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Kurdish-Norwegian director Halkawt Mustafa’s “No Paradise If You Are Killed by a Woman,” a Hollywood-style thriller about a female Kurdish sniper who returns to Mosul to try and rescue her younger sister, has been selected by Iraq as the country’s official entry in the international feature category at the 99th Academy Awards. “No Paradise If You Are Killed by a Woman” follows a female sniper named Vyan who returns to the battlefield she once escaped, driven by vengeance and by the desperate hope of rescuing her younger sister who is still imprisoned by ISIS. The thriller launched out-of-competition at the Venice Film…
The list of artists who won’t be involved in this weekend’s 2026 NRL Grand Final has grown to two, with Silverchair confirming it won’t rise for the occasion. Explore See latest videos, charts and news As previously reported, Tones And I was initially tipped as the headline entertainer for the National Rugby League’s showpiece event, to be staged Sunday, Oct. 4 at Sydney’s Accor Stadium. The “Dance Monkey” singer and songwriter, however, won’t be anywhere near Sydney for kick-off. According to a statement from her team at Lemon Tree Management, Tones was approached to perform the preshow, an offer was presented,…
In 2008, Drogheda went into examinership, Ireland’s equivalent of administration, and were deducted 10 points in the league.Trabzonspor fans heard of their plight and sent letters to the club with cash inside.Two years later, their relationship was made official when they became sister clubs and there were plans for a ceremonial friendly in Dublin in 2013.”They travelled over here to play and there was a freak deluge of rain that fell within an hour of kick-off,” explains Wogan.”We had our staff in the turnstiles waiting to scan tickets in, but the game was deemed unplayable and Trabzonspor went home without…
An ex-chief of the federal government’s Financial Intelligence Unit and a former state attorney general are among 17 men and women selected as the ruling Morena party’s presumptive candidates for gubernatorial elections next June. Sixteen of the 17 presumptive candidates were selected via surveys conducted by Morena, the main party of the “fourth transformation” (4T) political movement led by President Claudia Sheinbaum. The presumptive candidate in San Luis Potosí was selected by consensus. The 10 women and seven men selected by Morena were designated as “state coordinators of the transformation and national sovereignty.” Seven of the coordinators were announced on…
If you purchase an independently reviewed product or service through a link on our website, Rolling Stone may receive an affiliate commission. The second North American leg of My Chemical Romance‘s Black Parade tour is in the home stretch, with Gerard Way and Co. performing their classic 2006 album in full, plus a packed setlist of their greatest hits. This U.S. leg wraps up at the end of October with a whopping five nights at the Hollywood Bowl, with the final show fittingly set for Halloween. It marks the first time a band has performed five nights at the Bowl,…
Indiana Gov. Mike Braun (R) said Wednesday he is extending his state’s gas tax suspension as fuel prices elevate due to the ongoing war in Iran “Today I announced another gas tax extension with additional relief for farmers,” Braun said in a post to social platform X. “Our farmers have the hardest job in America.”…
Anika Wells named as part of Time 100 ‘most influential rising stars’ listJosh ButlerThe federal communications minister, Anika Wells, has been named as one of Time magazine’s “world’s most influential rising stars”, as part of its annual Time 100 list.Wells, who has overseen the under-16s social media ban and is now working on a world-leading digital duty of care framework, was included on what Time calls its list of “leaders who are shaping the future”.Also on the list: musicians Sombr and PinkPantheress, soccer player Folarin Balogun, US senator Andy Kim, the Dutch prime minister, Rob Jetten, and Donald Trump’s political…
Over 50 years ago, hip hop was born in the Bronx during the summer of 1973. Throughout the decades, hip hop continues to evolve as a global cultural movement that inspires artists and fans alike. Mayor Zohran Mamdani, a self-professed fan of hip hop who used to rap under the moniker “Young Cardamom,” recently sat with rap icon Nas at Queensbridge Park, outside of Nas’s childhood home at the Queensbridge Projects. In a new video from the Mayor’s Office, Mamdani and Nas discuss the roots of hip hop and what it means to New York City’s past and future. “We can’t be…
One of the matchups in the WNBA semifinals is set. The Atlanta Dream secured their spot Wednesday as they swept the Washington Mystics with a 93-75 victory.The No. 4 Dream will face the No. 8 New York Liberty in the semifinals. The Liberty knocked off the top-seeded Minnesota Lynx on Tuesday.Editor’s Picks2 RelatedThe other side of the bracket won’t be decided until Friday. Fueled by Arike Ogunbowale’s single-game, WNBA playoff-record 45 points, the No. 7 seed Dallas Wings rallied to upend the No. 2 Golden State Valkyries 108-100 in overtime.They’ll meet again in a decisive Game 3 on Friday (9…
The start of construction on a liquefied natural gas (LNG) terminal in the northern state of Sonora has been temporarily halted by a federal court, even though a government port authority granted the project 36 hectares last year. The Amigo LNG terminal — planned for Catalina Bay south of Guaymas, Sonora on the Gulf of California — would receive natural gas from the United States by pipeline, cool it into a liquid for shipment and export it by tankers to Asian markets. Amigo LNG was granted 36 maritime hectares in Guaymas, Sonora, to buiuld a liquefied natural gas facility for…