This summer Europe was hit by a record-breaking heatwave. As millions of Europeans turned to Chinese air conditioners for relief, some politicians reached for tariffs, quotas, and trade restrictions. The question is not whether Europe needs protection from Chinese products, but
Fighting on Yemen's west coast has prompted thousands of people to flee by boat across the Bab al-Mandab Strait.
British South Asian drama “A Teacher’s Gift” has landed U.K. theatrical distribution through Peccadillo Pictures, the independent distributor known for its LGBTQ+ and world cinema output. The deal confirms the film’s BIFA-qualifying status and puts it in contention for the
It all starts in October, so don’t let all of the noise over inflation, oil and war distract you from missing out on this party.
Saudi Arabia’s Red Sea Film Festival, the most prominent film event and market in the Arab world, has canceled its sixth edition that was scheduled to take place from Dec. 3 to 12. The event will return in the fourth quarter of 2027 with a “renewed vision and a program that
BEIJING, Sept 21 - China's Politburo held a meeting on Monday, the official Xinhua news agency reported, with President Xi Jinping chairing discussions on internal party governance and discipline in preparation for an upcoming party conclave.
The US President plans for the force to be overseen by a new AI Czar to help the sector grow, amid industry calls for a slowdown.
Volkswagen has been removed from the Euro Stoxx 50, the eurozone's benchmark index of its largest listed companies, taking effect as markets opened on Monday just days after Europe's biggest carmaker warned that one-off charges would wipe out most of its profit this year.
ISLAMABAD, Sept 21 (Reuters) - Pakistan's information ministry said on Monday that 28 "terrorists" and suicide bombers were killed in airstrikes on three targets in Afghanistan. (Reporting by Asif Shahzad, Writing by Hritam Mukherjee; Editing by YP Rajesh)
Writer-director Pablo Larraín, best known for his trilogy “Jackie,” “Spencer” and “Maria,” ventures into Argentina for the first time in “My Sad Dead” (“Mis muertos tristes”), based on three stories by Argentinean writer Mariana Enriquez. It stars some of Argentina’s brightest
Last Thursday, US President Donald Trump said he had a “big decision” coming up about Iran’s regime: Do I want to go in and annihilate them or do I not? […] Anything could happen with me. This is not the first time he has spoken of such a threat. But it comes at a very […] The
India’s premium chocolate makers are betting on domestically sourced cocoa and flavours catering to local tastes, as volatility in global cocoa supplies puts fresh focus on where chocolate is from.
Spike's best quote sums up his arc as one of the main characters in Buffy the Vampire Slayer.
Meta's Muse AI agent has been blocked from shopping Amazon on behalf of its users, GeekWire reports. A popup message started appearing on Sunday for Muse users saying that "continued access by an unauthorized AI agent violates Amazon's Conditions of Use, to which our customers
Physicists have put a decades-old idea about why the strange rules of quantum mechanics disappear in our everyday world to one of its toughest experimental tests yet. Deep beneath Italy’s Gran Sasso mountain, researchers searched for an extremely faint radiation signal
As the Middle East war disrupts global oil supplies and refining costs soar, diesel prices in France have reached record levels, making them among the highest in the EU.
The body of Jabulile Ntimba was the ninth to be found recently in an area east of Johannesburg.
Recent revelations from China’s defense industry suggest the long-sought goal of mounting combat lasers onto fighter aircraft may finally be moving from theory to reality. State-owned aerospace contractor Aviation Industry Corporation of China (AVIC) showcased plans for an
Maha Harada spent two decades building scenes on the page before she ever stood behind a camera. Now 64, the best-selling Japanese author is making her feature directorial debut with “In My Father’s Room,” a film adapted from her own short story “An Unnecessary Man,” and it
The fifth plenum will "study several major issues concerning the sustained advancement of full and rigorous party self-governance", state news agency Xinhua previously reported.
OSLO, Sept 21 - The United States is watching China's presence in its Arctic zone \"very closely\" amid concerns regarding the security of the US homeland, a senior US Arctic military official said.
But you can. Especially if your community is there to help. All help is self-help, multiplied by the expectations, support and compassion of the people around you. Willpower and self-control are a mystery–we’re influenced far more by our situation, by the culture around us and
Scientists have warned that one particular European country will be hit hard by extreme fire weather conditions if our reliance on fossil fuels doesn’t end.
Children born after 2025 will experience three more years of brutally fire-conducive weather as global heating intensifies European babies will face almost twice as much extreme fire weather as their great-grandparents if climate action does not ramp up quickly, a study has
A study by Vrije Universiteit Brussel and the University of Murcia estimates that people born in Spain in 2025 will endure 7.3 years of extreme weather favouring wildfires, 3.8 years more than those born in 1950.
The human brain is terrible at healing itself from injury or disease. But some animals can harness their own cellular abilities not only to repair injuries but also to regrow their brains entirely. Researchers from the University of Georgia have pinpointed several of the genes
As we age, some of the cells in our body enter a state of senescence, in which they stop dividing but do not die. Those senescent cells can contribute to age-related disorders such as cancer, tissue degeneration and inflammatory diseases. In an advance that could lead to better
