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GENEVA (AP) — The United Nations has added nearly 70 more companies to a blacklist of firms from 11 countries that it says are complicit in violating Palestinian human rights through their business ties to Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. The new list spotlights companies that do business that’s deemed supportive of the

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Out now on music streaming platforms Ahead of the game’s release next week on the 2nd October, developer Sucker Punch has dropped the Ghost of Yotei soundtrack — or at least a large chunk of it — on music streaming platforms. Now, understandably, plenty of players will want to hear these tracks for the first

“I think we’re in the middle of a big sea change,” said Toronto International Film Festival chief Cameron Bailey during a Zurich Summit panel about the role of film festivals. “Certainly, there’s much more media coverage on the business of film and the screen industry generally than there used to be. This is not as

The 30th Busan International Film Festival wrapped its 10-day run with record attendances, but beneath the star-studded red carpets and celebratory atmosphere, the landmark edition spotlighted an industry in transition. From the crisis facing Korean cinema to the festival’s competitive transformation, here are the five key takeaways that emerged from BIFF 2025. Korean Cinema’s Crisis

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Justice Clarence Thomas cast doubt on the Supreme Court’s commitment to following legal precedent Thursday, as the high court gears up to revisit major rulings holding back Donald Trump’s sweeping policy agenda. Speaking at Catholic University’s Columbus School of Law in Washington, D.C. Thursday evening, Thomas said it was time to rethink a commitment to

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