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Anora, a small-budget film about prostitution, sweeps top Oscar awards
Best Picture and Best Director winner Sean Baker bemoans decline in the number of people going to the cinemas.
Palestinian-Israeli documentary No Other Land wins Oscar
Watch the moment No Other Land, a Palestinian-Israeli film, won the Oscar for best documentary.
Japan deploys 2,000 firefighters to tackle worst forest blaze in decades
About 4,600 residents remain under evacuation advisories as the fire rages in the northern Iwate region, killing one.
Oscars 2025: The list of winners from the 97th Academy Awards
Anora walks away with five Oscars, while No Other Land portraying Israeli settler violence judged the best documentary.
RFK Jr, noted vaccine sceptic, backs measles jab amid deadly US outbreak
US health secretary says he is ‘deeply concerned’ about outbreak in Texas.
In post-war Lebanon, Hezbollah grapples with new relationship to the state
What does the future look like for a militarily, politically and financially weakened Hezbollah?
Ukraine’s Zelenskyy ‘ready’ for minerals deal after bust-up with Trump
Ukrainian leader says he will resign if Kyiv is granted membership of NATO.
How South Korea raised its birthrate: Love bingo, parental support and more
South Korea’s birth rate has risen for the first time in nine years. But the shift isn’t significant enough, say experts
Israeli-Palestinian film No Other Land wins Oscar for best documentary
The collaboration between Israeli and Palestinian filmmakers triumphed over four other documentaries.
Will Israel resume its war on Gaza?
The ceasefire in Gaza hangs in the balance as Israel insists on extending phase one.