Holidaymakers heading to Portugal in June are being warned to expect delays and disruption as cabin crew, rail workers and metro staff prepare for a nationwide strike that could affect hundreds of flights and public transport services across the country.
It is a warm May evening on the Croisette and Huma Qureshi is, by her own cheerful reckoning, in the middle of everything. She is at Cannes for the fourth time. She has been to Berlin twice, Toronto once, Busan. Venice and Sundance remain on the list. This year she is here for
A simple sandwich.
Christina Hendricks and Naomie Harris are set to lead “Reputation,” a new celebrity-focused legal drama for BBC. The six-part series, from Banijay U.K. company The Forge, sees Harris (“Skyfall”) play Lena, a top lawyer who is hired to represent international pop star Davina
[New Times] Hotels, restaurants, bars, transport operators, and other service providers are gearing up to benefit from the return of the Basketball Africa League playoffs, set for May 22 to 31 at BK Arena.
Bangladesh has seen a spike in cases of violence against women and children, fuelling outrage.
EU countries doubled their green-economy output in less than 10 years. Will this continue despite some scaling back of green policies?
India’s severe heatwave is affecting both people and wildlife in New Delhi. Hundreds of dead fish were removed from Sanjay Lake on Friday as temperatures remained far above seasonal averages.
What's next? A life sim?
Penélope Cruz disclosed at the Cannes press conference for “The Black Ball” (La Bola Negra) on Friday that she was warned of a potential brain aneurysm during the production of the film, and completed her scenes after receiving medical clearance the next day. The revelation
Greek teams have dominated the EuroLeague Final Four in the modern era.
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Elizabeth Ferrer writes candidly about making “a decision I could live with,” Robert Lugo's ode to Puerto Rico, and a new Avedon documentary in Cannes.
Twists and turns can be expected for the rest of this year.
Marine Rousseau was arrested yesterday by the GNR, suspected of abandoning her children in scrubland in Alcácer do Sal. Their stepfather, previously convicted of domestic violence, was also held in a case shocking Portugal and France.
The Fantastic Organization, a new France-registered nonprofit – dedicated to the promotion, development, and global recognition of fantastic cinema – has made its debut at the Fantastic Pavilion at Cannes. It will be led by filmmaker Xavier Gens, named president and known for
Microsoft is rolling out Office app updates next week that allow users to disable a floating Copilot button. The button appeared in Word, Excel, and PowerPoint in recent weeks, and floats above the bottom right-hand section of spreadsheets or documents. It has angered many
Fans lined up outside New York’s Ed Sullivan Theater ahead of Stephen Colbert’s final “Late Show,” with many calling the comedian a major voice in political satire and late-night television.
The party’s Instagram handle, still online in India, has nearly 20 million followers.
Lupita Nyong'o waved off racist criticism from online users, including Elon Musk, over her casting as Helen of Troy in Christopher Nolan's 'The Odyssey.'
The 21-track film was shot on the pop star's recent Radical Optimism Tour
By Ece Toksabay and Huseyin Hayatsever ANKARA, May 22 (Reuters) - Turkey's political opposition dug in on Friday to resist an unprecedented court ruling that ousted its leader and annulled its congress, inflaming a political crisis that critics say aims to further prolong
Some MEPs and online users claimed that guests who attended and applauded former German Chancellor Angela Merkel during a ceremony at the European Parliament were staged attendees. They weren’t.
The BBC speaks to Havana residents after the US charges the country's former leader, Raúl Castro, with murder.
The biggest and most lucrative ever World Cup this summer will also set a record for the most-polluting sporting event in history, environmental experts say.
As part of an investigation into Can Holding, the operating licence of Istanbul Bilgi University was revoked after its founding foundation was placed under trusteeship. The decision has raised concerns about the future of its students and academic staff.
Tetsu Fujimura, the CEO of Japanese IP consultancy and production company Filosophia Inc. and a producer on Netflix’s “One Piece” live-action series, delivered a data-intensive keynote at the Cannes Film Market, presenting a comprehensive account of the booming global market
A bittersweet but fitting farewell for The Late Show with Stephen Colbert, as the celebrated talk show host signed off the final episode with special guests, including Sir Paul McCartney. The programme's historic 33-year run has come to an end, with Donald Trump gloating...
