A view of Typhoon Nanmadol from space. One person was confirmed dead in Japan after it made landfall but authorities have since downgraded storm warnings. AFP
A view of Typhoon Nanmadol from space. One person was confirmed dead in Japan after it made landfall but authorities have since downgraded storm warnings. AFP
Dancing and colourful, traditional costumes at rehearsals for the Navratri festival in Ahmedabad, India. AFP
Dancing and colourful, traditional costumes at rehearsals for the Navratri festival in Ahmedabad, India. AFP
A Palestinian man takes a quail out of a net in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. Reuters
A Palestinian man takes a quail out of a net in Khan Younis in the southern Gaza Strip. Reuters
Kyrgyz soldiers at an outpost on the border with Tajikistan. Kyrgyzstan’s government says 59 people have been killed and 163 injured in clashes between the neighbouring countries. EPA
Kyrgyz soldiers at an outpost on the border with Tajikistan. Kyrgyzstan’s government says 59 people have been killed and 163 injured in clashes between the neighbouring countries. EPA
A helicopter carries water to help douse a fire at a restaurant in Les Diablerets, Switzerland. EPA
A helicopter carries water to help douse a fire at a restaurant in Les Diablerets, Switzerland. EPA
Young shepherds carry lambs to a traditional sheep fair in Jaun, Switzerland. EPA
Young shepherds carry lambs to a traditional sheep fair in Jaun, Switzerland. EPA
Activists from leftist youth and student groups gather for a demonstration against various state government policies in Kolkata. AFP
Activists from leftist youth and student groups gather for a demonstration against various state government policies in Kolkata. AFP
A Syrian girl spreads out harvested chilli peppers to dry in Muhambal in a rebel-held area of Syria's north-western Idlib province. AFP
A Syrian girl spreads out harvested chilli peppers to dry in Muhambal in a rebel-held area of Syria's north-western Idlib province. AFP
Displaced people gather to receive food handouts near their makeshift camp in the flood-hit Sindh province of Pakistan. AFP
Displaced people gather to receive food handouts near their makeshift camp in the flood-hit Sindh province of Pakistan. AFP
A destroyed building in Kupiansk, in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine. The town has been recaptured by Ukrainian forces from the clutches of the Russian army. AFP
A destroyed building in Kupiansk, in the Kharkiv region of Ukraine. The town has been recaptured by Ukrainian forces from the clutches of the Russian army. AFP
A child grips a water tank at Sahlah Al Banat camp in Raqa, Syria. The World Health Organisation has issued a warning of a ‘very high’ risk of cholera spreading throughout the country, when 342 cases were recently confirmed. AFP
A child grips a water tank at Sahlah Al Banat camp in Raqa, Syria. The World Health Organisation has issued a warning of a ‘very high’ risk of cholera spreading throughout the country, when 342 cases were recently confirmed. AFP
A roundabout pictured through a damaged window after clashes between Palestinian security forces and gunmen over the arrest of two Palestinian militants, in Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Reuters
A roundabout pictured through a damaged window after clashes between Palestinian security forces and gunmen over the arrest of two Palestinian militants, in Nablus in the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Reuters
Adnan Syed, whose case was chronicled in the hit podcast 'Serial', waves as he exits the courthouse after a judge overturned his murder conviction and ordered a retrial, in Baltimore, Maryland. Reuters
Adnan Syed, whose case was chronicled in the hit podcast 'Serial', waves as he exits the courthouse after a judge overturned his murder conviction and ordered a retrial, in Baltimore, Maryland. Reuters
Police dogs march at an annual military parade at Bernardo O'Higgins Park in Santiago, Chile. Reuters
Police dogs march at an annual military parade at Bernardo O'Higgins Park in Santiago, Chile. Reuters

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September 20, 2022

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The President's Cake

Director: Hasan Hadi

Starring: Baneen Ahmad Nayyef, Waheed Thabet Khreibat, Sajad Mohamad Qasem 

Rating: 4/5

Updated: September 20, 2022, 1:44 PM
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