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β€˜It Was Just An Accident’ by Iran’s Jafar Panahi wins Cannes’ top prize

Wagner Moura won best actor for his role in β€˜The Secret Agent’, while best actress went to Nadia Melliti in β€˜The Little Sister’.

Published on: May 24, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Cannes awards its Palme d'Or trophy to Iranian revenge drama 'It Was Just an Accident'

Iranian dissident filmmaker Jafar Panahi’s revenge thriller β€œIT WAS JUST AN ACCIDENT" won the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday, handing the festival's top prize to a director who had been banned from leaving Iran for more than 15 years.

Published on: May 24, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Trump takes credit for US military might in speech to West Point graduates

The US president says he rebuilt β€˜the most powerful army the world has ever known’.

Published on: May 24, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Trump’s tariffs seek to restore American exceptionalism

American exceptionalism is being reinvigorated by President Trump's trade policies, which aim to open new markets and create a fair playing field for American companies, ushering in yet another great American century.

Published on: May 24, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

African Union and World Health Organization renew strategic partnership to drive impact and strengthen health systems in Africa

The World Health Organization (WHO) and the African Union (AU) Commission renewed their longstanding strategic partnership today with the signing of an updated Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) on the sidelines of the 78th World Health Assembly in Geneva. This renewed agreement reaffirms the joint commitment to advancing health security, universal health coverage, and sustainable development across the African...

Published on: May 24, 2025 | Source: WHO News favicon WHO News

Dissident Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi wins best film at Cannes

After decades of state censorship and imprisonment, the Iranian director won the prestigeous Palme d'Or for best film with his highly political piece "It Was Just an Accident."

Published on: May 24, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Dissident Iranian filmmaker Jafar Panahi wins best film at Cannes with defiant new film

After decades of state censorship and imprisonment, the Iranian director won the prestigeous Palme d'Or for best film with his highly political piece "It Was Just an Accident."

Published on: May 24, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Outrage, horror after Israeli attack kills nine children of Gaza doctor

The young victims, two of whom remain under the rubble, range in age from seven months to 12 years old. .

Published on: May 24, 2025 | Source: Al Jazeera Middle East favicon Al Jazeera Middle East

Five Hours of Blackout in Cannes Before the Closing of the Festival

Blackout in Cannes early this Saturday morning, which forced to stop the last screenings of the Festival, which began to fear for its closing gala scheduled for the night, a cut that the authorities attribute to a sabotage that lasted five hours. RELATED: Anomalies Revealed in Spain’s Power Grid Weeks Before Major Blackout Around 160,000 […]

Published on: May 24, 2025 | Source: Telesur English favicon Telesur English

Israeli strike kills nine of Gaza doctor's children

A British surgeon working in Nasser Hospital said he had operated on the doctor's surviving 11-year-old.

Published on: May 24, 2025 | Source: BBC Middle East favicon BBC Middle East

Israeli strike kills nine of Gaza doctor's children, hospital says

A British surgeon working in Nasser Hospital said he had operated on the doctor's surviving 11-year-old.

Published on: May 24, 2025 | Source: BBC Middle East favicon BBC Middle East

9 of Gaza doctor’s 10 children are killed in Israel’s latest strikes

Paediatrician Alaa Najjar, who was on duty at the time, ran home to find her home on fire and only her husband and one son, 11, still alive.

Published on: May 24, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Israeli settlers torch wheat fields near Nablus, farmers suffer heavy losses

Israeli settlers torch wheat fields near Nablus, farmers suffer heavy losses Israeli settlers have torched roughly four hectares (10 acres) of wheat fields near the northern West Bank town of Sebastia, local officials told the Wafa news agency. The head of Sebastia municipality, Mohammad Azem, said the settlers came from Shavei Shomron β€” an illegal settlement β€” and a nearby outpost. β€œAzem said the wheat crop was...

Published on: May 24, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

I learnt government was suing me on the news - Nigerian senator

Natasha Akpoti-Uduaghan accused one of the country's top politicians of trying to kill her.

Published on: May 24, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

Raskin: Trump looking to β€˜exact vengeance’ on Harvard with foreign student block

Rep. Jamie Raskin (D-Md.) said during a recent interview that President Trump is looking to β€œexact vengeance” on Harvard University after the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) blocked the Ivy League institution from enrolling foreign students. Raskin said on Friday night that the administration's move to rescind Harvard’s Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) certification...

Published on: May 24, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

DR Congo ex-leader lashes out after immunity lifted for treason charges

Joseph Kabila made the remarks in a 45-minute speech live on YouTube from an unspecified location.

Published on: May 24, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

Why it’s important everyone wears sunscreen — even if you have a darker skin tone

Dermatologists say that although the melanin in darker skin offers some extra protection from the sun, it's not enough to replace wearing sunscreen.

Published on: May 24, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

WATCH: Trump delivers commencement speech to West Point graduating class of 2025

PresidentDonald Trumpused the first military commencement address of his second term Saturday to congratulateWest Pointcadets on their academic and physical accomplishments while veering sharply into politics, taking credit for America's military might while boasting about the β€œmandate” he says he earned in the 2024 presidential election.

