BEIJING, May 15 - U.S. President Donald Trump said his patience with Iran is running out and he had agreed in talks with Chinese President Xi Jinping that the Islamic republic cannot be allowed to have a nuclear weapon and must re-open the Strait of Hormuz.
The pop star will release her long-awaited LP, Confessions II , on July 3
Debt agents working for British Gas had broken into the homes of vulnerable customers to fit pre-payment energy meters.
Energy and Housing Commissioner Dan Jørgensen (pictured) is inviting member states, regions, cities and stakeholders across the Union to join Europe’s first-ever Housing Alliance. This landmark initiative is designed to strengthen cooperation, mutual learning, and sharing of
The next film in the spy franchise will be directed by Denis Villeneuve and written by Steven Knight
The Norwegian foreign ministry said its decision was shaped by evolving security conditions in Europe and around the world
Latvia, an EU and NATO member, is facing political turmoil after PM Evika Siliņa resigned yesterday following a drone incursion described as a major security failure. Europe Today has exclusive comments from former Defence Minister Andris Sprūds, who also stepped down this week.
For his historical drama “Moulin,” which premieres in competition at the Cannes Film Festival, Oscar-winning Hungarian filmmaker László Nemes (“Son of Saul”) traveled back in time to WWII-era France to tell the story of Jean Moulin, a resistance fighter whose bravery helped
Several characters in “Decorado” are on the brink of a mental breakdown. Poverty, unemployment and a constant state of paranoia have driven them to feel like they are trapped inside an artificial set, where every element in their lives feels fake and orchestrated by an
Oscar-Nominated “Sentimental Value” star Inga Ibsdotter Lilleaas will join “The Secret Agent” lead Wagner Moura on Brazilian film “The Outsider,” where Ibsdotter Lilleaas will have the central role. Bringing together stars of the two biggest non-English language movies at
Producer Ohno Atsuko of Hassaku Labs, whose Fukada Koji film “Nagi Notes” is competing at the Cannes Film Festival this year, is reteaming with writer-director Pan Nalin on “The Man Who Walks,” an English-language love story currently in casting and seeking co-production
As the leaders met, China’s foreign ministry issued a blunt statement outlining its frustration with the Iran war.
The song was written for CBS series Sheriff Country , in which the singer is set to guest star
The businessman, known as Jho Low, is formally seeking a “pardon after completion of sentence”.
Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine in February 2022 sparked the most significant military conflict in Europe’s post-Second World War history. While European public opinion is overwhelmingly pro-Ukrainian, significant segments of Europe’s population hold ambivalent or even
The trip also reflects India’s bid to position itself as a major manufacturing and technology hub.
[New Times] President Paul Kagame has criticised the use of sanctions in global politics, saying they are applied unfairly and used as tools of pressure on weaker nations.
Ivan Marković's fiction feature debut, which premieres in the ACID lineup, dives into the world of luxury homes and inequality in Cambodia, showing "how urban landscapes are also political."
The European Commission is set to review the Drone Strategy 2.0 this year, to assess progress since its adoption in 2022 and identify possible adjustments or additional measures for the development of the EU’s drone market. To support this work and reflect developments in the
“Everybody Digs Bill Evans,” the jazz biopic that received a rapturous reception in the Berlinale and would go on to win the Silver Bear for director Grant Gee, has been picked up for the U.S. Cohen Media Group has bought the feature, described by “evocative portrait of one of
The director spoke to Euronews about her third short film participating in the acclaimed film festival. It makes its world premiere during the Directors' Fortnight, the section that has long highlighted independent and daring cinematic voices.
Isabella Rossellini, Emma Laird and Millicent Simmonds are set to star in “Vermillion,” a period piece set during the last days of the French Revolution to be directed by British director Jon Amiel. Based on the play by Joel Gross, “Marie Antoinette: The Color of Flesh,” which
After a surprise, landslide electoral defeat brought down longtime strongman Viktor Orbán last month, there’s a breath of new life in the Hungarian film industry. Here’s a rundown of the some of the buzziest titles local producers are bringing to the Cannes market, featuring a
Ed Cullen says his mum had an unattended cremation which saved money but was "devastating" for him.
