CANNES (Reuters) - The Cannes Film Festival officially kicked off on Tuesday night as celebrities walked the red carpet into the plush Grand Theatre Lumiere to honour Hollywood actor Meryl Streep before settling in to watch this year's opening film, "The Second Act."
The French comedy's cast, including Lea Seydoux and Vincent Lindon, were joined by actor Jane Fonda, model Heidi Klum and Messi, the dog star of 2023's Palme d'Or winner "Anatomy Of a... (continue reading...)
By Clark Mindock
(Reuters) - A Native American group said on Tuesday it will take its fight against Rio Tinto’s proposed Arizona copper mine to the U.S. Supreme Court, after a federal appeals court refused to reconsider whether the U.S. government may have improperly transferred land to the developer.
The group said they would ask the high court to weigh in after the San Francisco-based 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a... (continue reading...)
LISBON (Reuters) - Portugal will build a new international airport in the municipality of Alcochete, across the River Tagus from Lisbon, Prime Minister Luis Montenegro announced on Tuesday after decades of back-and-forth over the location.
The new airport will be built at the site of a military airfield in Alcochete, about 40 km (25 miles) east of Lisbon, and should the ready by 2034. This location has been favoured by an independent technical... (continue reading...)
By Michelle Nichols
UNITED NATIONS (Reuters) - North Korea laundered $147.5 million through virtual currency platform Tornado Cash in March after stealing it last year from a cryptocurrency exchange, according to confidential work by United Nations sanctions monitors seen by Reuters on Tuesday.
The monitors told a U.N. Security Council sanctions committee in a document submitted on Friday that they had been investigating 97 suspected... (continue reading...)
(Reuters) - Russian President Vladimir Putin signed decrees on Tuesday appointing all members of the government and planned a late-evening meeting with his new cabinet line-up, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov was quoted as saying by Russian news agencies.
The single announcement on the cabinet took the form of a list of all the appointees without commentary, indicating that Putin had signed the appropriate decrees.
Tass news agency quoted... (continue reading...)
More Reuters
View Older Stories-
Canadian town threatened by wildfire likely to avoid direct hit
-
Blinken, guitar in hand, tells Ukraine to keep 'rockin' in the free world'
-
Islamic State claims attack on army post in northern Iraq
-
US FDIC's Gruenberg to create office to address workplace conduct issues
-
Small US businesses fear TikTok ban after it turbocharged sales
-
TikTok creators file suit to block US divestment or ban law
-
US agency settles probes into America Movil undersea cable system
-
Powell: Very strong support in Congress for an independent Fed
-
BYD to nail down Mexico plant site by year-end, Americas head says
-
Explainer-Canada wildfire season is heating up: Here's what to know
-
Summer 2023 was the hottest in 2,000 years, study says
-
US lawmakers urge mediation board to help flight attendants reach labor deals
-
White House's Sullivan to travel to Saudi Arabia and Israel
-
Paramount shares fall after CNBC reports Sony rethinking its bid
-
Biden hikes US tariffs on Chinese imports
-
Michael Schumacher's watches fetch 4 million Swiss francs at auction
-
French central bank sees "slight" second quarter growth
-
Ireland to slash payments to Ukrainian refugees in state accommodation
-
German far-right regional leader Hoecke fined for using banned Nazi slogan
-
Citi executive in charge of implementing bank's restructuring departs
-
US relaxes regulations for labs handling bird flu samples to ease virus response
-
Google launches Trillium chip, improving AI data center performance fivefold
-
US man charged with spider smuggling says he was released by Turkish court
-
Blue Origin to resume space tourist flights after near 2-year pause
-
Eutelsat confirms guidance, with OneWeb network on track
-
Meta to shut Workplace app to focus on AI, metaverse
-
Senior US diplomat: Georgia's foreign agent legislation must meet EU norms or our relations are at risk
-
US bank failures could surge by almost 50, Nomura analyst says
-
Mexico's presidential frontrunner Sheinbaum holds wide lead in latest poll
-
Analysis-Hopes for 'soft landing' at stake as investors await US inflation data
-
Israel and Egypt trade blame over Gaza aid blocked at Rafah
-
Explainer-Why are meme stocks rallying again?
-
Palestinians in Israel demand refugee return on 'Nakba' anniversary
-
Explainer-What is the history of the Israel-Palestinian conflict?
-
EU asks Tunisia for clarification over arrests of journalists and activists
-
Boeing Starliner's crew debut delayed again over spacecraft issue
-
China's BYD launches hybrid pickup in Mexico as US hikes EV tariffs
-
Greta Gerwig at Cannes: #MeToo has changed things for the better
-
Converse to cut jobs as part of Nike's cost-savings plan
-
Maryland sets course for offshore wind energy expansion with new legislation
-
South Africa's new Rise Mzansi party sees opportunities in tight election
-
King Charles unveils his first portrait since coronation
-
Elon Musk's xAI nears $10 billion deal to rent Oracle's AI servers, The Information reports
-
Peru police report 13 dead in Andean highway crash
-
Alice Munro, Canadian Nobel Prize-winning author, dead at 92
-
Argentina traders bet on another big rate cut as inflation eases
-
No single action is a red line on UK arms exports to Israel, deputy PM says
-
Tesco's 10 million pound man - CEO's annual pay package doubles
-
US states sue over EEOC's policy on transgender workers
-
Comcast to unveil Netflix, Apple TV+, Peacock streaming bundle