
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Jim Carrey has married his girlfriend in a small private ceremony in Los Angeles, according to TMZ. Details about the bride's identity and the guest list have not been widely reported, but the surprise wedding quickly became a trending search topic, with fans reacting to the rare personal news from the usually private actor.
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Spanish singer Pablo López and his wife Laura Rubio are expecting their first child, according to El Correo. The announcement comes roughly a year after the couple married in a private, secret ceremony. Fans and Spanish media are celebrating the news as the singer prepares for fatherhood.
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The trial of Béziers mayor Robert Ménard, prosecuted for refusing to marry a same-sex couple, has turned into a political rally. Right-wing figure Bruno Retailleau attended in a show of support, and the hearing has become a stage for debate over mayors' obligations under France's same-sex marriage law. Coverage by Mediapart frames the case as politically charged rather than a routine legal matter.
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Kelly Ripa, born October 2, 1970, is being celebrated as she turns 56. Coverage highlights her long-running career as a talk show host and actress, and her marriage to Mark Consuelos, which continues to draw attention as one of the most talked-about relationships in Hollywood. Fans are sharing tributes and reflecting on the couple's decades together.
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The Washington Post is examining platonic co-parenting, an arrangement in which friends or committed non-romantic partners raise children together without being a couple. The feature asks whether this model could become a mainstream family structure as more people delay or opt out of marriage while still wanting children. It highlights how single adults and friends are increasingly choosing to build households and share parenting responsibilities deliberately.
- 18Olivia Colman reads 1618 wife's list of demands to husband●Olivia Colman reading this 1618 list of gentle demands from a lady to her husband. # globalmuseum # history # UKHistory
Olivia Colman is reading aloud a document from 1618 in which an Englishwoman set out a list of demands for her husband. The piece, shared by Global Museum, is being circulated for its humour and its glimpse into marriage expectations four centuries ago, with Colman's reading drawing attention to early modern women's voices.
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Dutch presenter Renze Klamer has called presenter and comedian Bas Smit a 'flapdrol' — roughly a silly fool — adding that 'if you do this, then you're actually okay.' The remark, made in a television setting, plays on the pair's public banter around family life and marriage, and is being picked up in the Netherlands as light entertainment gossip.
- 20Singapore government dating app uses Gale-Shapley matching algorithm▼Singapore govt dating app uses Gale-Shapley stable marriage algorithm
Singapore's government-backed dating app is reported to use the Gale-Shapley stable marriage algorithm, the classic matching method that pairs participants so no two people would rather be matched with each other than their assigned partners. The algorithm, which won its creators a Nobel Prize in economics, is widely used in school admissions and residency matching. Commenters are debating how well a decades-old matching theory works for real romance.
- 21MacKenzie Scott's first novel since Bezos divorce draws scrutiny▼I read MacKenzie Scott's first novel since divorcing Jeff Bezos. I have more questions than answers.
MacKenzie Scott, the philanthropist and novelist who divorced Amazon founder Jeff Bezos in 2019, has released her first novel since the split. A Business Insider reviewer who read it says the book left them with more questions than answers, reflecting curiosity about how much of her own life and marriage is woven into the fiction.
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Brazilian comedian Marcos Veras and actress Rosanne Mulholland have announced their separation after nearly ten years together. Veras shared a reflective message afterwards, saying life is what happens while we wait, and the public has reacted widely, with fans recalling the couple's history together. The split is dominating Brazilian entertainment talk under searches for casamento.
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Actress Haruna Kawaguchi, 31, has announced her marriage to Japan national team footballer Ko Itakura, 29, and that she is pregnant with her first child. She appears in a white wedding dress in a newly released scene from her starring film, which opened in Japan. At a stage greeting the night before the release, held while seated due to her pregnancy, she described the moment as a surreal feeling. Fans praised her recent off-shots, with comments noting her expressive, charming look.
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Kristi Noem, who served as homeland security secretary under Donald Trump, has filed for divorce from her husband Bryon, the Guardian reports. The filing ends a decades-long marriage for the former South Dakota governor, one of the most prominent figures in Trump-era Republican politics. The news is drawing wide attention given her national profile and past political ambitions.
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King Charles III is trending across several countries following revelations from a new book by Princess Diana's brother, Charles Spencer, which lays out serious accusations about the royal family and Diana's treatment during her marriage. Outlets are summarising the book's main claims, and readers in Canada, Australia and the UK are driving interest as excerpts circulate.
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French philosopher Bernard-Henri Lévy is drawing attention, with renewed interest in his life and marriage to actress and singer Arielle Dombasle. Coverage highlights the couple's intellectual backgrounds, from Lévy's studies at the École Normale Supérieure in the Latin Quarter to Dombasle's conservatoire training. Readers are revisiting the story of one of France's best-known intellectual and artistic couples.
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Italian showgirl and television personality Maddalena Corvaglia is trending among Italian web users, with searches focused on her age, her daughter, her ex-husband Paolo Berlusconi, and her former friendship with Elisabetta Canalis. Interest centers on the biography of the Sardinian presenter, who rose to fame on Italian variety television and has remained a familiar figure in the Italian entertainment world.
