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Prada Foundation Film Fund Chief Paolo Moretti on First-Year Journey That Helped Spawn Rubaiyat Hossain’s Venice Horizons Entry ‘The Difficult Bride’
Fondazione Prada has confirmed early success for its independent film fund, launched at last year’s Venice Film Festival, with the announcement that Bangladeshi director Rubaiyat Hossain’s “The Difficult Bride” is competing in the festival’s Horizons section after receiving backing from the scheme. The fund, run by former Cannes Directors’ Fortnight chief Paolo Moretti alongside programmer…
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Russian strikes continue following visit by Witkoff and Kushner to Kyiv
Russia carried out a fresh ballistic and cruise missile attack on Kyiv on Tuesday, shortly after a US-brokered three-day ceasefire expired and just hours after American envoys Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner had visited the Ukrainian capital to try to revive stalled peace negotiations. The strikes damaged residential buildings in two districts of the city,…
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From match point to US Open exit – lucky loser denied history
France’s Arthur Gea came within a point of becoming the first lucky loser to reach a Grand Slam quarter-final, but lost a marathon five-hour fourth-round match at the US Open to Dutchman Botic van de Zandschulp. Gea, 22, held a match point in the third-set tie-break but could not convert it, then failed to serve…
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Europe’s fighter jet plans are in disarray. What happens next?
Europe’s push to jointly develop next-generation fighter jets has stalled after France and Germany scrapped their Future Combat Air System collaboration in June, undermining hopes—championed by Mario Draghi—that European nations could pool resources on defence rather than duplicating costly programmes. The collapse leaves France pressing ahead alone via Dassault Aviation, while Germany faces uncertainty over…
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North Korea and Russia open first road bridge linking both countries
The first road bridge linking Russia and North Korea has formally opened, spanning the Tumen river between the border cities of Rason and Khasan and giving the two countries a proper road link for the first time. Senior officials from both sides hailed the crossing as a milestone: Russian Prime Minister Mikhail Mishustin called it…
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Serielizados Unveils Lineup with ‘Celeste’ Season 2, Hagai Levi, Diane Morgan and the Sánchez-Cabezudo Brothers Series in Competition (EXCLUSIVE)
Serielizados, Spain’s second-largest audience-driven film and TV festival, has revealed the main competition line-up for its 2026 edition, running 19-28 October in Barcelona before streaming on Filmin. The national competition is headlined by the world premiere of “Celeste” season two, one of Spain’s most acclaimed series, alongside “Killing a Bear,” a drama from the Sánchez-Cabezudo…
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Government scraps council reorganisation plans as ARIA chief quits over Anthropic role
Ministers pause local government reorganisation after fresh legal advice, and Matt Clifford quits as ARIA chair amid conflict-of-interest concerns; abroad, migrants land on a packed Mallorca beach and an Egyptian TV presenter is sentenced to death. Elsewhere, Maryam Moshiri reveals a cancer diagnosis, Thick of It st…
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Ukraine’s chief prosecutor resigns over call centre corruption scandal
Ukraine’s chief prosecutor, Ruslan Kravchenko, has resigned following allegations that a corruption network operated within his office, protecting illegal call centres that ran phone scams. The resignation comes after anti-corruption investigators searched his offices over the weekend and identified a money-laundering scheme, adding to a string of corruption scandals that have dogged President Volodymyr Zelensky’s…
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Chiesa might leave Liverpool – Tuesday’s gossip
Reports suggest Liverpool forward Federico Chiesa could push for a January exit if he continues to be short of first-team opportunities once he recovers from injury, while former Manchester United winger Jadon Sancho is said to be in talks with at least two Premier League clubs about a possible return to English football. Elsewhere, Real…
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Eiffel Tower closes after female staff were ‘forced to hide’ when Hindu group visited
The Eiffel Tower shut its doors for a full day after female staff walked out in protest over being told to “make themselves invisible” during a private visit by around 100 members of a Hindu delegation on Saturday. Staff union representative Diane Davoine said women were asked to leave their workstations so male colleagues could…