New York City has released previously unseen documents raising concerns about air quality in Manhattan in the aftermath of the 9/11 attacks, Mayor Zohran Mamdani announced on Tuesday. The documents from 25 years ago suggest that officials had concerns about toxic air after the World Trade Center towers collapsed, while the public was being reassured
Taliban security personnel stand guard ahead of a public flogging of 27 women and men at a football stadium in Charikar city of Parwan province on December 8, 2022 in front of a large crowd. AFP/via Getty Images hide caption toggle caption AFP/via Getty Images We have previously reported on the Taliban’s position that public
WestEnd Films has boarded world sales on James Erskine’s “Lauda,” a feature documentary about three-time Formula One World Champion Niki Lauda. WestEnd will launch sales at the Toronto Film Festival, where it will unveil first footage to buyers. “Lauda,” which is in production, tells the story of his rise to the pinnacle of motorsport and
A school in the occupied West Bank has been surrounded by barbed-wire fencing as Palestinian parents fear for their children’s safety due to the rise of Israeli settler attacks in the area. The isolated village of al-Mughayyir, north-east of Ramallah, has been increasingly surrounded by Jewish settler outposts, and regularly blocked by Israeli forces who
The Zurich Film Festival will honor John Turturro with the Golden Eye Award at the 22nd edition, which runs from Sept. 24 to Oct. 4. Turturro will receive the award for his performance in “The Only Living Pickpocket in New York,” written and directed by Noah Segan. He will accept the award on Sept. 26,
The British government dismissed Milei’s speech and stressed that its position on the Falklands was “unwavering”. Hopes that Milei’s primetime speech may have been a blip and that he would return to his previous stance of strengthening diplomatic ties with the UK were crushed on Monday, however, when his office announced it would file criminal
