“The Secret Agent” won two big awards: best director for Filho and best actor for Wagner Moura. Though Cannes juries are generally urged to spread awards around, the two for “The Secret Agent” showed the jury’s strong feelings for it. Asked about the two prizes, juror Jeremy Strong explained, simply, “That was our wish.”
MELBOURNE, Australia (AP) — The Council of the International Civil Aviation Organization on Tuesday found Russia responsible for shooting down Malaysia Airlinesover Ukraine with the loss of 298 lives more than a decade ago, in a ruling that raises the prospect of victims’ families being paid compensation.
Russia has rejected the findings.A Dutch-led international investigation concluded in 2016 that the Amsterdam-to-Kuala Lumpur airliner was shot down on July 17, 2014, from Ukrainian territory held by separatist rebels using a Buk missile system delivered from Russia. Moscow denies any involvement in the MH17 tragedy.The Netherlands and Australian governments brought the case against Moscow before the Montreal-based
in 2022, and on Tuesday welcomed the verdict.The council found that Russia had violated the Convention on International Civil Aviation, known as the Chicago Convention, which requires that states “refrain from resorting to the use of weapons against civil aircraft in flight.”
It’s the first time that the council, which represents 193 member states, has decided a dispute between governments.
Dutch Foreign MinisterSunita Muduli, right, from the Paroja Indigenous community, along with others, tries to catch fish in a stream during the Chaitra Parab festival, a monthlong harvest celebration in Putpondi village, Koraput district, in India’s eastern state of Odisha, Tuesday, April 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Sunita Muduli, right, from the Paroja Indigenous community, along with others, tries to catch fish in a stream during the Chaitra Parab festival, a monthlong harvest celebration in Putpondi village, Koraput district, in India’s eastern state of Odisha, Tuesday, April 15, 2025. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)Women from Gadaba Indigenous community walk to collect vegetables and wood from the forest in Hatipakna village, Koraput district, in India’s eastern state of Odisha, Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)
Women from Gadaba Indigenous community walk to collect vegetables and wood from the forest in Hatipakna village, Koraput district, in India’s eastern state of Odisha, Wednesday, April 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Rafiq Maqbool)The Indigenous Adivasis have lived in these villages for millennia. They continue traditional practices of farming millet and rice and foraging leaves and fruit from the forest to make plates, the local brew and more.