The Syrian Democratic Forces (SDF), a US-backed umbrella group dominated by armed Syrian Kurds from the YPG and linked to the PKK which Turkey designates a terrorist organization, rapidly collapsed over the weekend due to the coordinated defection of their Arab tribal junior
[WHO] The World Health Organization (WHO), with funding from the Government of the United Kingdom, launched Egypt's second national training-of-trainers (ToT) programme on mass casualty management (MCM) for hospital emergency units.
ANKARA, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Turkish security sources said on Monday that an integration deal between Syria's government and Kurdish forces marked an "historic turning point" ahead of which Turkey's intelligence agency played an intensive role to ensure restraint by parties on
DUBAI, Jan 19 (Reuters) - Iran may lift its internet blackout in a few days, a senior parliament member said on Monday, after authorities shut communications while they used massive force to crush protests in the worst domestic unrest since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. In the
Elections underway in Myanmar have been widely derided as illegitimate, but the United States has not joined the criticism of the military-led, China-backed vote.
As Russian soldiers try to infiltrate Kupyansk through a gas pipeline, Ukrainian forces are waiting for them.
The hustle and bustle of buyers and sellers has returned to Khartoum's central market, but "it's nothing like before," fruit vendor Hashim Mohamed told AFP, streets away from where war first broke out nearly three years ago. On April 15, 2023, central Khartoum awoke to battles
Study links rapid growth of ocean macroalgae to global heating and nutrient pollution Scientists have warned of a potential “regime shift” in the oceans, as the rapid growth of huge mats of seaweed appears to be driven by global heating and excessive enrichment of waters from
What if you could create new materials just by shining a light at them? To most, this sounds like science fiction or alchemy, but to physicists investigating the burgeoning field of Floquet engineering, this is the goal. With a periodic drive, like light, scientists can "dress
For the first time and with help from artificial intelligence, researchers have conducted a comprehensive study of global floating algae and found that blooms are expanding across the ocean. These trends are likely the result of changes to ocean temperature, currents and
Brussels-based Syrian artist Rand Abou Fakher's debut feature, world premiering at IFFR in Rotterdam, "was born from both grief and hope, at a time when death had become almost ordinary."
In the midst of the mass uprising in Iran, President Trump vowed the U.S. would intervene if the Iranian government killed protesters. Thousands are dead.
U.K.-based sales and distribution company Blue Finch Films has acquired worldwide rights to “Imposters,” a sci-fi thriller marking the feature directorial debut of Caleb Phillips. The film is set to world premiere in the Midnighter section at SXSW 2026. It centers on a couple
Greenland is not for sale, but that will not stop the most famous real estate investor. And to get it, Trump is ready to put the transatlantic alliance on ice — literally. Here’s the big picture.
Bangladeshi filmmaker Leesa Gazi is set to helm “Shasti” (Punishment), a contemporary adaptation of Nobel Prize winner Rabindranath Tagore’s 1893 short story, with an international production lineup backing the project. The psychological drama stars Pori Moni, Chanchal
The first selection of Asian projects from the influential Asia Film Financing Forum's 2026 edition includes dramas backed by filmmakers Stanley Kwan and Anthony Chen.
Clare Binns, the creative director of film exhibition company Picturehouse Cinemas and its distribution arm Picturehouse Entertainment, will be presented with BAFTA’s Outstanding British Contribution to Cinema Award at the BAFTA Film Awards next month. The award is presented to
Netanyahu has perfected his manipulations of U.S. presidents over decades, and he is using it on this president, too. If Trump seeks an Israeli partner aligned more closely with his positions on Gaza and the West Bank, then he should invest in Israel's opposition, not its
TikTok will partner with fact-checking organisations to validate political claims.
“Roger Allers was a creative visionary whose many contributions to Disney will live on for generations to come,” said Disney CEO Bob Iger.
South Africa on Sunday declared a national disaster after widespread flooding that destroyed homes and killed dozens, while thousands sought shelter in neighboring Mozambique.
Trade tensions and a reversal in the AI boom are among the main risks to global economic growth, the IMF says.
TOKYO, Jan 19 - Japan's Prime Minister Sanae Takaichi said she will dissolve parliament Friday and call a national election to seek voter backing for increased spending and a new security strategy expected to accelerate Japan's defence build up.
Ibn Khaldun, the 14th-century giant of political philosophy, argued that every great power passes through a natural civilizational cycle lasting five generations—roughly 125 years—before decline becomes unmistakable. If we place the United States within this framework, its
Beta Film has secured several key deals across Europe for its slate of premium Spanish drama series. German-French public service broadcaster ARTE and German public broadcaster SWR have acquired two Beta drama series by writer/director/actress Leticia Dolera: drama “Pubertat –
Trump has boasted about ending eight wars, styling himself as "the president of peace" and therefore deserving of the Nobel honour but those claims have been exaggerated.
Local romance “Once We Were Us” maintained its position at the summit of the South Korean box office for a second consecutive weekend, according to data from KOBIS, the tracking service operated by the Korean Film Council. While the local hit continued to draw the largest
Her Cabinet is riding high in the polls, despite her party’s flagging popularity.
