Gillian Anderson and Cara Delevingne to hit Cannes as auteur heavyweights dominate festival lineup

The 79th edition of the film festival will see work by Pedro Almodóvar, Hirokazu Kore-eda and László Nemes considered for the coveted Palme d’Or

Greece announces social media ban for under-15s, citing anxiety and sleep problems

PM says ban will come into force in January if it is backed by parliament and calls for united action across EU

US warns of Iran-affiliated cyber-attacks on critical infrastructure across country

Security agencies say municipalities should watch out for unusual activity, especially in water and energy sectors

Row over ‘virtual gated community’ AI surveillance plan in Toronto neighbourhood

Rosedale residents considering car licence plate-scanning Flock system in bid to tackle property crime

‘There’s a lot of desperation’: skilled older workers turn to AI training to stay afloat

They have degrees, expertise and years of experience – but can’t find work. For many Americans, AI training has become a last refuge in a brutal job market

The Stranger review – lustrously beautiful and superbly realised modern take on the Camus classic

François Ozon’s adaptation of the 1942 novella L’Etranger passionately honours the original text while bringing a contemporary perspective to its themes of empire and race

Sluts, simps and body shaming: the rise of Africa’s manosphere

Experts have been alarmed at the growth of deep misogyny dressed up as self-help on social media. We profile seven men from across the continent who are gaining traction

Private jets, deserted shores and an unbuilt resort: alleged links to sanctioned ‘scam’ empire revealed in Timor-Leste

Exclusive: Investigation finds alleged Prince Group associates were involved in unusual development in tiny nation on Australia’s doorstep, raising concerns about global spread of online fraud industry

Do we really need truncheons and pepper spray to fight off London’s ‘feral’ teenage shoplifters?

I don’t want to minimise the scenes in Clapham High Street. But how about dialling things down a notch, writes Zoe Williams

‘The original triple threat’: two exhibitions celebrate Marilyn Monroe as creative pioneer

BFI and National Portrait Gallery to mark centenary of the film star’s birth with ‘the summer of Marilyn’

Dracula review – Romania’s most reliable export is focus of knockabout cut-up satire

Notionally about the vampire, Radu Jude’s new movie involves a bizarre troupe of actors doing a floor-show routine

Higher energy costs from Iran war could threaten fragile economics of AI boom

Industry with business model not yet firmly established and investments financed by huge debts is particularly at risk

‘The frontline is like Terminator’: fighting robots give Ukraine hope in war with Russia

Use of unmanned ground vehicles has grown exponentially since 2024 turning the war into a technological contest

Goodbye mrbrightside416: Google allows users to alter quirky Gmail addresses

Those in US given chance to have more professional usernames without losing access to account

World’s oldest tortoise caught in viral crypto death scam

Fake X account posing as his vet sparked global false reports of Jonathan’s death while soliciting crypto donations