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The lineup for the 2025 Cannes Film Festival was unveiled Thursday morning, and includes a mix of names familiar to the competition alongside some relative newcomers.In all, 19 films were announced to compete in the 78th edition of the festival, though oftentimes festival organizers add an extra title or two prior to the opening of the ceremony in May. Among the competing films are new titles from directors Wes Anderson, Richard Linklater, Kelly Reichardt and Ari Aster. Six of the films in the lineup are directed by women, one shy of the record of seven set two years ago. Full list of…

From left, U.S. President Donald Trump, Senator Dave McCormick, his wife Dina Powell McCormick and Elon Musk watch the men’s NCAA wrestling competition at the Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on March 22, 2025.Brendan Smialowski | Afp | Getty ImagesMeta on Friday announced that it was expanding its board of directors with two new members, including Dina Powell McCormick, a part of President Donald Trump’s first administration.Powell McCormick served as a deputy national security advisor to Trump from 2017 to 2018. She is also married to Sen. Dave McCormick, a Republican from Pennsylvania who took office in January.”He’s a…

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Anthony Albanese has promised he’ll start from scratch with an overhaul of environmental laws and the role of an independent federal watchdog after declaring the Nature Positive legislation was ‘off the table’.

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping will make state visits to Vietnam, Malaysia and Cambodia from Monday to Friday (Apr 14 to 18), China’s foreign ministry said. Xi will be in Vietnam from Apr 14 to 15 at the invitation of To Lam, general secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam Central Committee, and Vietnam President Luong Cuong. He will then visit Malaysia and Cambodia from Apr 15 to 18 at the invitation of Malaysia’s King Sultan Ibrahim and Cambodia’s King Norodom Sihamoni, a spokesperson from China’s foreign ministry said, as reported by the official Xinhua news agency.  His three-country tour…

Two countries hold talks in bid to avoid confrontation in Syria.Israel and Turkiye have been holding closed-door meetings in Azerbaijan to work out ways to avoid direct conflict in Syria. Both have a military presence there, and both accuse the other of threatening regional security. Israel has carried out hundreds of air strikes on Syria since Bashar al-Assad was toppled in December, destroying military infrastructure and hardware. Turkiye says these attacks and Israel’s expansion into the occupied Golan Heights are further destabilising the country, as the new government tries to rebuild. For its part, Israel has accused Ankara of trying…

Why Luigi Mangione could face the death penalty What to know as prosecutors seek death penalty for Luigi Mangione 02:50 Attorneys for Luigi Mangione asked a judge to stop federal prosecutors from seeking the death penalty against their client, saying the U.S. government “intends to kill Mr. Mangione as a political stunt.”The motion filed Friday in the U.S. District Court of the Southern District said U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi ordered the death penalty to “carry out President Trump’s agenda to stop violent crime and Make America Safe Again.”Mangione, 26, who faces state murder and terrorism charges in New York,…

The 2025 NFL Draft is less than two weeks away, and one of this year’s top prospects dropped a hint about which team he hopes to land with.Former Penn State pass rusher Abdul Carter is widely projected to be one of the first players off the board April 25, and the New York Giants have the third overall pick. Carter added to speculation that he hopes to wear a blue uniform in his rookie season by sharing an image of Giants great Lawrence Taylor on social media. Penn State defensive lineman Abdul Carter during the 2025 NFL Scouting Combine at the…

CHARLOTTE, N.C. – North Carolina police on Friday released an age-progression photo of missing Cornelius girl Madalina Cojocari, who was 11 years old when she vanished from her home in November 2022, on her 14th birthday.Her disappearance remains unsolved to this day, and her parents — the primary suspects previously charged in connection with her disappearance — have since been released from jail. Her mother, Diana Cojocari, fled the country following her release.”Madalina’s investigation began in December of 2022,” Cornelius Police Department Chief David Baucom said in a Friday video posted to the Department’s Facebook page. “Madalina was last seen…

An overhead, high voltage transmission line is putting Enmax and a northeast Calgary community at odds, with a petition now circulating against the utility’s proposal. Enmax is proposing a $40 million replacement for a 138 kilovolt (kV) transmission line through the community of Winston Heights-Mountainview, which has been in service since the late 1970s.According to Enmax, the Central Calgary Transmission Line Replacement Project is required “to ensure continued reliability and meet the long-term needs of the electricity system.”However, the power company’s preferred route would bring the line above ground, which has charged opposition in the neighbourhood.“We’ve lived in the area…