By Miranda Murray and Rollo Ross CANNES, France (Reuters) – U.S. director Wes Anderson made light of U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed 100% tariffs on foreign-made films at the Cannes Film Festival on Monday, asking how they would work in practice. The director known for his whimsical storytelling and vibrant palettes mostly filmed his latest …
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By Nidal al-Mughrabi, Alexander Cornwell, Maayan Lubell CAIRO/RAMALLAH/ISRAEL-GAZA BORDER (Reuters) -For more than a year, Israeli authorities prevented Ayed Ayoub from escaping Gaza’s hunger and war with his family for an academic fellowship in France. He finally left last month, after Israel unexpectedly eased its tight control of the border. Ayoub, his wife and their …
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By John Kruzel WASHINGTON (Reuters) -The U.S. Supreme Court in a trio of rulings expected in the coming weeks appears inclined to extend its trend of taking an expansive view of religious rights while potentially dealing a sharp blow to the principle of separation of church and state. During arguments in the cases, a majority …
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MANILA (Reuters) -Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr said he was open to reconciling with the Duterte family, one week after allies of his estranged Vice President, Sara Duterte, outperformed expectations in a fiercely contested and pivotal Senate race. In a podcast shared on his Facebook page on Monday, Marcos said he needed friends rather than …
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By Jennifer Rigby and Emma Farge LONDON/GENEVA (Reuters) -Hundreds of World Health Organization officials will join donors and diplomats in Geneva from Monday with one question dominating their thoughts: How to tackle crises from mpox to cholera without their main funder, the United States. The week-long annual assembly usually showcases the scale of the U.N. …
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By Hanna Rantala and Miranda Murray CANNES, France (Reuters) – Australian actor Nicole Kidman vowed to keep pushing for gender equality in cinema at an exclusive party attended by celebrities like popstar Charli XCX and Irish actor Paul Mescal on the sidelines of the Cannes Film Festival on Sunday. “I’m just an advocate and want …
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By Adrianna Ebert and Karol Badohal WARSAW (Reuters) -Polish liberals performed worse than expected in a presidential election on Sunday, exit polls showed, as Rafal Trzaskowski from ruling centrists Civic Coalition (KO) scraped to victory setting up a close fight for Warsaw’s pro-European path. Trzaskowski placed first with 31.2% of the vote, ahead of Karol …
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By Eliana Raszewski BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) -Argentine President Javier Milei’s government received a show of support on Sunday as candidates he has endorsed took the lead in a legislative election in the city of Buenos Aires. With over 99% of polling stations counted, Milei’s list of candidates led by his spokesperson Manuel Adorni was leading …
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By Nidal al-Mughrabi and Maayan Lubell CAIRO/JERUSALEM (Reuters) -Israel will ease its blockade and let limited amounts of food into Gaza, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Sunday, after the military announced it had begun “extensive ground operations” in the northern and southern parts of the enclave. Facing mounting pressure over an aid blockade …
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(Reuters) -U.S. Vice President JD Vance discussed fair trade policies with Canada’s Prime Minister Mark Carney on Sunday in Rome, Vance’s office said in a statement as the two nations try to resolve a dispute over tariffs. The two leaders also discussed efforts underway to secure borders, crack down on fentanyl and increase investments in …
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