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Madonna and Sabrina Carpenter surprise Coachella40 mins agoAndre Rhoden PaulRiver Callaway via Getty ImagesMadonna surprised Coachella fans by making a guest performance during Sabrina Carpenter’s Friday night headline show. The Queen of Pop performed Vogue and Like A Prayer, while the intro of Vogue was playing and dancers posed. With matching blonde hair and corsets, they sang the 1990 house song, before strutting to the stage to sing I Feel So Free, from Madonna’s new album. Madonna said: “Twenty years ago today, I performed at Coachella – I was in the dance tent and it was the first time I performed Confessions On A Dance Floor: Part 1 in America. That was such a thrill for me.” She then went on to discuss the astrology for the New Moon of Taurus with Carpenter. The 5ft4in star said it was the first performance she had done with someone smaller than her. Madonna joked, “Thank you for that experience.” The pair then joined together for a Duet of Like A Prayer. Madonna first appeared at Coachella 2006 when she performed Confessions on a Dance Floor at the Sahara Tent rather than the main stage. She returned to the desert in 2015, appearing as a guest during Drake’s set. Her kissing of the rapper became a viral video. The collaboration took place in Carpenter’s second headlining week. Justin Bieber will headline the festival for the second time on Saturday, followed by Colombian pop singer Karol G on the following Sunday.

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The “The individuals concerned are admitted to the national territory under short-stay permits, in accordance with national legislation concerning the entry and residence of foreigners,” a Congolese government statement said on Friday without giving any more details about the deportees.But a source at N’djili International Airport, where the group landed in the early hours of Friday, told the BBC that they were mostly Colombians and Peruvians.According to a minority report from the US senate’s committee on foreign relations, the Trump administration has “likely” spent more than $40m (PS30m) in third-country deportations up to January 2026, although the total cost is “unknown”.The US has provided more than $32m “directly” to five countries – Equatorial Guinea, Rwanda, El Salvador, Eswatini and Palau – it added.The US is also negotiating a minerals deal with DR Congo to help gain access to the central African country’s vast reserves of key metals such as cobalt, tantalum, lithium and copper.Under Trump, the US has facilitated a peace deal between DR Congo and Rwanda, although implementation remains a challenge.At the conclusion of a fresh round of talks between the Congolese government and the Rwanda-backed M23 rebels, both sides, who have been fighting in the east of the DR Congo, say they will allow in humanitarian aid, protect civilians and their infrastructure, and begin monitoring a permanent ceasefire.Delegates at the negotiations in Switzerland, mediated by the US and Qatar, said they were encouraged by their progress toward ending the conflict.Rwanda has repeatedly denied supporting the M23 despite overwhelming evidence, saying its military presence is a defensive measure against threats to its security by armed groups in DR Congo.Additional reporting by Richard KagoeMore BBC stories on this topic:Destination: Africa – is it legal for US to deport foreign criminals to the continent?Deported from the US to Ghana then ‘dumped’ at the border: Nigerian man speaks outGetty Images/BBCGo to BBCAfrica.com for more news from the African continent.Follow us on Twitter @BBCAfrica, on Facebook at BBC Africa or on Instagram at bbcafricaBBC Africa podcastsFocus on AfricaThis Is AfricaUS immigrationDemocratic Republic of CongoAfricaUnited States

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Oil prices plummet as Iran declares Strait of Hormuz “open” during ceasefire3 Hours agoArchie MitchellBusiness reporterGetty ImagesOil Prices have plummeted since Iran announced that the Strait of Hormuz will be “completely opened” to commercial vessels for the remainder of ceasefire. The S&P 500 index, which represents the largest US-listed companies, closed up 1.2% on the back of this announcement. The Cac in Paris and Dax index in Frankfurt both closed the day around 2% higher, while London’s FTSE 100 ended the day 0.7% higher. Since the US and Israel launched their military strikes on Iran in late February, the Strait of Hormuz is effectively closed by Iran. Tanker traffic has slowed down to a trickle. This has led to a drastic reduction in the amount of oil, gas and other commodities available to global markets, causing prices spikes. It rose above $100, reaching a high of $119 per barrel by March. Later, on Friday, the price rose to $92. BIMCO’s chief safety and security officer Jakob Larsen said that the status of mine threats within the traffic separation scheme was unclear. BIMCO believes that shipping companies should avoid the area. This means that the Traffic Separation Scheme has not been declared safe for transit as of yet. The IMO’s Secretary General Arsenio Dominguez stated on social media that they are verifying the recent announcement regarding the reopening of Strait of Hormuz in terms of its compliance to freedom of navigation for merchant vessels and secure transit using the IMO established Traffic Separation Scheme. The RAC motoring group said that petrol and diesel prices in the UK had dropped slightly for the first since the US-Israeli war with Iran began. Pump prices began to fall on Thursday and continued through Friday, the RAC said. However, the price of filling up a tank remains higher than it was in February. THANK YOU! “Trump added Iran had agreed to “never close the Strait of Hormuz Again… It will no longer be a weapon against a world”. The BBC reported that despite Iran’s announcement it “doesn’t change anything”. The operator, who didn’t want to be identified, said that they did not feel the need to take unnecessary risks. Their company’s approach is to not be the first through the Strait. Another company, Stena Bulk which operates oil tanks in the region said it was “monitoring the developments closely”. The company said that “the safety of our crews and vessels governs all routing decisions, and we won’t transit until we are confident it is safe”. Kieran Tompkins of Capital Economics, senior climate and commodities analyst, said that the ceasefire due to end in 9 days “offers only an extremely narrow window of time for oil tankers” to navigate the Strait and load up before exiting. The Bayes Business School’s ManMohan Sodhi said that consumers would continue to feel the pressure, even if there is a long-term peace agreement. “Supply chain will take months to clear,” said he. The drop in oil prices came as the US extended the waiver on its Russian oil sanctions, despite initially saying it wouldn’t.

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The Japan Meteorological Agency introduced a new term for days exceeding 40C after a blistering summer. Summer 2025 saw the highest temperatures since records began, with an average temperature 2.36C higher than average. Tokyo had 25 days above 35C compared to an average of 4.5 days. Kyoto recorded 52 days above the same temperatures, compared to an average of 18.5. This summer, JMA predicts that Japan will experience above-normal temperatures from June to August.

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The venue announced that the concert would not be held due to “formal and legal reasons”. Marta Cienkowska described the decision to book West, Poland’s Culture and Heritage Minister, as “unacceptable”. It comes after West cancelled a concert in France, and a week after he was banned from entering the UK to headline Wireless Festival. “I am neither a Nazi nor an antisemite,” wrote West. “I love Jewish People.” West also said that he was “lost in reality” due to his bipolar disorder. Anyone found guilty of publicly promoting Nazism in Poland can be jailed for three years. Cienkowska wrote in X that “we are talking about an antisemitic artist who has expressed antisemitic opinions, downplayed crime, and profited by selling swastika t-shirts.” “This is a deliberate cross of boundaries and normalisation of hate. “Culture can’t be a place for those who use it to spread hate. The show in Marseille has been postponed “until further notice”. The show in Marseille has been postponed until further notice.