Roger Allers, ‘The Lion King’ Co-Director, Dies at 76
Allers, who received an Oscar nomination, worked on other Disney films, including 'Aladdin,' 'Beauty and the Beast' and 'The Little Mermaid.'
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One More Saturday Night: Bobby Weir Remembered at San Francisco ‘Homecoming’
A first-generation Rolling Stone writer went back to where it all started
Variety Hosts French Cinema Dinner at Parisian Landmark Laperouse With Cannes Boss Thierry Fremaux, Josh Safdie, Isabelle Huppert, Lea Seydoux and More
Just hours after landing from Los Angeles, where he attended the Golden Globes that saw two Croisette alumni – “Sentimental Value” and “The Secret Agent” — take home major awards, Cannes Film Festival chief Thierry Frémaux made it straight to landmark 18th century restaurant
Five dead after high-speed trains collide in Spain
At least five people are dead and dozens more injured after the derailment near the city of Cordoba.
Van Hollen on Trump Greenland push: ‘This is not about security’
Sen. Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.) criticized President Trump’s push to acquire Greenland on Sunday and said it is “not about security.” “This is not about security, Jon. This is about a land grab. Donald Trump wants to get his hands on the minerals and other resources of Greenland,
Trump's immigration crackdown faces growing disapproval from voters
President Trump is facing signs that his immigration crackdown is losing popularity with American voters as fallout grows from the fatal shooting of a Minnesota woman by an Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officer this month. Recent polling has found Trump’s approval
Commentary: What China’s foreign policy calculus looks like in an already chaotic 2026
If the notion that the East is rising and the West is declining is part of China’s strategic discourse, it means Beijing believes time is on its side, says Lyle Morris of the Asia Society Policy Institute.
Cherry-picking influence: Why China is cautious about filling gaps left by US global retreat
As Washington withdraws from 66 global institutions, China is expected to step up selectively rather than seek to replace the US as a new centre of authority, analysts say.
NATO chief says he has spoken to Trump about ‘security situation in Greenland’
NATO Secretary-General Mark Rutte said Sunday he spoke with President Trump about the “security situation” in Greenland. “Spoke with @POTUS regarding the security situation in Greenland and the Arctic. We will continue working on this, and I look forward to seeing him in Davos
Warner: Trump 'looks kind of silly' accepting Nobel Prize from Machado
Sen. Mark Warner (Va.), the top Democrat on the Senate Intelligence Committee, knocked President Trump for letting Venezuelan opposition leader María Corina Machado give him her Nobel Peace Prize when she visited the White House on Jan. 15. In an interview on CBS News’s “Face
Bruce Springsteen Tells ICE To “Get The Fuck Out Of Minneapolis,” Dedicates Song To Renee Good
Last night Bruce Springsteen stopped by Asbury Park's Light Of Day WinterFest for an unannounced appearance. (I hesitate to call it a "surprise appearance," because the Boss has popped up at 13 of the previous 25 iterations of the New Jersey festival, including last year's .)
UK populist Reform party attracts latest Conservative defector
LONDON, Jan 18 - Britain's populist Reform UK party won another defector from the country's once dominant Conservative Party on Sunday, attracting lawmaker Andrew Rosindell, part of the Conservatives' foreign policy team, who said it was time \"to put country before party\".
At least 5 dead after two Spanish high-speed trains collide in Cordoba
At least five people have died and several have been injured after the derailment of an Iryo train with 300 passengers on board in Adamuz (Córdoba), which invaded the adjacent track and collided with an AVE train on the Madrid-Huelva route.
Q&A: An ice core library in Antarctica may save humanity's climate memory
On Wednesday, January 14, 2026, the coolest library on Earth was inaugurated at the Concordia station, Antarctica. Samples from glaciers rescued worldwide are now beginning to be stored there for safekeeping. This will allow, among other things, future generations to continue
EU weighs response to Trump's tariff threat over Greenland
Europe is split between hitting back at Trump's tariff threat or holding fire to avoid a damaging trade war.
Roger Allers, ‘The Lion King’ Director, Dies at 76
Roger Allers, a longtime Disney writer and the co-director of the 1994 animated classic “The Lion King,” has died. He was 76. Allers’ death was confirmed by veteran visual effects supervisor Dave Bossert, who honored his friend and collaborator on Facebook. “I am deeply
MLK Day to impact mail, banks, more on Monday: What to know
Even if you don't have the day off, your mail carrier does.
Not ‘Indian’ enough: Lynch mobs in India find a new target
India’s worsening ties with its neighbours have fuelled attacks on citizens accused of being foreigners.
Indonesia’s bet on non-jail punishments raises questions over fairness and misuse
Analysts say community-based sentencing risks being misused if applied unevenly.
Electronics and shrimp: Analysts cautious despite India’s export growth to China
The increase has done little to reduce the massive trade imbalance in favour of China.
EU holds back trade ‘bazooka’ as it seeks diplomatic solution with the US over Greenland
European Union countries will not yet deploy the anti-coercion instrument (ACI) in response to Trump’s Greenland tariff threats, people familiar with the matter told Euronews. The EU will prioritise a 'diplomatic solution'.
Iranian president says any aggression at supreme leader constitutes ‘all-out war’
Iranian President Masoud Pezeshkian urged foreign counterparts on Sunday not to direct aggression at Iran Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, as protests across Tehran and other provinces drew international concern. “If the people of #Iran face hardship and difficulties in their
Wikipedia turns 25, still boasting zero ads and over 7 billion visitors per month despite the rise of AI and threats of government repression
The Ming Dynasty Yongle Encyclopedia is quietly seething.
Former Assassin's Creed franchise boss sues Ubisoft for nearly $1 million, alleging 'constructive dismissal'
Marc-Alexis Côté suddenly left Ubisoft after Assassin's Creed Shadows released last year.
Trump's Board of Peace finds few enthusiasts among Palestinians in Gaza
Pitched as a temporary solution to replace Hamas in Gaza, the members of Donald Trump's Board of Peace are being announced this week. But the Palestinians who would actually live under its governance in Gaza dismiss the initiative as a U.S.-led effort to control Gaza from outside
Two harmful gene variants can restore function when combined, study reveals
Sometimes, in genetics, two wrongs do make a right. A research team has recently shown that two harmful genetic variants, when occurring together in a gene, can restore function—proving a decades-old hypothesis originally proposed by Nobel laureate Francis Crick.
Syria says it has reached ceasefire with U.S.-backed Kurdish militia
The ceasefire with the Syrian Democratic Forces, a U.S. ally against the Islamic State, came after the group lost much of its territory in a weekend of clashes.
Presidential elections in Portugal could bring another victory for populists in Europe
A record number of 11 candidates are running in Sunday's presidential elections in Portugal, with a populist leader set to bring another political breakthrough to Europe's rising far-right parties.
Analysis | Beneath the bombast, Trump's cease-fire plan in Gaza is on the rocks
If neither Hamas nor Netanyahu want the Gaza cease-fire, why would grand announcements and vague plans, against the backdrop of the immense geopolitical chaos wrought by Trump, change anything on the ground?
Bioinspired phototransistor achieves high-sensitivity detection of low-contrast targets
Drawing inspiration from the remarkable adaptability of the human eye, researchers from the Institute of Metal Research (IMR) of the Chinese Academy of Sciences have developed a novel phototransistor with tunable sensitivity.
