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In acclaimed Japanese director Hirokazu Kore-eda’s latest film, a grieving couple turns to technology to recreate what they have lost. “Sheep in the Box,” opening in U.S. theaters Friday, centers on a married couple whose son has died. To cope with their grief, they commission a humanoid made in his exact likeness. The title refers […]

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said ​on Saturday that Russia wanted to bring ‌in 30,000 North Korean troops. The reason being to take part in its more than four-year-old conflict and was already preparing ​to receive them. Under a mutual defense ​pact, North Korea sent an estimated 14,000 ⁠soldiers to Russia’s Kursk Region in 2024 to […]

The affray charge accepted by the defendants states that “Chris Brown and Omololu Akinlolu on February 19 2023 used or threatened unlawful violence towards another and their conduct taken together was such as would cause a person of reasonable firmness present at the scene to fear for his personal safety.” “This was a vicious and […]

The removal of the first abandoned vessels from Suva Harbour is finally moving ahead, with three derelict ships targeted in the first phase of a major cleanup project. The Derelict Vessel Removal Project Governance Committee has cleared the way for the first phase, funded through the Captain Johnathan Smith Fund. The project aims to address […]

The FMF Duavata Northern Crime Prevention Carnival is marking 15 years of bringing communities together to fight drugs and crime through awareness, education and positive engagement. Organisers say what started as a carnival has grown into a platform that empowers young people, strengthens communities and promotes safer choices. The 2026 carnival will bring together contestants,...