World

Exotic dancer drama, Anora, wins Cannes top prize

Posted by May 25, 2024

Anora, a darkly funny and touching drama about a young exotic dancer who becomes involved with a Russian oligarch’s son, has won the Cannes Film Festival’s

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Russian air raids kill two, wound dozens in Ukraine’s Kharkiv

Posted by May 25, 2024

Local authorities say two missiles hit a hardware hypermarket as part of renewed Russian assault on the eastern Ukrainian city.At least two people have been kil

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Vessels supporting US-built Gaza aid pier wash away in heavy…

Posted by May 25, 2024

CENTCOM said that four vessels had broken free from their moorings, but that pier was still functional.Waves have swept away vessels supporting the United State

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Photos: Up close and personal, cicadas display nature’s artwork

Posted by May 25, 2024

A once-in-221-year convergence of two broods of periodical cicadas are emerging at the same time in the United States. The big effect of the cicadas is the shee

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Israel continues to bomb Gaza, including Rafah, despite ICJ ruling

Posted by May 25, 2024

Israel has continued its relentless attacks on Rafah despite the International Court of Justice (ICJ) ordering it to put an end to the military operation there,

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Watching the watchdogs: The US media and intergenerational fault lines

Posted by May 25, 2024

As Israel continues to wage its genocidal war on Gaza, a fault line in American society is becoming increasingly more pronounced. University students are challe

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Millions vote amid heatwave alert in Phase 6 of India’s…

Posted by May 25, 2024

Millions of Indians have voted in the penultimate round of a gruelling national election, with a combined opposition trying to stop Prime Minister Narendra Modi

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Modi’s media marathon

Posted by May 25, 2024

As Narendra Modi fights for a third term in office, his media blitz is like nothing he has done before.With voter turnout in India’s elections unexpectedly lo

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Punched, choked, kicked: German police crack down on student protests

Posted by May 25, 2024

“We are witnessing a great endangerment of academic freedom – and this has started since the beginning of Israel’s war on Gaza,” says Cecilia, an underg

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‘Down with dictatorship’: Tunisians rally against gov’t crackdown on media

Posted by May 25, 2024

Demonstration comes after two Tunisian commentators critical of President Saeid were sentenced to prison.Several hundred Tunisians have marched through the capi

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Italy to resume UNRWA funding as Gaza faces humanitarian crisis

Posted by May 25, 2024

Italy has announced it will restore funding for the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees (UNRWA) months after it suspended aid to the agency over Isra

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Chilean firefighter arrested for allegedly starting blaze that killed 137

Posted by May 25, 2024

A firefighter and a forestry official have been arrested on suspicion of starting a fire that killed 137 people in Vina del Mar city.Authorities in Chile have a

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