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![Orban's social media mouthpiece zeroes in on EU ahead of vote](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/91/f1/ec/Orban-s-social-media-mouthpiece-zer-314434_small.jpg)
Orban's social media mouthpiece zeroes in on EU ah...
Ahead of EU elections on June 9, a deluge of misinformation amplifying the Hungarian government's key talking points on the war in...
![Indigenous Mexican softball team fights against machismo](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/5b/b1/83/Indigenous-Mexican-softball-team-fi-199719_small.jpg)
Indigenous Mexican softball team fights against ma...
Enedina Canul wanted to play softball, but the 47-year-old didn't have a bat -- and that was the least of her problems.
![JLo cancels summer tour as Affleck split rumors swirl](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/4a/fe/d7/JLo-cancels-summer-tour-as-Affleck--218817_small.jpg)
JLo cancels summer tour as Affleck split rumors sw...
Jennifer Lopez said Friday she was cancelling her summer tour to spend more time with her family as rumors circulate over a split...
![Florida 12-year-old triumphs at US spelling bee](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/f6/c7/03/Florida-12-year-old-triumphs-at-US--111784_small.jpg)
Florida 12-year-old triumphs at US spelling bee
Mastering words such as "cricetine" and "indumentum", 12-year-old Bruhat Soma clinched victory Thursday in the United States' spel...
![Whistles at dawn: birdsong duels enthral Afghans](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/56/8b/66/Whistles-at-dawn--birdsong-duels-en-718838_small.jpg)
Whistles at dawn: birdsong duels enthral Afghans
Just after sunrise on the Afghan day of rest, two goldfinches puffed their chests and belted a song, surrounded by men straining t...
![UK's Royal Mail buyout: Who is Czech billionaire Kretinsky?](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/a2/bf/5b/UK-s-Royal-Mail-buyout--Who-is-Czec-676919_small.jpg)
UK's Royal Mail buyout: Who is Czech billionaire K...
A billionaire with interests in football clubs, media outlets, supermarkets and now the potential new owner of Britain's Royal Mai...
![Rome museum gives stolen artefacts their due](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/83/e6/05/Rome-museum-gives-stolen-artefacts--113486_small.jpg)
Rome museum gives stolen artefacts their due
Antiquities recovered after being looted in Italy and sold on the global black market have found their sanctuary in the heart of R...
![Pakistan's Sufi festivals reclaim spirit after violence](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/79/3e/f5/Pakistan-s-Sufi-festivals-reclaim-s-211179_small.jpg)
Pakistan's Sufi festivals reclaim spirit after vio...
Rhythmic drums and spirited dancing are once again bringing life to the shrines of Pakistan's saints, where festivals were long st...
![Colombia congress passes bill banning bullfighting](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/79/a6/4a/Colombia-congress-passes-bill-banni-171681_small.jpg)
Colombia congress passes bill banning bullfighting
Colombia's congress passed a bill Tuesday banning bullfighting, a controversial yet popular pastime in the South American country...
!['Saving Private Ryan' returns to French cinemas for D-Day anniversary](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/d6/39/5b/-Saving-Private-Ryan--returns-to-Fr-983380_small.jpg)
'Saving Private Ryan' returns to French cinemas fo...
Steven Spielberg's D-Day epic "Saving Private Ryan" will be shown in around 300 French cinemas on June 6, the massive World War II...
![Spain unveils 'lost Caravaggio' that nearly sold for a song](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/bd/f3/38/Spain-unveils--lost-Caravaggio--tha-641815_small.jpg)
Spain unveils 'lost Caravaggio' that nearly sold f...
A painting by Italian master Caravaggio, once mistakenly thought to be by an unknown artist and nearly auctioned off for a song, w...
![Beirut design fair reborn after four years of economic crisis](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/36/33/1c/Beirut-design-fair-reborn-after-fou-078552_small.jpg)
Beirut design fair reborn after four years of econ...
A Beirut design fair has made a comeback after Lebanon's economic meltdown forced a four-year hiatus, with some pieces on display...
!['Garfield' and 'Furiosa' battle in weak N.America box office](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/80/8c/5f/-Garfield--and--Furiosa--battle-in--192774_small.jpg)
'Garfield' and 'Furiosa' battle in weak N.America...
"The Garfield Movie" and "Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga" battled for the top spot in North American theaters over the long US holiday we...
![The slasher in middle age: 'Texas Chainsaw Massacre' hits 50](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/4a/9b/25/The-slasher-in-middle-age---Texas-C-888888_small.jpg)
The slasher in middle age: 'Texas Chainsaw Massacr...
It was shot quickly on a limited budget with unknown actors wearing the same sweat-soaked outfits for weeks on end.
![Richard Sherman, songwriter behind Disney hits, dead at 95](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/99/g0/34/Richard-Sherman--songwriter-behind--719726_small.jpg)
Richard Sherman, songwriter behind Disney hits, de...
Richard Sherman, the writer behind songs in classic Disney movies such as "Mary Poppins" and "The Jungle Book" died Saturday at th...
![Sean Baker: chronicler of sex work, Palme d'Or winner](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/27/0e/95/Sean-Baker--chronicler-of-sex-work--693666_small.jpg)
Sean Baker: chronicler of sex work, Palme d'Or win...
Sean Baker, who won the Cannes Film Festival's top prize on Saturday, has spent a career chronicling the lives of sex workers and...
