Fresh off one of the most ambitious shoots of his career, Tahar Rahim landed at the Marrakech Film Festival buzzing about Fred Cavayé’s dynamic new take on Victor Hugo’s classic “Les Misérable” — likening this new telling to “The Fugitive.” Starring opposite Vincent Lindon’s
Myanmar’s military regime has announced elections will be held in three phases, starting on December 28 and concluding in January. Two outcomes are certain: first, the military-aligned party will be recorded as winning and, second, the government in exile – the National Unity
The EU and Kazakhstan are celebrating the 10th anniversary of the signing of the Enhanced Cooperation Agreement, with connectivity and critical raw materials as key areas of cooperation.
The FilmNation president of motion pictures will also serve as the French company’s president of global film.
The device is still in clinical trials.
Bolivian President Rodrigo Paz Pereira announced Wednesday that his administration would eliminate tariffs on all technological products not manufactured domestically to lower consumer costs, fighting smuggling, and boosting national production.
According to a study by the Paraguayan Meat Chamber (CPC), released on Wednesday in Asunción, the South American country is projected to surpass the US$ 2 billion export ceiling for the first time by the end of 2025. The survey foresaw a total of US$2.169 billion worth of
Kingdom is the biggest manga that never got an English localization until now, as the first chapters are finally available on the Shonen Jump app.
ROME, Dec 4 - Italy's defence minister on Thursday said other countries, including Germany and Australia, may be interested in entering the GCAP fighter jet programme in the future, with requests also coming from Saudi Arabia and Canada.
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President Donald Trump claimed victory after China agreed to defer controls on rare earths. But many restrictions remain, including on the critical mineral tungsten.
Putin’s state visit to India presents Prime Minister Modi with a delicate diplomatic challenge, analysts say, needing to reassure Moscow without angering Trump.
The Adventures of Tintin may be a children’s comic series from mid-twentieth-century Europe, but its appeal has long since transcended the boundaries of form, culture, and generation. In fact, many if not most seriously dedicated fans of Tintin are in middle age and beyond, and
Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is invaluable in the medical world. But despite all the good it does, there is room for improvement. One way to enhance the sensitivity of MRI is dynamic nuclear polarization (DNP), where target molecules for imaging are modified so they form
The choreographed movements that cells perform to form complex biological shapes, like our hands, have fascinated scientists for centuries. Now, researchers at EMBL Barcelona have launched LimbNET, an open-access online platform that allows scientists to directly choreograph
A research team led by Ryo Shimano of the University of Tokyo has successfully visualized two distinct mechanisms through which up and down spins, inherent properties of electrons, switch in an antiferromagnet, a material in which spin alignments cancel each other out. One of
A recently published article in the journal BioScience has revealed a surprising opportunity for conserving threatened species: sports teams and their branding.
A study led by researchers at the University of South Florida's College of Marine Science has found that certain populations of the seaweed sargassum have experienced a significant decline over the past decade, even as increased abundance of sargassum in the tropical Atlantic
"Why are we here?" is humanity's most fundamental and persistent question. Tracing the origins of the elements is a direct attempt to answer this at its deepest level. We know many elements are created inside stars and supernovae, which then cast them out into the universe, yet
Inside a Texas nurse’s quest to document the life and death of every woman killed by a man in America.
Democrats are running in the 2026 midterms on “affordability.” This week, Trump unleashed several angry, wild-eyed rants about their “affordability” message. In one , he raged that it’s a “con job.” In another , he seethed that it’s a “Democrat scam.” He’s angry because these
Can worker-owned outlets create a brighter future for video game journalists and their readers?
India expects to take delivery of the Russian nuclear-powered submarine within two years.
German Chancellor Friedrich Merz argues against granting asylum to Syrians after al-Assad's regime fell, but critics warn the country remains unsafe for minorities and women.
British-Indian filmmaker Rowan Athale (“The Rise”) was just five years old when he first spotted Sylvester Stallone and Mr. T on the cover of a tape in a video store in Sheffield, England. That film was “Rocky 3,” in which Mr. T plays Clubber Lang, Rocky’s rival in the ring.