Published on: May 24, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

To meet Trump's goals, the arsenal of democracy must deliver on time

Delays weaken trust in the United States as a reliable security partner.

Published on: May 24, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

The dirty secrets behind Myanmar's rare-earths boom

Myanmar is caught in a scramble for minerals. Their exploitation is causing deaths and environmental harm in the country's Kachin State, activists tell DW. Can the region's independence movement make a difference?

Published on: May 24, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Musician Billy Joel cancels tour after being diagnosed with brain disorder

Joelrevealed on Instagramthat he has Normal Pressure Hydrocephalus, β€œa brain disorder that can affect brain-related abilities, including thinking and concentrating, memory, movement and more,” theCleveland Clinic says.

Published on: May 24, 2025 | Source: PBS NewsHour favicon PBS NewsHour

Over 70,000 Gaza children face acute hunger as aid trickles in

Over 70,000 Gaza children face acute hunger as aid trickles in The World Food Programme has warned that more than 70,000 children in Gaza are suffering from severe malnutrition, as Israel continues to block the vast majority of aid convoys. β€œWFP is taking every opportunity to deliver food and nutrition assistance – but this is just a drop in the bucket,” the UN agency wrote on X. β€œTo avert famine and save lives, we...

Published on: May 24, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Syrians hopeful for the future after US and EU sanctions relief

US President Donald Trump granted Syria sweeping exemptions from sanctions in a major first step toward fulfilling his pledge to lift a half-century of penalties on a country shattered by 14 years of civil war.

Published on: May 24, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

β€˜This is the Golden Age’: Trump delivers commencement speech to West Point graduates

President Trump delivered the commencement speech for the U.S. Military Academy at West Point on Saturday morning, declaring at one point that the 2025 class consists of the "first West Point graduates of the Golden Age of America.” β€œThis is the Golden Age. I tell you, promise, we're in a new age,” Trump told the...

Published on: May 24, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

South Sudan crisis: What if the UN lifts its arms embargo?

The UN Security Council is due to vote in late May on whether to renew an arms embargo on South Sudan for another year. Amnesty International is warning that the conflict could worsen without it.

Published on: May 24, 2025 | Source: Deutsche Welle (DW) favicon Deutsche Welle (DW)

Hong Kong woman reports HK$20,000 camera lens stolen at Raymond Lam Fung concert

Two men detached lens from victim’s Canon EOS camera while she and friend were waiting at traffic light after show, according to social media posts.

Published on: May 24, 2025 | Source: South China Morning Post favicon South China Morning Post

Israeli blockade in Gaza causes 300 miscarriages, officials say

Israeli blockade in Gaza causes 300 miscarriages, officials say Authorities in Gaza say at least 300 pregnant women have suffered miscarriages as extreme hunger grips the besieged enclave. The Government Media Office blamed the sharp rise in pregnancy complications on severe food shortages. Health officials confirmed that 58 Palestinians have died from malnutrition, while another 242 lost their lives due to the lack of...

Published on: May 24, 2025 | Source: Middle East Eye favicon Middle East Eye

Pyramids grab late equaliser in African Champions League final

Pyramids grab a stoppage-time equliaser away against Mamelodi Sundowns to leave the first leg of the African Champions League final finely poised.

Published on: May 24, 2025 | Source: BBC Africa favicon BBC Africa

Washington exempts Syria from Assad-era sanctions

State department licence to transact frees up scope for Damascus to attract foreign investment

Published on: May 24, 2025 | Source: Financial Times - World favicon Financial Times - World

Latest news bulletin | May 24th – Evening

Catch up with the most important stories from around Europe and beyond - latest news, breaking news, World, Business, Entertainment, Politics, Culture, Travel.

Published on: May 24, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

Council of Europe rejects political pressure on ECHR in Meloni response

Council of Europe Secretary Alain Berset defends the independence of the European Court of Human Rights, emphasizing the importance of preserving its impartiality amid ongoing debates on migration.

Published on: May 24, 2025 | Source: Euronews favicon Euronews

How many more useless deaths before we admit Trump was always right on Ukraine?

If using the people of Ukraine as cheap disposable pawns to fight a proxy war against Russia and Putin has been the end game from the start, simply admit it.

Published on: May 24, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Climate crisis: Look to circular economies

Producing cement, plastic, steel, aluminium and food causes greenhouse gases, but a circular economy can reduce emissions

Published on: May 24, 2025 | Source: Mail & Guardian Africa favicon Mail & Guardian Africa

Trump, Apple relationship devolves with threatsΒ 

President Trump’s relationship with Apple and CEO Tim Cook has devolved in recent weeks as the president has ramped up pressure on the iPhone maker over its overseas manufacturing. Trump threatened Friday to put a 25 percent tariff on Apple products if the company failed to move more of its manufacturing back to the U.S.,...

Published on: May 24, 2025 | Source: The Hill favicon The Hill

Elon Musk's X temporarily down for tens of thousands of users

Elon Musk, the billionaire owner of SpaceX and Tesla, acquired X, formerly known as Twitter, in 2022.

Published on: May 24, 2025 | Source: CNBC International favicon CNBC International