Leading Korean sales company Finecut has closed pre-sale deals for Park Hoon-jung’s “Tristes Tropiques” in five territories following a short-footage screening, with the full feature set to world premiere at the Cannes Film Market. Splendid Film has acquired the film for
Italy’s Leone Film Group — which is in Cannes as a producer of James Grey’s competition entry “Paper Tiger” — is set to make an ambitious origins movie about Sergio Leone’s quest to shoot “Once Upon a Time in America,” the gangster epic that premiered at Cannes in 1984 and is
Hayden Panettiere appeared on a recent episode of the “On Purpose with Jay Shetty” podcast and recounted one of the more shocking revelations from her upcoming book, “This Is Me: A Reckoning,” in which the “Nashvhille” and “Heroes” star remembers being lured by friend of hers
None of the passengers have shown hantavirus symptoms.
MANILA, May 12 - The top enforcer of former Philippine leader Rodrigo Duterte's deadly war on drugs urged President Ferdinand Marcos Jr on Tuesday to not hand him over to the International Criminal Court, but said he was ready to face justice at home.
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- President William Ruto has called on African nations to take greater control of their development financing and reduce reliance on foreign aid and unsustainable borrowing, saying the continent must assert its rightful place in global decision-making.
When Stacey Snider brings her boss Glen Basner a project she wants to make at FilmNation, he analyzes everything about her pitch — from its budget to the commercial track record of its creative team to the performance of recent films in the same genre. Basner knows the business
"It’s not even in monkeypox territory," the host noted. "But I guess reality don’t sell papers"
[UN News] The United Nations on Monday launched a major expansion of its Nairobi headquarters, with Secretary-General António Guterres and Kenyan President William Ruto marking what officials described as a significant milestone for the Organization's presence in Africa.
Netflix has bought Diego Luna’s “Ashes” for Latin America, Spain and Portugal in the run up to its world premiere in the Special Screenings section at the Cannes Film Festival. Adapted from the acclaimed novel “Ceniza en la boca,” “Ashes” follows Lucila, a young woman who
Our gut is colonized by legions of bacteria, which supply us with essential nutrients and support our health. Among them are Akkermansia bacteria, which might be helpful in the management of conditions like obesity and diabetes.
He is believed to have died after falling.
Menik Gooneratne, Nikesh Patel and Saagar Shaikh will headline “Written in the Stars,” a romantic comedy set within Melbourne’s Sri Lankan community and based on Su Dharmapala’s bestselling novel “The Wedding Season.” Production is set to begin in Melbourne next month, with
From Swedish photonics to French satellites and British fuel cells, meet this year's top-performing equities across sectors.
Phura Gyaljen Sherpa, 21, died after slipping on the snow and falling into a crevasse near Camp III.
The senator is a co-accused in cases that former president Rodrigo Duterte faces in The Hague.
Balkan and Mediterranean workers are most likely to be shifted on weekends. Which countries have been trialling the four-day working week?
The US Treasury has directed banks to intensify their monitoring of Iranian money laundering networks that enable funds from sanctioned oil. The move is part of the wider strategy to pressure Iran into a deal as negotiations stall.
The up-and-coming Latvian actor had the idea for and co-wrote the Un Certain Regard film and stars as female basketball legend Uļjana Semjonova. He couldn't sleep until 4 a.m. the night the film got selected.
John Coltrane released “more significant works” than his 1960 “My Favorite Things,” says Robin Washington in a PRX documentary on the classic reworking of Rodgers and Hammerstein’s Broadway hit. “A Love Supreme” is often cited as the zenith of the saxophonist’s career. “But if
They are usually found from mid-May to early June, but have been spotted as early as late April in 2026.
The final passengers aboard the hantavirus-hit cruise ship MV Hondius disembarked in Tenerife before boarding flights to quarantine facilities in more than 20 countries.