![US rapper Nicki Minaj detained in Netherlands: media](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/4a/d2/8d/US-rapper-Nicki-Minaj-detained-in-N-707316_small.jpg)
US rapper Nicki Minaj detained in Netherlands: med...
US rapper Nicki Minaj has been detained at Amsterdam's Schiphol Airport on suspicion of possessing soft drugs, Dutch media reporte...
![The winners at the 77th Cannes Film Festival](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/87/7e/87/The-winners-at-the-77th-Cannes-Film-911711_small.jpg)
The winners at the 77th Cannes Film Festival
The 77th edition of the Cannes Film Festival ended Saturday in the south of France with the awarding of its top prize, the Palme d...
![Erotic dancer comedy-drama wins top prize at Cannes](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/77/7f/21/Erotic-dancer-comedy-drama-wins-top-111616_small.jpg)
Erotic dancer comedy-drama wins top prize at Canne...
"Anora", a raw, highly explicit and often hilarious story about a New York erotic dancer, was crowned with the Palme d'Or at the C...
![Iran's fearless filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof: from prison to Cannes](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/66/48/b2/Iran-s-fearless-filmmaker-Mohammad--126727_small.jpg)
Iran's fearless filmmaker Mohammad Rasoulof: from...
He perfected his trade in Iran's prisons, and now Mohammad Rasoulof has received a special jury prize at Cannes, confirming him as...
Awards night kicks off at politically charged Cann...
A jury led by Greta Gerwig prepared to crown the winner of the Palme d'Or at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday after a politica...
![Rasoulof: how I learned to beat Iran's secret police](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/83/59/89/Rasoulof--how-I-learned-to-beat-Ira-774611_small.jpg)
Rasoulof: how I learned to beat Iran's secret poli...
Iranian director Mohammad Rasoulof, who escaped Iran to premiere his new film at the Cannes Film Festival Friday, told AFP it take...
![Lucas on 'Star Wars' critics, diversity, and sneaking into Cannes](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/c5/c4/f2/Lucas-on--Star-Wars--critics--diver-681061_small.jpg)
Lucas on 'Star Wars' critics, diversity, and sneak...
George Lucas told Cannes on Friday how he had to sneak into his own first premiere at the French film festival and explained why "...
![Eiffel Tower ticket prices to rise by 20 percent](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/da/24/84/Eiffel-Tower-ticket-prices-to-rise--667165_small.jpg)
Eiffel Tower ticket prices to rise by 20 percent
Paris city hall on Friday voted to increase the Eiffel Tower adult admission price by 20 percent from next month to help pay for u...
![Swiss return three confiscated artefacts to Iraq](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/60/cd/e0/Swiss-return-three-confiscated-arte-566564_small.jpg)
Swiss return three confiscated artefacts to Iraq
Switzerland's foreign minister on Friday returned to her Iraqi counterpart three important Mesopotamian objects seized during a cr...
!['Super Size Me' filmmaker Morgan Spurlock dies of cancer aged 53](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/07/9e/3d/-Super-Size-Me--filmmaker-Morgan-Sp-667751_small.jpg)
'Super Size Me' filmmaker Morgan Spurlock dies of...
Morgan Spurlock, the acclaimed filmmaker behind the hit 2004 documentary "Super Size Me," has died aged 53 of complications from c...
![China back at Cannes with women's rights blockbuster](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/7b/71/a5/China-back-at-Cannes-with-women-s-r-161167_small.jpg)
China back at Cannes with women's rights blockbust...
One of China's biggest-ever productions, "She's Got No Name", premieres in Cannes on Friday, bringing megastars like Ziyi Zhang to...
!['Palme d'Or whisperer': Tiny US studio Neon eyes fifth Cannes prize](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/93/e3/6b/-Palme-d-Or-whisperer---Tiny-US-stu-147931_small.jpg)
'Palme d'Or whisperer': Tiny US studio Neon eyes f...
Could a tiny movie studio founded seven years ago win the Cannes Film Festival's top prize for a stunning fifth consecutive time?
![US seeks to break up Live Nation, Ticketmaster over alleged monopoly](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/17/9d/5f/US-seeks-to-break-up-Live-Nation--T-719611_small.jpg)
US seeks to break up Live Nation, Ticketmaster ove...
The US Department of Justice filed a major antitrust lawsuit Thursday seeking to break up an alleged monopoly in the live music in...
![French media progress against X in legal battle over payments](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/e2/1a/76/French-media-progress-against-X-in--857721_small.jpg)
French media progress against X in legal battle ov...
A Paris court ruled Thursday that X needed to provide French media with information about how much money it makes from publishing...
![Argentina's Milei sings hard rock at book launch](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/8a/f6/9c/Argentina-s-Milei-sings-hard-rock-a-166176_small.jpg)
Argentina's Milei sings hard rock at book launch
In a tie and leather jacket, Argentina's President Javier Milei rocked out in front of thousands of fans during the launch of his...
![Cannes film tracks dilemma of stranded Palestinian refugees](https://www.rcatelegramnewscalifornia.com/media/shared/articles/8c/92/04/Cannes-film-tracks-dilemma-of-stran-777017_small.jpg)
Cannes film tracks dilemma of stranded Palestinian...
A stressful refugee drama screening in Cannes shines light on the Palestinian plight and the excruciating moral choices migrants h...