TALLINN, Estonia — Has Estonia’s Tallinn Film Festival ever had it so good? Since Festival Director Tiina Lokk launched the event in 1997, it has emerged as one of the fastest-growing film events in Northern Europe, recognized by its receipt of an A-list general category
Ivan Drago could return, Dolph Lundgren tells Variety, ahead of the screening of Andrew Holmes’ documentary about the action star, “Dolph: Unbreakable,” on Saturday at the Torino Film Festival, which Lundgren is attending. “I could still show another side of this guy. Another
As people settle into Wicked: For Good, experience the 1982 Wizard of Oz anime—bizarre, trippy, and a uniquely whimsical
The kidnapping comes amid a surge of attacks by armed groups in the African nation.
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As this month's string of powerful X-class solar flares sparked brilliant auroras that lit up skies across an unusually wide swath of the globe—from northern Europe to Florida—researchers at NJIT's Center for Solar-Terrestrial Research (CSTR) captured a less visible, but
Senate Republicans are venting their frustration over Attorney General Pam Bondi’s management of thousands of records related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and, more recently, mistakes made by the Department of Justice (DOJ) in handling a controversial indictment
House Republicans are throwing cold water on the idea of making discharge petitions harder to execute — and threatening to launch even more of the rarely used gambits to circumvent leadership. The heightened interest in the rarely used tool comes after Democrats teamed up with
For former national security adviser John Bolton, a trial is a long way off. At a hearing in his criminal case Friday, a federal judge made no attempt to set a trial date on the allegations of mishandled classified material, forced instead to grapple with a pretrial schedule
This week, we all moved a couple steps closer to finally getting a peek at what’s been the year’s biggest political MacGuffin: the Epstein files. The long-delayed swearing in of Arizona Representative Adelita Grijalva allowed the pro-disclosure caucus in the House to finally
When militia attacks disrupted shipping lanes in the Red Sea, few imagined the ripple effects would reach the clouds over the South Atlantic. But for Florida State University atmospheric scientist Michael Diamond, the rerouting of cargo ships offered a rare opportunity to
MOSCOW - The possibility of another meeting between Russian President Vladimir Putin and U.S. President Donald Trump is on the agenda, a senior Russian diplomat has said.
The varied topography of the Western United States—a patchwork of valleys and mountains, basins and plateaus—results in minutely localized weather. Accordingly, snowfall forecasts for the mountain West often suffer from a lack of precision, with predictions provided as broad
In January, a team led by Jim Schuck, professor of mechanical engineering at Columbia Engineering, developed a method for creating entangled photon pairs, a critical component of emerging quantum technologies, using a crystalline device just 3.4 micrometers thick.
A new study reveals that most U.S. home buyers are overpaying mortgage fees, a market totaling more than $13 billion a year.
In industrial pipes, mineral deposits build up the way limescale collects inside a kettle ⎯ only on a far larger and more expensive scale. Mineral scaling is a major issue in water and energy systems, where it slows flow, strains equipment and drives up costs.
New research from FIU Business shows that well-intended presents like weight-loss teas or gym memberships can unintentionally send the wrong message—and ultimately trigger negative online reviews that hurt brands.
The information needed to decipher the last remaining unsolved secret message embedded within a sculpture at CIA headquarters in Virginia sold at auction for nearly $1 million, the auction house announced Friday.
Carlos Manzo, an outspoken critic of cartel violence, was gunned down in public on 1 November.
The epicentre of the 3.3-magnitude tremor was in Ashulia, just north of the capital Dhaka.
Taylor Greene's resignation followed a public fallout with Trump in recent months, as the congresswoman criticised him for his stance on the Epstein files.
A funny thing happened on the way to Turin, as the constellation of international guests gathered by the Torino Film Festival to represent world cinema arrived united in its reverence for the local industry above all. “For me, it all began with Italian cinema,” said Daniel
Argentina's Customs Revenue and Control Agency (ARCA) and the US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) signed an agreement in Washington on Friday to deepen bilateral cooperation, improve border security, and streamline trade through smart controls and 100% digital processes
Peruvian Supreme Court Justice Juan Carlos Checkley issued an arrest warrant against former Prime Minister Betssy Chávez, who is currently seeking asylum inside the Mexican Embassy in Lima. The move comes as the Peruvian government delays issuing the safe conduct pass required
Camaraderie stole the spotlight at the Torino Film Festival as Spike Lee and Antonio Banderas each dropped to one knee, presenting the other with a lifetime achievement award at Friday’s opening ceremony. The American auteur and Spanish icon were among 12 film luminaries
WARSAW - Any peace plan for Ukraine must be accepted in Kyiv, Polish President Karol Nawrocki said, after the U.S. signalled to President Volodymyr Zelenskiy that Ukraine must accept a U.S.-drafted framework to end its conflict with Russia.
