Vixens, the Paris-based production banner founded by Gary Farkas, Clément Lepoutre and Olivier Muller, is heading into the Cannes market with its most ambitious slate to date, spanning French and English-language thrillers, first features, genre films and auteur-driven
A BBC investigation exposed how scammers posted social content of dogs in distress to dupe donors into giving money.
More than 1,000 passengers on board a cruise ship off the coast of Bordeaux are held on the vessel after a gastroenteritis outbreak has infected around 50 passengers.
President Donald Trump demanded a congressional aide be fired Wednesday for making Senator Mitch McConnell look “completely out of it” during a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing. The staffer approached McConnell after the Kentucky Republican attempted to preemptively
The head of a major airline has called for a “clear resolution” to hostilities in the Middle East. The call from Emirates comes amid continuing economic and political uncertainty caused by the bitter conflict between the U.S and Iran. The war has impacted badly on global air
GDANSK, May 13 - Australia in December became the world's first country to ban social media for children under 16, blocking them from platforms including TikTok, Alphabet's YouTube and Meta's Instagram and Facebook.
Katseye have announced dates for the “Wildworld” tour, taking the group to North America, the U.K. and Europe this fall. Produced by Live Nation, the run will kick off on September 1 at Dublin’s 3Arena, with North American dates launching October 13 in Miami at Kaseya Center
As earthly circles of hell go, modern-day Newark is in an altogether different, gentler category from post-WWII Leningrad. Still, in Kantemir Balagov’s long-awaited third feature “Butterfly Jam,” industrial New Jersey proves as vivid and specific a backdrop for wilting,
EVS-TAP program makes it easier for Chinese to visit the U.S. territory, but presents security risks, critics say.
It is one of the biggest rivalries in Belgian football and Brussels’ two football clubs are all set to again lock horns in, arguably, the country's biggest game of the season. RSC Anderlecht and Royale Union Saint-Gilloise will contest the Croky Cup Final on Thursday (14 May)
The wine importer who helped defeat President Trump’s tariffs at the Supreme Court has received a six-figure refund, his lawyers said Wednesday, as companies start getting their money back. The Treasury Department this week began sending funds back to importers, who’ve been
Interior Secretary Doug Burgum will testify Wednesday morning before the House Natural Resources Committee on President Trump‘s fiscal 2027 budget request for the department. The Trump administration is seeking $15.9 billion for the Interior Department. This marks a 12.9
Last week, J.D. Vance gave a speech at a factory in Des Moines, Iowa, that ostensibly was in support of GOP Rep. Zach Nunn’s reelection campaign, but rightly has been evaluated as a trial balloon for his all-but-declared 2028 presidential run. And its message should worry
Researchers at the Technion have discovered how changes in genetic regulatory sequences can lead to alterations in the form and structure of animals—even when genetic regulatory systems are stable and resistant to change. The study, published in Science Advances, was led by Dr.
Lawyer and China hawk Gordon Chang said late Tuesday that the U.S. would have trouble enforcing any AI regulations on Chinese companies. “Cooperation and coordination with not just China, but all other nations in the world, that sounds like a good thing,” he told NewsNation’s
The Chinese Embassy in the U.S. on Tuesday laid out four hot-button issues that should not be raised in President Trump’s meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping this week. “The four red lines in #China-#US relations must not be challenged,” the embassy wrote in a post on the
When third-year veterinary students at Cummings School of Veterinary Medicine at Tufts University step into the operating room to undertake their inaugural surgery, the energy in the room is palpable: there's excitement, but also nerves.
Police commandos entered the building where a senator wanted by the International Criminal Court had sought refuge.
My van's wheels are stuck on a single track.
As modern technologies shrink to the nanoscale, surfaces increasingly dictate how materials deform, yield, and fail. Yet probing this regime has long been hindered by the challenge of preparing and controlling surfaces with true atomic precision, particularly at the outermost
FKA twigs presumably has the "FKA" in her name because the name "Twigs" was already taken. When Tahliah Barnett was just starting to use her stage name back in 2014, twin-sister alt-pop duo the Twigs filed a trademark claim against her. The Twigs, the duo of sisters Laura and
Political commentator Bill O’Reilly on Tuesday said President Trump is “gambling” that he can turn the economy around by enlisting China to help end the war in Iran. O’Reilly, who spoke with Trump on Sunday, said the leader is going to ask for help negotiating an end to the
Gold Connections first came on our radar when Car Seat Headrest's Will Toledo produced their self-titled 2017 EP, citing his long shared history with Gold Connections' Will Marsh and Marsh's influence on his own classic Teens Of Denial . (Think of them as the Kurt Vile and Adam
Imsim legend Jonathan Chey's new game is exploring a solution to plasmid favouritism.
Amazon is bringing Alexa Plus to Amazon.com, integrating its LLM-powered AI assistant directly into the company's shopping experience. Beginning today, when you type a query into Amazon, you'll be talking to Alexa for Shopping, the company's new shopping assistant, powered by
Black Rod was symbolically denied entry to the House of Commons during the ceremonial opening of the UK Parliament ahead of King Charles III’s speech.
The state Democratic Party favorite won Nebraska’s senatorial primary Tuesday evening—though she has no plans to make it to the general election. Cindy Burbank actually campaigned on exiting the race. The retired pharmacy technician easily won over the state’s liberal voters
Trump has landed in Beijing for the first visit by a US leader since his own in 2017.
From rich history and coastal wildlife to art and ocean adventure, Cape Town is a fascinating city. Join Lilly Douse as she encounters penguins, journeys to the Cape of Good Hope, and uncovers the creativity and flavours of land and sea.
Four people were thrown out of the first Eurovision Song Contest semi-final, which saw attempts to disrupt Israel's performance, organisers said Wednesday. As 28-year-old Israeli singer Noam Bettan began his performance of "Michelle" during Tuesday's live show, a protester
Marvel's Punisher: One Last Kill highlights the MCU's ongoing struggle with subpar visual effects
The Cyberpunk TCG raised more than $28 million on Kickstarter. Polygon interviewed creators at WeirdCO about what's next.
On tour in London and New York with the Virginia country-rock band, who make an album about evolution — and cover Black Sabbath
Broadway’s “Fallen Angels,” a revival of the Noël Coward comedy-of-manners led by Rose Byrne and Kelli O’Hara, will be livestreamed on BroadwayHD, a theater-centric streaming service. It will air for subscribers on June 5 during the 7 p.m. performance. That’s two days before
