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At Cannes, Japanese director Fukada says AI undermines the creative process
By Hanna Rantala CANNES, France, May 14 (Reuters) - Using artificial intelligence to "jump straight to the result" could mean art fails to achieve its purposes of self-expression and to deepen our und...
May 14, 2026
Iran retains at most 'very moderate' strike capability, US admiral says
By Phil Stewart and Doina Chiacu May 14 (Reuters) - U.S. bombings have dealt a major blow to Iran's military and its defense industry, leaving Tehran with only a small or perhaps very moderate ability...
May 14, 2026
Gaza aid flotilla sets sail again after Israeli interceptions
By Mehmet Emin Caliskan and Dilara Senkaya MARMARIS, Turkey, May 14 (Reuters) - Ships from the Global Sumud Flotilla set sail for a third time on Thursday from southern Turkey, after earlier attempts ...
May 14, 2026
Italy's defence minister urges decision on EU SAFE loans before deadline
By Angelo Amante and Giuseppe Fonte ROME, May 14 (Reuters) - Italy's defence minister said on Thursday he had written twice to the Treasury urging a decision on whether to tap a European Union arms-bu...
May 14, 2026
Taliban detains three journalists in Afghanistan, UN says
By Mohammad Yunus Yawar KABUL, May 14 (Reuters) - Afghanistan's Taliban government has detained at least three journalists on unspecified charges, the United Nations mission there said on Thursday in ...
May 14, 2026
Vessel seized off UAE's Fujairah and heading toward Iranian waters, UKMTO says
DUBAI, May 14 (Reuters) - A vessel was boarded by unauthorized personnel on Thursday while at anchor northeast of the United Arab Emirates port of Fujairah and was heading towards Iranian territorial ...
May 14, 2026
Lebanon to press Israel to cease fire at Washington talks, Lebanese official says
By Laila Bassam BEIRUT, May 14 (Reuters) - Lebanon will demand Israel cease fire at face-to-face talks in Washington on Thursday, a senior Lebanese official said, as Iran-backed Hezbollah and Israel c...
May 14, 2026
Beijing state banquet sets the table for Trump-Xi diplomacy
By Laurie Chen and Claire Fu BEIJING/SINGAPORE, May 14 (Reuters) - When Presidents Donald Trump and Xi Jinping sit down to a lavish state banquet in Beijing on Thursday, one Chinese cuisine is likely ...
May 14, 2026
Explainer-What is 'Taiwan independence' and is Taiwan already independent?
TAIPEI, May 14 (Reuters) - China's Xi Jinping told President Donald Trump on Thursday that disagreement over Taiwan could send relations down a dangerous path and that "Taiwan independence" and cross-...
May 14, 2026
Nearly 90 killed as storm lashes India's most populous state of Uttar Pradesh
NEW DELHI / BHUBANESWAR, May 14 (Reuters) - Almost 90 people were killed in a violent storm that pounded India's most populous state of Uttar Pradesh with rain and hail, a state official told Reuters....
May 13, 2026
