Seoul: Nordkorea feuert ballistische Raketen ab

Nordkorea hat nach südkoreanischen Angaben mehrere ballistische Kurzstreckenraketen in Richtung des Japanischen Meeres abgefeuert. Die Raketen seien am frühen Samstagmorgen (Ortszeit) in der Region der nordkoreanischen Stadt Wonsan gestartet und rund 250 Kilometer weit geflogen, erklärte der südkoreanische Generalstab. Südkorea und die USA hätten sich über die Raketenstarts ausgetauscht und auch Japan informiert. Die Raketenstarts erfolgten […]

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Lady Gaga welcomes first child with fiance: US media

Pop superstar Lady Gaga welcomed her first child with fiance Michael Polansky, US media reported Friday. The 40-year-old “Bad Romance” singer, whose real name is Stefani Germanotta, began dating Polansky in 2020, and became engaged to the entrepreneur in 2024. A source confirmed news of the child’s birth to Page Six and People, but no […]

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First bodies of Philippines ferry fire victims land as toll hits 35

The bodies of passengers killed in a ferry fire off the Philippines arrived at a port near the resort town of Coron, Palawan on Saturday morning, as the country’s coast guard warned the death toll of 35 would grow. AFP watched tents being set up to accept 30 bodies brought from the M/V June Aster, […]

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Venice Film Festival: A look back on the highlights

The Venice Film Festival wraps up Saturday after 10 days of world premieres, celeb-heavy red carpets and a slew of hard-hitting films that have made this year one of the most political yet. AFP looks back on some the festival’s on-screen highlights and off-screen talking points.- Star-gazing -War, moral corruption, family dysfunction and female oppression […]

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Gaza film, Malkovich drama vie for Venice top prize

The Venice Film Festival hands out its top awards on Saturday after two weeks of often dark, violent programming including a chilling Israeli-made documentary about Gaza and an oddball drama starring John Malkovich.”NAZA”, which features Israeli whistleblowers analysing the mass killing of civilians in Gaza, earned a record 25-minute standing ovation at its premiere on […]

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James McAvoy brings new film ‘Faith’ to Toronto fest

Scottish actor James McAvoy reflected on spirituality ahead of the world premiere of his supernatural drama “Faith” on the second day of the Toronto International Film Festival (TIFF) on Friday. The film, written and directed by Paul Andrew Williams (“London to Brighton”), follows Gina (Erin Doherty), a single mother whose life intersects with Michael (McAvoy), […]

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Yemen’s Houthis take over strait vital to global shipping

The Iran-backed Houthis controlled Yemen’s entire Red Sea coast on Saturday after capturing three strategic islands in a lightning offensive the previous day, cementing their hold on a vital shipping corridor linking Europe and Asia. The developments are likely to deepen the Middle East war’s impact on international commerce as Saudi Arabia shut down an […]

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Emmy nominees in key categories

Here is a list of the nominees in key categories for the 78th Emmy Awards, which will be handed out in Los Angeles on Monday night.”The Pitt” topped the nominations list with 25, followed by “Hacks” with 24. So far, after the early prizes were awarded in mainly technical categories, horror-comedy “Widow’s Bay” leads the pack […]

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‘Widow’s Bay’ and ‘The Pitt’ are favorites for Emmys night

Apple TV’s new horror-comedy series “Widow’s Bay” and gritty hospital drama “The Pitt” have emerged as the favorites ahead of the Emmy Awards, television’s equivalent of the Oscars, which will take place Monday in Los Angeles.”Widow’s Bay” stars Matthew Rhys as a wacky New England mayor who is trying to boost tourism on his island, […]

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