Over 80 film workers slam Berlin festival’s silence on Israel’s Gaza war
Tilda Swinton and Javier Bardem among actors and directors expressing dismay at Berlinale’s ‘anti-Palestinian racism’.

Tilda Swinton and Javier Bardem among actors and directors expressing dismay at Berlinale’s ‘anti-Palestinian racism’.









Jury chair Wim Wenders said filmmakers ‘have to stay out of politics’ when asked about German support for Israel’s war.

German Chancellor Friedrich Merz said a “deep rift” has opened between Europe and the US and called to “repair trust”.
German leader seeks to set tone of unity at Munich Security Council, as top US diplomat says ‘new era in geopolitics’.
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio will also address the conference.

European leaders return to the Munich Security Conference facing tough discussions on Ukraine, Greenland and NATO.
Friedrich Merz said concerns about a further escalation with Iran have dominated his trip to the Gulf region.
Facing the prospect of US strikes, Iran has intensified diplomatic efforts with countries including Turkiye.
Spain’s Carlos Alcaraz beat Germany’s Alexander Zverev over five hours but the latter is upset by officiating of injury.
Bayern Munich midfielder and German international Leon Goretzka says European teams are emboldened heading to World Cup.
Germans say they want a powerful military and EU nuclear deterrent to replace US hegemony, discomfiting Russia.