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Australia’s Nine Network has become the latest buyer of powerful Israeli doc We Will Dance Again about the Nova Music Festival.

EXCLUSIVE: If all goes to plan, America and the world will know in the next few hours who Kamala Harris has picked to be her running mate against Donald Trump and J.D. Vance. However, in the corridors of Hollywood power and money, an overwhelming favorite choice has emerged.

Elsa Keslassy International Correspondent French President Emmanuel Macron has spoken out in support of Thomas Jolly, the artistic director of the Olympics’ opening ceremony, who has faced vitriolic criticism from conservatives and has filed a police complaint alleging death threats and cyber harassment. The Paris prosecutors have launched an investigation into Jolly’s claims, Variety has confirmed.

Nick Vivarelli International Correspondent Turkey’s communications authority blocked the country’s access to Instagram on Friday, one day after the government slammed the social media platform for removing posts by Turkish users expressing condolences over the killing of Hamas political leader Ismail Haniyeh. The country’s BTK communications authority said in a post Friday on its website that “instagram.com has been blocked by a decision on the date of 02/08/2024,” without adding further details. Turkey’s government-affiliated newspaper Daily Sabah said on its website that access was blocked in response to Instagram removing posts by Turkish users mourning the Hamas political leader’s killing.

Hozier gave his unreleased song ‘Nobody’s Soldier’ its live debut at Lollapalooza 2024 and called for a ceasefire in Gaza.Last night (August 1), the Irish singer took over the Bud Light stage as one of the headliners for day one of the annual Chicagoan festival. Before jumping into the second song of his set, Hozier took a moment to acknowledge the 1960s civil rights movement in the US – how it had directly inspired a similar movement for civil rights in Ireland and how he’s been singing the track ‘Nobody’s Soldier’ in solidarity with those who have protested the violence in Rafa and Gaza.“The civil rights movement that took place here in the United States directly inspired the civil rights movement in Northern Ireland, very shortly afterwards in a time and place where not every single person was guaranteed the right to vote,” he began..@Hozier calling for a ceasefire while performing at @lollapalooza tonight before singing ‘Nobody’s Soldier’ pic.twitter.com/zzxYmtCM0j— NME (@NME) August 2, 2024“We’ve been singing this song in solidarity with anybody who has contacted their representatives or put their feet on the street in honest goodwill and human witness of the lived experience of other people on the other side of the world that say ‘We wouldn’t want to see any human be subject to the kind of violence that we have been witnessing on our TV screens in Rafa.

The chair of the BBC has turned down a request from a group of 200 Jewish staffers, contributors and suppliers to launch a formal investigation into “systemic problems of antisemitism and bias” within the corporation.

Fontaines D.C. have cancelled a planned gig in Istanbul in solidarity with Palestine, saying: “we must be clear in our convictions.”The band were due to play the Zorlu PSM venue in Istanbul on August 20, but after speaking to “Palestinian artists and human rights activists”, the band have decided to cancel their planned show with full refunds being available to fans who bought tickets.The band cited the “global Boycott, Divestment and Sanctions (BDS) movement” who have been calling on artists to refuse to play the venue after claiming that Zorlu Energy part owns a plant that supplies five to eight per cent of Israel’s energy.In a post on their Instagram Stories, Fontaines D.C.

John Lennon’s iconic sunglasses at action for £40,000.The news of the auction emerged in recent weeks, with the glasses as well as a number of other Fab Four memorabilia items going under the hammer at Farleigh Golf Club in Surrey yesterday (July 31).In the end, the blue-tinted spectacles were picked up by the television personality, international spoon-bender and self-proclaimed illusionist Geller, 77, for a tidy sum.Speaking to the BBC, Geller said he was “elated” with his purchase and that his plan is to display them in his own museum in his hometown of Tel Aviv, Israel.“John Lennon and I were very good friends while we were living in New York in the 1970s,” claimed Geller, who also owns a lock of the Beatle’s hair and a sketch that he once made of a UFO (via Sky News).“I knew I had to buy these glasses whatever. I would have gone up to £500,000,” Geller continued.

