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Paul Thomas Anderson accepts the Oscar for best director for 'One Battle After Another'

Won best director

Paul Thomas Anderson: eclectic filmmaker, critical darling

Michael B. Jordan accepts the Oscar for Best Actor for 'Sinners'

Michael B. Jordan battles his way to Oscar for 'Sinners'

Director Joachim Trier accepts the Oscar for best international film for 'Sentimental Value'

Norwegian family drama

Norway's Oscar winner 'Sentimental Value': a failing father seeks redemption

Tens of thousands of wounded Ukrainian veterans are readjusting to civilian life

Way of dealing with trauma

'It's adrenaline': Ukraine amputee veterans climb for recovery

Sean Penn is now one of a small group of performers to have won three Academy Awards

Stellar performance

Sean Penn: Hollywood's rebel with a cause wins third Oscar

This aerial photo taken on March 15, 2026 shows the wreck of Russian liquified natural gas (LNG) carrier Arctic Metagaz, which is adrift near Malta

Attacked by Ukraine

Blackened, wrecked Russian tanker nears Malta

Italy manager Francisco Cervelli celebrates with his players after reaching the World Baseball Classic semi-finals for the first time with a defeat of Puerto Rico

Espressos and red wine: Italy's baseball team captivates Classic

The Milan-Cortina Paralympics came to a close with a glitzy ceremony Sunday

Despite Russian participation

Milan-Cortina Paralympics end as a 'beacon of unity'

Socialist candidate Emmanuel Gregoire was ahead in the Paris mayoral race

Early indicator

Left leads in Paris, far right eyes gains in France local polls: projections

US actress Amy Madigan accepts her Oscar for best supporting actress for 'Weapons'

First nominated 40 years ago

Amy Madigan wins Oscar as 'Weapons' villain Aunt Gladys

An Israeli airstrike damaged the third storey on an apartment building in the Lebanese city of Sidon, reportedly killing one person

Striking Hezbollah infrastructure

Israel launches fresh strike on south Beirut

Kazakhstan is Central Asia's richest country

Liberalising the political system?

Kazakhstan votes on constitution overhaul

Police made a number of arrests including for not removing a face covering during the pro-Palestinian static protest

Al-Quds Day event

Hundreds join banned UK pro-Palestinian march

Orban has sought to portray opposition leader Magyar as a 'puppet' of Brussels and Kyiv

Hungary pre-election showdown draws crowds amid foreign interference claims

The members of Iran's women's football team who did not claim asylum in Australia arrived at the Kuala Lumpur International Airport on March 11, 2026

'Returning to the embrace of the homeland'

Iran says women's football captain withdraws Australia asylum bid

Handout photo from the Royal Thai Navy shows smoke rising from a Thai bulk carrier near the Strait of Hormuz after an attack

Blockaded waterway

Strait of Hormuz forms part of front line in Mideast war

Ukraine says repairs on the pipeline could take up to six weeks

Zelensky: EU pressure to open Russian oil pipeline is 'blackmail'

France's Prime Minister Sebastien Lecornu, a candidate on the broad right-wing list "Generations Vernon", grabs ballots during the first round of France's 2026 municipal elections in Vernon, northwestern France, on March 15, 2026.

Municipal elections

France picks mayors in test of political mood ahead of 2027 polls

Winner Mercedes' Italian driver Kimi Antonelli (C), second-placed Mercedes' British driver George Russell (L) and third-placed Ferrari's British driver Lewis Hamilton (R) celebrate on the poidum after the Formula One Chinese Grand Prix at the Shanghai International Circuit in Shanghai on March 15, 2026.

'I'm speechless'

Emotional Antonelli wins maiden grand prix with Mercedes 1-2 in China

Israeli security works to put out a fire caused by a rocket strike in Holon, Israel

War in the Middle East: latest developments

Organisers say the country music festival, the biggest of its kind in the UK, has drawn around 45,000 people

'I like stomping my heels'

Cowboy boots and line dancing: country music fever grips UK young

Ethnic minority citizens cast their votes inside a polling station in the northern Vietnamese province of Tuyen Quang

One-party Vietnam holds parliamentary election

Experts say that war harms the climate and pollutes the air, water and soil.

The environment, another casualty of war in the Mideast

The race is looking tight in Paris between Rachida Dati and Emmanuel Gregoire

Municipal elections on Sunday

French right-wing ex-minister vies for Paris city hall

Palestinian Milia Hamayel begged her son Thaer not to go try to fight off an attack by Israeli settlers on their West Bank village

'A golden opportunity'

Deadly Israeli settler violence surges in West Bank during Iran war

Dubai has not been spared the fighting

Safeguarding reputation

'Dubai is safe': UAE pushes to contain fallout from Iran onslaught

A training exercise of North Korean Army's 600mm-calibre ultra-precision multiple rocket launchers, at an undisclosed location in North Korea

'Very deadly yet attractive weapon'

North Korea conducts test of nuclear-capable rocket launchers

The US-Israel war on Iran has seen energy infrastructure damaged across the Middle East, sending shockwaves through global markets

Decision expected on Wednesday

US Fed expected to hold rates steady as Iran war roils outlook

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