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War movies have long awed audiences, even before Hollywood’s golden era. From the humble beginnings of Tearing Down the Spanish Flag, often cited as the first war film, the genre has evolved into a cinematic powerhouse, delivering award-winning masterpieces like Dunkirk and All Quiet on the Western Front. These films vividly portray the gruesome and bloody realities of war for …

Countries call for ‘unhindered’ access to respond to growing humanitarian crisis in war-torn African nation. The international mediators engaged in talks to bring Sudan’s war to an end have welcomed decisions by the warring sides to facilitate the delivery of humanitarian relief to the country. In a joint statement on Saturday, the sponsors of the talks in Switzerland lauded the …

In the 10 months since the attacks of Oct. 7 that sparked the Israel-Hamas war, nearly 20,000 babies have been born in the Gaza Strip. And some 115 newborns have been killed, according to the Hamas-run Gaza Ministry of Health, whose casualty figures are regarded as reliable by the U.N. and the U.S. government. The twins Ayssel and Asser were …

Ukrainian official says incursion into Russian territory aims to push Moscow to enter ‘fair negotiation process’. Russia has said its forces have destroyed a Ukrainian reconnaissance and sabotage group in its western region of Kursk, where Kyiv has launched a daring incursion into Russian territory. The RIA Novosti state-run news agency state-run media agency reported on Friday that the Ukrainian …

The militant group has vowed to retaliate against Israel for the assassination of a commander. But if that leads to an all-out war, Lebanon may turn against it.

Columbia University President Minouche Shafik resigned Wednesday after months of scrutiny and outrage over her handling of campus demonstrations protesting the Israel-Hamas war, the university announced.  Dr. Shafik’s abrupt exit comes just three weeks before the start of Columbia’s fall semester. Her resignation follows widespread anger over her handling of pro-Palestinian protests that resulted in canceled commencements and the resignation …

The Brown family is trying to move on as best they can. On Tuesday, TLC dropped the trailer for the highly-anticipated upcoming season of Sister Wives. The trailer starts off strong, with Meri Brown officially declaring that her marriage to Kody Brown is over, Christine Brown introducing the world to her boyfriend and now-husband, David Woolley, Janelle Brown trying to …

This article is part of IndieWire’s 2000s Week celebration. Click here for a whole lot more. In medieval Europe, whole communities came together at public executions, drinking and dancing and collectively purging their sins through ceremonial bloodshed. In early 21st-century America, smaller groups gathered at multiplexes for a similar rite: Exorcizing national guilt by watching graphic torture scenes in horror …

EXPLAINER As the region anticipates what an Iranian response to Israeli assassinations will be, US moves forces to the region. The United States has deployed a naval strike group to the Eastern Mediterranean amidst increased tensions following Israel’s killing of Hezbollah commander Fuad Shukr in Beirut and the assassination of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh in Tehran. The killings took …

The rift comes at the start of a critical week when U.S. and Arab mediators are preparing to present a “final” proposal for a cease-fire in Gaza, and Israel is bracing for a response from Iran and Hezbollah to the killings of two militant leaders.