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Lauren Sanchez leaves Aman Venice hotel, on the second day of the wedding festivities of Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and journalist Lauren Sanchez, in Venice, Italy, June 27, 2025. REUTERS/Yara Nardi

Bezos and Sanchez to exchange wedding vows in star-studded Venice party

Amazon Jeff Bezos and journalist Lauren Sanchez were set to exchange marriage vows at a ceremony in Venice on Friday, part of a three-day wedding extravaganza that has attracted dozens of celebrity guests but also protests by local activists.

Cast member Angelina Jolie poses during a photocall for the movie "Maria", in competition, at the 81st Venice Film Festival, Venice, Italy, August 29, 2024. REUTERS/Yara Nardi

Angelina Jolie’s voice soars for Maria Callas Venice movie

Angelina Jolie had to learn how to sing opera to prepare for playing Maria Callas, one of the greatest sopranos of all time.

Director Peter Weir accepts his honorary Oscar at the 13th Governors Awards in Los Angeles, California, U.S., November 19, 2022. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni

‘Dead Poets Society’ film director Peter Weir to receive Venice career prize

Weir, 79, had his international breakthrough with 1975’s arthouse classic “Picnic at Hanging Rock.”

VENICE, ITALY - DECEMBER 18: The normally busy Grand Canal is quiet on December 18, 2020 in Venice, Italy. Like many of its neighboring countries, Italy saw a surge in COVID-19 cases in recent months that further dampened the outlook for its tourism sector. (Photo by Laurel Chor/Getty Images)

Venice to Introduce World’s First Daily Admission Tickets for Tourists

Venice, Italy, has begun selling tickets to tourists who want to access the canal city in a long-planned effort to charge day travelers in hopes to limit the city’s major tourism.

Lupita Nyong'o attends a premiere for the film "The Color Purple" in Los Angeles, California, U.S., December 6, 2023. REUTERS/Mario Anzuoni/File Photo

Berlin Film Festival picks Lupita Nyong’o to lead 2024 jury

Academy Award-winning actress Lupita Nyong’o will lead the jury of next year’s Berlin Film Festival.

TOPSHOT - Firefighters work on the site of a bus accident on October 03, 2023 in Mestre, near Venice. At least 20 people were killed Tuesday when a bus plunged off a bridge in the northern Italian city of Venice, a city hall spokesman told AFP. The crash caused "at least 20 deaths, including two children," the spokesman said. Firefighters said the bus caught fire after careering off a bridge linking the Mestre and Marghera districts. (Photo by Marco SABADIN / AFP) (Photo by MARCO SABADIN/AFP via Getty Images)

More Than 20 Dead After Italian Bus Crashes From Venice Bridge

Over 20 people have died after a city bus transporting tourists and locals to a campground fell off of a bridge and caught fire near Venice in northern Italy.