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Beijing, sweltering in extreme heat, is expected on Saturday to top 40 degrees Celsius (104F) for a third day, with sizzling temperatures already baking an area the size of California in northern China.

Aaron D'Souza's Enhanced Games has been called "dangerous and irresponsible" by Australian Olympic officials.

Island council leader cites ‘deep cultural relationship’, as authority considers a report looking at status of Channel Islands and Faroes

New Zealand’s international spy agency has been rebuked for hosting a foreign agency’s spy operation for several years without telling its minister, and without knowing whether doing so was contributing to military strikes overseas....

The Kazakh government's recent announcement of a ban on wearing the hijab headscarf in educational institutions has sparked fierce debate in the country. Officials stress the need to preserve secularism. Some girls are dropping out of school in protest. 70% of Kazakhstan are Muslim, mixed reactions to ban....

The backlash against Taika Waititi has manifested stronger than ever with his newest Rotten Tomatoes score, raising the question of what changed.

The UN World Food Programme (WFP) director said the comprehensive famine in northern Gaza might spread south. Northern Gaza is experiencing "full-blown" famine, according to the UN World Food Programme (WFP) Director Cindy McCain. ...

Burials holding mummies with false heads have been discovered from the Wari Empire in Peru. Archaeologists in Peru have unearthed the burials of at least 73 people dating to around 1,000 years ago, a few hundred years before the Inca took over parts of western South America. ...

UN aid chief says 730,000 Sudanese children are thought to suffer from ‘severe’ malnutrition.N early five million people in Sudan are at risk of “catastrophic” hunger in the coming months, the United Nations has warned, calling for the country’s warring parties to allow aid deliveries....

A subset of exceptional pooches can identify by name more than 100 different objects, mostly toys...

Exclusive: Satellite analysis revealed to the Guardian shows farms devastated and nearly half of the territory’s trees razed. Alongside mounting air and water pollution, experts says Israel’s onslaught on Gaza’s ecosystems has made the area unlivable

The attack is thought to have been carried out by members of the notorious Barrio 18 gang against the rivals in MS-13

Jeff Bridges' addition to the Tron: Ares cast marks his first return to a feature film since 2018's Bad Times at the El Royale. The acclaimed actor has starred in nearly 100 different films and television series since he made his onscreen appearance in the classic television series Sea Hunt (1958 - 1961) alongside his father,...

An underwater mountain taller than the world’s highest building has been discovered by scientists in Central America....

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Part French New Wave love letter to film noir, part love letter to love itself, this atmospheric, dystopian futuristic sci-fi directed by Jean-Luc Godard was shot entirely at night....

Two teen girls set up a “fight club” in a bid to attract cheerleaders in this blood-soaked comedy that makes you wince, laugh, and pause to reflect before the next pithy one-liner lands...

A UNICEF spokesperson has defended the death toll being reported out of Gaza, saying the organization’s figures match those of the Hamas-controlled Gazan health ministry, as scores of Palestinians evacuated to the territory’s south on Tuesday.... CNN cannot independently verify the health ministry’s death toll. But UNICEF...

If you thought silent film was boring think again. There's something incredibly modern about Louise Brooks in this rollercoaster of sex and drama. The great Austrian director George W Pabst made this in Weimar Germany, recruiting Brooks from the US for her breakout role.

A new study finds that the Moon's ice deposits are much younger than previously believed, altering plans for future lunar exploration.

“Killers of the Flower Moon,” “Oppenheimer,” and “Poor Things” topped IndieWire’s annual critics poll of the best movies of the year....

Researchers have developed a novel way to treat bladder cancer. Powered by urea, a waste substance found in urine, nanobots propel themselves to and penetrate the tumor to deliver their onboard radioactive treatment. After one dose, tumors in mouse models shrank by almost 90%, opening the door to a promising alternative...

Peter Jackson’s Lord of the Rings trilogy is coming back again — but it’s a bit different this time. Warner Bros. and Fathom Events are teaming to rerelease the Oscar-winning fantasy blockbusters this summer....

New Zealand’s central bank chief defended its use of the Maori language in official communications on Wednesday, as the country’s new centre-right government looks to roll back the use of the Indigenous language in the public sector....

The United Nations on Tuesday warned against an Israeli ground invasion of Rafah in the Gaza Strip, saying an offensive could "lead to a slaughter" in the southern region of the Palestinian enclave where more than 1 million people are sheltering.