Late one evening at a karaoke bar in northern Spain, two of the country’s most prominent film directors found themselves in a spirited disagreement. Oliver Laxe, whose latest film has been nominated for an Academy Award for Best International Feature, confronted fellow director Rodrigo Sorogoyen after hearing that Sorogoyen had criticized his movie during a private dinner. Sorogoyen didn’t deny it. He told Laxe directly that he wasn’t impressed with Sirat , Laxe’s ambitious

A deadly drone strike in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo killed three people Wednesday, including a humanitarian worker, raising new concerns about escalating violence in the region despite recent diplomatic efforts to stabilize the conflict. The attack occurred around 4 a.m. in the city of Goma, an area currently controlled by the M23 militia, which has been widely linked to support from neighboring Rwanda. No group immediately claimed responsibility for the strike, wh