Just in time for the Belgian annual party at Cannes, Screen Flanders, the Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship economic fund for the audiovisual industry, has announced an investment of €1.92M ($2.23M) in 15 new audiovisual productions, with nine majority Flemish (or Belgian)
Police say a 25-year-old man is suspected of killing his parents and injuring four others in southern Spain.
The bear had also preyed on other domesticated animals belonging to villagers.
Chinese authorities are cracking down on violent livestreaming content but eliminating the issue will be hard, experts say, as social media sites still profit from such spectacle.
TAIPEI, May 19 - Taiwan Defence Minister Wellington Koo on Tuesday said he was \"cautiously optimistic\" about arms sales from the U.S., after President Donald Trump said he was still considering whether to go ahead with new sales to the Chinese-claimed island.
The two sides are trying to hash out a deal on bonus payments before 48,000 workers go on strike.
British broadcaster Channel 4 has removed all previous seasons of Married At First Sight UK - one of its flagship reality shows - after a BBC report detailing allegations of rape during the filming of the series.
Tonight, European lawmakers and diplomats will meet in Strasbourg, desperately trying to prevent an all-out transatlantic trade war. The clock is ticking down to an unforgiving 4 July deadline set by Donald Trump. How did Europe end up in this mess?
Gaten Matarazzo will star as Mark Cohen in the West End revival of “Rent.” The rock musical, which is returning to the stage in honor of its 30th anniversary, will begin performances at the Duke of York’s Theatre in September. Casting for the other main characters — Mark’s
SkyShowtime has acquired its first original animation series, family adventure “Hidden Islands,” which encourages children to explore nature and connect with the outside world. The show will launch exclusively on the service later this year. The series is the second project,
The Commission has adopted two new reports on the Employers Sanctions Directive and the Seasonal Workers Directive, assessing efforts to ensure fair working conditions for third-country nationals, prevent migrant exploitation and tackle illegal employment. As set out in the
RAI Cinema International Distribution has scored sales at the Cannes market with new works by veteran Italian auteurs Mario Martone and Gianni Amelio and promising newcomer Irene Dionisio that are tipped to bow in Venice. “Trick,” which stars Toni Servillo (“The Great Beauty”)
The latest development has raised questions about the Trump administration's decision to cut USAID and withdraw from the WHO.
Authorities said they were launching emergency responses in several affected areas.
Oil prices fell on Tuesday morning as Donald Trump announced he was calling off a planned military attack on Iran.
More than 300 world tourism leaders have gathered on an unprecedented Suez Canal cruise in Egypt to seek solutions to a crisis over the Iran war that threatens the summer with more expensive flights, route cuts and fewer flights due to fuel shortages.
Parents criticise the Devon school's plan to end school buses at the end of the academic year.
It now has expanded language support, including for live updates.
The Commission is advancing its market investigation on the application of the Digital Markets Act (DMA) to cloud markets, to gather views from experts. The Commission will invite stakeholders who actively contributed to the market investigation to further share their views
Also in this newsletter: NATO military chiefs meet in Brussels amid concerns over weapons shortages.
Amnesty said Indonesia’s government is taking an “authoritarian” turn under Prabowo Subianto.
The number of UK job vacancies also fell to its lowest level in five years as the initial impact of the Iran war on businesses starts to be seen.
The 60-year-old Singaporean had allegedly entered the restricted zone of Sanbangsan Mountain on Jeju island.
"You flew there to personally confront our rival superpower on the escalating trade and geopolitical tensions between us, and all you came back with was his Instagram?"
Putin is a regular visitor to China and has met Xi dozens of times.
From Greek spa retreats to psychedelic healing breaks in Jamaica, a growing number of travellers are booking grief-focused getaways to process loss, trauma and heartbreak away from everyday life.
Study of Channel finds levels of toxic Pfas in Solent at 13 times safe limits in some places, with much coming from treated sewage Scientists have found high levels of toxic Pfas, or “forever chemicals” , in soil, water and throughout the marine food chain in the UK’s Solent
The Commission is continuing to support EU countries in addressing the impact of the energy crisis resulting from the conflict in the Middle East. Today, it has published a catalogue of national practices that can help EU countries reduce gas and oil consumption, cut costs, and
Michael Keaton and Paul Schaffer were on hand to help the late-night host reminisce about the unaired bits from the show
Police say the two suspects had exhibited behaviour indicating a “generalised hate rhetoric” towards Muslims. The attack is one of the most major to target the Californian city’s large Muslim community.
G7 finance ministers are gathering in Paris for a second day of crunch talks on rising energy prices, sanctions, and how to contain the economic impact of disruptions in Hormuz. All this as Italian PM Giorgia Meloni urges the EU to treat the energy crisis with the same urgency
Since the beginning of 2026, six cases have been reported in Thailand, with no deaths.
The shop can now make £2,000 in one day after moving to trade outdoors just one day a week.
The issue of overflight access created controversy in Indonesia in April.
The European Parliament and Council outlaw “nudifier apps”. Starting 2 December, the ban targets companies developing AI systems for sexual deepfakes and users creating false intimate content of real people without consent.
Wildlife charity Born Free say that at Loro Parque the captive orcas “would likely continue to be exploited for public entertainment and potentially for breeding”.
The Metropolitan City of Rome, together with its partners and in cooperation with EAfA, will host the EAfA Community of Regions and Cities’ High-Level event on apprenticeships and entrepreneurial learning for Europe’s Union of Skills. Set to take place on 4-5 June, the event
Watering virtual crops at 11pm, decorating a pixel house or chatting with an animated raccoon after an exhausting working day. What seems like a childish pastime has become the disconnection ritual for millions of adults.
The suspects were two boys aged 15 and 17, and two girls aged 14. They have been arrested.
Travis Knight's live-action 'He-Man' film hits theaters on June 5.
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopia has renewed its call for deeper regional economic integration as a cornerstone for achieving lasting peace in the Horn of Africa, with Trade and Regional Integration Minister Kassahun Gofe stressing that durable stability can only be achieved
Nearly a decade after his last film, “Loveless,” won the Jury Prize at the Cannes Film Festival, two-time Academy Award nominee Andrey Zvyagintsev (“Leviathan”) returns to the Croisette with “Minotaur,” a modern-day parable about the emotional and moral collapse of a Russian
[UN News] From Ebola outbreaks in Central Africa to the complex evacuation of passengers aboard a hantavirus-stricken cruise ship, the UN World Health Organization (WHO) opened its annual assembly on Monday as countries grapple with disease outbreaks, deep funding cuts and
[UN News] Now is the time to place housing at the heart of sustainable development. That was the message delivered on Monday by UN Secretary General António Guterres to participants at a global forum on urban sustainability under way this week in Baku.
Cheap renewables are lowering predicted 2100 temperatures – but warming could still be catastrophic.
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