Paris- and Berlin-based sales company Salaud Morisset has closed multiple international deals on Eivind Landsvik’s debut feature “Low Expectations,” starring Norwegian singer-songwriter Marie Ulven (also known as Girl in Red), following the film’s world premiere in Cannes
According to a Bloomberg report, Bungie will be making "significant layoffs" following the news development is ending on Destiny 2.
Nearly 50% of those polled in the country cited financial limitations as a reason not to travel, according to a study by Europ Assistance.
It’s useful and satisfying to have people go along with your wishes and your taste. But hoping that they’ll be delighted to do so and thank you for pointing out their previous errors might be asking for too much. It’s one thing for people to act as if you’re right. It’s a whole
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil — Rio2C’s wide-ranging 2026 program is set to feature top Brazilian creative industry speakers, such as helmers Wagner de Assis, Esmir Filho and Carlos Saldanha, journalist and writer Caco Barcellos, writer Thalita Rebouças, doc maker Ricardo Calil and
Argentina face Australia and Denmark, Japan take on Colombia and Serbia, and hosts Qatar open against Panama, Egypt and Greece, as the road to Doha's Khalifa International Stadium and U-17 football glory begins.
Life on the International Space Station may feel distant, but columnist Graham Lawton finds that studying how astronauts experience accelerated ageing could help us fight similar effects on Earth related to sedentary lifestyles, disrupted circadian rhythms and social isolation
More than a million Muslims are gathering in Mecca for the hajj pilgrimage overshadowed by the Middle East war, as animosity smoulders across the region despite a fragile ceasefire. This year's rites, drawing worshippers from across the Islamic world including Iran, follow
A new atlas charts the global distribution of unusual, critical-metal-bearing igneous rocks, finding that they often form near the thick and ancient cores of the world's major continents. Researchers from Cambridge's Department of Earth Sciences mapped occurrences of CO2-rich
Larry Graves pulled up to a home tucked into a Colorado mountainside. His radio was crackling, as was the wildfire burning beyond the trees—it was time to move.
Long-distance migration along Peru's Pacific coast began at least 800 years ago, centuries before the rise of the Inca Empire and much earlier than previously thought, a new international study reveals.
US President Donald Trump on Thursday announced the easing of curbs on a group of powerful greenhouse gases that drive climate change and are commonly found in refrigerators and air conditioners.
Steven Schneider, whose genre credits include “Hokum,” “Undertone” and “Paranormal Activity,” has boarded “Recluse” as executive producer through his indie label Spooky Pictures. Henry Chaisson’s debut feature will world premiere in the Escape From Tribeca section of Tribeca
Donald Trump just got hit with an absolutely crushing poll from Fox News. Disapproval of his handling of the economy is at an all-time high. His ratings on inflation are staggeringly awful. Historically friendly voter groups —whites, rural Americans, the working class —are all
A wave of international stars including Javier Bardem, Mark Ruffalo and Ken Loach have joined the petition warning against what signatories describe as the “far-right grip” tightening around the industry through Canal+ and its billionaire shareholder. Originally launched
The arrival of a potentially powerful El Niño weather system this year could devastate coral reefs around the world already weakened by back-to-back rounds of bleaching, scientists warn.
India's power producers have set a record for electricity generation as swaths of the world's most populous nation swelters in an intense heat wave, the Ministry of Power said.
A colony of macaques that gorge on snacks offered by tourists in the British territory of Gibraltar swallow soil to recover from their junk food binges, a study has found.
Elon Musk's SpaceX postponed the highly anticipated launch of its upgraded Starship megarocket, calling off Thursday's test after multiple countdown stops-and-starts.
Ashizawa Akiko, a veteran of more than 70 features and one of the most accomplished cinematographers in the history of Japanese cinema, delivered a wide-ranging masterclass at the Cannes Film Festival, tracing her career from an unlikely entry into the industry through features
Markets climbed on Friday as hopes of a breakthrough in US-Iran negotiations steadied investor nerves, but with Hormuz shipping still disrupted and oil above $100, uncertainty has far from lifted.
BEIJING, May 22 - China's Foreign Minister Wang Yi will travel to New York and chair a high-level meeting of the UN Security Council on May 26, the Chinese foreign ministry said on Friday.