European stock markets declined on Thursday, reversing the surge seen earlier in the week. The overall weekly performance may end up flat as investors reassess the outlook for central banks' interest rate policies.
Rain and cooler weather have halted the advance of a huge wildfire threatening the Canadian city of Fort McMurray in a major oil-producing region, officials said Thursday.
The last piece of privately owned land in the strategic Svalbard archipelago in the Arctic is up for grabs, a property likely to entice China but which Norway does not intend to let go without a fight.
Russia's number one and his Chinese counterpart have pledged to deepen their ties as both increasingly confront the West.
The song appears on compilation album Everyone’s Getting Involved: A Tribute to Talking Heads’ Stop Making Sense
'This wouldn't be happening without climate change', said the head of the United States' Coral Reef Watch Program
The US military said aid deliveries began Friday via a temporary pier in Gaza aimed at ramping up emergency humanitarian assistance to the war-ravaged Palestinian territory. "Today at approximately 9 a.m. (Gaza time), trucks carrying humanitarian assistance began moving ashore
It’s late in the evening of Saturday, October 28th, 1989. You flip on the television and the saxophonist David Sanborn appears onscreen, instrument in hand, introducing the eclectic blues icon Taj Mahal, who in turn declares his intent to play a number with “rural humor” and
On Sept. 12, 2022, the day before Jean-Luc Godard died by assisted suicide at 91 in his home in Rolle, Switzerland, the Godfather of French New Wave completed his final 18-minute film, “Scénarios,” which premieres on today in Cannes. “Scénarios” — which comprises two components
In early April 2024, the navies of four countries —Australia, Japan, the Philippines, and the United States — held a maritime exercise in the South China Sea. Australia’s Warramunga, Japan’s Akebono, the Philippines’ Antonio Luna, and America’s Mobile worked together in these
The ICJ is holding hearings this week following South Africa's claim against Israel of crimes of genocide in Gaza as Hezbollah strikes northern Israel.
Los Angeles-based Flourishing Films has boarded Singapore- and India-based Mumba Devi Motion Pictures’ “Grand Sugar Daddy” and “Not Today” at the Cannes Film Festival’s market. Flourishing is focused on expanding access to Black, diverse and female-driven filmed content
A small restaurant in Mexico, measuring just three square metres, has been granted the first-ever Michelin star, breaking records for being the only taco shop among the 18 Mexican businesses to win the prestigious prize.
Government unveils its most significant steps yet to address slump in the country's property sector.
Diddy's alleged drug mule, Brendan Paul, has accepted a plea deal from federal prosecutors that will ensure he serves no time in jail for his alleged behavior.
The first feature from director-writer Constance Tsang, the Cannes Critics’ Week title Blue Sun Palace, is set in Flushing, Queens, where Chinese migrants Amy and Didi work in a massage parlor and struggle to get by. But viewers could be forgiven for not recognizing the
The Hong Kong Affordable Art Fair offers art lovers original pieces without breaking the bank.
The ICJ is holding hearings this week following South Africa's claim against Israel of crimes of genocide in Gaza as Hezbollah strikes northern Israel.
China’s gross domestic product (GDP) data is taking a backseat to strong tech company results that some reckon signal better days ahead for Xi Jinping’s mainly underperforming economy. China’s official data readouts these days can make for sobering reading. Though headline
The song was released for Mental Health Awareness Month
After nearly two years of planning, the digital platform “The Gleaners and I: Revisiting Agnès Varda’s Edit” is about to go live. Supported by Martin Scorsese, the pedagogical platform will open the treasure trove of Agnès Varda’s archives, making never-before-seen footage
French police kill an armed man who aimed to set fire to Rouen synagogue, the interior minister says.
The amendment by parliament is the first change to the country's parental custody law in nearly 80 years.
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A newly discovered river branch, concealed beneath desert sands and farmlands, is believed to have been used to transport massive stone blocks and materials to the pyramid sites.
The track appears on the singer's new album, Room Under the Stars
“La Mesías” star Carmen Machi, Almodóvar muse Rossy de Palma and Blanca Portillo, a Cannes best actress co-winner for Almodóvar’s “Volver,” are set to star in “The Prey” (“Dia de Caza”), billed as a contemporary revision of Carlos Saura’s 1965 pic “The Hunt,” quite possibly his
"The man was armed with a knife and an iron bar," said a source close to the case.
The Mexican singer tapped Eslabon Armado's Pedro Tovar for the live performance
Francis Ford Coppola returns to the Croisette with one of the most anticipated films of this year's Cannes Film Festival. It has to be seen to be believed. And not in a good way.
U.S. military personnel have begun moving aid to Gaza using a makeshift pier afloat off the Palestinian territory’s coastline. U.S. Central Command said.
A farmers’ protest movement has entered a European government for the first time in the Netherlands. What will be its impact on EU policies?
William Ruto says the countries will foster clean energy production in Kenya, build supply chains for electric vehicles and attract plants using renewable energy.
Moscow says it will keep pushing its offensive in Ukraine, though NATO doubts Russia has the resources to make a significant breakthrough.
From Lainey Wilson's big win to Reba McEntire's rock-solid hosting, this year's ACMs were as familiar as your favorite blanket. But a super secret cameo and a marvelous presenters medley added zing
If the best revenge is living well, it is a truism that has not yet taken root for Hamid (a riveting Adam Bessa), the dark, scarred heart of Jonathan Millet’s brooding, gripping “Ghost Trail.” Outside his soon-to-be-revealed mission, Hamid barely has a life at all, placing him