The UK Foreign Office has issued a dire warning to Brits in Lebanon, with an urgent message saying "get out now" and cautioning "do not rely on us to evacuate you".

Ismail Haniyeh has been killed in an assassination attack in Tehran, Iran.

The assassination attempt on Donald Trump, the Republican National Convention and President Joe Biden’s exit from the presidential race gave major news networks a breaking news bounce in July.

Addie Morfoot Contributor In “Sabbath Queen,” director Sandi DuBowski chronicles the journey of Israel-born drag queen and rabbi Amichai Lau-Lavie, the heir of 38 generations of Orthodox rabbis. Filmed over 21 years, the documentary follows Lau-Lavie, who is a queer father or two, as he struggles to come to terms with the cultural and religious strictures of the Orthodox Judaism he was raised in and his identity as a gay, drag queen.

Bella Hadid is speaking out for the first time about her controversial Adidas campaign.

Cardi B is concerned with former President Donald Trump‘s recent comments.

Thousands of people travelled to central London for a march led by right-wing activist Tommy Robinson, at the same time as a counter-protest. "Rule Britannia", "We want our country back", and Mr Robinson's name echoed through the streets as his supporters rallied around midday on Saturday on the Strand, raising Union, English, Scottish, and Welsh flags.

Variety Staff Follow Us on Twitter After four critically acclaimed seasons of TV that have resonated with viewers worldwide via Netflix, “Fauda” might seem to have the kind of success that would be preordained. But as Lior Raz, the star and one of the series’ creators, recounted Thursday evening at Variety’s Responsible Storytelling Event Presented by OneFamily, the reality could be anything further from the truth.

CMAT has spoken to NME about being nominated for the Mercury Prize 2024, as well as more music industry action being required over the situation in Palestine.The Irish singer-songwriter (real name Ciara Mary-Alice Thompson) was speaking to us on the red carpet at the launch of the Mercury Prize yesterday (Thursday July 25), where she was shortlisted for album of the year for the acclaimed ‘Crazymad, For Me’ – alongside Charli XCX, English Teacher, Ghetts, Beth Gibbons, BERWYN, Corinne Bailey Rae and more.“Of all the things that have happened this year, this feels the most important, special and surreal,” Thompson told NME. “I’ve watched the Mercury Prize, listened to all the albums that get nominated and have followed it for years. I used to watch the stream as a teenager.

Dave Matthews was part of a sizeable organised protest against the appearance by Israeli prime minister Benjamin Netanyahu at the United States Congress this week.Crowds gathered on Capitol Hill outside the government building on Wednesday (July 24), holding banners including slogans such as “Wanted War Criminal”, as the Israeli leader addressed members of the Senate and the House Of Representatives.While Netanyahu implored US leaders to support the war against Hamas in Gaza, the protesters outside argued that Netanyahu himself is a war criminal, citing the arrest warrant that has been sought by the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court.Among those picketing was Matthews, who told Al Jazeera: “I just think it’s terrible when the majority of the world is looking at this man and what he’s doing in Gaza and then also what he’s overseeing in the West Bank and East Jerusalem [and] we’re welcoming [him] into the so-called sacred halls of our government.”He added: “This man is the pinnacle of the obstacle toward that freedom and that we have [him] visiting the country is obscene. It’s a disgusting show of support for someone that doesn’t deserve our support.”The current war escalated on October 7 last year when Hamas launched a terrorist attack on a music festival in Israel, killing over 1,200 and taking 250 others as hostages.

Zack Sharf Digital News Director Dave Matthews spoke to Al Jazeera while joining thousands of pro-Palestinian protesters in Washington D.C. on July 24 and said he is “disgusted” by support in Congress for Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu. Matthews added that he is “ashamed” that U.S.

The National Academy of Television Arts & Sciences is out with the nominations for its 45th News & Documentary Emmy Awards, which will be handed out in the fall. See the full list below.

Boris Lojkine’s drama The Story Of Souleymane has won Best International Film at the Jerusalem Film Festival.