‘Furiosa’ speeds into the Cannes Film Festival

‘Furiosa’ speeds into the Cannes Film Festival

CANNES, France (AP) — Start your engines. “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” rolls into the Cannes Film Festival on Wednesday, returning George Miller’s dystopia-on-wheels to the Croisette promenade and launching one of the most anticipated movies of the summer. The latest “Mad Max” film, starring Anya Taylor-Joy as a young Furiosa, is premiering in Cannes

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Pakistan test-fires a new rocket system developed by its military, the army says

Pakistan test-fires a new rocket system developed by its military, the army says

ISLAMABAD (AP) — Pakistan’s military said it successfully test-fired Wednesday a short-range, indigenously developed rocket system meant to boost its ability to deter any offensive action from archenemy and neighbor India. According to a military statement, the Fatah-II Guided Rocket System has a range of 400 kilometers (240 miles), as well as a state-of-the-art navigation

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Umrla kanadska književnica i nobelovka Alis Manro

Umrla kanadska književnica i nobelovka Alis Manro

Književnost | 14.05.2024 | access_time 20:35 Dobitnica Nobelove nagrade za književnost kanadska književnica Alis Manro (Alice Munro), najviše cenjena zbog svojih kratkih priča, umrla je u 93. godini. Portparol izdavača Penguin Rendom Haus Kanada rekao je da je Manro, koja je dobila Nobelovu nagradu za književnost 2013. godine umrla u ponedeljak u svom domu u

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Wong will be sworn in as Singapore’s prime minister, as Lee Hsien Loong bows out after 20 years

Wong will be sworn in as Singapore’s prime minister, as Lee Hsien Loong bows out after 20 years

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia (AP) — Singapore’s deputy leader Lawrence Wong is set to be sworn in Wednesday as the nation’s fourth prime minister in a carefully planned political succession designed to ensure continuity and stability in the Asian financial hub. A U.S.-trained economist, Wong, 51, succeeds Lee Hsien Loong , 72, who stepped down after

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