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The Intervision contest returned to Moscow with political overtones and a Vietnamese winner, as Đức Phúc took the top prize on a night designed to showcase Russia’s alternative to Eurovision.
Read report »Canada has banned Irish-language rap trio Kneecap from entering the country, citing statements officials said were contrary to Canadian values and allegations linked to terror charges and support for designated groups.
Read report »ABC pulled Jimmy Kimmel's late-night show indefinitely after comments about Charlie Kirk's killing prompted station backlash and a flood of scrutiny.
Read report »Apple TV+’s The Studio set a new record for a first-season comedy series at the Emmys and tied the all-time comedy nomination mark.
Read report »Variety reported that, for the first time, every nominee in outstanding writing for a comedy series had at least one woman among its writers.
Read report »The Television Academy chose the married actors for a lifetime-philanthropy honor that had never before gone to a couple.
Read report »The 2025 Emmys spread major wins across comedy, drama and limited series, with The Studio, The Pitt and Adolescence all leaving with headline awards.
Read report »Tillman became the first Black man to win outstanding supporting actor in a drama series, ending a category drought that lasted the Emmys’ entire history.
Read report »A Belgian festival withdrew the Munich Philharmonic after saying there was not enough clarity about conductor Lahav Shani’s position on the Israeli government.
Read report »The Vatican added Pier Giorgio Frassati to the canonized saints, highlighting his links to charity, prayer and social justice.
Read report »The quietly humorous relationship film edged out some of the festival favorites, while the Gaza docudrama "The Voice of Hind Rajab" took the runner-up prize.
Read report »A Nazi-looted portrait by Giuseppe Vittore Ghislandi resurfaced on a real-estate listing before being handed to Argentine investigators.
Read report »Museum staff uncovered original Jaroslav Hašek manuscripts that had been stored under the wrong archive folder for decades.
Read report »Dwindling water levels in the Mosul Dam reservoir have exposed approximately 40 ancient tombs, believed to date back over 2,300 years to the Hellenistic period.
Read report »Organizers say North America’s largest powwow will end after the 2026 edition, closing a 43-year run in Albuquerque.
Read report »The Vatican said the English cardinal and theologian would soon formally receive one of Catholicism’s highest titles for influential teaching.
Read report »The committee inscribed 26 new properties, extended two existing ones and again put African heritage at the center of the annual vote.
Read report »The Dalai Lama confirmed that the institution of the Dalai Lama will continue and said his successor will be chosen through the traditional Tibetan process, not by Beijing.
Read report »The Netherlands returned 119 looted sculptures to Nigeria in one of the largest recent repatriations of Benin Bronzes.
Read report »Van der Wouden took the fiction award for debut novel The Safekeep, while Clarke received the nonfiction honour for The Story of a Heart.
Read report »Argentina’s president became the award’s first non-Jewish recipient, recognised by organisers for his support of Israel.
Read report »At the 78th Tony Awards on 2025-06-08, the South Korean musical Maybe Happy Ending took six trophies, including best musical, in a night that also produced firsts for Cole Escola and Kara Young.
Read report »Kyrgyzstan has quietly removed a 23-metre Lenin statue from Osh, a monument that had dominated the city for 50 years and was thought to be the tallest Lenin statue in Central Asia.
Read report »The singer purchased her early catalogue from Shamrock Capital, gaining ownership of the original masters and associated videos, films, artwork, photographs and unreleased material.
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