By Joanna Plucinska, Elissa Darwish and Corina Pons LONDON/PARIS/MADRID, May 12 (Reuters) - Greg Abbott is planning his summer holiday with half an eye on the Iran war. He intends to stay closer to home in Europe and is lining up a plan B, wary of rising air fares and
Meetings between Chinese and American leaders are not exactly routine, but few are historically groundbreaking. The exceptions include the very first visit by a sitting US president to China, when Richard Nixon met with Chairman Mao Zedong in Beijing in February 1972 – at a
On Sunday, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said Ukraine would retaliate if Russia decided "to return to a full-scale war."
Flix Oven has launched an African-Korean filmmaker residency program, naming “Mami Wata” director C.J. Obasi as its inaugural fellow, the company revealed at the Cannes Film Market. The Seoul-based company has partnered with Continental Entertainment, an African-focused
The first look from “Critterz,” the AI-created animated feature first announced last year, has been unveiled, showcasing the titular critterz in all their digitally-crafted fluffy cuddliness. The film — created by OpenAI’s Chad Nelson, from the writers of “Paddington in Peru” —
The stalled diplomacy and recent exchanges of fire could tip the Middle East back into open warfare and prolong the worldwide energy crisis sparked by the conflict.
Dave Bautista, Finn Wolfhard and Rachel House and newcomer Alex Jayne Go also join the South Korean auteur's first animated feature, which Neon will release in North America in 2027.
Latido Films is bringing “Carte Blanche,” a bloody period war action movie directed by Oscar-winning producer Gerardo Herrero (“The Secret in Their Eyes”) to the Cannes market. It’s part of a batch of buzzy quality genre movies made at scale, which marks Spain out at this
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The latest warning from Washington that China could face visa restrictions over deportation cooperation points to a broader pattern: migration policy is increasingly being pulled into the orbit of geopolitical rivalry. While US officials frame the issue as a matter of
The country was expected to spend about 10 times more on fuel subsidies than before the conflict.
The shutdown underscores how the once-crowded search industry has consolidated over time, leaving smaller or legacy platforms unable to compete at scale.
“Common Wealth,” a documentary filmed across eight countries probing alternatives to prevailing economic and political systems, will open in Australian and New Zealand cinemas on June 23. Madman Entertainment is releasing the film through its Garage Films division. The project
[African Union] At today's Ministerial Meeting on the Reform of the UN Security Council, held on the margins of the Africa-France Summit in Nairobi, H.E. Mahmoud Ali Youssouf, Chairperson of the African Union (AU) Commission, reaffirmed Africa's united & principled position
During the incident, three passengers complained of throat irritation.
[Capital FM] The Africa Forward Summit (AFS) 2026 held this month in Nairobi marks a defining moment in Africa's evolving relationship with the rest of the world.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has called on Africa to position sports at the centre of its economic transformation.
"Reopening routes is not the same as normalizing a market that has been deprived of about 1 billion barrels of oil."
EU businesses face labour shortages across many sectors. Workers from outside the EU are helping to fill this gap. Side by Side video series show how non-EU workers contribute their skills to EU businesses, helping address labour shortages through successful training and
All Rights Entertainment has secured distribution for “Ip Man: Kung Fu Legend” across several territories ahead of the Cannes Film Market, with Well Go USA set to release the martial arts sequel in North America on July 14. Key territorial sales include German-speaking
Justice Minister Paul Goldsmith said such cases were 'creating uncertainty in business confidence'.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Investment in Africa's digital economy has been identified as a critical driver in unlocking cross-border trade and accelerating innovation across the continent.
Scientists may have found a powerful new way to hunt for alien life — not by searching for specific molecules, but by looking for hidden patterns in how those molecules are organized. Researchers discovered that living systems leave behind a kind of chemical “fingerprint” in
Bong Joon Ho has landed an impressive array of talent to lend their voices to his first animated movie, “Ally.” Ayo Edebiri, Bradley Cooper, Dave Bautista, Finn Wolfhard, Alex Jayne Go, Rachel House and Werner Herzog have been cast in the film, which was recently acquired by
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The government is cracking down, but free speech advocates say it is the wrong approach.
