Two Nigerian tech savants and their legal counsel are thrust into a labyrinth of state restriction, brutality and corruption in director Afolabi Olalekan’s debut feature “Freedom Way,” which heads to TIFF for its international premiere, screening as part of the fest’s Discovery line-up which highlights bold global cinema. The film was chosen among Variety’s profiles of 16 … Read more
US Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala arrives at Portsmouth International Airport in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, on September 4, 2024. — AFP PORTSMOUTH: Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris on Wednesday implored Americans to bring a halt to the “epidemic of gun violence” plaguing the United States, after a mass shooting at a Georgia high … Read more
Around 8,000 Rohingya Muslims have fled to Bangladesh in recent months, escaping escalating violence in Myanmar’s western Rakhine state, according to Bangladeshi officials. The violence has intensified as fighting between Myanmar’s ruling junta and the Arakan Army, a powerful ethnic militia drawn from the Buddhist majority, continues to worsen. “We have information that around 8,000 … Read more
Listen to article Israel’s national anthem has turned a football game in the Israeli Premier League into chaos amid violent clashes between supporters of the two competing teams. Fans of Bnei Sakhnin, a team supported by Israel’s Arab minority, turned their backs as the anthem was played Sunday evening. Angry supporters of Hapoel Be’er Sheva reacted by … Read more
Demonstrators shout slogans after they have occupied a street during a protest demanding the stepping down of Bangladeshi Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina, following quota reform protests by students, in Dhaka, Bangladesh, August 4, 2024. — Reuters DHAKA: Violence that erupted in Bangladesh during last month’s anti-government protests killed more than 1,000 people, the interim health … Read more
COX’S BAZAR: For the past three years, Mohammad Lalu had been diligently saving up, bit by bit, for one goal: to ensure that him and his family of eight had $2,000 to cross the Naf River and reach a Rohingya refugee camp in neighboring Bangladesh. Lalu was not among the approximately 750,000 Rohingya refugees who … Read more
A suspect involved in spreading fake news that led to violence by far-right groups in the UK has been arrested in Lahore. According to DIG Operations Faisal Kamran, the police have apprehended a man named Farhan Asif from Defence Lahore. He has been handed over to the FIA for further investigation. DIG Operations added that Farhan … Read more
Blake Lively, star of the breakout summer hit “It Ends With Us,” took to Instagram Tuesday morning to discuss the film’s domestic violence narrative. Accompanied by a video of a BBC red carpet interview, Lively wrote in a story post, “Thank you to everyone who came to show that people WANT to see films about … Read more
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer looks on at the Metropolitan Police Command and Control Special Operations Room at Lambeth Police Headquarters in London, Britain August 9, 2024. — Reuters LONDON: The UK government welcomed Monday the “de-escalation” of disorder and rioting in English…
Thousands of anti-racism protesters took to the streets in several English cities on Wednesday, countering days of far-right violence that have kept UK police on high alert. Nightly riots, which have included attacks on mosques and migrant-related facilities, have erupted across towns and cities in England and Northern Ireland. The unrest was fueled by misinformation … Read more