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The Cannes red carpet is usually packed with American A-listers

Is risk-averse Hollywood running scared of Cannes critics?

Germany's defeat to Japan at the 2022 World Cup in Qatar contributed to them being eliminated in the group stage, just as they were in 2018

'Natural evolution'

The first 48-team World Cup -- more opportunities, less jeopardy?

According to evidence gathered by Florida's attorney general, Phoenix Ikner asked ChatGPT which weapon would be best suited for his attack

Realistic, if deeply complicated, proposition

Can ChatGPT be charged in a murder? Florida wants to find out

Tony Dunn says his homeowners' insurance has surged almost 30 percent in cost since Hurricane Helene

Becoming prohibitively expensive

Climate risks fuel insurance costs, squeezing US households even inland

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu told CBS News program '60 Minutes' that the war with Iran was 'not over' as enriched uranium still remains in the country

'You go in and you take it out'

Iran war 'not over,' uranium must be removed: Netanyahu

Ziobro, pictured here in 2022, faces up to 25 years in prison if convicted of the charges laid against him

Poland to contact US

Poland's wanted ex-minister confirms he fled to US from Hungary

Austrian singer Johannes Pietsch, aka JJ poses on the turquoise carpet for the opening ceremony of the Eurovision Song Contest 2026 at the City Hall Square in Vienna, Austria

Amid calls for boycott

Selfies galore as Eurovision kicks off in Vienna

Leandro Trossard's goal fired Arsenal to the brink of the Premier League title

Arsenal on brink of Premier League title, Villa slip up in Champions League chase

A woman walks past a large tiled image of Iran's current leader Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei outside a metro station in Tehran

'Our restraint is over'

Trump rejects Iran peace terms, Tehran warns of new attacks

France's Charles de Gaulle aircraft carrier its escorts were transiting the Suez Canal, the defence ministry said

Iran warns against deployment

UK, France to host defence ministers meeting on Hormuz

Mohammadi has spent much of the past two decades in and out of prison for her activism

'Unrecognisable'

Iran Nobel winner released on bail for medical treatment: supporters

A British citizen boards a plane bound for the UK after evacuation from the MV Hondius in Tenerife

International concern

Hantavirus ship evacuation nears completion as 94 flown home

US President Donald Trump has a lot to discuss with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping when the two leaders meet in Beijing

'Highly symbolic' superpower summit

Trump set to 'apply pressure' on Xi over Iran

Lake Chad forms the border between Nigeria, Chad, Cameroon and Niger

Operation ongoing

Dozens of Nigerian fishermen feared dead after Chad army strikes jihadists: local sources

Passengers disembarked from the plane in groups

All passengers to quarantine for around 6 weeks

Plane with hantavirus evacuees lands in Netherlands

French President Emmanuel Macron (L) and Kenyan President William Ruto (R) met on Sunday

Cementing his legacy

Macron arrives in Kenya ahead of Africa summit

Five ambulances under police escort transported the French passengers from the airport

Situation not comparable to Covid pandemic

French evacuee from hantavirus-hit ship has 'symptoms': French PM

Opening batsman Mahmudul Hasan Joy was unbeaten on two as Bangladesh increased their lead over Pakistan to 34 runs in the first cricket Test in Mirpur

Rain-hit third day

Bangladesh-Pakistan Test evenly poised after Mehidy takes 5 wickets

The MetLife Stadium in New Jersey will host the July 19 final of the 2026 World Cup, the largest and most complex edition of the tournament ever staged

Amid ticket costs and political tensions

Anxiety, anticipation as World Cup one-month countdown begins

Map of the Democratic Republic of Congo locating the provinces of Ituri, North Kivu and South Kivu

Mineral resources spark ethnic conflict

Militia kill at least 69 in DR Congo: local, security sources

The exhibition in Istanbul features previously unseen photographs taken by Turkey's legendary photographer Ara Guler at the Cannes Film Festival from 1957 to 1967

'The eye of Istanbul'

Turkey show displays photo master Ara Guler's Cannes shots

The hantavirus-stricken cruise ship MV Hondius sails near El Medano, Tenerife, in the Canary Islands, Spain

Evacuation and repatriation

Hantavirus-hit cruise ship arrives in Spain's Canary Islands

Baby clothes are displayed at a booth during a baby fair in Seoul

Pro-natalist policies

South Korea welcomes rare baby bump as population shrinks

In Gujarat's Little Rann of Kutch summer temperatures routinely cross 45 degrees Celsius and can climb to 47–48C

No trees, no fans: surviving extreme heat in India's salt pans

Energy giants, including Shell, have posted strong profits in the first three months of the year as global oil prices soar due to the war in the Middle East

Fossil fuel giants

Soaring energy profits reignite calls for windfall tax

John Travolta, last seen in Cannes in 2018 for "Solo : A Star Wars Story", will present his directorial debut this year

Action-packed fortnight

Cannes Film Festival: what to watch out for

Iranian conservationists have been assessing the damage from US-Israeli strikes on historic sites like Tehran's Golestan Palace

UNESCO-listed sites

Fearing return to war, Iran conservationists shore up damaged heritage sites

Researchers are warning against AI influencers that seek to influence US voters

Fervent and fake: High-glam AI avatars boost Trump ahead of midterms

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