There are a multitude of reasons why the London Metal Exchange should approve China’s Tsingshan Holding Group’s request to register aluminum produced in Indonesia. Not because markets owe Jakarta a favor, nor because China’s industrial champions deserve another victory lap, but
SYDNEY, May 12 - An Australian court on Tuesday ordered miner Fortescue to pay A$150 million ($108 million) in compensation to an Indigenous group for cultural loss caused by iron ore mining on their land without their permission.
Two Malaysian men and a woman are assisting with the probe into the shooting of a 27-year-old man outside an entertainment centre in Skudai on May 9.
Jimmy Kimmel, Jimmy Fallon, Seth Meyers, and John Oliver made a joint appearance on The Late Show ahead of its final episode
The effective closure of the Strait of Hormuz has severely disrupted global supplies of energy and petrochemicals.
Jakarta has been on alert as cases of the rodent-borne disease surface in Asia.
North Korea’s capital is experiencing a surge in passenger cars, creating traffic jams for the first time.
Guillermo del Toro will be in attendance at the celebratory screening in Cannes.
It scares wild animals away by emitting different sounds, along with shining a bright LED light.
There are calls to investigate the 16 March airstrike - which the UN says likely killed more - as a war crime.
Spotify’s new research reveals the most streamed entries in the history of the Eurovision Song Contest and key factors shared by winning entries.
From 24 to 26 April 2026, the 11th CASSINI Hackathon: Space for Water took place simultaneously across ten countries — Austria, Bulgaria, Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, North Macedonia, Norway, Poland, Romania, and Spain — bringing together 722 participants creating 145 teams
DERA ISMAIL KHAN, Pakistan, May 12 - Seven people, including two police officers and five civilians, were killed and dozens wounded in a blast at a market in north-western Pakistan on Tuesday, a senior police officer said, the second deadly attack in the region in four days.
Ambulances and fire vehicles have been dispatched to the scene of the blast.
Singapore also calls the Strait of Malacca model a guide for global waterway disputes.
Indonesia’s Energy Minister Bahlil Lahadalia said on Monday (May 11) that no agreement has been reached on the hub’s location but it hopes to partner with Malaysia, Brunei and the Philippines to advance the proposal.
China has learnt that playing to the US president’s ego may not be worth the extra effort.
Scientists revisiting mysterious 540-million-year-old microfossils from Brazil have overturned a major idea about early animal life. What were once thought to be trails left behind by tiny worm-like creatures are now believed to be fossilized communities of bacteria and algae —
When Barry Keoghan watches a film that speaks to him, he likes to get in touch with the director to tell them. It’s something he thinks more people in the industry need to do. “We should share the love and always share what each other’s work has done for us,” he tells Variety.
Any rapport between the leaders may do little to diminish the tech competition.
German athlete Arda Saatçi completed a 600-kilometre ultramarathon challenge from Death Valley to Los Angeles after running for more than 123 hours.
He says he may meet Norwegian defence minister in Singapore to convey message.
Israel will take to the stage as the Eurovision semi-finals kick off in Vienna on Tuesday, with its very participation triggering the song contest's biggest-ever political boycott. This year marks the 70th edition of Eurovision, the world's biggest live televised music event
Paradise City Sales has granted Variety access to an exclusive clip from Sara Ishaq’s “The Station,” which has its world premiere in Critics’ Week at Cannes. Variety spoke to the Yemeni-Scottish filmmaker, who received an Academy Award nomination for her documentary short
The Mise En Scene Company (MSC) has acquired world sales rights to “Dope Queens,” from writer-director Grafton Doyle, and will introduce the title to buyers at the Cannes Film Market. The film is produced by Julio Lopez Velasquez – whose credits include “Buck Run” and “A Place
On 8 May 2026, the European Commission published a report on the state of play on the Pact on Migration and Asylum's implementation. The report shows that EU member states have significantly advanced in implementing the Pact, with the key pillars of the new system now in place.
The Cannes Film Market is heading into its 2026 edition with record registration figures, counting 16,000 market participants from more than 140 countries among the broader Cannes Film Festival gathering of 40,000 industry professionals. The U.S., France and the U.K. hold their
