Cannes adds controversial French film to line-up
A new French film was added to the Cannes Film Festival line-up on Monday despite reports of inappropriate behaviour on set, including the use of a child in a sex scene.
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European leaders vow to boost North Sea wind energy production
Nine European countries pledged at a summit Monday to massively scale up wind power generation in the North Sea to further climate goals and durably move further away from dependency on Russian fossil fuel supplies.
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Shakespeare First Folio goes on display in London
A copy of the first collected edition of William Shakespeare's plays went on display in London on Monday, to mark the 400th anniversary of its publication.
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Ukraine allies denounce 'cynical' Russian meeting at UN
Kyiv's allies on Monday slammed Russia for a Security Council meeting chaired by Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov about protecting the United Nations charter, which Moscow itself violated by invading Ukraine.
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Tottenham sack interim coach Stellini after Newcastle thrashing
Tottenham sacked interim manager Cristian Stellini on Monday after chairman Daniel Levy branded Sunday's 6-1 defeat at Newcastle "wholly unacceptable".
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Back from the grave: Partizan Belgrade rebound into Euroleague playoffs
With sold-out crowds, an ignited fan base and a late season rally, Partizan Belgrade's return to the Euroleague playoffs on Tuesday marks an end to a 13-year postseason drought for the club in basketball-crazed Serbia.
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Drought-hit Spain braces for early heat wave
Drought-hit Spain was bracing Monday for an unusually early heat wave, prompting fears for wildfires in a nation already so dry that some farmers have opted not to plant crops.
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Fox News host Tucker Carlson exits in shock move
Fox News star host Tucker Carlson is leaving the influential conservative TV network, it was announced Monday, in a surprise move days after the outlet was forced to pay a huge financial settlement to end a defamation case.
Read moreDeath toll in Kenya starvation cult case climbs to 73
The death toll in a case involving a Kenyan cult that practised starvation climbed to 73 Monday, police sources told AFP as investigators unearthed more corpses from mass graves in a forest near the coast.
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UAE probe offers unprecedented view of Mars moon
The United Arab Emirates' Hope space probe on Monday revealed Mars' smaller moon Deimos in unprecedented detail, shedding new light on the origin of the mysterious lumpy satellite.
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