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Ethiopia announces instalment of interim government in Tigray
After military pushed back TPLF uprising, PM Abiy Ahmed promises free elections within six months.
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Can Russia help ease tensions between Pakistan and Afghanistan?
Russia has close ties with the Taliban and is courting Islamabad, but analysts say its leverage remains uncertain.
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How Israeli firm’s ‘zero-click’ malware attack poses global security risk
A new ‘zero-click’ hack uses ads to target victims without any action needed on their part.
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Israeli settlers continue pogrom amid olive harvest in occupied West Bank
At least two people, including Washington Post journalist, injured as settlers armed with clubs and guns attack.
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‘The Big Boom!,’ Documentary About Weapons Factory Workers, Picked Up by Lightdox Ahead of IDFA Premiere (EXCLUSIVE)
Lightdox has acquired world sales rights to “The Big Boom!,” the latest documentary from Swiss filmmaker Gabriel Tejedor, ahead of its world premiere in IDFA’s Frontlight program. The film explores the contradictions of a Bulgarian town pulled into Europe’s shifting geopolitical order, where arms production for Ukraine’s frontlines collides with enduring ties to Russia, personal […]
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Boo Junfeng’s ‘Trinity,’ Sidharta Tata’s ‘Slaughterground’ Among JAFF Market 2026 Selections
Boo Junfeng’s “Trinity” and Sidharta Tata’s “Slaughterground” are among 11 feature projects picked for JAFF Future Project (JFP), the film development strand of Indonesia’s JAFF Market, which has also chosen 10 intellectual properties for its adaptation-focused JAFF IP Connection (JIPCon) program. The third edition of JAFF Market, powered by Amar Bank, will run Nov. 28–30 […]
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Netflix Is Profitable and Still Growing. Why Did It Just Make a Huge Round of Layoffs and Oust Its Top Content Exec?
In 2025, Netflix notched a net profit of $11 billion on a 16% increase in revenue, to $46.6 billion. It expects revenue growth to cool off this year, projecting an increase of 13%-14%, while the streamer is aiming to boost operating margin by 200 basis points, to 31.5%. It has a healthy balance sheet, with […]
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‘Toy Story 5’ Co-Director Kenna Harris on Going From Jessie Superfan to Pixar Filmmaker — and the Two-Week Rewrite That Reshaped the Sequel
Long before co-directing Pixar’s “Toy Story 5,” Kenna Harris spent childhood afternoons drawing Jessie, painstakingly reproducing details from “Toy Story 2” and even imagining Woody offering the cowgirl a flower. Decades later, the character helped Harris navigate a daunting first feature — including a two-week production pause to overhaul a story that was not yet […]
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Omar Sy on Taking Creative Control of Netflix’s ‘Lupin’ and Why ‘Black Dumas’ Will Spark Political Debate in France
Netflix’s smash hit heist series “Lupin” is back bigger and bolder after three years, and its French star Omar Sy, who plays French gentleman thief Assane Diop, has something to do with it. Sy, who served as artistic producer on previous installments, makes his debut as co-showrunner alongside Louis Leterrier for the show’s fourth part, […]
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Anna Faris Says ‘It Hurts’ After ‘Mom’ Creator Chuck Lorre Admits His ‘Reluctance to Hire’ Her Was Proven ‘Correct’ After She Exited the Show
“Mom” star Anna Faris acknowledged that “of course it hurts” how show creator Chuck Lorre wrote about her in his recent memoir, in which he said he was “in fact, correct” about his initial reluctance to hire the actress. “Yikes,” she wrote in a statement posted on Instagram Thursday. “Yes, I read a few things. I really didn’t […]
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Russell Brand Trial: Second Woman Alleges He Was a ‘Wild-Eyed Maniac’ as He Tried to Pull Her Into Bathroom
Russell Brand’s criminal trial in London continued on Friday, with his second accuser alleging that Brand was a “wild-eyed maniac” as he tried to pull her into a bathroom. The actor and comedian has been charged with three counts of rape, three counts of sexual assault and one count of indecent assault relating to incidents […]
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Pakistan orders school inspections following deadly roof collapse
Families demand justice for the 35 people killed; relatives say they had warned that the roof was leaking.
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‘Trying to dominate’: In Cyprus, some fear Israel’s growing influence
Israel now reaches into Cyprus’s water, gas, health and defence and many Cypriots fear their island is losing control.
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‘It was fake’: Indian villagers allege forgery behind Adani mine project
Forged signatures and thumbprints - even of dead and fictitious people - allegedly used to obtain land for bauxite mine.
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US in ‘denuclearisation’ talks with Russia and China: Trump
US and Russia each have more than 4,000 warheads. China set to catch up with them within five years, Trump says.
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‘On the Line: The World Burger Games’: Full Day Productions Brings Five Guys Competition to Life in Prime Video Docuseries
Connor Schell’s Full Day Productions and Lost Tribe Creative just launched a new docuseries, “On The Line: The World Burger Games,” on Prime Video. The five-episode doc follows Five Guys’ global competition of crew members from local qualifying rounds to the ultimate championship. The competition began in 2013 as an idea from the Murrell family […]
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Sundance Winners Blerta Basholli and Myrsini Aristidou Compete in Thessaloniki’s Meet the Neighbors+ Competition (EXCLUSIVE)
The 67th Thessaloniki Intl. Film Festival, which runs from Nov. 5 to 15, has revealed the lineups of its Meet the Neighbors+ and >>Film Forward competition sections. Among the films in the Meet the Neighbors+ section are Blerta Basholli, who won at Sundance with “Hive,” and comes to Thessaloniki with Kosovan War coming-of-age drama “Dua,” […]
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Poland scrambles fighter jets as Russia strikes western Ukraine
Countries along NATO’s eastern flank growing increasingly concerned about the risk of escalation of the war in Ukraine.
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Trump rules out using a nuclear bomb on Iran: Why that matters
It is the first time the president has addressed nuclear weapons, but he didn't deny US could use 'mother of all bombs'.
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Indian police launch New Delhi clampdown for Cockroach Party rally
Cockroach Janta Party standoff with government extended as youth-led movement calls protest over jailing of activists.