Greece and Turkey are clashing over who can claim tripe soup as their own. Known as “patsa” in Greece and “iskembe” in Turkey, the centuries-old recipe is a staple in both countries - and a popular hangover cure.
Stephen Colbert hosted his fellow late-night frontmen Jimmy Fallon, Jimmy Kimmel, Seth Meyers and John Oliver on Monday’s episode of “The Late Show.” The meeting of the minds was a send-off for Colbert as he enters his final days as the face of “The Late Show,” which goes off
[New Times] Six African Heads of State are set to attend the upcoming Africa CEO Forum, which will be held in Kigali from May 14 to 15.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Nairobi is hosting a regional high-level training workshop on the Animal Resources Information System (ARIS), bringing together experts from Eastern, Southern and selected West African countries to strengthen animal health information management across
Climate scientists warn that the strongest El Niño on record could hit later this year, bringing with it more bouts of extreme weather.
From whale watching in the Azores to kayaking Norway’s fjords, here’s all the solo trips you should be booking.
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The European Social Fund Plus (ESF+) has launched a new call for proposals to tackle child poverty and help Roma young people access the labour market. Applications are open until 30 September 2026. This call supports the implementation of the EU Anti-Poverty Strategy by
Surviving the illness does not mean people fully recover. Many patients continue to suffer long-term physical and mental health problems.
Jordan McCullough, Hannah Harper, and Keyla Richardson competed in the three-hour finale
A US nonprofit is borrowing the car industry's safety playbook to protect children from AI — and it wants to use big tech's own money, among others, to do it.
Hubble has revealed a giant planet-forming disk unlike anything astronomers have seen before. Nicknamed “Dracula’s Chivito,” the enormous structure appears turbulent and oddly lopsided, with towering filaments visible on only one side. The disk contains enough material to
Senator Ronald "Bato" Dela Rosa, a former national police chief, has sought refuge in the senate.
Prisons will also contribute some raw materials for the kitchens through agricultural activities.
[RFI] French President Emmanuel Macron urged investment in Africa at the start of an economic summit in Nairobi, Kenya, aimed at renewing France's engagement with the continent. He also put forward France's new legislation easing the return of objects looted during the colonial
[Afrobarometer] Fewer citizens see their media as free, feel free to say what they think.
[UN News] As the Strait of Hormuz crisis deepens and tensions between Iran and the United States remain unresolved, oil prices rose again early Monday, prompting the UN Secretary-General to call for a peaceful resolution and warn of the crisis's widening impact across Africa
[IPS] Bulawayo -- As the global target to eliminate hunger by 2030 fast slips out of reach, investing in how the world feeds itself is the only way to avert a crisis.
Trump’s world is not rules-based globalization or full Cold War fragmentation — it’s perpetual leverage economics. This week’s summit in Beijing between Donald Trump and Xi Jinping will showcase that reality more clearly than any major diplomatic encounter since Trump returned
Israel passes a law that permits the death penalty and public trials for those involved in the unprecedented Hamas-led attacks.
Astronomers using NASA’s James Webb Space Telescope have created the clearest map yet of the universe’s “cosmic web” — the enormous hidden structure that connects galaxies across space. By analyzing more than 164,000 galaxies through the massive COSMOS-Web survey, researchers
By Dedi Hayun JERUSALEM, May 12 (Reuters) - Israel's parliament passed a law late on Monday establishing a military tribunal to try hundreds of Palestinian militants who took part in the October 7, 2023 attack on Israel, a step lawmakers said would help heal national trauma.
Isotope analysis of gas from geothermal springs in Zambia could show that a new continental rift is forming, scientists say. Unexpectedly high helium isotope ratios indicate that a weakness in Earth's crust has broken through to reach the mantle beneath. This rift could