Now that the dust has settled on longtime strongman Viktor Orbán’s landslide electoral defeat last month, Hungarian industry figures are charting a course for what one leading producer describes as a “new day” after 16 years of Orbán’s authoritarian rule. The election-day
Antti-Jussi Annila, the Finnish director behind “Codename: Annika” and the political drama series “Peacemaker,” is set to helm “Sands of Sarasvati,” a Finland-U.K. co-production eco-thriller adapted from Risto Isomäki’s best-selling novel. The screenplay is co-written by Annila
Prices are now the highest since May 2022.
Indonesia’s psychological and economic guardrails officially cracked in mid-May when the rupiah plunged to 17,513 against the US dollar, the weakest level in the currency’s history. The decline has become a warning signal of the country’s macroeconomic framework, which is now
Israel and Lebanon will meet for a second day in Washington to continue its third round of direct talks, as fighting between Israel and Hezbollah continues.
Law expert says 18-year prison sentence sought is excessively harsh.
Brazilian soccer star Adriano, who dazzled at Inter Milan and Flamengo with his goals and flamboyant personality, looks set to get a big screen movie bio, “The Emperor Adriano,” from Brazil’s Boutique Films and Paramount Pictures Brazil. Behind “3%,” a Netflix
Italy’s Fandango has scored multiple sales on “Sweetheart” (“Gioia Mia”) the delicate generation gap drama by Margherita Spampinato who is being honored with Kering’s Emerging Talent Award at this year’s Cannes Film Festival. The fresh film about a cheeky young boy named Nico
[New Times] Rwanda signed several investment and cooperation agreements at the Africa CEO Forum, strengthening partnerships across energy, manufacturing, hospitality, investment promotion, and financial services.
Are genre films set to overtake the Cannes Film Festival like a zombie horde? As with the ominous music before a jump scare, things certainly seem to be trending in that direction. Two years after Coralie Fargeat’s grotesque, feminist fantasia “The Substance” shocked the
In 1946, 15 years before Alain Resnais made “Last Year at Marienbad,” one of the world’s earliest film festivals unspooled in the Czech spa towns of Marianske Lazne — aka “Marienbad” — and Karlovy Vary — aka “Carlsbad.” Tucked in beautiful Bohemia, Karlovy Vary had already made
As the jury deliberates, this is what we found out during the weeks-long trial with two tech titans at its heart.
[The Conversation Africa] Millions more people will face hunger in the coming months if the conflict in the Middle East is not resolved soon, the UN has warned. The price of energy, which instantly affects the cost of producing and transporting food, has risen sharply due to
[The Conversation Africa] In February 2025, the classical pianist Betsy Arakawa died in her New Mexico home from a virus most people had never heard of. Her husband, the actor Gene Hackman, died a week later of heart disease. The pathogen that killed her was hantavirus, almost
An industry body survey found hotels in World Cup host cities see the tournament as a "non-event".
New research has revealed the European cities that travellers most frequently use as bases for day trips, from London escapes to Stonehenge and Bath to island visits from Athens and wine tours from Florence.
A large new study suggests that too little and too much sleep are linked to faster ageing and several diseases. How much sleep do we really need to avoid fast ageing?
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Butterfly Conservation poll is open until 7 June with choice of 60 species from small tortoiseshells to purple emperors Will it be the rapidly disappearing former garden favourite, the small tortoiseshell? Or the poet John Masefield’s “oakwood haunting thing” , the charismatic
IRGC-linked media have called on Tehran to impose fees on submarine cables through the Strait of Hormuz and monitor global data traffic, citing claimed sovereignty over the waterway.
Europe has been identified as the planet’s fastest-warming continent, underlining the ‘urgency’ to reduce emissions and strengthen climate resilience.
Community kitchens serving basic foodstuffs like lentils once a week are the last food source for hundreds of thousands in Gaza, as aid flows have dropped by 37% and only 10% of funding has been secured, Euronews learns on the ground in the Strip.
The Public Employment Services (PES) Network has just released a Synthesis Paper capturing the outcomes of the Annual Stakeholder Conference, “Partnerships in shaping and delivering employment services”, held on 21 October 2025 in Brussels. The conference explored how
The artist rapped about his father's illness on his new Iceman album, which released alongside two surprise LPs