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Maggie Gyllenhaal to lead Venice Film Festival jury

New Delhi, April 26 -- Actor and filmmaker Maggie Gyllenhaal will preside over the main competition jury for the 83rd Venice International Film Festival later this year. Festival organizers announced ... Read More


Sanchez sidesteps a Spain-US dispute at NATO, brushing off reported Pentagon email

New Delhi, April 26 -- Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez on Friday declined to be drawn into a dispute with the United States over reports that the Pentagon is weighing whether to punish members of... Read More


Analysis: The US protected ships from Iran in the Strait of Hormuz in the '80s. Could it again?

New Delhi, April 26 -- Naval mines bobbing in the waters of the Persian Gulf, threatening oil tankers. Iranian speed boats raking ships with machine-gun fire in the Strait of Hormuz. And the United St... Read More


Ukrainians thought they had reduced the risks at Chernobyl. Then Russia invaded

New Delhi, April 26 -- The two explosions at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant came decades apart in the dead of night. The first, at 1:23 a.m. on April 26, 1986, spread a cloud of deadly radiation t... Read More


Screenwriters overwhelmingly approve a 4-year contract with Hollywood studios

New Delhi, April 26 -- Members of the screenwriters union overwhelmingly ratified a four-year agreement with Hollywood studios and streamers on Friday, bringing an end to a surprisingly smooth and qui... Read More


Colombia's leader visits Venezuela for key talks with acting President Delcy Rodriguez

New Delhi, April 26 -- Venezuela's acting president, Delcy Rodriguez, on Friday welcomed Colombian President Gustavo Petro at the Miraflores presidential palace in Caracas, their first meeting since t... Read More


The wide-brimmed Sombrero galaxy is revealed in all its splendor by a telescope in Chile

New Delhi, April 25 -- The Sombrero galaxy and its glowing halo of stars have never looked this good. The U.S. National Science Foundation's NOIRLab released the latest photo of the popular hat-shape... Read More


Chinese foreign minister and Thai prime minister agree to collaborate on fighting cyberscams

New Delhi, April 25 -- Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi met Thailand's Prime Minister Anutin Charnvirakul on Friday during a visit aimed at strengthening the countries' strategic partnership and expan... Read More


Congolese refugees return from Burundi to take advantage of improved security

New Delhi, April 25 -- Thousands of Congolese refugees in Burundi have returned to their homes across the border in eastern Congo following the withdrawal of Rwandan-backed rebels from a key town. So... Read More


Morocco opens $700M skyscraper as it boosts global ambitions

New Delhi, April 25 -- Towering over the Moroccan capital's historic cityscape, a $700 million, 55-story skyscraper opened this week in a move that underscores the country's expanding global ambitions... Read More