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Jim Carrey has married his longtime girlfriend Min Ah in a private ceremony in Los Angeles. It is the third marriage for the 63-year-old actor. Outlets including E! News, Page Six and 7NEWS are covering the wedding, with Page Six also recapping Carrey's well-known dating history, including past relationships with Renée Zellweger and January Jones. The surprise wedding is drawing wide attention across the US, UK, Canada, Australia, Singapore and the Netherlands.
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Japanese actor Hiroki Yamamoto, 38, has announced his marriage to a non-celebrity woman, revealing the news on an ABEMA programme and sharing photos of the couple holding their marriage registration. Major Japanese outlets including Asahi Shimbun and Sankei reported the surprise announcement, with studio guests reacting with shock to the news involving one of the entertainment industry's best-known heartthrobs.
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Dutch celebrity chef Rudolph van Veen and his wife Simone are giving joint interviews about their marriage. Simone says what matters is that they are happy together, while Van Veen describes the start of their relationship as a crackling feeling of being in love. The interviews, published in Dutch lifestyle media, have drawn attention in the Netherlands.
- 31Singapore government pilots Nobel Prize-winning dating algorithm●Singapore's government has launched a pilot scheme for a dating service using a Nobel Prize-winning matchmaking algorith
Singapore's government has launched a pilot scheme for a government-backed dating service built on a matchmaking algorithm recognised with a Nobel Prize. The move reflects the city-state's ongoing efforts to encourage dating and marriage among its declining-birthrate population, and observers are debating whether state involvement in romance is effective or intrusive.
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Malin Gramer and Carl Falk Gramer are separating after their marriage. The news is circulating in Sweden and drawing attention from followers of the couple, who are known in Swedish social and media circles. Details about the reasons for the split or the timeline have not been made public.
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Singer James Blunt is set to appear on Celebrity Traitors, and it emerged his wife, aristocrat Sofia Blunt, secretly signed him up for the show. Coverage has focused on the couple's marriage, with HELLO! profiling their life together as attention turns to his unlikely reality TV turn.
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Kristi Noem, the US Homeland Security Secretary and former South Dakota governor, has filed for divorce from her husband Bryon Noem after 34 years of marriage, according to the New York Times. The news is drawing wide attention given her high-profile national political role and the couple's long partnership in public life.
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Jim Carrey, 64, has married his longtime girlfriend Min Ah, 32, in a private ceremony in Los Angeles, according to multiple outlets. It is reported to be the actor's third marriage, and his new wife is said to be Korean. Entertainment outlets worldwide are covering the surprise wedding, with the 32-year age gap between the couple drawing attention in coverage and social media discussion.
- 36Film follows trans woman Adelina torn between Vienna and Georgia●Während die junge # trans *Frau # Adelina in Wien um Freiheit & Selbstbestimmung ringt, bleibt ihre Mutter in Georgien z
A documentary portrays Adelina, a young trans woman fighting for freedom and self-determination in Vienna, while her mother remains in Georgia trapped in a violent marriage. Despite hundreds of kilometres between them, the bond between mother and daughter endures, and change begins slowly on both sides.
- 37Forced to marry a poor fisherman, then a rich surprise●Cô bị ép cưới một ngư dân nghèo, ai ngờ anh là đại gia giàu nhất biển và còn cưng chiều cô hết mực!
A Vietnamese story circulating online tells of a woman pressured by her family into marrying a fisherman she believed was poor, only to discover he is secretly the wealthiest man in the coastal region and treats her with devoted affection. The tale, presented as a romantic drama, has drawn heavy engagement from Vietnamese-speaking audiences.
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Robert Ménard, the mayor of Béziers, is defending his decision to refuse to marry an Algerian man who was subject to an obligation to leave France (OQTF). Responding to criticism, he said: 'If it had been a Chinese national, I would have done exactly the same thing,' insisting the refusal was based on immigration status rather than nationality. The case has reignited debate over mayors' powers to block such marriages.
- 39Vietnamese woman shares story of marriage, divorce in Singapore●Vietnamese girl who married a Singaporean husband shares her story: At 26, I left Vietnam for Singapore, where everythin
A Vietnamese woman who moved to Singapore at 26 to marry a Singaporean husband is sharing her life story. She describes having a child at 27 while battling postpartum depression, divorcing at 33, and making a major life decision at 36. Her candid account of migration, marriage and mental health is drawing attention and sympathetic responses.
- 40Mystique lesbian relationship reportedly censored in Marvel's Wolverine●Mystique's lesbian relationship in Marvel's Wolverine is seemingly censored in certain parts of the world Some Marvel's
Players of Marvel's Wolverine report that the game has been altered in certain regions to censor Mystique's lesbian relationship and marriage to Tyger. Claims are circulating that dialogue and content referencing the relationship differ depending on where the game was purchased, sparking debate over regional censorship of LGBTQ content in major releases.