Mark Zuckerberg, chief executive officer of Meta Platforms Inc., reveals the Muse Charm device during the Meta Connect event in Menlo Park, California, US, on Wednesday, Sept. 23, 2026.

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Inside Parc y Scarlets, photographs of former teams and famous victories cover the walls.

Rugby autobiographies fill a bookshelf in the cafe, where today's lunch for the players is roast beef.

Swedish actor Gustaf Skarsgård, best known for “Vikings,” has started production on his feature directorial debut, psychological horror film “The Cannibal.”

The film, written by Peter Birro, is a nightmarish journey into a screenwriter’s mind as he returns to Ingmar Bergman’s home island of Fårö in search of inspiration.

When Variety spoke with Taiwanese director Lu Po-Shun in March, he was seeking final financing for his debut feature, “Will You Still Be My Friend,” a coming-of-age drama weaving adolescent friendship with local politics and solar energy development.

France has suspended the use of stun grenades for policing student protests that have swept the country, after a 15-year-old's hand was blown off earlier this week.

Interior Minister Laurent Nuñez said he had requested the pause until the facts of Monday's incident in Lens had been "clarified", with conflicting accounts offered by protesters and officials.

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Russia 'pursuing a deliberate strategy of terror,' EU's von der Leyen says

The European Commission president Ursula von der Leyen condemned the latest round of Russian attacks on Ukraine, blaming Moscow for “pursuing a deliberate strategy of terror.”

US Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks during a joint press conference with Greek Foreign Minister Giorgos Gerapetritis at the Foreign Ministry in Athens, Greece, on October 07, 2026.

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Chinese filmmaker Gu You‘s films modeled on Chinese landscape painting will not stop at three.

The director of “The First Taste of Loneliness,” which world premiering in competition at the Busan International Film Festival, tells Variety that a fourth installment is already in research and development, and that it may lean toward genre.

The Jaguar Type 01 is revealed during the Jaguar Type 01 Launch Event at Storied NYC on October 06, 2026 in New York City.

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Exeter forward Richard Capstick could much of this season after a recurrence of a shoulder injury.

The 26-year-old, who missed the start of last season with a knee problem, has not played since February and had surgery on his shoulder earlier this year.