Mohammad Rasoulof was sentenced over his new film, which is to be premiered at the Cannes festival.

Heavy rains washed volcanic debris and pebbles down Mount Marapi in Indonesia.

Critics say the foreign influence bill will be used to clamp down on the Tbilisi government's opponents.

Sergei Shoigu, a long-standing ally of the president, has played a key role in Russia's invasion of Ukraine.

Frantic efforts are being made to save the endangered mountain chicken frog, native to just two Caribbean islands.

Opponents fear the government's bill will silence critics ahead of parliamentary elections later this year.

Dozens of VCU grads left during Gov Glenn Youngkin's speech, in part over his comments on campus protests.