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Stories of trauma, resilience spotlighted at Palestinian film festival

By Henriette Chacar RAMALLAH, West Bank (Reuters) - The fate of a Palestinian girl forced into exile during the 1948 war of Israel's creation remains unknown. But her story took on new life in a film

Chris Rock to be first comedian to perform live on Netflix

By Danielle Broadway (Reuters) - Netflix Inc said on Thursday that comedian Chris Rock will be the first artist to perform live on the streaming platform. Netflix plans to roll out more livestreaming

From prison to beating depression, rapper Fat Joe shares new memoir

By Alicia Powell NEW YORK (Reuters) - Recording artist Fat Joe is sharing the highs and lows of his life in his new book “The Book of Jose: A Memoir”.     Born Joseph Cartagena, the rapper started his

Argentina disqualified, stolen World Cup: TV show plays to fans’ worst fears

BUENOS AIRES (Reuters) - A fictional series that premiered on Disney's Star+ on Wednesday brought to the screen one of Argentine soccer fans' worst nightmares: their national team being disqualified

Ralph Fiennes cooks up culinary heaven and hell in ‘The Menu’

By Hanna Rantala LONDON (Reuters) - Anya Taylor-Joy and Nicholas Hoult get served a meal to die for in "The Menu", a satirical thriller set in the world of fine dining. The "Queen's Gambit" and "X-Men

Drake, 21 Savage blocked from using ‘Vogue’ covers to promote album, judge rules

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - A U.S. judge on Wednesday has blocked the rappers Drake and 21 Savage from using fake copies of Vogue magazine to promote their new album. U.S. District Judge

Kurt Cobain’s smashed guitar, Lennon’s glasses hit the auction block

By Alicia Powell NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Kurt Cobain smashed guitar is expected to fetch top dollar at Julien’s Auction’s annual Icons & Idols: Rock ‘N’ Roll Auction in New York. The taped-up

Despite some complaints, ‘Black Panther’ sequel receives rave reviews

By Danielle Broadway (Reuters) - The highly anticipated sequel to Disney's “Black Panther,” “Black Panther: Wakanda Forever” has received glowing reviews from the majority of critics.  The film, which

New cast of royal series ‘The Crown’ say viewers know it is a drama

By Sarah Mills LONDON (Reuters) - The new cast of "The Crown" premiered the upcoming season of the hit Netflix series on Tuesday, insisting viewers know it's a drama and do not need a disclaimer for

Drake, 21 Savage are sued for using ‘Vogue’ name to promote album

By Jonathan Stempel NEW YORK (Reuters) - Drake and 21 Savage have been sued by Conde Nast, the publisher of Vogue magazine, for using the Vogue name without permission to promote their new album "Her

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Bihar mimics 19th-century American South. Citizenship is now weaponised to exclude voters

Disenfranchisement by institutional fiat is profoundly undemocratic. The effect of the ECI's new documentary process in Bihar will tilt the scales in favour of the BJP.

India-US set to ink mini trade deal soon, reach understanding on agricultural & dairy products

Mini deal will likely see no cut in 10% baseline tariff on Indian exports announced by Trump on 2 April, it is learnt, but additional 26% tariffs are set to be reduced.

Not just AK-203, India & Russia to jointly manufacture AK-19 and PPK-20 for domestic use and export 

India-Russia JV is also racing to deliver 7,000 more AK-203 assault rifles by 15 Aug. These are currently being made with 50% indigenisation and this will surge to 100% by 31 December.

Strategic partner one day, tactical nightmare the next: India’s learning Trumplomacy the hard way

Public, loud, upfront, filled with impropriety and high praise sometimes laced with insults. This is what we call Trumplomacy. But the larger objective is the same: American supremacy.