Yulia Navalnaya to receive DW Freedom of Speech Award 2024

John Cena presented at the Oscars naked with just an envelope to cover his modesty as part of a sketch that called back to a streaker interrupting the ceremony in 1974.

Portuguese President Marcelo Rebelo de Sousa had called for Lisbon to find ways to compensate its former colonies, including canceling debt. The government says it has not initiated any process to that effect.

More than six months after the start of Israel's devastating offensive in response to the October 7 attacks, Palestinian journalists in Gaza continue to pay a heavy price.

The European papers look at the dominance of the far right in Europe, a month before EU elections. We also look at protests around Israel's Eurovision candidate and at Ireland's Trinity College, which agrees to divest in exchange for its students ending their protest encampment. Also: a ladies-only exhibition in Tasmania is labelled discriminatory and we bring you the finalists from the Comedy Pet Photography awards!

The awards are given out to those who have worked in some of the world’s hotspots like Gaza and Ukraine, but also to some of those who have taken pictures of lesser known stories around the world.

Every year the Cannes film festival honours a great figure from the movie industry. This year, Meryl Streep is in Cannes to receive a lifetime achievement award at the opening ceremony – 35 years after she first set foot on the red carpet at the festival. Over the past 6 decades, Streep has played in dramas such as "The Deer Hunter", "The French Lieutenant's Woman" and "Kramer vs. Kramer" as well as family favourites like "Mamma Mia!" and "The Devil Wears Prada". Surprisingly, she has been to Cannes only once before – though she did manage to win best actress that year – for 1989's "A Cry in the Dark". Together with Oscar winning French actress Juliette Binoche they declared the festival open.