Not long ago, seven committee chairs hailed from the Lone Star State. Now its delegation is young, large and unsettled.
The 2026 edition of Eurovision is facing a historic meltdown, with some countries threatening to boycott the party.
The US has begun deploying its own Shahed-style drones in the Middle East — but the same low-cost swarming logic that works against Iran may fall apart in the vast, naval-dominated Pacific. This month, The War Zone (TWZ) reported that the US has deployed its first operational
BAGHDAD, Dec 4 (Reuters) - Iraq will freeze the money of Iran-backed armed groups, including Lebanon's Hezbollah and Yemen's Houthis, the official gazette said. The move will likely be welcomed by Washington, which has long sought to reduce Iran's influence in Iraq and other
A long-awaited U.S.-brokered peace deal between DR Congo and Rwanda will be signed in Washington on Thursday — but the hardest work may only be beginning, with peace on the ground uncertain.
Steve Cropper, the guitarist whose work contributed to define Memphis soul music, was best known as the guitarist in Booker T & the MGs.
The British Academy has unveiled the make-up of its 14,000 members five years after going through a comprehensive review process aimed at increasing diversity and inclusion. According to BAFTA, as of 2025, it has achieved nearly all of the membership targets set out in 2020,
[UN News] The authoritative World Health Organization (WHO) World Malaria Report, published on Thursday, shows that resistance to antimalarial drugs now poses one of the most acute risks to control efforts across Africa and beyond.
HPV vaccines have been authorised in the European Union since 2006.
ANKARA, Dec 4 - Turkey's defence ministry said on Thursday construction work had started on its first indigenous submarine (MILDEN), adding that Ankara had also completed its first sale of a corvette warship to a NATO ally by inking an agreement with Romania.
China said it is open to importing more high-quality goods from France while urging a "fair, conducive environment" for Chinese businesses in the European nation.
The corporate world has faced its share of existential shocks: Y2K, the collapse of trust in TLS/SSL cryptographic protocols and the stringent enforcement of the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). Each was initially dismissed as a distant technical
Image via Wikimedia Commons Most everyone who knows the work of George Orwell knows his 1946 essay “Politics and the English Language” (published here), in which he rails against careless, confusing, and unclear prose. “Our civilization is decadent,” he argues, “and our
Israel awaited the return of the last hostage remains held by Palestinian militants in Gaza, as the military said on Thursday that those of a Thai national had been identified after they were handed over. Under the first phase of the US-brokered ceasefire between Israel and
Born on the same day in the same Beirut hospital just a minute apart, while war raged outside, the lovers in “A Sad and Beautiful World” were seemingly destined to fall for each other, and the universe conspires more than once to make it so. For his evocative and wistful
European ethical banks strengthen the social economy, maintain high credit quality and support social and community projects, a conference in the EU parliament (1 December) has been told. The meeting discussed the findings of the 8th Report on Ethical Finance in Europe,
MOSCOW, Dec 4 - President Vladimir Putin said in an interview published on Thursday that Russia would take full control of Ukraine's Donbas region by force unless Ukrainian forces withdraw, something Kyiv has flatly rejected.
Scientists have captured a never-before-seen, high-resolution look at influenza’s stealthy invasion of human cells, revealing that the cells aren’t just helpless victims. Using a groundbreaking imaging technique, researchers discovered that our cells actually reach out and
ATHENS, Dec 4 - Two dozen aid workers went on trial in Greece on Thursday on charges including migrant smuggling, in a case that rights groups have dismissed as a baseless attempt to outlaw aid for refugees heading to Europe.
The Indonesian weather agency warned that some provinces in Sumatra would see moderate to heavy rain.
MANILA, Dec 4 - The Asian Development Bank and the World Bank on Thursday launched two Pacific islands projects under a first-of-its-kind cofinancing model that aims to streamline processes and speed up delivery.
Eurostat has released the 2025 edition of the interactive publication Housing in Europe, offering statistical insights into housing trends across Europe. The publication presents latest data on various aspects of housing, including types, ownership, size, quality and