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Decisions made by governments and major institutions can shape international relations, travel and economic conditions. This topic brings together those developments and their consequences for people across the region.

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Locarno’s Match Me! Projects Push New Voices, Timely Relevance and Authenticity as a Younger Generation Moves Center Stage 

  • Locarno is showcasing youth-focused arthouse projects.
  • Stories explore identity, inequality and environmental anxiety.
  • New producers from Europe and Latin America feature prominently.

Locarno’s 2026 Match Me! co-production strand is highlighting emerging producers and projects aimed at younger arthouse audiences, particularly stories about Gen Z and millennial uncertainty, identity and belonging. The selection suggests European and Latin American filmmakers are responding to a changing cinema audience as younger viewers become more…

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Buried for not being Brueghel: overlooked masterpiece by still-life pioneer discovered in storage area

  • Oslo museum reattributes stored still life to Clara Peeters
  • Evidence includes panel, composition and damaged signature area
  • Work joins major exhibition of female artists

A still-life painting long kept in storage at Norway’s National Museum has been reattributed to the Flemish baroque artist Clara Peeters, an early pioneer of the genre. Previously thought to be by Ambrosius Brueghel and later labelled anonymous, the work’s reassessment restores it to a significant female artist…

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German airport drone-bomb: Could Russia be involved?

  • Explosive drone found at Leipzig airport prompts sabotage fears
  • No direct evidence yet links the incident to Russia
  • Earlier Russian-linked plot involved explosives and drone parts

German authorities are investigating how an explosives-laden drone reached Leipzig airport, prompting concern that the incident could represent an escalation in suspected foreign-backed sabotage. There is currently no evidence directly linking Russia to the device, and Moscow denies involvement, but officials say foreign powers may be involved and…

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Putin could ‘send armed group to occupy NATO territory within weeks’, warns US intelligence

  • Intelligence reportedly warns of a possible limited Russian test of NATO.
  • Scenarios include unmarked forces, cyberattacks or a small eastern-flank incursion.
  • Russia is not thought able to launch a major second front.

US intelligence has reportedly warned that Vladimir Putin could test NATO’s resolve within weeks through a limited action against alliance territory, rather than a full-scale invasion. Possible scenarios include an unmarked armed group occupying a small area, a cyberattack or a limited incursion on NATO’s eastern flank; any…

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Mexico break ranks to join Argentina in backing Infantino

  • Norway urges Gianni Infantino to resign.
  • Mexico and Conmebol publicly support him.
  • The dispute centres on governance and private World Cup investment.

Norway’s football federation has called for Fifa president Gianni Infantino to resign, arguing that he no longer has the trust needed to lead the organisation. The demand follows his abandoned proposal to sell private-investment stakes in World Cup-related competitions, exposing a widening split among football’s governing bodies over…

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Pokémon princess, 20, with £90 MILLION collection poses for glamorous photoshoot as she denies being ‘fake AI’ and reveals how she gathered so many valuable cards

  • Swiss collector, 20, denies being an AI hoax over £90m Pokémon card hoard
  • Collection includes rare Charizards, Pikachus and "illustrator" cards
  • Family says they now want to sell the entire 60,000-card collection

A 20-year-old Swiss woman known as the "Pokémon Princess," Jolina Gisèle, has spoken out to deny claims she is an AI-generated persona, insisting her reported £90 million Pokémon card collection is genuine. Speaking to Tatler for its September edition, she explained how a childhood hobby shared with her…

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Rema’s Flirtatious Single ‘Tea’ Is A Summer Anthem

  • Rema releases flirtatious new single ‘Tea’.
  • Mustard and London contribute to production.
  • The song blends Afrobeats with US-facing ambitions.

Nigerian artist Rema has released ‘Tea’, a flirtatious new single positioned as a summer anthem. The song matters as it continues his high-profile Afrobeats output while signalling ambitions to broaden his audience in the United States. Teased on social media earlier in the week, ‘Tea’ reportedly trended on…

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Tell us your favourite true crime TV

  • The Guardian seeks readers’ favourite true crime documentaries.
  • Responses may be submitted anonymously through an encrypted form.
  • Selected contributions could inform a future feature.

The Guardian is inviting readers to name their favourite true crime television documentary and explain why it stands out. The request follows the publication’s compilation of notable programmes in the genre, including OJ: Made in America and Tiger King, and may inform a future feature. People aged 18…

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Arun Sood and Angeline Morrison: Donn/Dubh review – British folk giants startlingly transform sacred histories

  • Donn/Dubh fuses Gaelic folk with experimental electronic textures.
  • It draws on a 10th-century Celtic sacred text.
  • The review calls it layered, bold and rewarding.

Arun Sood and Angeline Morrison’s Donn/Dubh is praised as an ambitious, atmospheric folk album that reimagines sacred histories from the 10th-century Celtic text Saltair na Rann. Drawing on the pair’s Hebridean heritage, it combines Gaelic songs and texts with distortion, drone, dream-pop and post-rock, creating a sound the…

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Vishal Bhardwaj Sets ‘Rashomon’-Style Film on Tarun Tejpal Rape Case After Bombay High Court Conviction (EXCLUSIVE)

  • Bhardwaj is developing a film based on the Tejpal rape case.
  • It will use multiple perspectives in a ‘Rashomon’-style structure.
  • Tejpal was sentenced to 10 years after his acquittal was overturned.

Indian filmmaker Vishal Bhardwaj is developing a film inspired by the Tarun Tejpal rape case, following the Bombay High Court’s reversal of Tejpal’s acquittal and its imposition of a 10-year prison sentence. Bhardwaj says the sharply differing court judgments make the case suitable for a ‘Rashomon’-style story, examining…

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