Thirty-five people were killed in a drone strike by the Sudanese army on a traditional court session in the north of the Darfur region, a local rights organisation has said. Dozens more were reported injured in Sunday afternoon’s attack. The Emergency Lawyers Group, which monitors violence against civilians, said the attack occurred in Ghara al-Zawiya
Reel Citrus has acquired North American rights to the Vietnamese period drama “Mesdames Thanh Sắc,” which will be released as “Madame in Saigon,” through a partnership with Ho Chi Minh City-based rights and production partner Live On. Directed by Thắng Vũ, “Madame in Saigon” is set in Saigon in the 1960s and follows dancer Cầm
UNITED NATIONS — UNITED NATIONS (AP) — U.N. human rights chief Volker Türk faces a vote Friday for a second four-year term but faces opposition from critics and some countries over his criticism of Israel’s attacks on Gaza and his approach to China’s crackdown on its Uyghur minority. Secretary-General Antonio Guterres quietly nominated the Austrian
Delivery drivers will go on strike in several Italian cities on Wednesday, demanding better working conditions in the intense summer heat. In Milan, city authorities have limited deliveries during the hottest hours of the day until September, and delivery drivers working for Glovo and Deliveroo will stop working at night to demand measures to protect
Is a river alive? Robert Macfarlane Penguin (2026) Turn off your headlamp in the Los Cedros cloud forest in Ecuador and the darkness begins to shine. Fallen branches and tree stumps glow a soft silvery yellow, illuminated by webs of fungi beneath the forest floor. It is a fascinating opening to the work of writer
A drag queen opens up to her small-town mother, but all hell doesn’t break loose in Šimon Holý’s heartfelt and enjoyable film, “Czech Girl.” The film screens Saturday in the Karlovy Vary Film Festival’s Crystal Globe competition. Holý, who wrote, directed and scored the film, spent “seven or eight years” with “Czech Girl,” developing the