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Is Russia’s rival to Starlink failing? Here’s what we know.
Russia’s Rassvet satellite constellation, positioned as a domestic rival to SpaceX’s Starlink, appears to be struggling in its early stages, with at least three of the first 32 satellites likely having failed outright and several more showing signs of trouble. The programme, run by Bureau 1440, aims to launch around 300 satellites by the end…
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Venice 2026 Emerges as Premier Documentary Festival With Diverse International Slate
Paris-based sales agent MMM Films has picked up international rights to Ukrainian director Mykyta Gibalenko’s debut feature Camouflage, which will have its world premiere in Venice’s Giornate degli Autori strand. The film draws on Gibalenko’s own experience of emigrating from Ukraine to Germany, using a personal story to explore migration, identity and displacement against the…
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Putin hybrid war fears renewed as Germany is hit by ANOTHER power grid sabotage a day after saying Russia was behind airport drone bomb attempt
Germany has suffered a second suspected sabotage attack on its electricity infrastructure, deepening fears that Russia is waging a hybrid campaign against the country’s critical infrastructure. The latest incident, at a substation near Bergheim, came a day after a power installation near the Janschwalde coal plant in Brandenburg was struck by home-made explosive rockets, and…
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Venice Jury President Maggie Gyllenhaal Says Films Are ‘Fundamentally, Unavoidably Political’ and Questions Lack of Female Directors in Competition: ‘There’s a Systemic Problem’
Maggie Gyllenhaal, president of the jury at the Venice Film Festival, used the event’s opening press conference to argue that cinema is “fundamentally, unavoidably political” and to challenge festival organisers over the scarcity of female directors in this year’s competition, telling them “there’s a systemic problem” in getting women’s films financed. The remarks came after…
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Ruben Östlund’s Plattform Produktion Boards Jessica Hausner’s Satirical Drama ‘Toxic’ Ahead of Venice Gap-Financing Market (EXCLUSIVE)
Ruben Östlund’s production company Plattform Produktion has joined “Toxic,” a satirical workplace drama from Jessica Hausner, the Austrian director behind “Club Zero.” The pan-European co-production, also backed by Austria’s Schubert, Germany’s Essential Films and France’s Société Parisienne de Production, will be pitched at the Venice Gap-Financing Market running from 4 to 6 September, with the…
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FIA wrong to lift Russia ban – Ukraine minister
Ukraine’s Minister for Youth and Sport, Matvii Bidnyi, has criticised the FIA’s decision to lift its ban on Russian and Belarusian motorsport competitors, arguing that nothing has changed to justify softening the policy. He spoke shortly after a Russian drone strike hit Kyiv’s central railway station, saying attacks on Ukraine continue almost daily and describing…
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Trump and Rubio’s bold Venezuela oil pact could finally crush communism’s grip
A Fox News opinion piece argues that the new US-Venezuela oil partnership, announced by President Trump and negotiated by Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Secretary of War Pete Hegseth, could help end decades of Cuban, Russian and Chinese influence over Venezuela. The author frames the deal as a strategic and economic safeguard rather than…
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Ryanair warns air fares in Europe will jump next year if oil price stays high
Ryanair has warned that European short-haul air fares could rise significantly next year if oil prices remain elevated, cautioning that some rival carriers with weaker fuel hedging may struggle to survive the coming winter. The Irish budget airline has trimmed its passenger target for the year to 31 March from 216 million to 214 million…
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Putin issues new threat over Russian attacks on UK sites
Vladimir Putin has issued an ominous warning that whether Russia might strike British military sites is a “military secret”, following the UK’s decision to give Ukraine blueprints for the Scalp missile, a variant of the Storm Shadow that can strike deeper into Russian territory. The remarks escalate tensions between Moscow and London after Russia had…
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Ukrainian Drama ‘Camouflage’ Set Sales With MMM Films & Drops First Clip – Venice
Paris-based sales agent MMM Films has acquired international sales rights to “Camouflage,” a drama by Ukrainian director Mykyta Gibalenko, and released the film’s first clip ahead of its world premiere in Venice’s Giornate degli Autori strand. The film draws on Gibalenko’s own experience of emigrating from Ukraine to Germany, exploring themes of migration and identity…