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Switzerland’s Locarno Film Festival has unveiled the lineup for its 79th edition with new films from Hong Sang-soo, Basil Da Cunh, Gurvinder Singh and Denis Côté in the main International Competition. The festival, running from August 5 to 15, will open with a Piazza Grande world premiere for Fanny Liatard and Jérémy Trouilh’s The Green Eyes. Following two children whose lives are turned upside down when their father abandons the family home to escape deportation, it is the directorial duo’s second feature after their 2020 breakout Gagarine. Other Piazza Grande highlights include The Invite, with director Olivia Wilde due to attend the screening,…
Steven Hall, the man behind the Nirosta Steel moniker, is fond of mentioning the notion of “deep play.” It’s a phrase coined by the 18th-century British philosopher Jeremy Bentham that describes a game with impossible odds, one that no sane or rational person would ever sign up for. More than amateurism or religion, “deep play” seems to have been the governing principle of how the musician has navigated his remarkable life.Hall moved to America from Scotland after urging his widowed mother to marry her closest suitor, studied poetry with Allen Ginsberg, Buddhism with the Chögyam Trungpa (the teacher who popularized…
She is concerned, however, that it will be difficult for voters to coalesce around any new candidate in just three months.”The thing I’m the most worried about is we run somebody and he or she loses, and then we spend the next four years pointing fingers at whose fault that was,” she said.In primary contests across the country this year, Democrats regularly opted for outsider congressional candidates offering a vivid vision for what the party should stand for and promising to fight for their beliefs in the face of Republican resistance.Platner was one of the earliest and most prominent examples…
The next step for Morocco is to bring through more senior internationals through the domestic production line.The federation also needs to strengthen club and academy infrastructure.Chris van Puyvelde, who was technical director at the RMFF between 2022 and 2025, said the target by the next World Cup was to have an equal split between Moroccan-born players and those raised elsewhere.But he warned the “total organisation inside the country needs to be better”.There is a delicate balance to strike, given the increasing demand for results, which brings with it the danger of focusing too much on early developers rather than technical…
The World Cup match between the Mexican and English national teams on Sunday drew a record television audience of 60 million viewers, making it the most-watched match of the Mexican century, Gabriela Cuevas, head of the 2026 FIFA World Cup Coordination in Mexico, reported on Tuesday. With a number of viewers equivalent to nearly half of Mexico’s 130 million population, Sunday’s game marked the fourth occasion that Mexico broke its own audience record during the tournament. The many fan fests across the nation gave fans the convenience (and savings) of watching the Mexico-England game on television while sharing the experience…
Investors expected a much simpler economy by now. Inflation was expected to keep easing, consumers were expected to bend under higher prices, and the next big Fed debate was supposed to be about when rate cuts could begin. However, Bank of America isn’t telling that story. The bank sees an economy that still has enough momentum to avoid a classic downturn. According to its mid-year outlook shared with me, spending levels held up, the labor market hasn’t cracked, and growth remains alive and well. Nevertheless, that resilience is not spreading evenly, and that’s the uncomfortable twist. The U.S. economy might…
Get a rundown of Us Weekly‘s top stories making headlines in celebrity news, sports and entertainment on July 8, 2026. Here are the key takeaways: • Luke Wilson and girlfriend Kendall Yates have quietly welcomed their first baby together, a daughter. The couple, who never publicly announced the pregnancy, introduced their newborn at a July 7 press event for Wilson’s Netflix comedy The Resort at Pelican Hill. Thank You! You have successfully subscribed. • Kendall Jenner‘s inner circle has given its stamp of approval to her romance with Jacob Elordi, with a source describing the pair as “madly in love”…
Diego Velázquez, The Count-Duke of Olivares in Armor, 1626, oil on canvas, 60 x 48 cm. Private collection Detroit Institute of Arts Director Attributes 17th-Century Portrait To Diego Velázquez Spanish-American art historian Salvador Salort-Pons has announced the discovery of a previously unattributed portrait by Spanish Baroque painter Diego Velázquez. Artforum > New Museum’s Next Director Will Be Massimiliano Gioni The expanded museum is promoting its longtime artistic director, Massimiliano Gioni, to help rebuild attendance after a two-year closure. The New York Times > National Gallery in London Adds to Its Collection of Women Artists With Angelica Kauffman Donation A painting…
Home Middle East Live Issued on: 09/07/2026 – 04:06Modified: 09/07/2026 – 05:13 Iranian missiles are launched from a location given as Tehran, Iran, in an image taken from a video released on June 10, 2026. © Wana via Reuters Explosions were heard in Bahrain and Kuwait’s air defences intercepted “hostile missile and drone attacks” after US President Donald Trump deemed the US-Iran ceasefire “over.” The blasts followed a vow from Iran’s Revolutionary Guards that they would “give a devastating response” to fresh American strikes on the Islamic republic’s territory. Follow our liveblog for the latest updates. 09/07/2026 – 05:13US military says it…
Aston Villa’s loan players returned to Bodymoor Heath on June 26 for pre-season.With sessions led by emerging talent development manager Tony Carss, they forged a training group of more than two dozen. The idea of returning before the senior team, who start again next week, was to align their schedule with EFL clubs, most of which are back training.Many of the players who spent a period away from Villa last season are available to leave permanently. Multiple sources, speaking on the condition of anonymity to protect relationships, say Villa are increasingly receptive to the idea of selling those loan players and…