Ahead of Cannes, Mubi has snatched up rights across multiple international territories for Hope, the new sci-fi action thriller from South Korean director Na Hong-Ji (The Wailing, The Yellow Sea), which will premiere in the Cannes competition lineup later this month. Mubi secured all rights for Hope in Latin America, Italy, Spain, Germany, Austria, Switzerland,…
Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf, Iran’s top negotiator, accused the United States of violating the shaky cease-fire, after Iranian forces fired at vessels that the U.S. Navy was guiding through the strait.
Imagine a tech company so visionary that it can take an idea public. A “concept IPO,” they called it. Picture the three founders, all former Apple employees, two of whom—software engineers Andy Hertzfeld and Bill Atkinson—were already Silicon Valley legends for their work creating the Apple Macintosh. Atkinson’s prolific inventions included the double click and…
A lawyer who filed Hamas’s challenge to proscription in the UK was recorded by police as being a member of the banned group, “equating him with his client”. On a risk assessment form, a detective inspector, who authorised the detention of Fahad Ansari under the Terrorism Act on his return from a family holiday in…
Poland’s Millennium Docs Against Gravity, the documentary film festival that takes place simultaneously across seven Polish cities, returns for its 23rd edition from May 7 – 17 with a focus on the audience-facing attitude that has helped it evolve from a scrappy local affair into the country’s largest film festival. “Our main goal from day…
Swedish private equity firm EQT AB raised its bid to buy Britain’s Intertek to about 8.93 billion pounds ($12 billion) on Tuesday after the product testing firm rebuffed its previous proposals on grounds it undervalued the company. This is the third offer in three weeks EQT has made for Intertek after the British company turned…
Among the seven cases, three people have died, one is critically ill and three have mild symptoms, the WHO says. Two cases of the deadly hantavirus have been confirmed, and five are suspected among people who fell ill on a cruise ship being held in the Atlantic near Cape Verde, the World Health Organization (WHO)…
Facebook and Instagram have a new way to detect and remove users under 13: AI bone structure analysis. In a blog post on Tuesday, Meta — Facebook and Instagram’s parent company — says its AI system will scan photos and videos posted to its platforms for “general themes and visual cues,” including height and bone…
The 2026 Met Gala had no shortage of athlete presence Monday. Editor’s Picks With “Costume Art” as this year’s theme, the event brought notable names and outfits alike to New York. WNBA star Angel Reese and Olympians Alysa Liu and Lindsey Vonn were among the athletes who put their most fashionable foot forward, with other…
Filmmaker Karan Johar spoke about his journey in fashion and cinema ahead of his appearance at the Met Gala 2026 in New York. In an interaction at the Empire State Building, Johar reflected on how his career has come full circle, returning to fashion on one of its most prominent global platforms. Recalling his early…
