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Published on 29/10/2025 – 14:39 GMT+1 By his own account, Francis Ford Coppola is once again in desperate needs of money. The American filmmaker is known for investing his own funds into his projects even if it gets him into debt. His latest film, the 2024 Megalopolis, was no exception. Coppola poured $120 million into his long-gestating, colossal science-fiction drama, only for it to gross just $14.4 million at the global box office. The movie also garnered mixed reviews. Euronews Culture’s film critic David Mouriquand described it as “a total shambles” and “an indulgent folly that borders on nonsensical.” “Many…

Jetten’s Democrats 66 has seen a doubling in popularity, from 11 seats projected at the end of September to reaching the same level as giants far-right Party for Freedom (PVV) and GreenLeft-Labor this past Tuesday night, at 23 seats each — and ahead of the Christian Democrats, who are trailing at 19 seats. The Netherlands has traditionally maintained a conservative stance on treaty reform and has opposed dropping unanimity among countries as a requirement for some key decisions, such as letting new members into the bloc. The Dutch, who are known to punch above their weight in shaping debates, have…

The Category 5 hurricane, with sustained winds of 185 miles per hour (295 kilometres per hour), tied the record for the strongest Atlantic hurricane to ever hit land. The storm cut diagonally across Jamaica, entering through St. Elizabeth parish in the south and moving north toward St. Ann parish. Authorities warned of a life-threatening storm surge of up to 13 feet (four metres) along the southern coast and said that further preparation was no longer possible. Damage assessments were expected to take time due to the severity of the conditions and blocked roads. Melissa has already been blamed for at…

Solar panels in space could benefit our terrestrial energy mix, but experts differ in their enthusiasm and remain divided on the technology’s maturity. The idea of harnessing solar energy in space dates back to the first half of the 20th century. Science fiction writer Isaac Asimov was among the first to imagine building a solar farm in space. In his 1941 short story “Reason,” he tells the story of two astronauts training a robot to operate a solar energy station in space that beams power across the Solar System. Later, in the 1960s, scientists began developing technologies for deploying space-based…

Published on 29/10/2025 – 13:36 GMT+1 Demand for the US musical “Slam Frank” is enormous, so enormous that the New York production has been extended by two weeks. Six times a week, a character calledAnne Frankappears on stage at the “AsylumNYX” theatre – staged as a pansexual Latina and with an oversized yellow Jewish star on her chest. In the play, the German Jew dances and raps about her experiences in hiding in Amsterdam, the basis of her world-famous diary. Instead of classic drama, the production focuses on hip hop and irony. Frank, born in Frankfurt am Main in 1929,…

He added, “The main message is that everyone must work, including people of foreign origin.”   The figures classify individuals as having a non-Belgian background if they were born with another nationality or if at least one parent holds another nationality, even if they now hold Belgian citizenship. About 41.5 percent of Belgium’s unemployed are Belgian, while nearly 13 percent have North African roots, followed by migrants from southern EU countries.   Belgian Prime Minister Bart De Wever, a Flemish right-winger who took office in February, has called Belgium’s immigration policy the “source of all misery” and has introduced strict new rules, including mandating higher income requirements and longer waiting…

The protest erupted after 47-year-old driver José Esqueche was shot on Monday night, dying on the way to hospital. It was the second killing of a driver in less than a week along the same route. Angry drivers and residents demanded greater security, accusing the government of failing to protect workers despite emergency measures. Clashes briefly broke out as riot police tried to clear the road, which had been blocked with vehicles and debris. Demonstrators said the state of emergency was doing little to stem the wave of violence affecting transport workers and businesses in the area. President José Jerí…

While there is hope Budapest will back down on the issue, the row has left the draft statement languishing since it was circulated to member countries on Tuesday morning, when Lithuania first triggered air defense measures against the wave of incursions. Ostensibly used for smuggling cigarettes, the balloons are around the size of a large car and have sparked aviation safety fears, sending intelligence agencies scrambling to determine the motivations behind the sudden uptick. Lithuanian Foreign Minister Kęstutis Budrys told POLITICO in an interview earlier this week that the incidents shine a light on the need for the EU to…

Published on 29/10/2025 – 12:50 GMT+1 Australian authorities are investigating the circumstances that led to the death of an 80-year-old woman who was left behind on a tropical island in the Great Barrier Reef by a cruise ship. The body of the unnamed woman was found on Sunday on Lizard Island near the coast of Queensland, with police describing her death as “sudden and non-suspicious.” The passenger, who had recently embarked on a cruise around Australia onboard the Coral Adventurer, was reported missing at around 9pm local time on Saturday by the captain, the Australian Maritime Safety Authority (AMSA) said.…

The tech industry is spending some €151 million annually on lobbying in Brussels: a rise of more than 50% when compared to four years ago, research published Wednesday by NGOs Corporate Europe Observatory (CEO) and Lobby Control claims. Top spenders include Meta at €10 million, and Microsoft and Apple at €7 million each. At the same time, EU tech legislation — including the artificial intelligence rulebook and the bloc’s platform rules — has come under pressure from the US administration led by President Donald Trump, as well as tech firms themselves, who claim the rules are too restrictive and stifle…