10 films by foreign-born directors about the country celebrating its 250th birthday this weekend.
It’s the 60th edition of Karlovy Vary International Film Festival, a cinematic event, running from July 3-11, that combines world premieres from across Eastern Europe, with festiv…
Ian Bremmer warns that Russia's isolated, aging, and frustrated leader could soon feel compelled to do something rash.
Iran begins seven-day state funeral for late ayatollah as some 100 foreign delegations arrive under a tense ceasefire
Officials from China, Russia, India and other countries are in Tehran as Iran prepares to mourn the Supreme Leader, who was killed in an airstrike at the start of the US-Israeli c…
The full list of Margaret Atwood's novels for adults, arranged in order of publication, aimed at fans with completist tendencies.
Türkiye’s intelligence chief met with top Iraqi and Kurdish officials this week to discuss expanding security cooperation and Ankara’s ongoing counterterrorism efforts, as both si…
In a meeting with Baltic leaders, Germany's Chancellor Friedrich Merz played up Germany's defense spending. It comes after new criticism from President Donald Trump that Germany i…
President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan said on July 3 the successful completion of his government’s anti-terrorism initiative would deliver its greatest benefits to agriculture and livest…
Fifty years after the bicentennial and New Hollywood, there's still hope for the future of movies.
Funeral processions for Iran’s late supreme leader will take place between July 3-9 across Iran and Iraq.
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