Uri Singer’s Passage Pictures has secured the rights to “In the Blue,” the next feature film from writer-director duo Delilah Napier and Lucy Powers. The pair’s feature “Floating Carousel” premiered this year at the Woodstock Film Festival, where it won the Ultra Indie Award
Under the bleachers of a West Bank stadium, a dozen men from Gaza live in a former changing room, blocked from returning home by the war that erupted more than two and a half years ago. Among those stranded is Sameer Abu Salah, 54, who had been working odd jobs in Israel's
One night last fall, University of Cincinnati astrophysics graduate Paul Smith waited anxiously for data to start rolling across his computer screen from the James Webb Space Telescope a million miles from Earth.
Nigel Farage has spent much of his political life being dismissed as an irritant, a protest politician, or a man whose influence was greater outside Westminster than inside it. That judgement now looks increasingly complacent. From UKIP MEP to Brexit campaigner, and from Brexit
Researchers have developed a sensor about the size of a grain of rice that can measure forces and twisting motions in all directions using light instead of traditional electronics. The new sensor could help robotic tools and medical devices "feel" what they are touching,
From seasonal farmhands to health care workers to high-level software analysts, immigrant workers play a significant role in companies and industries across Canada and around the globe.
Where did the five-second rule come from? Science makes it clear that if disgusting germs are going to go from the floor to your toast, it’s going to take less than five seconds for that to happen. It might as well be the four-minute rule as far as food safety goes. But it’s
When will you be able to watch the video game adaptation on HBO Max, Blu-ray, and DVD? Here's what we know.
High prices of fuel, fertilizer and other essentials are forcing farmers in Thailand and elsewhere to skip a planting season to avoid losing money on their harvests.
by H.E. Roman Vassilenko, Ambassador of Kazakhstan to the European Union On May 9th, the European Union celebrates Europe Day, commemorating the historic Schuman Declaration of 1950. In the aftermath of the Second World War, French Foreign Minister Robert Schuman proposed a
Newly released Pentagon footage shows unidentified aerial phenomena captured in different locations over several years, as the US government publishes declassified UFO-related files under a transparency initiative.
In Moscow, a scaled-down Victory Day parade was held under tight security, without military hardware, amid fears of possible Ukrainian drone attacks. The Russian president denounced NATO in his speech.
The parade kicked off shortly after 10:00 am Moscow time with a formation of soldiers carrying the Russian flag into the square.
The Russian leader used his annual speech to justify his so-called special military operation in Ukraine.
Since first hitting the headlines, Punch has slowly integrated into his troop and made friends.
The Spanish government has authorised passengers from the MV Hondius to disembark at the port of Granadilla this weekend following an agreement with the World Health Organisation. The decision has sparked protests from local dock workers in Santa Cruz.
During a visit to Beirut, Commissioner Hadja Lahbib said that 'more than three million people depend on aid to survive.' Meanwhile, the IDF announced that it attacked more than 85 Hezbollah infrastructure sites in Lebanon over the past day
Andana Films has boarded worldwide sales on “Detention” (“La Détention”), Guillaume Massart’s second feature, ahead of its world premiere in the ACID sidebar at the Cannes Film Festival later this month. The French documentary is set inside the country’s prison officer academy,
Doubao had 345 million monthly active users in March 2026.
Two Singaporean hikers remain missing despite their locations having been identified.
"This has been the best product launch in the last decade that we have seen."
Pallegama Hemarathana was arrested at a private hospital where he had sought treatment.
Local police said they were “investigating security implications”.
By Idrees Ali, Erin Banco and Hatem Maher WASHINGTON/CAIRO, May 9 (Reuters) - The U.S. and Iran appeared no closer on Saturday to finding an end to their war after the two sides traded fire in the Gulf amid a tenuous ceasefire, while a U.S. intelligence analysis concluded
U.S. intelligence officials reportedly believe Iran's new supreme leader is deeply involved in military and diplomatic decision-making despite uncertainty over his location and health, the report says
If a key ocean current collapses it could plunge northern Europe into a big freeze. Now researchers are weighing up a drastic intervention – building a 130-kilometre-wide dam between the US and Russia
Local police are "investigating security implications" after assault rifles, explosives, grenades and anti-personnel mines were found at the man's home, near the beach resort of Pattaya.
ASEAN already has a rice stockpile with China, Japan and Korea. The question is whether the region could pursue something similar for energy, says Singapore’s prime minister.
The city is responsible for 80% of the world's natural history TV shows.
The local authorities in April had imposed a climbing ban after increased volcanic activity.
While the US-Israel war on Iran has produced new risks for China's economy, its trade has so far appeared to be weathering the disruptions.
Between 2002 and 2020, Antarctica lost roughly 149 billion metric tonnes of ice each year, according to NASA.
A first tranche of files dating back to 1948 has been released to provide greater transparency regarding unidentified flying objects. Although the archive features unusual sightings reported by astronauts and pilots, it contains no definitive proof of alien life.
The world-famous comedian announced the special "Nate Rate" pricing program for his feature film debut in a Friday Instagram video.
As geopolitical competition intensifies across multiple regions, countries capable of maintaining working relationships with rival powers are becoming increasingly valuable. While global attention remains centered on major-power rivalry, another category of states is quietly
By Matt Spetalnick and Andrea Shalal WASHINGTON, May 9 (Reuters) - With his decision to pull some U.S. troops from Germany, his threats to draw down forces elsewhere in Europe and his downplaying of Iran’s recent attacks on an important Gulf partner, President Donald Trump's
Syria's small Jewish community has struggled to maintain kosher traditions after it dwindled in size, relying on imported meat and individual effort to keep centuries-old practices alive in Damascus.
Wellness influencers have been rebranding nicotine as a “natural” solution to improve focus and productivity - but experts warn this could lead to longer-term issues down the line.
Scientists who observed AI chatbots copying themselves and launching hacking attacks in an experiment say ‘autonomous AI self-replication is no longer hypothetical’.
After Koyo Kouoh’s untimely death in May 2025, the Cameroonian-Swiss curator’s concept for the Biennale is now being realised by her team.
Scientists studying axolotls, zebrafish, and mice have uncovered a shared set of genes that may one day help humans regrow lost limbs. By identifying powerful “SP genes” involved in regeneration, researchers discovered that disabling these genes stopped proper bone regrowth in
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Spain's homegrown payment app is making its biggest move yet, bringing account-to-account payments to the physical till and raising the stakes for US card giants.