India's Bollywood bets big on 'event cinema' Films centred on geopolitical conflict, internal enemies, and heroic masculinity now dominate mainstream Hindi cinema, reflecting both the political mood and the economics of theatrical survival. 25 January 2026 Fans bid farewell to Japan's only pandas The animals are expected to leave for China on Tuesday following a souring of relations between Asia's two largest economies. 25 January 2026 India's solar-panel boom: full throttle today, uncertain tomorrow All public tenders require "local" production, which India supports with substantial subsidies that have attracted big businesses. 25 January 2026 WHO chief says reasons US gave for withdrawing 'untrue' But Washington has not paid its 2024 or 2025 dues, and is behind around $260 million. 25 January 2026 Lula revived Brazilian cinema, says 'The Secret Agent' director Under Lula's far-right predecessor Jair Bolsonaro, "culture was extinguished in Brazil," he said. 24 January 2026 load more
India's Bollywood bets big on 'event cinema' Films centred on geopolitical conflict, internal enemies, and heroic masculinity now dominate mainstream Hindi cinema, reflecting both the political mood and the economics of theatrical survival. 25 January 2026
Fans bid farewell to Japan's only pandas The animals are expected to leave for China on Tuesday following a souring of relations between Asia's two largest economies. 25 January 2026
India's solar-panel boom: full throttle today, uncertain tomorrow All public tenders require "local" production, which India supports with substantial subsidies that have attracted big businesses. 25 January 2026
WHO chief says reasons US gave for withdrawing 'untrue' But Washington has not paid its 2024 or 2025 dues, and is behind around $260 million. 25 January 2026
Lula revived Brazilian cinema, says 'The Secret Agent' director Under Lula's far-right predecessor Jair Bolsonaro, "culture was extinguished in Brazil," he said. 24 January 2026