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The biopic is the vulgar but necessary tribute inherently populist cinema pays to more traditional, higher-brow art. Scholars and snobs might sneer at these films, and especially the way they love to transmute childhood trauma into creative drive, all in the service of a tidy narrative arc. But we secretly sort of love them too, especially when they’re a little tacky, and preferably accurate enough to offer the cinematic equivalent of a well-edited Wikipedia page or, for the more serious-minded, a scholarly biography. It helps if the subject, in addition to being admired and talented, if not sympathetic, had a…

France: Boulard; Grisez, Konde, Vernier, Menager (c); Queyroi, Sansus; Brosseau, Gerin, Bernadou, Feleu (capt), Raclot, Berthoumieu, Champon, Escudero.Replacements: Riffonneau, Deshaye, Khalfaoui, Ikahehegi, Maka, Okemba, Chambon, Bourgeois.South Africa: Dolf; Cilliers, Webb, Qawe, Samboya; Zulu, Roos; Ngxingolo, Gunter, Latsha (capt), Ubisi, Qolo, Makua, Jacobs, Hele.Replacements: Hanekom, Khuzwayo, Mdliki, Mokwai, Tshauke, Mcatshulwa, Kinsey, Ngwevu.

Actor Tom Hanks’s planned West Point honour is cancelled as President Donald Trump praises moves against critics of his administration.Published On 8 Sep 20258 Sep 2025United States President Donald Trump has praised a decision by the prestigious military academy West Point to cancel a ceremony honouring Oscar-winning actor Tom Hanks, a frequent critic of Trump.Trump, who has sought to purge critics from government institutions and crack down on dissent, celebrated the move in a social media post on Monday.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemsend of list“Our great West Point (getting greater all the time!) has smartly cancelled the Award Ceremony…

Craig Bellamy compared Premier League players to “cyborgs” as he discussed the growing physicality in the game after Thomas Tuchel said long throws and direct tactics were in vogue.The Wales manager said he handpicked friendlies against Canada on Tuesday and England next month – two higher-ranked nations – to provide a barometer of his team’s progress and believes facing the latter at Wembley will be the perfect warm-up for hosting Belgium in a crunch World Cup qualifier four days later.Tuchel said long throws were “back” and that England must consider adding long balls to their attacking weaponry. Bellamy, who was…

Name: Mark Zuckerberg.Age: Unknown.Appearance: Bespectacled, smartly dressed, demeanour of somebody who is fed up with Facebook.Mark Zuckerberg is annoyed with Facebook? Yes, that’s what I said.But isn’t Mark Zuckerberg the boss of Facebook? No, Mark Zuckerberg is a well-regarded bankruptcy lawyer from Indianapolis.Oh no, have we fallen into a parallel universe again? Do try to keep up. There can be more than one person with the same name in the world.Got it. Mark Zuckerberg (the Indianapolis bankruptcy lawyer) is fed up with Facebook (the borderline unusable social media platform founded by the other Mark Zuckerberg). There, that wasn’t so hard.But…

President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received on Monday, September 8, 2025, Commander of the United States Central Command (CENTCOM) Admiral Brad Cooper at Al-Ittihadiya Palace. The meeting was attended by Commander-in-Chief of the Armed Forces and Minister of Defense and Military Production General Abdel Mageed Saqr. From the US side, US Ambassador to Egypt Herro Mustafa, Senior Defense Official at the U.S. Embassy and Defense Attaché Colonel Jason Wimberly and Senior Advisor to the USCENTCOM Commander Gabrielle Lamport attended the meeting. The Spokesman for the Presidency, Ambassador Mohamed El-Shennawy, said the CENTCOM Commander conveyed the greetings of US President Donald Trump…

Genki Kawamura’s “Exit 8” is a thriller unlike any other. Based on the 2023 video game, an unnamed protagonist (Kazunari Ninomiya) gets trapped in an endlessly repeating patch of a subway station hallway, only able to get closer to an exit by identifying bizarre and incongruent aberrations in his environment. With twists, clues and plenty of creative camerawork, as well as a surprisingly heartfelt story about fatherhood, it’s not suprising it was selected to premiere in Cannes’ midnight screenings earlier this year before a high-profile acquisition by Neon. Kawamura, who directed and co-wrote the movie with Kentaro Hirase, spoke to…

Published On 8 Sep 20258 Sep 2025Days after a federal judge ruled that United States President Donald Trump’s administration cannot unilaterally slash billions in foreign aid funding, the Department of Justice has asked the Supreme Court to intervene.In a court filing on Monday, lawyers for the administration asked for an emergency stay to halt the order issued by the lower court and allow the administration to continue to withhold about $4bn in congressionally approved funds.Last month, Trump said he would not spend the money, invoking disputed authority that was last used by a US president roughly 50 years ago.Last week,…

24 The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) said on Monday that the country’s net international reserves grew to $49.25 billion in August 2025, compared to $49.04 billion in July. This means Egypt recorded a monthly increase of about $214 million, even as the structure of the reserves shifted between gold, foreign currencies, and Special Drawing Rights (SDRs). According to the bank’s latest data, gold holdings were the biggest driver of growth. The value of gold rose sharply to $14.09 billion in August from $13.64 billion the month before, a jump of $449 million. Analysts say the surge reflects higher global…

Firstly, the widely articulated view that Onana is just not very good is wrong.Edwin van der Sar observed the Cameroon international closely for three years when he was chief executive at Ajax.Widely acknowledged to be one of the best goalkeepers in history, Van der Sar was genuinely excited for Onana’s move to United and was still backing him after a disappointing first season.It is impossible to imagine someone as level-headed as Van der Sar would talk so enthusiastically about anyone without believing what he was saying to be true.Onana himself has spoken about his introduction to life at United. “I…