Dominik Locher airs Switzerland’s dirty laundry in Berlinale premiere “Enjoy Your Stay” by focusing on its undocumented workers. “These are the people who work in the shadows and still contribute to this country’s wealth,” he states. Locher is also behind “Goliath.”
PESHAWAR, Pakistan, Feb 17 - Militants rammed a vehicle filled with explosives into an army checkpoint in northwestern Pakistan, killing 11 security personnel and a child, the military said on Tuesday, as the South Asian nation battles a surge in violence.
Industrial yeasts are a powerhouse of protein production, used to manufacture vaccines, biopharmaceuticals, and other useful compounds. In a new study, MIT chemical engineers have harnessed artificial intelligence to optimize the development of new protein manufacturing
A series of photographs that appear to show the execution of 200 Greeks by Nazi soldiers in Athens surfaced on eBay over the weekend.
The UK’s prime minister, Keir Starmer, recently visited China to announce what was described as a reset in relations between London and Beijing. Among the economic and diplomatic announcements was a surprising element: a new agreement on border security. Under the deal, the UK
The Vatican unveils plans to expand the visitor experience to mark the 400th anniversary of St. Peter’s Basilica.
[UN News] Rising food prices and declining farm incomes are putting increasing pressure on the global food system, with up to 720 million people facing hunger last year, and billions more struggling to afford healthy diets.
Warner Bros.’ “Wuthering Heights” debuted at No. 1 at the U.K. and Ireland box office, earning £7.6 million ($10.4 million) on its opening weekend, according to Comscore. The Emerald Fennell film, starring Jacob Elordi and Margot Robbie, is also No. 1 at the global box office.
Banijay Entertainment is set to unveil one of the biggest and broadest of lineups at the 2026 London TV Screenings, led by a duo of powerful U.K. dramas – the Brenda Blethyn starring “A Woman of Substance” and “Falling,” from “Adolescence” co-creator Jack Thorne – and ever more
From TED-Ed comes an animated introduction to the Antikythera Mechanism, an ancient Greek device that dates back to the 2nd century BCE. TED writes: “In 1900, Greek divers stumbled upon a 2,000-year-old shipwreck whose contents would shake our understanding of the ancient
This third instalment expands Cyanide's infiltration blueprint with open worlds and other people.
On February 5, US President Donald Trump announced that he had “productive” talks with British Prime Minister Keir Starmer regarding the UK’s transfer of the Chagos Archipelago, which hosts the British-American base of Diego Garcia, to Mauritius. However, Trump warned that if
People in Beijing visited the Lama Temple to burn incense and offer prayers as the Year of the Horse began.
Officials allege that an empty coffin was placed over concealed bags of charcoal in a hearse.
Wiseman’s influence on non-fiction cinema is impossible to overstate. Over the course of six decades, his work was primarily about exploring American institutions.
Is seven a big number? Taking seven months to land a job in the epicentre of the EU is sometimes considered a speed run. But it has been seven years since the last massive, general entry-level recruitment exam for the EU institutions.
Firefighters say they do not know why the victims could not escape the blaze in the building's upper floor.
International sales company Rise and Shine has acquired Norwegian documentary “In Cod We Trust,” directed by Guro Bjerk. The film will compete in the Newcomer Competition section at Thessaloniki Documentary Film Festival. “In Cod We Trust” is shot in Båtsfjord, a fishing port
Washington and Tehran will hold a second round of nuclear talks in Geneva as Trump boosts the US military presence and Iran stages major maritime drills.
China’s first Type 09V nuclear attack submarine (SSN) surfacing at Bohai isn’t just a new hull in the water—it may be its boldest bid yet to break out of the First Island Chain and rewrite the undersea balance in the Western Pacific. This month, Naval News reported that China
[ENA] Addis Ababa -- Ethiopian Artificial Intelligence Institute has officially launched the Artificial Intelligence University Innovation Pod (AI UniPod), a landmark initiative aimed at positioning Ethiopia as Africa's leading artificial intelligence hub.
Ireland can levy fines of up to 4 percent of a company's global revenue under EU rules.
India is "confident" that the free trade deal struck with the European Union in January will be signed and implemented quickly, the country's ambassador to the European Union has told Europe Today in an exclusive interview.
BAKU, Feb 17 - Ruben Vardanyan, an Armenian-born billionaire banker who served as a senior official in the breakaway Armenian administration of Nagorno-Karabakh, was sentenced to 20 years in prison by an Azerbaijani court on Tuesday, state media reported.
Tanja Meissner, director of Berlinale Pro, a role that includes management of the European Film Market, points to a number of highlights in this year’s event, which wraps Wednesday. First, is the Animation Days initiative, which was introduced this year. “We wanted to support
Hamdan Ballal, co-director of Oscar-winning documentary “No Other Land” has sounded an alarm saying his family has been attacked again by the same Israeli settlers who targeted him shortly after his Oscar win in March 2025. The new attack has caused one of his brothers to be
The charge of criminal defamation carried a maximum prison sentence of two years and a fine.
Keshet International is set to launch its highly-adaptable comedy drama “Reset” at London Screenings. Adir Miller writes, directs and stars in “Reset,” a dark comedy about a man mistakenly told he has a terminal diagnosis, for Keshet International. The eight-episode
ZDF Studios has closed a new volume deal with Dutch commercial group Talpa Network, granting Talpa free-TV rights to roughly 250 episodes drawn from multiple instalments of the long-running German crime franchise “SOKO.” The agreement — the third between the two companies —
The European Commission has approved, under the EU Merger Regulation, the proposed acquisition by Universal Music Group N.V. ('UMG') of Downtown Music Holdings LLC ('Downtown'). The approval is conditional upon full compliance with the commitments offered by the companies,
On February 19, Indonesian President Prabowo Subianto is expected to travel to Washington to attend the inaugural Board of Peace meeting and sign an Indonesia-United States Agreement on Reciprocal Tariffs, or ART. If he does, Indonesia will not be signing a routine trade deal.
Also in this newsletter: Trilateral Ukraine peace talks resume; the Indian ambassador to the EU calls for swift implementation of the EU-India trade pact; top EU military official says bloc's mutual defence should be defined for "below Article 5."
Festivities marking the Lunar New Year began in Moscow, featuring decorations, performances and food markets across the city.