Dominic Sirico

“Anora”, an explicit and often hilarious story about a New York erotic dancer, won the Palme d’Or at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday, which also saw a first-ever win for a trans actress. Director Sean Baker was confirmed as one of the leading voices of American indie cinema with the prize, which also promises … Read more

South Africa’s ruling African National Congress was betting on its last major stadium rally Saturday ahead of next week’s election to restore its glory and protect its unbeaten streak of post-apartheid victories. President Cyril Ramaphosa’s party summoned the faithful and bussed in the undecided in a bid to fill the huge 90,000-seat FNB stadium between … Read more

G7 finance ministers cited “progress” on Saturday in finding ways to use profits from frozen Russian assets to help Ukraine, envisioning a concrete proposal to present to a leaders’ summit next month. A search for creative yet legally sound solutions was top of the agenda at the two-day Group of Seven meeting in Stresa, northern … Read more

If there’s one thing the parties competing in next week’s South African general election don’t want to talk about, it’s bussing in supporters to fill out huge stadium rallies. If there’s one thing they all do, it’s bus in supporters to fill out huge stadium rallies — often handing out snacks, drinks and T-shirts to … Read more

The Berrio family moves around their home on raised planks, upon which their beds and furniture have been raised, to avoid the knee-high, murky waters that have invaded their modest brick house. For the fourth year in a row, Colombia’s northern La Mojana region has been flooded, drowning crops and animals in a worsening crisis … Read more

China has ended two days of military drills around Taiwan that saw jets loaded with live munitions and warships practise seizing and isolating the self-ruled island. The exercises simulated strikes targeting Taiwan’s leaders as well as its ports and airports to “cut off the island’s ‘blood vessels’”, Chinese military analysts told state media. Beijing considers … Read more

Israel bombed the Gaza Strip, including Rafah, on Saturday, a day after the top UN court ordered it to halt military operations in the southern city as efforts get underway in Paris to seek a ceasefire in the war sparked by Hamas’s October 7 attack. The International Court of Justice (ICJ) also demanded the immediate … Read more

UK Labour leader Keir Starmer visited the key battleground of Scotland on the second day of general election campaigning Friday, as his party bids to reclaim power for the first time in 14 years. Starmer, who opinion polls predict will become prime minister after the July 4 vote, launched Scottish Labour’s election campaign in Glasgow … Read more

Alexander Zverev expects to face “peak Rafael Nadal” in their mouth-watering French Open duel as he prepares to deliver a heart-breaking, final blow to the 14-time champion’s storied Roland Garros career. Zverev, the world number four from Germany, has been handed the first round draw that nobody wanted as 22-time Grand Slam title winner Nadal … Read more