Germany’s new left forces contribute to the pro-Ukrainian consensus
Germany's new left-populist party intends to demand a heavy price from the mainstream parties for helping to govern the three eastern states: it is demanding that their regional officials join…
Climate change makes temperatures deadlier and food less reliable
Climate change is raising temperatures to dangerous new heights, while worsening drought and food security, warned a new report by the Lancet Countdown. Record temperatures in 2023 meant the average…
Taiwan expects super typhoon Kong-Rei to make landfall on Thursday
Taiwan expects super typhoon Kong-rai to hit its sparsely populated east coast on Thursday, prompting a warning of heavy rain and winds on Wednesday ahead of the strongest storm to…
Floods in Spain kill at least 62 people in Valencia region
At least 62 people were killed in flash floods that swept across the eastern Spanish region of Valencia after heavy rains on Tuesday left roads and towns under water, local…
Ke Huy Quan to star in action thriller ‘Fairytale in New York’
Ke Huy Quan, who returned to Hollywood with his Oscar-winning ‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’, continues his action hero streak. The actor has closed a deal to star in Fairytale…
Lost Mayan city discovered in southern Mexican jungle
Archaeologists in Mexico have discovered a huge lost Mayan city hidden deep in the jungle of southern Campeche: a sprawling urban settlement, replete with architectural wonders and agricultural infrastructure. The…
‘Moana 2’ reaches record first-day advance ticket sales
The Disney animation hits theatres over Thanksgiving and box office experts have already dubbed it ‘Moanapocalypse’. The Walt Disney Animation Studios blockbuster set records in terms of first-day advance ticket…
Director Steve McQueen shows the war through the eyes of a child in ‘Blitz’
Oscar winner Steve McQueen had long wanted to make a film about the Blitz, the German air raids on British cities during the war, but it was seeing a picture…
Sean Penn and David Cronenberg to receive tributes at Marrakech Film Festival
Sean Penn, David Cronenberg and the late Moroccan star Naïma Elmcherqui will be honoured at the 21st edition of the Marrakech International Film Festival in Morocco. Festival organisers described them…
Shawn Mendes opens up about his sexuality: ‘I’m figuring it out’
Shawn Mendes opened up to fans during a concert at Red Rocks Amphitheatre in Colorado, where he also performed his upcoming song ‘The Mountain,’ which includes lyrics about the conversation…
