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Salman Rushdie Receives Dayton Literary Peace Prize Lifetime Honor

The award follows his return to publishing after the 2022 stabbing that left him blind in one eye.

Perm Singer Jailed for Seven Days Over Alleged Refusal of Drug Test After Solidarity Concert

Moscow Court Orders In-Absentia Arrest of Singer Monetochka on 'Foreign Agent' Evasion Charge

Kerala High Court Seeks Centre’s View on ‘Haal’ Cuts, Sets Oct. 14 Hearing

CPS Appeals Ruling That Tossed Terror Charge Against Kneecap Rapper

Indian Student Visa Denials Follow Expanded U.S. Social-Media Screening

Carney Government Pressed to Clarify Whether Kneecap Was Ever Barred From Canada

Kerala Orders Probe After Teachers Halt Pro‑Palestine Mime at School Festival

Michael Barenboim Backs Berlin Gaza War Protest, Says Pro‑Palestinian Voices Are Being Silenced

Moscow Opens Criminal Case Against Critic Anton Dolin Over Alleged Foreign‑Agent Violations

Klütz Mayor Resigns After Outcry Over Canceled Michel Friedman Reading

Supreme Court Rejects Plea to Reban Rushdie’s ‘The Satanic Verses’

Bystanders Quell Book Fires at Berlin French Cultural Center as Police Investigate Attempted Arson

World Athletics Warns GB Sprinter Jeremiah Azu Over '100% Jesus' Headband at Tokyo Championships

France Picks Jafar Panahi’s ‘Un Simple Accident’ as Its Oscar Entry

France Selects Jafar Panahi’s ‘It Was Just an Accident’ as Its Oscar International Feature Entry

Melanie Müller's Appeal in Hitler Salute Case Stalls With No Court Date

Paramount Is First Major Studio to Denounce Pledge Boycotting Israeli Film Institutions

Netherlands Threaten Eurovision 2026 Boycott Over Israel's Participation

University of Guanajuato Pulls Student Crucifix Exhibit After Catholic Outcry