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Representatives of the Israeli film industry are redoubling efforts to caution against the wisdom of a pledge signed by some 1,800 significant professionals vowing not to work with Israeli film institutions they say are “implicated in genocide and apartheid against the Palestinian people”.The pledge, announced on Monday, was initially signed by 1,200 film-makers including Yorgos Lanthimos, Ava DuVernay, Asif Kapadia, Boots Riley and Joshua Oppenheimer; and actors Olivia Colman, Mark Ruffalo, Tilda Swinton, Javier Bardem, Ayo Edebiri, Riz Ahmed, Josh O’Connor, Cynthia Nixon, Julie Christie, Ilana Glazer, Rebecca Hall, Aimee Lou Wood and Debra Winger.A further 600 film professionals have…

Imagn Images With his seventh-inning blast against the New York Mets on Tuesday night, slugger Kyle Schwarber authored just the second 50-home run season in Philadelphia Phillies franchise history in an eventual 9-3 win for the hosts. He joins Ryan Howard, who hit a Phillies record 58 home runs in 2006. Here’s a look at No. 50 on the season for Schwarber: At the expense of a 3-1 cutter from Mets reliever Justin Hagenman, Schwarber blasted that at 110.4 mph off the bat and sent it 437 feet to center. Schwarber’s is now the 52nd 50-homer season in MLB history and second…

Mallorca saw a fall of 0.8% in tourist numbers in July compared to last year.Mallorca business owners are hoping September will bring relief after a summer decline in tourist spending. Since May, the popular Spanish island has seen a slump in visitor numbers, with businesses blaming overtourism protests by locals. The Confederation of Business Associations (CAEB) hopes September can “save the season.”The Association of Temporary Services Concessions and Operations in the Maritime-Terrestrial Public Domain (Adopuma) reported diminished use of beach services in July, along with lower occupancy at beach establishments. This trend continued in August. Adopuma’s president, Onofre Fornés, explained…

Marles announces $1.7bn purchase of Ghost Shark drone subsDefence minister Richard Marles just announced a $1.7bn effort to buy a new fleet of autonomous undersea vehicles called Ghost Sharks for the Royal Australian Navy.The navy has signed a contract with Anduril Australia to deliver, maintain and develop the Ghost Shark over the next five years, a program “designed to conduct intelligence, surveillance, reconnaissance and strike operations, stealthily and at long range”.The Ghost Sharks will be manufactured in Australia,Marles just told reporters at a press conference: It exemplifies the fact that Australia is leading the world in terms of autonomous underwater…

Apple was widely expected to release the next generation of its AirPods Pro noise-canceling earbuds this fall, and now it has. As part of its September “awe-dropping” event, the company debuted the AirPods Pro 3. The new buds are upgraded in several ways, including better noise canceling and sound quality, and they have heart-rate sensors like the Beats PowerBeats Pro 2. You can preorder them today for $249 and they ship on Sept. 19. Watch this: Everything Announced at Apple’s iPhone 17 Event in 7 Minutes 07:18 Here are some of their key upgrades. It’s worth noting that the AirPods Pro…

Cardi B, Sombr, Doja Cat, and Lorde have made use of the city’s spontaneous energy to give their fans unique experiences The day after the MTV Video Music Awards, Doja Cat told her fans to meet her in Union Square in New York City. There, an old school phone booth was set up (sponsored by Spotify) where fans took pictures and picked up the phone to hear snippets of her new album, Vie. Doja Cat herself stopped by that afternoon, decked out in an Eighties-inspired outfit that fits her new music’s sound and aesthetic, to pass out roses and greet…

Republic of Ireland’s World Cup dream was torn to shreds in Yerevan as Heimir Hallgrímsson’s men lost 2-1 against Armenia.A little more than three years after they endured an embarrassing 1-0 Nations League defeat at the Republican Stadium, Ireland lost 2-1 against a side ranked 105th in the world, in a game they had to win if they were to stand a realistic chance of qualifying from Group F following a 2-2 draw with Hungary in Dublin on Saturday.For the ninth time in 10 competitive games under Hallgrímsson, Ireland conceded first when Eduard Spertsyan, who fired Armenia to victory against…

Watch: Researchers ‘hopeful’ after koala chlamydia vaccine approvalA vaccine which could save Australia’s endangered koala population from a rampant chlamydia epidemic has been approved for rollout for the first time.University of the Sunshine Coast (UniSC) scientists have spent more than a decade developing a jab to curb the spread of the disease, which has decimated wild koala populations across most of eastern Australia.”Some individual wild colonies, where infection rate can be as high as 70%, are edging closer to extinction every day,” Dr Peter Timms said.With approval from regulators now secured, he said the team hoped for major funding to…

new video loaded: Protests in Nepal Force Prime Minister to ResignBy Axel Boada•September 9, 2025Young demonstrators, targeting symbols of Nepal’s governing elite, set fire to the Parliament building as a second day of unrest forced the prime minister to resign.

PHILADELPHIA, PA – SEPTEMBER 04: Philadelphia Eagles quarterback Jalen Hurts (1) runs the ball during the game between the Dallas Cowboys and the Philadelphia Eagles on September 4th, 2025 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia, PA. (Photo by Terence Lewis/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)Icon Sportswire via Getty Images Football is back—and so is sports betting. Betting is huge in the U.S., and no league is more popular for oddsmakers than the NFL. According to the American Gaming Association, NFL bettors are expected to wager around $30 billion on the league this season through legal sportsbooks. That’s an 8.5% increase from…