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IDFA to Open With Shorts Program, Announces Victor Kossakovsky’s ‘Trillion,’ Dmytro Sukholytkyy-Sobchuk’s ‘Silent Flood’ in Competition
The International Documentary Film Festival Amsterdam (IDFA) has announced the main competition lineups for its 38th edition, taking place in the Dutch city between Nov. 13-23. The now complete selection features almost 250 films from 76 countries...
Between control and freedom
Disinformation has become a pervasive threat to modern societies, eroding trust in institutions and sowing discord within and among nations. Advances in digital technology and social media have allowed false or misleading information to spread...
BJP fields both Dy CMs in first Bihar list of 71, drops Speaker Nand Kishore Yadav
The BJP on Tuesday released the first list of 71 candidates for the November Bihar elections, fielding both its Deputy Chief Ministers and dropping Assembly Speaker Nand Kishore Yadav (72), a seven-term lawmaker from Patna Sahib. Apart from Deputy...
A US concession to Russia on Ukraine would usher in a new world order
What does the August Alaska summit between President Trump and Russian President, Vladimir Putin, about the war in Ukraine tell us about the current state of global power dynamics? Loqman Radpey writes that any US-brokered settlement that forces...
Wicklow family of eight made homeless, jobless and now living in single Wexford room
A Wicklow father-of-six has spoken of the ongoing ordeal he, his children and wife are being forced to live in as they endure “inhumane conditions”, sharing one single bedroom at a former Wexford nursing home. Their plight began late last year...
Europe’s new entry/exit system has started: Where will it be implemented first?
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The Hunt for the World’s Oldest Story
I read George Eliot’s “Middlemarch,” sometimes hailed as the greatest British novel, in a rain forest in western Indonesia. I was there as a graduate student, spending my days slogging through mud and interviewing locals about gods and pig thieves...
Roy Keane tells Marcus Rashford he was ‘part of the problem’ as he hits back at star blaming Man Utd for his struggles
ROY KEANE has told Marcus Rashford that he was “part of the problem” at Manchester United. Rashford claimed on Monday he’s been suffering in an “inconsistent environment for a very long time” in an apparent dig at the Red Devils. Sign up for the...
8 Players in Danger of Being Left off of England’s 2026 World Cup Squad
In partnership with GOAL.com "We are not collecting the most talented players, we are trying to build a team. Teams win trophies, no-one else." If anyone was in any doubt as to whether England manager Thomas Tuchel planned to stick to his fairly...
Bihar Chunav: Full List Of Party-Wise Candidates And Their Constituencies
Bihar Election 2025: The poll bugle for the Bihar assembly election has been sounded by the Election Commission of India. The voting for the 243-member assembly elections will be held in two phases - November 6 and 11 while the counting of votes...
Declassified: MI6 support for Nazi ‘Forest Brothers’
The experience Forest Brothers provided a clear blueprint for covert Anglo-American sponsorship of separatist militias, which has been deployed to devastating effect over and over again in every corner of the world. September 22nd marked...
300 Political Prisoners Are Now Free: This Is the Power of American Diplomacy
In July Belarusian authorities released 14 political prisoners, who could freely exit to neighbouring Lithuania. Among them was the famous political activist and candidate Sergei Tikhanovsky, who attempted to run for president during the 2020...
Kitchens of Hope
Deegii Lkhasuren with her children. Photo Tom Wallace Kitchens of Hope: Immigrants Share Stories of Resilience and Recipes From Home includes favorite recipes and personal stories of immigrants who are living in Minnesota. It includes recipes for...
Baltics developing plans for mass evacuation if Russia attacks
According to a report by Reuters, the Baltic states are developing plans for the mass evacuation of civilians in the event of an invasion by Russian troops. Since the start of Russia's full-scale war against Ukraine in February 2022, the three...
EXCLUSIVE: Buckley talks Adam Wharton, Blackburn and making the Saudi Pro League switch
In an exclusive interview, Flashscore spoke with current Al-Kholood and former Blackburn Rovers midfielder John Buckley about his time in the Championship, ex-teammate Adam Wharton and making the switch from England to Saudi Arabia. Buckley, aged...
Dubai Basketball hold off Partizan rally to win on EuroLeague debut
Dubai Basketball made history with a victory in their first EuroLeague game, beating Partizan Belgrade 89-76 at the Coca-Cola Arena. Dubai's Latvian sharpshooter Davis Bertans, who finished with 20 points on just eight shots, caught fire early,...
Martin Öövel and Krister Kruusmaa: Information locked away does not a society serve
News recently broke that Postimees Grupp, Delfi Meedia and Õhtuleht have restricted access to their content over data mining concerns. Since this step concerns a significant part of our journalistic heritage, questions have arisen about how public...
Bihar polls: 2 deputy CMs, ministers in BJP's first list; Nand Kishore Yadav out
The ruling BJP on Tuesday (October 14) sprang some surprises with its first list of 71 candidates for the Bihar assembly polls, denying a ticket to Speaker Nand Kishore Yadav, a seven-term MLA, while fielding Deputy CM Samrat Choudhary in a direct...
US drops out of world’s most powerful passport top 10 list for the first time
By Maureen O’Hare, CNN (CNN) — What makes a passport “powerful”? Well, a clear measure is travel openness, the ability to slip into destinations around the world with a breezy wave of your passport, no visa required. The Henley Passport Index is...
England star admits to forgetting to register banned XL Bully due to being 'busy' as details emerge
England and Nottingham Forest midfielder Morgan Gibbs-White has been fined after admitting he failed to register his banned XL Bully dog, with his lawyer insisting the oversight was due to his hectic schedule. The 25-year-old, valued at...