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Star City's most intriguing character doesn't even have a name — as Apple TV star reveals role in new sci-fi series is like 'playing a living ghost'

You might have noticed that one of the main characters in new Apple TV sci-fi series Star City doesn't actually have a name — but according to actor Rhys Ifans, there's good reason why.

TechRadar

Agnes O'Casey 'would die' to be the first female James Bond

Playing spies is Agnes O’Casey’s superpower, and there’s one character right at the top of her wish list — 007

Evening Standard

'Star City': Release date & how to watch Apple TV's superb Soviet space series

Bundle up for our frigid trek behind the Iron Curtain in this new 'For All Mankind' spinoff

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'For All Mankind' spin-off 'Star City' will make you want to know more about the Soviet space program

Stories of NASA and Apollo have passed into folklore, but the equivalent stories from the other side of the Iron Curtain have often been shrouded in secrecy.

Space

‘Star City’ review: Apple TV’s new ‘For All Mankind’ spinoff is a gripping Soviet spy thriller that I’m (mostly) here for

This "Star City" review explores how Apple TV Plus’s new "For All Mankind" spinoff trades NASA optimism for a darker, paranoid Soviet spy thriller that mostly pulls it off.

Tom’s Guide

Quote of the Day by Vladimir Putin: "There is no happiness in life, there is only a..."

Quote of the Day: Vladimir Putin views happiness not as a destination but a 'mirage on the horizon,' suggesting life's meaning lies in the pursuit of dreams and personal growth. This philosophical outlook, shaped by his life experiences, emphasizes cherishing hope and ambition, even when ultimate happiness remains elusive. The…

The Economic Times

Meta Ramsay: The British intelligence pioneer who could have been MI6’s first female ‘C’

Labour peer was a senior agent during the height of the Cold War

The Independent UK

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Tributes pour in for MI6 ‘trailblazer’ Baroness Meta Ramsay

Her tenure included participation in the 1985 extraction of KGB double agent Oleg Gordievsky from the Soviet Union

The Independent UK

Meta Ramsay: the spy who could have been MI6’s first female ‘C’

After a 22-year career in intelligence she became a Labour minister in the Lords, helping to steer Scottish devolution.

Evening Standard

Star City review – Anna Maxwell Martin is terrifying in a fascinating space race thriller

This spin-off from hit series For All Mankind is packed with paranoia and tension. It tells Russia’s side of the alternative history – and is so believable that it will give you nightmares

The Guardian - UK

Putin will try to recruit any envoy sent to talks, Ukraine's former PM says

Arseniy Yatsenyuk, former Ukrainian prime minister, told Euronews that while the European leaders are considering direct talks with Russia, the only thing Vladimir Putin is ready to accept is Europe's surrender.

Euronews

Ponies review – Emilia Clarke’s joyful 70s spy thriller shouldn’t work … but it really does

This weirdly endearing show is a total mash-up of genres – espionage drama, buddy caper, retro movie. But that makes it a unique watch, with cracking chemistry and a lot of laughs

The Guardian - UK

‘The doorbell went at 5am. Six masked men were outside’: Belarus Free Theatre bring totalitarian terror to the Venice Biennale

They’ve been imprisoned, tortured and spied upon. Now dissidents from Europe’s last dictatorship are bringing the sights, sounds, smells and even tastes of brutal repression to the world’s biggest festival of art

The Guardian - UK

Chernobyl Wasn't a Nuclear Disaster—It Was a Communist Disaster

Forty years after the Chernobyl meltdown, too many people are still drawing the wrong conclusions.

Reason

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Inverse

Apple's Intergenerational Sci-Fi Epic Just Dropped A Crucial Clue For Its Spinoff

One under-the-radar character in 'For All Mankind' could be the key to everything. Even the spinoff show.

The Conversation

Chernobyl at 40: Secret Stasi files reveal extent of Soviet misinformation campaign over nuclear disaster

On April 26, 1986, Soviet engineers at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant were conducting a safety test. Doomed by a fatal design flaw and pushed to the limit by human negligence, reactor 4 exploded amid an attempted shutdown during a routine procedure, setting off a chain of events that ultimately…

The Guardian - UK

‘We wasted a lot of lives’: CIA spymaster’s caution over past Iran intervention resurfaces from beyond the grave

A documentary about Peter Sichel – the ‘Jewish James Bond’, whose wine portfolio boasted Blue Nun – includes striking mea culpas about the cost and efficacy of US involvement in the Middle East

The Independent UK

Poison, a plane crash and falling from a window: How Putin’s critics and rivals have met mysterious ends

IN FOCUS: Alexei Navalny is latest in long line of Vladimir Putin’s critics who have died in recent years. James C. Reynolds, Gustaf Kilander and Alexander Butler report

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Cinemablend

Will Ponies Get Renewed For Season 2 After That Cliffhanger Ending? What The Creators Say

Giddy up!

Cinemablend

I Binged Emilia Clarke's Ponies, And I Have So Many Questions I Need Answered In Season 2

They really left us hanging with that finale.

Roll Call

GOP hawks show contrast with Trump on European allies

Remarks form the latest rebuttal from mainstream GOP hawks to Trump’s distancing of America from its traditional NATO allies.

The Guardian - UK

Aldrich Ames obituary

CIA officer who betrayed western intelligence assets and espionage operations to the Soviet Union and Russia

The Guardian - UK

Putin as a Russian James Bond? Jude Law’s Vladimir film seems to have swallowed Kremlin myths

In The Wizard of the Kremlin, Jude Law plays Russia’s president as a cool, reluctant leader, a strategist who got the job because he was young, athletic and a spy. This is a creation far removed from the man himself

International Business Times UK

Producer Claims Rebel Wilson's Minions Used 'Vindictive Smear Campaigns', 'Ghislaine Maxwell' Slur In Row

Rebel Wilson's directorial debut The Deb spirals into a legal nightmare amid claims of 'smear campaigns' and harassment. Read the full story on the lawsuits here.

The Guardian - UK

Six great reads – best of 2025: a deep-cover KGB agent, Zadie Smith on Tracy Chapman, and the boy who came back

Need something brilliant to read over the holidays? Here are six of our best pieces from 2025. Look out for part two next Saturday

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