A wave of international stars including Javier Bardem, Mark Ruffalo and Ken Loach have joined the petition warning against what signatories describe as the “far-right grip” tightening around the industry through Canal+ and its billionaire shareholder. Originally launched
India's power producers have set a record for electricity generation as swaths of the world's most populous nation swelters in an intense heat wave, the Ministry of Power said.
A colony of macaques that gorge on snacks offered by tourists in the British territory of Gibraltar swallow soil to recover from their junk food binges, a study has found.
Elon Musk's SpaceX postponed the highly anticipated launch of its upgraded Starship megarocket, calling off Thursday's test after multiple countdown stops-and-starts.
Ashizawa Akiko, a veteran of more than 70 features and one of the most accomplished cinematographers in the history of Japanese cinema, delivered a wide-ranging masterclass at the Cannes Film Festival, tracing her career from an unlikely entry into the industry through features
Markets climbed on Friday as hopes of a breakthrough in US-Iran negotiations steadied investor nerves, but with Hormuz shipping still disrupted and oil above $100, uncertainty has far from lifted.
BEIJING, May 22 - China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi will travel to New York and chair a high-level meeting of the UN Security Council on May 26, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Friday.
The new initiative will tighten state control over key commodities such as coal and palm oil.
For 20 years, Millicent Turay has supported her family by collecting mangrove oysters near Sierra Leone's capital, Freetown, a common livelihood along the west African coast.
[Liberian Observer] President Joseph Nyuma Boakai has declared that transparency, accountability, and strong oversight institutions remain critical to strengthening investor confidence and promoting sustainable development across Africa, as Liberia hosts the 22nd Governing
It said difficulties had been exacerbated by "significant cost increases resulting from government policy choices".
A wrap party for the upcoming film Three Incestuous Sisters fell foul of Stromboli's no music on Wednesdays rule.
Known for their juicy orange flesh and sweetness, Yubari melons are often sent as gifts in Japan.
Drivers usually risk a fine if they display adverts on their vehicles.
Rwampara hospital lies near Bunia in the DRC's Ituri province, the epicentre of the Ebola outbreak.
Clio Barnard's kitchen-sink drama stars follows five friends from Birmingham who face divergent futures.
Forecasters say a potentially "super" El Niño is rapidly taking shape in the Pacific—but whether it evolves into a history-making event could hinge on fickle winds and other volatile atmospheric shifts.
For your weekend viewing pleasure, enjoy three hours of David Attenborough narrating free nature videos from the BBC. Attenborough just turned 100 this month, and he’s still going strong! via Kottke
International horror, sci-fi, fantasy, action and animation films will have a new feeding ground this fall. Frontières, the international genre co-production market, organized by Montreal’s Fantasia International Film Festival, is partnering with the Tokyo International Film
Exclusive: European Commissioner for the Economy Valdis Dombrovskis said Russia is milking the crisis in the Middle East for energy profits – and the EU will not ease on its sanction regime for cheaper oil or gas flows.
MEP Javi López (S&D, Spain) believes the EU's trade deal with México is an example of the bloc's "offensive foreign action". Recent deals, including India and Mercosur, show how the EU is "working in the direction" of diversifying its economic relations worldwide, while
YouTube EMEA VP Pedro Pina will deliver the flagship address at this year’s Edinburgh TV Festival, having been selected to speak at The James MacTaggart Memorial Lecture. Pina oversees the European, Middle East and Africa for YouTube, including its business, creator and content
The Malaysian government is working to ensure energy supply security can be extended until December.
The India-Africa summit was set to be held next week in Delhi after more than a decade.
The decision by US President Donald Trump to send an extra 5,000 troops to Poland took both the Polish authorities and the US administration itself equally by surprise.
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Heavyweight support: Javier Bardem, Ken Loach, Mark Ruffalo, Aki Kaurismäki and Yorgos Lanthimos have joined an op-ed denouncing Vincent Bolloré’s grip on cinema, now backed by nearly 3,500 film professionals.
Some countries spend millions trying to address the crisis, yet prisons continue to suffer from poor hygiene, inadequate medical care, and inhumane living conditions.
Residents in eastern Congo set fire to an Ebola treatment center after authorities stopped them from retrieving the body of a suspected victim for burial, as anger and fear grow over the worsening outbreak. Aid workers fled the scene as flames engulfed the facility.
The song, co-written and co-produced by James Blake, follows the singer's recent LP, I’m Only F**king Myself
The European Commission has informed several companies active in the synthetic turf sector of its preliminary view that they have breached EU antitrust rules by colluding to distort competition in synthetic turf for sports pitches in the Netherlands and Germany. If the
National Geographic has picked Crete in its Best of the World list for food, and the island is also an official 2026 European region of gastronomy.
Nearly a decade after the referendum, Britain is arguing about Brexit all over again. Was it a historic mistake, a necessary act of sovereignty, or something the country still hasn’t fully understood?
Thailand’s government arrived at this year’s Cannes Film Market with “The White Lotus” as its flagship example of how the kingdom’s filming incentives translate into tangible returns. Sunanta Kangvalkulkij, director-general of Thailand’s Department of International Trade
UK awards The Ivor Novellos specifically recognise the importance of songwriting. Rosalía, Lily Allen and Sam Fender were this year's big winners, as well as rising star Jacob Alon, who won two awards. Here's everything you need to know about last night's ceremony.
Two Indian climbers are believed to have died while descending the mountain this week, after climbing the peak on Thursday.
Ukraine said six people, including a child, were injured after a Russian strike hit Sumy on Thursday. Firefighters spent hours tackling flames in residential and industrial areas damaged in the attack.
The response comes after Israel accused the NYT of spreading 'one of the worst blood libels' in modern media history and was part of an 'orchestrated anti-Israel campaign'
Fearsome enormous creatures lay beneath the waves while dinosaurs roamed the Earth, now a new exhibition at London's Natural History Museum explores what lessons we can learn about climate change from Jurassic life underwater.
[Capital FM] Agricultural experts, lenders and corporate executives are calling for increased investment in rural logistics and transport systems across Africa, warning that weak infrastructure is preventing millions of smallholder farmers from accessing profitable markets
By Jacob Bogage and Parisa Hafezi WASHINGTON/DUBAI, May 22 (Reuters) - Iran's foreign minister met his Pakistani counterpart on Friday to discuss proposals to end the U.S.-Israeli war, Iranian media reported, with Tehran and Washington still at odds over Tehran's uranium
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422 Gaza flotilla activists landed in Istanbul on Thursday after being deported by Israel. Several alleged physical abuse and torture following the interception of their aid convoy.
Late in the first season of the Netflix animated comedy “Mating Season,” the protagonists — beta bear Josh (Zach Woods), randy raccoon Ray (Nick Kroll), Sapphic fox Penelope (Sabrina Jalees) and single deer Fawn (June Diane Raphael) — gather on the couch to watch “MiceFlix.”
Hung Cao told a Senate hearing they were "doing a pause" on the sale to make sure they had munitions for the Iran war.
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As top European Union officials travel to Mexico on Friday to finalise a revived EU-Mexico trade deal, NATO foreign ministers will meet for a second day in Sweden to try to decipher Washington’s increasingly confusing military posture in Europe.