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By Tokunbo Salako & Christophe Pitiot Published on 17/06/2025 – 9:34 GMT+2As part a growing new wave of Romanian cinema gaining international acclaim and a plethora of awards, Enescu, Skinned Alive, directed by Toma Enache, is now showing across Europe, with a recent screening at Lyon’s historic arthouse Comoedia cinema.The biopic explores the complex personal life and creative genius of the revered Romanian composer George Enescu, whose legacy looms large in Romania but has rarely been portrayed on the silver screen. Central to the film is his love affair with Princess Maruca Cantacuzino – a relationship often misunderstood or sidelined in historical accounts.Director…
Alle G7-Regierungsmitglieder schlossen sich der Kritik an Chinas Handelspraktiken an. Trump habe ruhig zugehört und anschließend vorgeschlagen, dieses Problem zu lösen, indem man auch Länder wie Südkorea oder Indien zum Teil der G7 mache, wie unser Kollege Maximilian Lembke berichtet. Zuvor hatte Trump auch Russland und China als weitere Mitglieder vorgeschlagen, was dem Konzept eines Gipfels demokratischer Staaten zuwider läuft. Erwartungsmanagement: Zwischen Merz und Trump war der Zollstreit kein großes Thema. „Es wird auf diesem Gipfel keine Lösung geben, aber wir könnten uns einer Lösung vielleicht in kleinen Schritten nähern“, hatte der Kanzler schon davor gesagt. Bereits am Montagabend -…
Published on 17/06/2025 – 9:15 GMT+2Al Pacino has become the first major Hollywood celebrity to have an official audience with the newly elected pope, Pope Leo XIV. The star of The Godfather and Serpico met the pontiff at the Vatican on Monday. The veteran actor, 85, is currently in Italy shooting Maserati: The Brothers, a biopic starring co-stars Anthony Hopkins, Andy Garcia and Jessica Alba, about the automobile moguls who shaped the luxury sports car industry. “We are honored to announce that this morning His Holiness Pope Leo XIV received in a private audience at the Holy See a delegation from the…
KANANASKIS, Alberta — The leaders of the G7 countries on Monday issued a joint statement saying Iran should not have nuclear weapons and affirming Israel’s right to defend itself. “Iran is the principal source of regional instability and terror. We have been consistently clear that Iran can never have a nuclear weapon,” declared the statement, issued by the leaders of the U.S., U.K., France, Germany, Italy, Canada and Japan, along with the EU. They pledged to “remain vigilant to the implications for international energy markets and stand ready to coordinate, including with like-minded partners, to safeguard market stability.” The statement…
“Whether purposely or not, Emmanuel always gets it wrong,” Trump says, dismissing the French president’s statement that he was helping negotiate an Israel-Iran ceasefire. Listen AI generated Text-to-speech Share
Arbeitsministerin Bärbel Bas (SPD) steht unter doppeltem Druck: Beim Sozialstaatskongress der IG Metall muss sie die hohen Erwartungen der Gewerkschaften an das Rentenpaket bedienen und gleichzeitig das Lieblingsprojekt der CSU, die Mütterrente, unter einen Hut bringen. Rasmus Buchsteiner analysiert mit Gordon Repinski, wo die Konfliktlinien verlaufen und warum die Rentenversicherung vor administrativen Problemen warnt. Im 200-Sekunden-Interview: Johannes Winkel. Der Chef der Jungen Union positioniert sich klar gegen die Mütterrente und fordert eine faire Lastenverteilung. Er kritisiert, die Politik habe generell Angst vor der “Boomer-Generation” und versäume notwendige Reformen. Außerdem: Ein Blick nach Kanada zum G7-Gipfel. Maximilian Lembke berichtet direkt aus…
Volvo Cars will develop different technologies for products offered to Chinese and Western customers as trade becomes more fragmented, said CEO Håkan Samuelsson on Monday. “It’s our target now to have two versions of software and silicon components, the computer in the car,” he told Euronews at the EVS38 symposium in Gothenburg, Sweden.“We need to have a Western version and a Chinese version. That’s something we just need to live with and adapt to.”Volvo Cars has been headquartered in Gothenburg since its creation in 1927, although the firm has been majority owned by China’s Geely Holding Group since 2010.If efforts weren’t…
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In particular Cassy cited sluggish procurement processes holding back the U.K. alongside an ingrained aversion to risk and an over-reliance on a handful of major defense suppliers. The SDR recommended a three-month deadline for bringing the latest tech into use, in a bid to keep up with the pace of modern warfare. Cassy, co-founder of CyLon Ventures, said the lesson was imperative across the alliance, stressing: “If we went up to 5 percent [spending on defense] tomorrow, but we’re still in our old habits, we wouldn’t be prepared for the future.” “We within NATO — not just the U.K. but…
“I remember saying at the time that it would be very, very disappointing if in about 20 years’ time, it was exactly the same kind of forum,” said former Labour London Minister Tony McNulty, who helped craft the office. “That’s more or less where it’s stuck.” City Hall vs Whitehall While the mayoralty arrived not with a bang but with a whimper, it soon found its feet. Just 34 percent of the electorate voted in the 1998 referendum approving its establishment. Yet two larger-than-life politicians — first Ken Livingstone, then Boris Johnson — helped put rocket-boosters under the institution, which…