‘Broken English’ reappraises Marianne Faithfull’s legacy at Venice
- 31-Aug-2025
VENICE: The life and career of British singer-songwriter Marianne Faithfull are reappraised at the Venice Film Festival in “Broken English”, a movie that mixes documentary and fiction in an effort to redress her often distorted public image. “Marianne was an artist’s artist … but public perception had been frozen and been stuck. And I think […]
Dutch expulsion of alleged Russian spies a ‘misunderstanding’: Lavrov
- 08-Oct-2018
MOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov on Monday said the expulsion of four alleged Russian agents from the Netherlands in April had been a “misunderstanding”, calling their visit a “routine trip”. “There was nothing secret about the trip by our specialists to the Netherlands, it was a routine trip. They didn’t hide when they checked […]