NEW DELHI, July 2 (Reuters) - India said on Thursday that its deputy foreign minister and a state governor would represent the country at the state funeral of Iran's former Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei. Governor of Bihar, Syed Ata Hasnain, and deputy foreign minister
Music supervision is far more than picking great songs. That was the central message from Brittany Whyte – whose credits span “The Handmaid’s Tale,” “Riverdale” and “The Hunger Games: Catching Fire” – at the 2026 Golden Melody Festival in Taiwan. The session, titled “The Art of
Italy’s Indiana Production, part of pan-European studio Vuelta Group, is taking its ambitions as the country’s comedy leader to the next level. The Milan-based company is setting up a multi-pronged comedy content factory — comprising a creative hub with a writers’ room and a
After an overnight assault that killed at least 20 people in Ukraine, the Kremlin stated it will increase the pace of its attacks to achieve its goals.
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Austrian writer-director Rosa Friedrich hasn't usually watched pornography, but then her friend Timo shares that he'd love to star in an artistic erotic film. The resulting hybrid journey premieres in Karlovy Vary's Proxima competition.
“KPop Demon Hunters” may have just passed its one-year mark since becoming a cultural juggernaut, but the hype is far from over. Following its release last June, brands — most recently Vans, Lego and McDonalds — have been eager to tap into the world of Huntr/X, bringing the
Japan’s kawaii culture didn’t go global by adapting to Western tastes – it did it by doubling down on its own identity. That was the central argument at one of the 2026 Golden Melody Festival’s most colorful opening sessions, held in Taiwan ahead of the Golden Melody Awards.
It seems almost everyone is making a lot of money from the AI boom.
Sam Altman reportedly wants to hand the US government a stake in OpenAI worth tens of billions, and he wants Silicon Valley's other giants to do the same.
South Korea's World Cup came to an end last weekend, but the nation's anger continues to boil over, threatening to bring the culture of football into further disrepute. And expose a corruption case.
Russia launched a barrage of drone and missile strikes on the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv overnight Thursday, killing more than a dozen civilians. Kyiv Mayor Vitali Klitschko said 18 people were killed and injured more than 90 others in the latest round of attacks, according to
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Republican lawmakers are brushing off President Trump’s strident criticism of mail-in ballots, saying it won’t deter GOP voters from using the voting method. The Supreme Court ruled this week that mail-in ballots may count if they are postmarked by Election Day but arrive
Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader John Thune are confronting the reality that ticking items off their pre-midterm to-do list is looking increasingly unattainable.
The secret to Jolin Tsai’s most celebrated albums, according to British producer Richard Craker, has less to do with technique than with trust – and a willingness to sit with uncertainty until the music finds its shape. The final conference of the 2026 Golden Melody Festival in
Rabies is a rare but deadly infection usually spread by a bite or scratch from an infected animal. It is almost always fatal after the onset of symptoms, although vaccination and early treatment can help to prevent it.
Millions have viewed videos claiming that children are being sold through coded advertisements on the popular second-hand online marketplace Vinted. What's behind the rumours?
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A spokesman for a local separatist group described it as a "message" to the US and Indonesian governments.
JAKARTA, July 2 - Rebels in Indonesia's restive easternmost region of Papua on Thursday shot dead an American pilot and set a civilian plane on fire in what a spokesperson for a local separatist group described as a \"message\" to the U.S. and Indonesian governments.
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