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The Matrix film producer files for bankruptcy
Village Roadshow Entertainment Group, the film production company behind franchises such as The Matrix, the Joker and Ocean’s has filed for bankruptcy protection in the US, according to a filing with a Delaware court. The firm has blamed its financial troubles on a legal battle with its former partner Warner Bros (WB) and a “failed…
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Chinese state media hails Trump cuts to Voice of America
EPA Steve Lodge, whose father Robert Lodge was a correspondent at VOA, stands in protest in front of the organisation’s headquarters in Washington DC Chinese state media has welcomed Donald Trump’s move to cut public funding for news outlets Voice of America and Radio Free Asia, which have long reported on authoritarian regimes. The decison…
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King hosts Carney at Buckingham Palace
King Charles, who is also king of Canada, has hosted Mark Carney at Buckingham Palace. The Canadian PM, who was in France earlier for talks with Emmanuel Macron, will later meet UK PM Starmer at Downing St. Canada has been taking part in talks with concerning a coalition of nations willing to contribute to a…
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Protesters vent fury after North Macedonia disaster
Guy Delauney BBC Balkans correspondent Reuters North Macedonia has begun a week of mourning Thousands of people have protested in the North Macedonian town of Kocani, demanding justice and action against corruption after a nightclub fire killed 59 people, many of them teenagers. “Nobody should die like that – nobody,” a teenage boy told the…
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Germany set to vote on historic increase in defence spending
Frank Gardner Security correspondent Reuters Germany has been Europe’s main donor of weapons to Ukraine What happens today, here in Berlin, will impact the entire future of Europe’s defence and its ongoing support for Ukraine. Germany’s Parliament, the Bundestag, is voting on whether to take the brakes off defence spending. This could pave the way…
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Bidzina Ivanishvili, the billionaire dividing Georgians
Rayhan Demytrie South Caucasus correspondent Reuters Bidzina Ivanishvili is beloved by some Georgians and loathed by others Most of the villagers in Chorvila in north-west Georgia adore Bidzina Ivanishvili, their proudest son who’s widely seen as the country’s real man in power. It’s a picture postcard settlement where the roads are good, the houses well-maintained…
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Israel conducting ‘extensive strikes’ on the Gaza Strip
The Israeli military says it is carrying out “extensive strikes” in the Gaza Strip. A spokesperson for Gaza’s Hamas-run Civil Defence agency – the strip’s main emergency response service – told the BBC that at least 34 Palestinians have been killed and 70 others injured. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said it was targeting what…
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Scientists at Antarctic Sanae IV base rocked by alleged assault
A group of scientists due to work together for months at a remote Antarctic research station has been rocked after a member of the team was accused of assault. About 10 researchers typically stay at the South African-run base, which sits about 170km (about 105 miles) from the edge of the ice shelf and is…
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Trump warns Iran will face ‘dire’ consequences unless Houthi attacks stop
US President Donald Trump has warned Iran that it will face “dire” consequences if Yemen’s Houthis continue to attack international shipping lanes. He said the Iranian leadership would from now on be viewed as having pulled the trigger for “every shot fired by the Houthis”, which have long been backed by Tehran. Trump’s threat came…
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Russia urged to prove it wants peace with Ukraine
The UK and France have urged Russia’s President Vladimir Putin to prove he wants a peace deal with Ukraine, ahead of talks between Putin and Donald Trump on Tuesday. French President Emmanuel Macron hailed the “courage” of Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenksy in agreeing to a ceasefire proposal, and challenged Russia to do the same. “Enough…
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