Arne Bänschdpa(TNS) Tehran — Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi and Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian were among the nine people who died when their helicopter crashed in the country’s mountainous north-west during bad weather, state media reported on Monday. The Iranian Cabinet convened a second emergency meeting in less than 24 hours following...

Ulf Mauderdpa(TNS) Moscow — Russia has no current plans to capture the Ukrainian city of Kharkiv and is merely establishing a buffer zone in the area because of attacks on the adjacent Russian region of Belgorod, President Vladimir Putin said on Friday. He made his comments in response to a question from Russian state media reporters... The post Putin...

Posted: May 17, 2024 Slug: NR-Vietnam-War-movie-Summerhouse-filming-in-Danbury Joseph TucciNew Haven Register, Conn.(TNS) May 17—The creators of a new film that chronicles the journey of a young man who questions his loyalties during the Vietnam War draft are looking to fill out the cast with actors from around Connecticut. The movie will also... The...

The Straits Times, Singapore / Asia News Network(TNS) May 15—SINGAPORE( The Straits Times/Asia News Network) — Five Chinese coast guard ships sailed through Taiwan’s “restricted waters” for three hours on May 14 before they were expelled, the Taiwanese coast guard said. The incident comes less than a week before Taiwan holds an inauguration for its...

Patrick FraterVariety Entertainment News ServiceVariety Alex Garland’s critically-acclaimed “Civil War” has confirmed a theatrical release in mainland China. Marking the first A24 production to be released in China, it will arrive in cinemas from June 7. Huahua Media took rights to the film for China. Tech and entertainment giant Alibaba... The post...

dpa(TNS) Bratislava — The assassination attempt on Slovakian Prime Minister Robert Fico had a “political motive,” Interior Minister Matúš Šutaj Eštok told journalists on Wednesday evening at the hospital in Banská Bystrica, where Fico, 59, was operated on. His condition is listed as life-threatening. Fighting back tears, Defence Minister Robert Kaliňák also...