The Europa League final between Aston Villa and Freiburg at the Tupras Stadium in Istanbul on Wednesday, 20 May, promises to be one of the most intriguing finals the competition has produced in years. With Freiburg vs Villa odds making Unai Emery's side the 7/10 favourites
ISTANBUL, May 18 - The organisers of a flotilla of aid ships bound for Gaza said on Monday that Israeli forces had boarded one of their vessels and that contact had been lost with another of the vessels in the eastern Mediterranean.
Lifted from his poem “Flowers of Evil,” the Charles Baudelaire quote that opens “Cantona” — “I am the wound and the knife/I am the blow and the cheek/I am the limbs and the wheel/Victim and executioner” — would seem like overkill in a documentary about pretty much any sporting
Lawmakers say they’re ready to put partisan bickering aside and move some bipartisan bills before midterm campaigning gets into full swing.
They won’t get a vote, but five would-be successors say they are ready to wield power in other ways.
BEIJING, May 18 - China's foreign ministry said on Monday it opposed countries providing platforms for \"Taiwan independence separatist\" activities, after Taiwan's foreign minister arrived in Switzerland for events on the sidelines of a World Health Organization (WHO) meeting.
Myanmar hosts the Southeast Asian Bodybuilding Championships in Yangon, with athletes from eight countries competing from May 14 to 18.
Link REIT said there were “licensing issues” in renting the venue.
Total number of people on the boat has been revised upwards from 37 to 39.
The 25-year-old reportedly lost his footing and fell 10m from a rock wall, according to Taiwanese media.
Malaysia's Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim is facing pressure to call polls ahead of schedule.
The new report argues that despite massive investment in hydrogen-powered buses in Poland, electric buses are less costly and less polluting due to Warsaw's reliance on non-renewable hydrogen. In contrast, Germany emerges as a success story for hydrogen buses.
Trending destinations this summer include rural Sweden, Vlorë in Albania and Normandy in France.
Félix de Givry and Milo Machado-Graner discuss the Critics' Week closing film, moving from dark heaviness to more light, and why the French movie is a throwback to another period in cinema history.
The government handed over equipment including six French-made Rafale jets to the military.
The migrants were trying to reach several destinations in Malaysia, including Penang, Terengganu, Selangor and Kuala Lumpur for work.
The 34th Raindance Film Festival has unveiled its complete program, with 85 narrative and documentary features, 112 short films and 27 immersive projects set for the June 17–26 run in London. Forty-eight of the features – 56% of the total – come from first-time directors, and a
The Female Film Club has unveiled the second edition of its Global Short Film Fund at the Cannes Film Festival, with an expanded prize package worth €33,000 ($38,600) and three new industry partners: AI filmmaking platform IMGN.AI, post-production house Disauthority and virtual
The documentary 'Eddie Cochran: Don't Forget Me' will close out the 34th edition of the London film festival, which will also screen the likes of 'Pinocchio Unstrung' with Robert Eglund.
The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival toasted its 80th birthday in style during the Cannes Film Festival with a bustling luncheon — complete with a giant birthday cake — on the beach. Variety participated in the event, held at Plage Des Palmes, in partnership with the
The activists used to arrange annual candlelight vigils for the crackdown on protests in 1989.
JAKARTA, May 18 - Indonesia will continue to build up its defence capabilities amid an uncertain geopolitical situation, President Prabowo Subianto said on Monday as he officially handed over six Rafale fighter jets and other military hardware to the Indonesian Air Force.
At least eight people were killed and 32 others injured in the accident.
The baby monkey became an internet star this year after the zoo posted photos of Punch clutching an IKEA plush orangutan for comfort after being rejected by his mother.
Eurovision winner Dara returned to Sofia to cheering fans after securing Bulgaria's first-ever victory at the song contest in Vienna.
A24 is officially taking “Club Kid” home from the afters. Jordan Firstman’s dramedy, an official selection of this year’s Cannes Film Festival, has notched a major sale — $17 million, per three sources — after a weekend of heated bidding in the South of France. Topic Studios
A24 has picked up global rights to Jordan Firstman’s Un Certain Regard breakout.
A24 has picked up global rights to Jordan Firstman’s Un Certain Regard breakout.
The first feature from Hélène Rosselet-Ruiz, produced by Marie-Ange Luciani of 'Anatomy of a Fall' fame, revolves around two women and a Saudi prince and debuts in the Cannes Special Screenings lineup.
There were no immediate reports of serious damage or casualties following the earthquake.
The European Commission opened a call for expression of interest to join the first-ever European Housing Alliance, a pioneering initiative to rally stakeholders around efforts to address the housing crisis, which is impacting millions of Europeans. The Alliance will help
Adapted from Mieko Kawakami's acclaimed novel, this accomplished Un Certain Regard entry co-stars Yukino Kishii as a solitary Tokyo copy editor whose tentative love affair unfolds against philosophical meditations on light and self-determination.
More downpours are expected after heavy rains drenched central and eastern China.
BEIJING, May 18 - Rescuers were searching on Monday for six people missing after a pickup truck carrying 15 passengers fell into a flooded river in China's southern province of Guangxi amid heavy rains, killing four, state broadcaster CCTV said.
France opened a human trafficking investigation after the US Justice Department released the latest cache of files from the investigation into the disgraced financier in January.
The tiger escaped a facility owned by local trainer Carmen Zander, also known as Germany's "Tiger Queen", according to local media reports.
The freight train collided with a bus in Bangkok, killing eight people and injuring dozens of others.
Myanmar’s war is often described as a clash of ideologies, ethnic identities and competing visions of the state. That is true, but incomplete. At its core, Myanmar’s crisis is also a resource-driven conflict, intensified by geography. The generals did not cling to power for the
The EU is banning “nudification” apps, AI-powered tools that can digitally remove clothing from images of people, to create non-consensual sexual content.
Climber Mostafa Salameh is carrying a kite scribbled with dreams of Gaza's children to the summit of Mount Everest, seeking to raise awareness of the war's toll on its youngest victims. Tucked among his expedition gear is the kite in red, black, white and green of the
Researchers say the findings of the study challenge the idea of a single global obesity “epidemic”, revealing major differences between countries, age groups and sexes.
The EU wants to reduce “cookie fatigue” through browser-level consent rules that promise fewer banners and more transparency. Critics warn the proposal could create new gatekeepers, weaken personalised advertising, and increase costs for European businesses.
India's Prime Minister is launching a massive diplomatic offensive across Europe. If we follow Modi's itinerary day by day, the calendar reveals exactly what is at stake.
Kylie Minogue cannot be summed up easily. A three-decade career with era-defining tracks. An unmistakable aura that makes it feel like you know her. And a knack for constant reinvention that defies expectations, from “I Should Be So Lucky” to “Padam Padam.” So “Kylie,” out on
The European Commission welcomes the political agreement reached on 12 May between the European Parliament and the Council of the EU on the Commission's proposal for a Regulation on the protection of adults in cross-border situations. The Regulation will safeguard adults who,