Travolta to return to Cannes with aviation-inspired directorial debut
U.S. movie legend John Travolta will present his directorial debut “Propeller One-Way Night Coach”, about a young boy’s journey in the “golden age of aviation”, at the Cannes Film Festival in May, organizers said Thursday. The film, to make its world premiere, is adapted from the 72-year-old star’s own 1997 book, inspired by his lifelong... Read More
DUBAI: Rows of luxury boutiques line an upmarket Dubai mall, yet a month into the Middle East war their sales staff sit idly, phones in hand, watching for the rare customer
Salespeople in immaculate suits say they have been told not to speak to reporters, but one briefly described the mood. “Of course, there are fewer customers, especially tourists,” the salesperson told AFP. “Locals still come. “Luckily, we have a strong local clientele and no one is panicking.” This glamorous playground for the world’s rich has... Read More
Trump threatens ‘extremely hard’ strikes on Iran in coming weeks
US President Donald Trump delivered a televised address on Wednesday to speak about the conflict with Iran. He said the US military is “nearing completion” of its strategic objectives and that additional strikes in the next two to three weeks will hit Iran “extremely hard.” Trump also made the claim that the command structure of... Read More
US Vice President Vance to visit Hungary days before key-
election-Vice President JD Vance, chair of the newly formed Task Force to Eliminate Fraud, speaks during the task force’s first meeting in the Indian Treaty Room at the Eisenhower Exec US Vice President JD Vance will travel to Budapest on Tuesday and Wednesday for talks with Prime Minister Viktor Orbán, days before a pivotal 12... Read More
The Artemis II mission has completed a critical engine burn that will propel the Orion spacecraft on its journey to the far side of the Moon-BBC
The translunar injection burn began at 19:49 EDT (23:49 GMT) and lasted for just under six minutes “Humanity has once again shown what we are capable of,” Canadian astronaut Jeremy Hansen says, in his first words after the completion of the burn Nasa hails the procedure as “flawless” and says all the astronauts are “doing... Read More
Trump fires Pam Bondi as attorney general, sources say –
Trump has been increasingly frustrated with Bond in recent days, sources told NBC News.WASHINGTON — Attorney General Pam Bondi has been fired, a senior administration official and a source familiar with the matter told NBC News.President Donald Trump had grown “more and more frustrated” with Bondi in recent days, a person familiar with White House... Read More
Fifa criticised for ‘ridiculous’ pricing as cost of World Cup final tickets tops £8,000 | ITV News” PAFifa has been criticised for its “ridiculous” pricing policies, as a ticket for the World Cup final was priced at over £8,300 in the final sale before the tournament begins this summer-
The final sales window opened on Wednesday with fans around the world reporting lengthy delays in accessing the tickets. Fifa has faced criticism over the pricing of tickets since launching initial sales last autumn, and over the decision to adopt dynamic pricing, where costs rise or fall depending on demand. It has led to uproar... Read More
IDF confirms killing senior general in charge of Iran’s ‘oil HQ’-
The IDF confirms killing Jamshid Eshaghi, a top Iranian general, in an airstrike in Iran over the weekend. The military identifies Eshaghi as the chief of Iran’s “oil headquarters.” Officially, he served as the head of budget and financial affairs at Iran’s armed forces general staff, a military body that coordinates between the regular army... Read More
The US embassy in Baghdad warned on Thursday that Iran-backed Iraqi militia groups may intend to carry out attacks in the Iraqi capital in the next 24 to 48 hours, urging US citizens to leave “now.”
The embassy’s warning came in a security alert posted of its X page. “Iraqi terrorist militia groups aligned with Iran may intend to conduct attacks in central Baghdad in the next 24-48 hours,” the post said. The embassy noted that Iran and Iran-aligned militias have carried out attacks on US citizens and targets associated with... Read More