Jack Barton Emerges as an Unexpected James Bond Contender
An unfamiliar face has entered one of cinema’s most closely watched casting searches. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM British actor Jack Barton has reportedly become a contender…
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The Dog Stars Strands Its Cast in a Familiar Apocalypse
Ridley Scott delivers impressive landscapes but too little emotional or narrative urgency. LOS ANGELES, UNITED STATES Ridley Scott’s The Dog Stars arrives in cinemas with an accomplished…
Trump’s AI Image With Dolly Parton Provokes Backlash Over Her Legacy
A fabricated moment has intensified a dispute over who controls a public figure’s memory after death. WASHINGTON, UNITED STATES President Donald Trump has faced criticism…
Céline Dion Returns to Paris for Her First Concert Series in Six Years
A celebrated voice confronts its most demanding stage after years of illness and rehabilitation. PARIS, FRANCE Céline Dion has arrived in Paris ahead of her…
Macron Will Open Historic Bayeux Tapestry Exhibition in London
An account of conquest returns to the country whose defeat it immortalized. LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM French President Emmanuel Macron will travel to London to inaugurate…
Nordic Business Leaders Explore a Unified Regional Stock Market
Shared capital could give smaller economies the scale to compete globally. STOCKHOLM, SWEDEN Leading Nordic companies and investors are examining whether Sweden, Denmark, Norway and…
Poland Gains Economic Weight as the EU’s Four Largest Economies Lose Ground
Europe’s economic centre remains in the west, but its balance is gradually shifting eastward. BRUSSELS, BELGIUM Germany, France, Italy and Spain generated 61 percent of…
Von der Leyen Gives China an October Deadline to Rebalance Trade
Europe wants economic cooperation without accepting permanent industrial dependence. BRUSSELS, BELGIUM European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen has intensified pressure on Beijing as the…
EU Customs Duty Cuts the Flow of Low-Value Chinese Parcels
A modest charge is already reshaping Europe’s high-volume e-commerce market. BRUSSELS, BELGIUM Imports of low-value parcels into the European Union have fallen by an estimated…
Business Park Construction Reopens Austria’s Struggle With Nazi Memory
Economic development is advancing across ground where imprisoned women were forced to manufacture weapons. LEOBERSDORF, AUSTRIA Construction of a business park on part of a…