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The Berlin International Film Festival is no stranger to political controversies, but the first one to hit this year's event happened hours before the Berlinale officially kicked off on February 12 with its opening film, "No Good Men," during a press conference introducing the international jury in the morning. The conference brought together festival director Tricia Tuttle

Heads of state and government from the EU gathered at an "informal retreat" at the Alden Biesen Castle in eastern Belgium on Thursday, in lieu of a full monthly leaders' summit in Brussels. The talks will focus on reviving and streamlining Europe's economy, with the leaders also set to discuss ways to counter threats from China, Russia and the US. 

Jeffrey Epstein is thought to have managed a large part of his assets through around 40 accounts at Deutsche Bank, Germany's largest bank, which has come back to haunt the Frankfurt-based institution. According to the German page of Wall Street Online, Deutsche Bank stock fell by 5.49% on February 4 after additional Epstein files detailing his criminal activities were made public. After the

Ukrainian skeleton athlete Vladyslav Heraskevych was disqualified from the Milano Cortina Winter Olympics on Thursday for refusing to wear a different helmet than the one that honors athletes killed in the war with Russia. Heraskevych has since taken his case to the Court of Arbitration for Sport, which was hearing his case on Friday morning. 

Who is Vladyslav Heraskevych? In Pyeongchang in 2018, the Kyiv native became the first Ukrainian to compete in skeleton at the Winter Olympics. Heraskevych also competed in Beijing in 2022. After the third of four runs there, he held up a sign with the English inscription "No war in Ukraine" for the cameras at the

A trade union member was detained by police at Tesla's Gigafactory in Grünheide on Tuesday, with the company accusing him of being caught in the act recording a private meeting.  The IG Metall trade union, however, disputed this account of events, amid tensions between Germany's main metalworkers' union and the US carmaker in the run-up to

Though he hasn't set foot in Italy, the shadow of US President Donald Trump has loomed large over the Winter Olympics. From public squabbles with critical US skiers to the British athlete who urinated a profanity against him in the snow and protests against the presence of US ICE agents in Italy for the Games, the

The Berlin International Film Festival, or Berlinale, which runs this year from February 12-22, opens with an Afghan drama titled "No Good Men." Award-winning director Shahrbanoo Sadat's third feature is set on the eve of the 2021 Taliban offensive and tells the story of a TV newsroom camerawoman who is discouraged by the lack of interesting potential romantic partners

Government supporters chant slogans as they gather in mourning after state TV officially announced the death of Iranian Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, in Tehran, Iran, Sunday, March 1, 2026. Vahid Salemi/AP hide caption toggle caption Vahid Salemi/AP DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — Iran fired missiles at targets in Israel and Gulf Arab states Sunday

In this 2017 photo, Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Iran's supreme leader, sits in a session to deliver his message for the Iranian New Year. A portrait of the late revolutionary founder, Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, is next to him. Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/AP hide caption toggle caption Office of the Iranian Supreme Leader/AP In this