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ADVERTISEMENTOver the course of three decades, the Mission: Impossible franchise has given us some of the most consistently enjoyable cinematic thrills out there. Thanks in large part to Tom Cruise’s devotion to sprinting and pushing the envelope when it comes to making impossible stunts possible, the series has managed to become a blockbuster singularity which has bucked

ADVERTISEMENTBrazilian photographer and environmentalist Sebastião Salgado, known for his award-winning images of nature and humanity, has died at age 81.Instituto Terra, which was founded by him and his wife, confirmed the information on Friday but did not provide more details on the circumstances of Salgado's death or where it took place."Sebastião was more than one

ADVERTISEMENTA French court found the ringleader and seven other members who were involved in the armed robbery of Kim Kardashian guilty, but did not give them a prison sentence. The chief judge, David De Pas, said that the defendants' ages and their health issues weighed on the court’s decision to impose milder sentences. He added

ADVERTISEMENTMore than 50 years after Nick Ut’s Pulitzer Prize-winning image of a nine-year-old Phan Thi Kim Phuc fleeing a napalm attack in the South Vietnamese village of Trảng Bàng, a prestigious photography organisation has cast fresh doubt over who actually took it.World Press Photo, which awarded the image its 1973 Photo of the Year, recently

ADVERTISEMENT30 years after the original cinematic movement, a group of Danish and Swedish filmmakers have relaunched the avant garde Dogma 95, with a new manifesto that has been updated for the internet age.“In a world where film is based on algorithms and artificial visual expressions are gaining traction, it’s our mission to stand up for

ADVERTISEMENTU2’s Bono has spoken out against Hamas, Benjamin Netanyahu and Israeli “far-right fundamentalists” at the 2025 Ivor Novello Awards last night.  U2 became the first Irish act to receive the Fellowship of the Ivors Academy, the highest honour that the organisation bestows.  The band took to the stage to accept the honour, with frontman Bono

ADVERTISEMENTThis year’s Ivor Novello Awards marks its 70th year of celebrating outstanding achievements in the field of songwriting and composition.  2025’s ceremony, held last night at Grosvenor House in London, saw 22 songwriters and composers collecting awards over 14 categories, with over 70% of winners being first-timers. Charli XCX, Lola Young, Self Esteem, U2 and Robbie Williams

ADVERTISEMENTAustria's Eurovision winner JJ says it's "disappointing" that Israel continues to participate in the song contest. "I would like Eurovision to be held in Vienna next year and without Israel. But the ball is in the EBU's court. We, the artists, can only raise our voices on the matter," the 24-year-old singer told Spanish daily