Berlinale 2025 review: ‘La Tour de Glace’ (‘The Ice Tower’) – Marion Cotillard is the Snow Queen
Marion Cotillard stars in French director Lucile Hadžihalolović’s fourth feature, a glacially paced adaptation of Hans Christian Andersen’s “The Snow Queen”. Prepare to be entranced. Read More
Far-right extremists arrested after violent attack at Paris migrant association
The assailants, who were armed with shards of glass, seriously injured a 30-year-old man. Read more at Read More
Can a whale really swallow a human whole? The truth behind this viral video from Chile
A rare encounter where a kayaker in Chile was briefly scooped into the mouth of a humpback whale has been caught on camera.Read More
Inside Saatchi Gallery’s flower exhibition: How flowers shape art, fashion and digital innovation
In this episode of Cult, we visit London’s Saatchi Gallery, where an exhibition reveals how flowers inspire art, fashion and digital innovation – going beyond beauty to symbolise emotion, life…
Lisbon hit by 4.8 magnitude earthquake, no damage reported
The Portuguese capital experienced a 4.8 magnitude earthquake on Monday, with the epicentre near the city of Seixal. Read More
Popular Portuguese resort town tells tourists to put their clothes on or face a fine
Albufeira is the latest European city to propose new laws to stop tourists walking around without their clothes on. Read More
German election 2025: Five key issues facing Germany’s next chancellor
The next leader of Europe’s biggest economy will face a public deeply dissatisfied with living standards, housing and less tolerant towards migrants than in previous years. Read more at Read…
Brazil’s Lula defends oil exploration in the Amazon as a way to finance green energy
The President said Brazil can’t ignore the wealth beneath its feet and choose not to explore it.Read More
Nuclear sidelined in leaked rules on state aid for clean tech
A draft of updated rules on permissible state aid within the forthcoming Clean Industrial Deal has no explicit mention of nuclear power, despite recent signals from the European Commission executive…
Pope Francis’ hospital stay extended due to ‘complex clinical picture’
The Vatican said the pontiff will require a new course of treatment and further hospitalisation after being admitted to hospital for a respiratory tract infection. Read More