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Mind-melting MC Escher, mesmerising Marilyn and the greatness of Glasgow – the week in art

Escher’s eye-popping visions enter the video dimension, Pan-Africanism pulls in the big names and agent provocateur Julio Le Parc hits the UK – all in your weekly dispatch MC Escher The great Dutch artist of eye-popping, brain-melting visual paradox gets a rich retrospective of his prints, with video, music and installations adding to the fun. • Somerset House, London, until 6 September Continue reading...

Cassidy, Booker urge judge to block weaponization fund

Sens. Bill Cassidy (R-La.) and Cory Booker (D-N.J.) urged a federal judge on Thursday to block the Trump administration’s nearly $1.8 billion “anti-weaponization” fund, joining the legal fight against the payouts even as the administration pulls back on the idea. “The Anti-Weaponization Fund presents an immediate and dire threat to our constitutional order and...

Kathy Hilton pulls out of Pride event following backlash over MAGA ties, alleged homophobic slur

After Hilton was announced as the Grand Marshal Icon, she faced backlash over her alleged ties to President Donald Trump and an incident in which she purportedly said a homophobic slur.

Waymo’s spent robotaxi batteries will be used as grid storage

The company announced a deal with B2U Storage Solutions to repurpose the battery packs as Waymo pulls them off the road.

House panel pulls up government over PMKVY mismatch between training and demand

PAC members say skilling efforts were heavily focused on sectors with low demand, such as apparel, electronics, and retail

Supreme Court pulls up Gujarat Police over two-decade delay in land fraud probe

The top court was hearing an appeal filed by a man whose father had lodged a criminal complaint alleging that four individuals forged his signature and executed fabricated property documents while he was away on a Haj pilgrimage in 2002; the Bench directed the police to complete the investigation within six weeks

Jeff Foxworthy pulls back the curtain on comedy's creative process for what could be his last special

Comedy legend Jeff Foxworthy brings fans behind the scenes in what he says may be his last stand-up special, now streaming on Fox Nation today.

Jeff Foxworthy pulls back the curtain on comedy's creative process for what could be his last special

Comedy legend Jeff Foxworthy brings fans behind the scenes in what he says may be his last stand-up special, now streaming on Fox Nation today.

Iranian, Russian Crude Premiums Slide as China Pulls Back on Imports

Weak demand from Iran’s top crude buyer, China, has dragged Iranian flagship oil prices into discounts to ICE Brent for the first time in two months, trade sources told Reuters on Thursday. Demand for Iranian oil in its biggest export market has waned in recent weeks, as imports in China slump to multi-month lows and the independent refiners, the so-called teapots that buy the bulk of Iran’s oil, reduce run rates. This has dragged the price of Iranian Light crude to discounts ranging from $0.50 to $1 per barrel to ICE Brent for delivery…

Albania's 'flamingo revolution' against Jared-Kushner-backed luxury resort

PRESS REVIEW – Thursday, June 4: Today marks 37 years since the Tiananmen Square massacre and the papers look at how advocates are trying to keep the memory of the victims alive. Albanians continue nationwide protests over a proposed luxury resort on a protected ecosystem in a project backed by Jared Kushner, Donald Trump's son-in-law. And German director Wim Wenders pulls his 1975 film, "Wrong Move" from circulation due to the presence of a topless child actor.

Oh pulls ahead in vote count for Seoul mayor race

Seoul Mayor Oh Se-hoon edged in front of his rival Chong Won-o in the vote count for the Seoul mayoral election shortly after 7 a.m. on Thursday morning, having been behind for all of the previous night. Oh of the main opposition People Power Party was ahead of the ruling Democratic Party of Korea’s Chong, 48.88 percent to 48.4 percent, with 97.43 percent of the votes counted as of 9:11 a.m. Polls released after voting closed had projected Chong to win by a margin of between 5.4 and 10.6 percent

Wim Wenders pulls 1975 film over nude scene with then-13-year-old Nastassja Kinski

German filmmaker Wim Wenders on Wednesday said he has pulled his 1975 movie The Wrong Move over a nude scene featuring a then-13-year-old Nastassja Kinski. Kinski, now 65, has urged Wenders to re-edit the film. Last month, she told the German newspaper Sueddeutsche Zeitung: “That was my first film, he was my first director and he didn’t protect me.” Wenders, the acclaimed director behind Paris, Texas and Wings of Desire, issued a statement apologising to Kinski. “I recognise that Nastassja...

Director Wenders pulls 1975 film over child nude scene

German director Wim Wenders has said he is withdrawing his 1975 film Wrong Move after a campaign by actress Nastassja Kinski against a scene in which she appeared topless when she was 13 years old.

Director Wim Wenders pulls 1975 film featuring then-teenager Nastassja Kinski in nude scene

German director Wim Wenders announced Wednesday that he would be pulling his 1975 film “Wrong Move” from circulation due to a scene in which actress Nastassja Kinski, then a teenager, appeared topless.

German director Wenders pulls 1975 film over nude scene involving minor

Nastassja Kinski in May, said she had for years been trying to get the film changed, without success.

TG RERA pulls up builder over incomplete amenities in Kompally villa project

Top male model pulls blue steel pose in court as he's charged with stealing $1m of clothing from upscale Soho boutique

Abdallah Diaby, 21, released without bail and is accused of helping steal Saint Laurent jackets, handbags and other luxury goods from a private showroom.

Oil Pulls Back as Trump Claims Lebanon Ceasefire Deal Is Within Reach

The oil price rally lost steam after President Donald Trump’s diplomatic efforts to de-escalate tensions in Lebanon calmed commodity markets, pushing global oil prices lower and allowing crude to ease from earlier multi-week highs. Brent crude for August delivery was down 1.7% to trade at $93.35 per barrel at 4.45 am ET, while WTI crude for July delivery was down by a similar margin to change hands at $90.65/bbl. Trump took to Truth Social to claim talks are advancing rapidly and that both Israel and Hezbollah had agreed to halt hostilities.…

‘All the girls were in there for shit that is pretty normal’: the show reinventing Girl, Interrupted for a new generation

Susanna Kaysen’s cult memoir sparked a wave of 90s novels about young women in crisis. After 10 years in the making, stars Juliana Canfield and King Princess are bringing it to the stage Girl, Interrupted may seem like unlikely material for a musical. Based on a 1993 best-selling memoir by Susanna Kaysen, the slim volume chronicles the author’s approximately two-year stay inside a psychiatric facility in the late 1960s. After a decade of effort, the book’s adaptation is finally premiering off Broadway at New York’s Public Theater with a cast that includes Juliana Canfield, the Tony-nominated Stereophonic actress, as Susanna and the pop star King Princess, in her stage debut, as Lisa. Though the theatrical interpretation pulls solely from the memoir, James Mangold’s 1999 film adaptation, starring Winona Ryder as Susanna and Angelina Jolie in an Oscar-winning performance as Lisa, will probably loom large in the audience’s minds, as it did for the cast. Continue reading...

Audience member steps up and pulls off incredible performance when pianist falls ill during La La Land live music show

Everything went smoothly until the intermission, when the film's Oscar-winning composer and conductor, Justin Hurwitz, revealed that the pianist had fallen ill.