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CANNES, France (AP) — Wes Anderson isn’t driving the bus. Laurent is. That’s the name of the driver who’s bringing Anderson, and his bus, to the Cannes Film Festival.As they drive from his home in Paris to the South of France, Anderson explains by phone: “I don’t drive the bus. You have to have, like, four years of training and an EU bus driver’s license. The thing is, if you’re going to drive a bus like this, you’ve got to be able to drive it in reverse, too.”For years, Anderson has, in favor of the normal festival cars that shuttle…

KUWAIT: Chairman of the Kuwait Society for Geosciences Dr Mubarak Al-Hajri affirmed that Kuwait is home to several significant geological sites that are eligible for inclusion in the UNESCO Global Geoparks Network. In remarks to Kuwait News Agency (KUNA) on Saturday, Dr Al-Hajri stressed that establishing geological parks in the country aligns with sustainable development objectives, serves as a potential source of national income, and supports the tourism sector.Dr Al-Hajri noted that listing local geological sites under the Global Geoparks Network is a strategic goal for the Society and a vital step in preserving the country’s natural and cultural heritage.…

KUWAIT: From the refugee camps of Jordan, the devastated city of Al-Khalil (Hebron) and the olive farms of Nablus, locally made products have arrived in Kuwait for the 61st exhibition of the Palestinian Culture Center—supporting families, preserving heritage and reviving nearly lost traditions. Running until Monday at the women’s cultural & social society in collaboration with the Palestinian Embassy, the exhibition has been held twice a year in Kuwait since the 1990s.It is built around two core objectives: preserving the ancient art of tatreez—Palestinian cross-stitch embroidery that dates back over a thousand years—and empowering women. This year, one-third of the…

A growing number of the world’s leading genocide scholars believe that Israel’s actions in Gaza constitute genocide, according to an investigation by Dutch newspaper NRC.  The paper interviewed seven renowned genocide researchers* from six countries – including Israel – all of whom described the Israeli campaign in Gaza as genocidal. Many said their peers in the field share this assessment. “Can I name someone whose work I respect who does not think it is genocide? No, there is no counterargument that takes into account all the evidence,” Israeli researcher Raz Segal told NRC.  Professor Ugur Umit Ungor of the University of Amsterdam and NIOD…

U.S. President Donald Trump gestures, while he boards Air Force One, in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, May 16, 2025. Brian Snyder | ReutersPresident Donald Trump said Saturday he plans to speak separately to Russian President Vladimir Putin and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy on Monday in an effort to reach a ceasefire.”I WILL BE SPEAKING, BY TELEPHONE, TO PRESIDENT VLADIMIR PUTIN OF RUSSIA ON MONDAY, AT 10:00 A.M. THE SUBJECTS OF THE CALL WILL BE, STOPPING THE “BLOODBATH” THAT IS KILLING, ON AVERAGE, MORE THAN 5000 RUSSIAN AND UKRAINIAN SOLDIERS A WEEK, AND TRADE,” Trump said in a Saturday post on Truth…

Aberdeen’s Jack MacKenzie required stitches on a head injury after being hit with an object thrown from the crowd after his side’s defeat at Dundee United.MacKenzie, who was an unused sub, was on the pitch when both sets of fans spilled onto the pitch at the full-time whistle after Dundee United denied Aberdeen fourth place with a 2-1 win. United boss Jim Goodwin claimed the object came from the end housing Aberdeen fans.Speaking to BBC Scotland, Goodwin labelled the incident “a disgrace”. “I deliberately took myself off the pitch as quickly as I could because we’ve had previous with the…

Oliver Glasner hailed Crystal Palace’s “special” first ever major trophy as Eberechi Eze fired them to a dramatic 1-0 victory over Manchester City in the FA Cup final.Palace ended their long wait for silverware and qualified for the Europa League when Eze struck in the 16th minute before goalkeeper Dean Henderson escaped a red card for handball and then saved Omar Marmoush’s penalty in an action-packed first half. The VAR, Jarred Gillett, deemed Henderson had not denied a clear goalscoring opportunity when he palmed the ball away from Erling Haaland after referee Stuart Attwell had allowed play to continue. Monterosa…

Miami (AP) — Antonio Brown was briefly detained by police early Saturday following an altercation in which gunshots were fired outside a celebrity boxing event in Miami, according to the former NFL star and video posted to social media. Miami police confirmed in a written statement that officers responded to the area at about 3 a.m. after receiving an alert from the gunshot-detection system ShotSpotter. Officer Kiara Delva, a department spokeswoman, said police questioned several people but made no arrests. No injuries were reported at the scene. The investigation continues, Delva said, and she could not confirm the names of…

CNN  —  Elon Musk’s prominent role in President Donald Trump’s White House appears to be fading, but the tech billionaire’s brainchild — the budget-slashing Department of Government Efficiency — is poised to continue its work after his departure. In less than four months, the DOGE effort has become embedded across the government — from personnel in key positions, to work already underway to remake agencies’ sometimes decades-old software systems, to a government-wide push to build a master database of sensitive personal data that would speed up immigration enforcement and help identify fraud in government payments. Those staffers could be in…

People shop at a Walmart in Rosemead, California, on April 11, 2025. Frederic J. Brown | Afp | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump blasted Walmart on Saturday after the country’s largest retailer warned this week that it will have to raise prices because of tariffs.”Walmart should STOP trying to blame Tariffs as the reason for raising prices throughout the chain,” Trump wrote on Truth Social. “Between Walmart and China they should, as is said, “EAT THE TARIFFS,” and not charge valued customers ANYTHING. “I’ll be watching, and so will your customers!!!”Walmart CFO John David Rainey said in an interview with CNBC on…