Around 115 million years ago, northern Australia’s seas hosted a colossal shark that rewrites what we thought we knew about early ocean predators. New fossil discoveries show that modern-type sharks were experimenting with gigantic sizes far earlier than scientists believed,
The publisher of the Daily Mail says it is in talks to buy the Daily and Sunday Telegraph for £500m.
US President Donald Trump met with New York Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani at the White House on Friday, putting aside weeks of fierce public antagonism to promise cooperation on an agenda focused on affordability and public safety for the city.
The worst sort of powerlessness happens when we’re seduced into doing it to ourselves.
It is the greatest challenge to Zelensky since the invasion as people demand a reorganization of a system that allowed corruption to flourish as they suffered.
Alice Leal Guo was a well-liked mayor, until a raid on an online gaming compound in her town revealed ties to human trafficking and espionage.
Trend is adding to ‘waste crisis’ owing to individual packaging and potential for unwanted items, campaigners say The trend for Advent calendars aimed at adults is “superfluous consumerism” that adds to excessive and wasteful consumption, according to environmental groups.
Gunmen kidnapped dozens of students from a Catholic school in northwest Nigeria as Washington ramps up pressure on Abuja to protect Christian communities.
Uruguayan President Yamandú Orsi celebrated his country's accession to the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership (CPTPP), emphasizing that the achievement was the result of sustained diplomatic effort and represents a crucial “state policy” that
The suspect, a sergeant first class, is an acquaintance of the woman, according to sources.
Chile has officially begun its 2025-2026 fresh cherry export season by sea, with the first dedicated "Cherry Express" ships sailing directly from the Port of San Antonio to China this week. The season is heavily reliant on the Asian market, which purchases approximately 93% of
Paraguay's Ministry of Public Works and Communications (MOPC) was involved in a shameful scandal after one of the bridges of a road under construction wound up within private property, it was reported Friday in Asunción.
The Port of Montevideo achieved a major operational milestone on Friday by receiving the largest vessel ever to arrive in Uruguay's history, reaffirming the port's strategic importance as a regional hub.
The ban applies to all international and domestic flights operated by these airlines.
Heavy snowfall driven by an Arctic air mass has transformed northern Spain into a winter landscape, disrupting travel, activating weather alerts.
“Revolutionaries Never Die” was the winner of the top award at this year’s Cairo Film Connection, the industry program of the Cairo Film Festival. Variety interviewed the Palestinian director Mohanad Yaqubi, who won the best project in post-production prize. “Revolutionaries
The honorees include the likes of 'Dice-Cing-o-Mat,' 'The Well,' 'The Convulsions,' and 'The Queen of England Stole My Parents.'
Two weeks after a triumphal opening to the Tallinn Black Nights Film Festival with “They Will be Dust,” Catalan cinema, honored by a Focus at Tallinn this year, closed out the major film event with a bang, scooping three awards, including the heavyweight top Grand Prix, for
‘Hercules Falling,’ ‘China Sea,’ ‘The Visitor,’ 'Days of Wonder,' 'Holy Destructors,' ‘Renovation,’ ‘A Summer Tale,’ ‘Lady,’ and ’LifeLike’ are also among the winners of the 29th edition of PÖFF.
Sustainability in filmmaking isn’t advancing fast enough, and real progress will require structural reform, cultural change, and mandatory standards — that was the blunt consensus from filmmakers across Japan, Spain, Australia and India at the International Film Festival of
Trump, who had in the past called Mamdani a “100% Communist Lunatic” and a “total nut job,” spoke openly of how impressed he was with the man who had called his administration “authoritarian.”
Johannesburg saw a powerful protest against gender-based violence, with women marking the 15 daily femicides. The government later declared it a national disaster.
America has slipped into a conflict it refuses to name. The signs aren’t subtle. They aren’t even undeniable. They are simply scattered across headlines, Pentagon statements, satellite images and the unmistakable roar of carrier groups shifting into position. If this isn’t war