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27 July 2017 • 06:40 AMT
Ceasefire agreed at Lebanese-Syrian border, reports suggest

A ceasefire took effect on July 27 in a mountainous area of the Lebanese-Syrian border near the Lebanese town of Arsal.

27 July 2017 • 06:34 AMT
Britain plans bigger Asia involvement after Brexit: Johnson

Johnson is attending talks in Sydney between the British and Australian foreign and defence ministers, focusing on security and trade.

27 July 2017 • 06:25 AMT
U.S. sanctions Venezuelan officials amid anti-Maduro protests

More than 100 people have been killed in protest-related violence, since almost daily anti-government protests began on April 1.

27 July 2017 • 06:24 AMT
State Secretary Tillerson refutes retirement reports

The speculation over Tillerson’s remaining in Trump’s cabinet came after days of Trump publicly attacking Attorney General Jeff Sessions.

27 July 2017 • 06:14 AMT
U.S. lawmakers reach agreement for Senate Russia sanctions vote

Russia warned it was edging closer to retaliation against Washington after the House of Representatives backed new U.S. sanctions on Moscow.

26 July 2017 • 14:57 AMT
Almodovar cinematographer Jose Luis Alcaine to get Locarno honor

He is credited with helping to define the look of Spanish cinema in the 1980s, also working with directors from Victor Erice to Fernando Trueba.

26 July 2017 • 14:42 AMT
Apple boasts highest loyalty and satisfaction among public: survey

Apple achieved a 91 percent loyalty score, and slightly lower satisfaction of 85 percent, said marketing firm Fluent.

26 July 2017 • 14:41 AMT
Jolie, Aronofsky, Clooney, Payne films to be featured at Toronto Fest

Jolie will be on hand with “First They Killed My Father,” a drama about the Cambodian genocide that she made for Netflix.

26 July 2017 • 14:36 AMT
Text messages may be coming to Chromebooks soon

You have to activate a setting called “Enable Multidevice features” before SMS Connect will even show up in the dev version of Chrome OS.

26 July 2017 • 14:26 AMT
Trump says will reinstate military ban on transgender individuals

“Our military cannot be burdened with the tremendous medical costs and disruption that transgender in the military would entail,” he said.

26 July 2017 • 14:22 AMT
France says U.S. sanctions against Iran, Russia, NKorea look illegal

The French foreign ministry said in a statement that French and European laws would need to be adjusted in response.

26 July 2017 • 14:01 AMT
“Close Encounters of the Third Kind” re-release trailer unleashed

The first kind involves a sighting, the second kind is denoted by physical evidence, while the third kind is a direct contact with extraterrestrials.

26 July 2017 • 13:58 AMT
Armenia’s ruling RPA sees declining party ratings as ‘natural’

Sharmazanov assured that party ratings surge during election processes all over the world and drop after they are over.

26 July 2017 • 13:49 AMT
Three Chagall paintings on view at Columbus Museum of Art

Two of the paintings on view were created during the period when Chagall and his family escaped the horrors of Nazism and sought asylum in the United States.

26 July 2017 • 13:33 AMT
Christie’s to offer Avant-Garde masterworks from private collection

The collection is expected to achieve around $30,000,000 and comprises around 180 works from five categories.

26 July 2017 • 13:16 AMT
EU could halt Poland’s voting rights over court reforms

Timmermans said he welcomed the fact that Polish President Andrzej Duda had vetoed two judicial reforms introduced by the government.

26 July 2017 • 13:04 AMT
Mansun’s Paul Draper rolls out new vid “Things People Want”

Nearly 15 years since the demise of the ’90s alt-rock legends, Draper will release his debut solo album “Spooky Action” on August 11.

26 July 2017 • 12:59 AMT
Russia says war games with Chinese Navy pose no threat

“The actions of our sailors will be monitored by our numerous neighbors in the region,” Russian Vice Admiral Alexander Fedotenkov said.

26 July 2017 • 12:51 AMT
Motörhead unveil trailer for new album of unreleased covers

The LP finds the late singer and his band taking on songs by the Sex Pistols, Judas Priest, Dio, Metallica, and a previously unreleased cover of David Bowie’s “Heroes”.

26 July 2017 • 12:49 AMT
Libya asks Italy to help fight human trafficking

The move would help cut down the number of migrant boat departures from the coast of crisis-hit Libya and ease the strain on Italy.

26 July 2017 • 12:20 AMT
Ben Stiller deals with mid-life crisis in “Brad’s Status” comedy trailer

Stiller plays the titular Brad, who, despite a good career and happy family, is obsessed with the better fortunes of his old friends from school.

26 July 2017 • 12:07 AMT
“Dope” director Rick Famuyiwa to helm martial arts film “Son of Shaolin”

Dwayne Johnson is producing with Dany Garcia and Hiram Garcia through their Seven Bucks Productions company.

26 July 2017 • 12:06 AMT
eBay announces Image Search for finding items using photos

Using Image Search, eBay said that you will be able to snap a photo of a real-world object and use it to find similar items on eBay.

26 July 2017 • 11:44 AMT
Johnny Depp’s “Richard Says Goodbye” adds cast

The film, which is currently shooting in Vancouver, is written and directed by Wayne Roberts (“Katie Says Goodbye”).

26 July 2017 • 11:32 AMT
Woody Allen’s “Wonder Wheel” to close New York Film Fest

As with all Allen films, not much is known about the plot of Wonder Wheel, but it is described as a period drama set in New York in the 1950s.

26 July 2017 • 11:11 AMT
Armenia: Yelk urges rival opposition party to stop “the witch hunt”

According to Yelk, the opposition activity is not limited to emotional outbursts, but contains specific measures that will lead to a regime change.

26 July 2017 • 11:07 AMT
“Game of Thrones” filming fake scenes to “keep secrets from spilling”

Recently, “Game of Thrones” debuted new footage from season 7. The video revealed the return of Melisandre, who was banished by Jon Snow in season 6.

26 July 2017 • 10:58 AMT
Tom Hardy to topline Bosnian War movie “My War Gone By, I Miss It So”

The film is based on the 1999 book of the same name by Anthony Lloyd, an English journalist and war correspondent.

26 July 2017 • 10:30 AMT
Banksy’s “Balloon Girl” comes top of Britons’ favourite artworks

The “Balloon Girl” stencil painting, which appeared on the side of shop in east London in 2002, topped the shortlist of best British artworks.

26 July 2017 • 10:11 AMT
Britain to ban new petrol and diesel-powered cars from 2040

Ahead of a June election, the governing Conservatives pledged to make “almost every car and van” zero-emission by 2050.