As Washington once again contemplates its approach to Cuba, familiar voices are calling for more aggressive policies to hasten the end of the Castro-era political system. This reflexive interventionism ignores both the lessons of history and the realities of contemporary
Following its successful theatrical releases in Peru and Colombia, Peruvian culinary drama “Mistura,” has been picked up by Paul Hudson’s Outsider Pictures for North America while Unannounced Film Company has nabbed U.K. rights ahead of the pic’s EFM market debut. Outsider
Police chief says over 2.8 million vehicles are projected to hit the roads during the period.
Feb 12 (Reuters) - The United States and Iran are showing flexibility on a nuclear deal, with Washington appearing "willing" to tolerate some nuclear enrichment, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan told the Financial Times in an interview published Thursday. “It is positive
Gangster thriller “Mallorca Confidential,” marking a move towards the mainstream from producer Valérie Delpierre (“20,000 Species of Bees”), will be brought to market at Berlin by Barcelona-based studio Filmax. Starring Lolita Flores (“Las Invisibles”), “Mallorca Confidential”
Antisemitism in Australia is "frightening" but most people want good relations, Israel's President Isaac Herzog said on Thursday as he wrapped up a four-day visit and was met by protests in the city of Melbourne. Herzog's tightly policed visit to Australia this week was meant
As world leaders gather at the 2026 Munich Security Conference, Europe’s defence push is in focus, but cracks in its arms-export system are showing. Despite strict EU rules, loopholes still funnel weapons to high-risk destinations.
The Trump administration on Wednesday expressed concern that China was costing Peru its sovereignty after a Peruvian court ruling restricted a local regulator's oversight of a Chinese-built mega port.
From 12 to 29 January 2026, for the first time in over a decade, the International Court of Justice (ICJ) held hearings on a genocide case. More than eight years after the Myanmar military violently killed thousands of Rohingya and forced over 740,000 others to flee to
Montreal-based distributor and sales agent Filmoption has acquired world rights to Canadian filmmaker Michael Zelniker’s global water crisis documentary series “The Struggle for Mother Water,” which has been selected for the Berlinale Series Market Selects program. The
Last year underscored the huge impact of animation at the box office as China’s “Ne Zha 2” grossed $2.25 billion, Disney’s “Zootopia 2” took in $1.8 billion and European co-production “Flow” made history at the Academy Awards. Animation now starts strong in 2026 with Berlin’s
A recent column in Forbes, entitled “New U.S. Minerals Stockpile Creates Opportunities in Myanmar,” argues that Washington should pivot from sanctioning Myanmar’s junta to “structured engagement” built around critical minerals and a new US stockpile. It portrays Myanmar as
Made-in-China vehicles account for nearly half of total vehicles sold in Russia in 2025.
He has also pushed a reform charter for democratic change designed to prevent a return to autocratic one-party rule.
The causes of such conflicts include shrinking animal habitats and the primates' rapid reproductive rates.
Three cases of infection were recently confirmed in India and Bangladesh.
Germany’s Zeitsprung Pictures and MMC Studios are partnering with an award-winning up-and-coming producer-director duo to launch Peak Point Pictures in Cologne with the aim to develop and produce high-end international and domestic series and feature films, while also fostering
Experts say that production is now returning to more normal levels after a hit from heatwaves and droughts.
Thursday's summit on competitiveness brings the 27 EU leaders together at the Alden Biesen castle in eastern Belgium.
Latam-GPT is a Chilean-driven artificial intelligence model to train applications with Latin American data, reduce bias and provide a more accurate representation of the region in a sector dominated by US developments.
Europe must bolster its underwater security after unveiling its most ambitious offshore wind project yet, warn security experts.
The policy could lead to health gains that build over time, with tens of thousands of additional healthy years of life. By 2075, the policy could deliver around 88,000 extra healthy life years compared with no new law.
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Berlin-based world sales company M-Appeal has closed key territory deals for Muriel d’Ansembourg’s “Truly Naked” ahead of its world premiere in the Berlinale’s Perspectives section, with sales to German-speaking territories and Korea signaling strong early market momentum. The
Picture Tree Intl. has closed a raft of early sales on Swiss crowd-pleaser “Hello Betty” as the Berlin-based company prepares to screen the film to buyers at the European Film Market. Directed by Pierre Monnard, “Hello Betty” tells the true story behind Swiss culinary icon
The EU is taking proactive action to combat the growing threat from drones. On Tuesday, the European Commission presented its action plan to counter what it calls "the increasing threats to EU security by drones." In recent years, the EU says it has faced growing and
The potential costs to India in terms of trade and foreign policy are multiplying.
This amount is a 62.8 per cent increase from the total in 2024.
Van Der Beek's co-star Busy Philipps urged people to support the actor's family through an online fundraiser.
[Reporter] Somalia is among the 10 countries whose representatives have secured a seat on the AU Peace and Security Council (AU PSC). Others who will serve a two-year term on the Council include DRC, Gabon, Uganda, Morocco, Lesotho, South Africa, Benin, Cote d'Ivoire, and
After one year in office, the Trump administration’s foreign policy has drawn mostly negative reviews. Major efforts to bring peace to both Eastern Europe and the Middle East—both admittedly tall orders—have resulted in meager progress. That is to say nothing of the intense
A dozen red roses may say 'I love you', but many conventional bouquets carry an environmental price, having been imported by air, dipped in chemicals and wrapped in plastic. Guardian Australia's Petra Stock explains how you can choose flowers that show you care for both a
The suspect of the Tumbler Ridge school mass shooting, which left seven victims plus the shooter dead, has been identified as 18-year-old Jesse Van Rootselaar.
When Ashley Walters started work on “Animol,” he had little idea what would be coming around the corner. The film — a gritty and tense coming-of-age drama set in a British juvenile detention center and tackling themes such as identity, betrayal and sexuality — marks his feature
[Nigeria Health Watch] For the first time since the Africa Centres for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) was established, the agency used its expanded mandate under the revised 2022 statutes to declare mpox a Public Health Emergency of Continental Security (PHECS) in August
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Medieval Christians in Denmark showed off their wealth in death by buying prestigious graves: the closer to the church, the higher the price. Researchers used these gravesites to investigate social exclusion based on illness, by studying whether people with leprosy—a highly
WestEnd Films has acquired international sales rights to “The Last Day,” the feature debut written and directed by artist Rachel Rose, and is releasing an exclusive first picture. The film stars Alicia Vikander, an Oscar winner with “The Danish Girl,” and Wagner Moura, who is
Berlin’s Teddy Awards have been celebrating queer films and artists since their inception 40 years ago, with past winners including Gus van Sant and Pedro Almodóvar. The initiative was not initially conceived as an award but rather a way of spotlighting LGBTQI+ films submitted
There are signs she is providing input on policy matters, South Korean lawmakers said.
No schools in the Malaysian state have been instructed to close for now.
The appointments come just months after the country narrowly avoided a judicial crisis in July last year.
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Senior African researchers have called for deeper collaboration and greater integration to accelerate the continent's research and development agenda.
[ENA] The African Union Commissioner for Infrastructure and Energy, Lerato Mataboge, has described the Grand Ethiopian Renaissance Dam as a landmark example of Africa's ability to finance and deliver transformative infrastructure using its own resources.
[The Conversation Africa] Universal health coverage - ensuring everyone can get quality, affordable healthcare when they need it - is one of the targets of the Sustainable Development Goals.