Experts say while the big-screen magic still matters, it must come at a price that doesn’t hurt the pocket.
‘I can’t afford to save both twins’: Sudan’s war left one mother with an impossible choice
The destruction and hunger that Sudan’s war has brought leaves parents with some impossible choices.
Russia intensifies attacks on Ukraine’s trains in ‘battle for the railways’
In the last two months, Russia has hugely upped its attacks on Ukraine’s trains and rail network.
Months after fall of Assad, families of Syria’s missing still seeking justice
Some are only now coming forward with accounts of loved ones who disappeared during the civil war and are presumed dead.
Months after fall of Assad, families of Syria’s missing still seeking justice
Some are only now coming forward with accounts of loved ones who disappeared during the civil war and are presumed dead.
Trump confirms he authorised CIA action inside Venezuela
But the president would not be drawn on whether the CIA had been told to topple Nicolas Maduro.
China arrested 30 Christians. Some fear it’s the start of a bigger crackdown
Activists say the unprecedented round-up could be the beginning of a wider crackdown on China’s underground churches.
Hamas returns two more bodies but says it cannot retrieve remaining dead hostages
The group’s armed wing says it has returned all the bodies of hostages it can reach in the ruins of Gaza.
Cracked windscreen forces US defence secretary’s plane to make unscheduled landing in UK
The Pentagon says Hegseth and other military leaders on board, who were travelling back from a Nato meeting, are safe.
Syria’s Sharaa meets Putin in Moscow for first time since fall of Assad
Syria’s leader suggested he would continue to allow Russia access to its military bases in Syria.


