French family rescued after 16 hours adrift off Thai island
The family's jet ski had capsized off Thailand’s Koh Samui island.
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New Avengers: Doomsday Trailer Is Best Look At RDJ’s Doom Yet
The D23 announcements and trailers keep coming
Funeral held for Australian Indigenous girl whose death sparked outback riots
SYDNEY, Aug 15 - Mourners gathered in Australia's Northern Territory capital Alice Springs on Saturday to bid farewell to a five-year-old Indigenous girl whose death in April shocked the nation and sparked violent clashes in the outback town.
‘Frozen 3’ First Details: Anna and Kristoff Get Married, Olaf Gets a Girlfriend and a New Villain Emerges
Thanksgiving 2027 is about to get a lot colder. Disney has revealed the first details about “Frozen 3,” which will release in theaters Nov. 24, 2027, following the previous two films’ tradition of Thanksgiving-centered premiere dates. Set in the fictional land of Arendelle, the
Europe's scorched landscapes seen from space after summer heatwaves
BBC Verify examines the impact of drought and extreme heat on western European rivers, fields and mountains.
India PM Modi woos youth with free coaching, AI training
Speaking weeks after massive youth-led protests forced the education minister to resign, Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi said the initiative was aimed at easing the financial burden on millions of families.
‘Frozen 3’ “Royal Wedding” Between Anna and Kristoff Is Crashed by New Villain in First-Look
Idina Menzel, Kristen Bell, Josh Gad and Jonathan Groff are back for a new entry in the hit franchise, releasing Thanksgiving 2027.
Marvel Finally Reveals The Cast Of MCU’s X-Men Reboot
Adam Driver, Inde Navarrette, and Christopher Abbott join the ensemble cast for the 2028 film
Marvel’s ‘X-Men’ Reboot Sets May 2028 Release Date
The long-awaited X-Men movie is finally coming to the MCU. Marvel Studios exec Kevin Feige made the official announcement that the X-Men movie will release on May 5, 2028. The cast will include Sadie Sink as Jean Grey, Kit Connor as Cyclops, Samara Weaving as Emma Frost, Inde
‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Footage Shows Off a “Broken” Doctor Doom
The feature stars Robert Downey Jr. as the villain who faces off against an entire cinematic uinverse.
‘Star Wars: Starfighter’ Footage: Ryan Gosling Races Through the Galaxy With Young Sidekick
Ryan Gosling already survived going to space in “Project Hail Mary,” but now he’s ready to blast off to a galaxy far, far away in “Star Wars: Starfighter.” The upcoming “Star Wars” movie previewed footage at D23 and is set to release in theaters on May 28, 2027. Disney and
Marvel Officially Reveals New X-Men Movie Cast at D23
At D23 2026, Marvel Studios confirmed the cast of Jake Schreier's X-Men movie, revealing who's playing Cyclops, Storm, and Professor X.
Kieran Culkin to Star in Animated Movie ‘Clay’ for Disney
The news was revealed at D23 on Friday, with a release date set for November 2028.
Disney’s ‘Hexed’ Adds Walton Goggins and Jodie Foster to Cast
Jodie Foster and Walton Goggins are joining the cast of Disney’s next animated movie, “Hexed.” The casting news was announced during the Disney Entertainment Showcase presentation at Disney’s D23 fan event in Anaheim, California on Friday. Oscar-winner Foster will play a
‘Zootopia 3’ In the Works at Disney
Ginnifer Goodwin's Judy Hopps and Jason Bateman's Nick Wilde are coming back for another adventure.
Ryan Gosling Shows Off First Footage From ‘Star Wars: Starfighter,’ About “A Guy From the Wrong Side of the Galaxy”
The Shawn Levy-directed project is set to fly into theaters May 28, 2027.
‘Zootopia 3’ in the Works at Disney
Get ready to head back to Zootopia. Disney has announced that “Zootopia 3” is in the works following the massive success of last year’s “Zootopia 2,” which became the company’s highest grossing animated movie of all time with $1.8 billion at the global box office. The franchise
Disney Reveals First Look at Star Wars: Ahsoka Season 2 at D23 Fan Event
Ahsoka will have to save the galaxy, and maybe the whole Star Wars franchise when the series returns next year
New Avengers: Doomsday Trailer Revealed at D23
Avengers Doomsday trailer #2 is now live, after Marvel Studios released a new look at this year's Avengers film.
‘Ahsoka’ Season 2 Trailer: Ahsoka and Anakin Reunite as Grand Admiral Thrawn Declares War on the Rebels
Ahsoka Tano is returning to a galaxy far, far away as the Season 2 release date of her Disney+ series has finally been revealed. After Season 1 aired in 2023, the sophomore outing for “Ahsoka” will release on Jan. 20, 2027. Rosario Dawson returns as the Jedi after debuting the
South Korea president proposes talks with North to formally end Korean War
"Let us put down our intentions to threaten each other and begin discussions to end the long-running war as the directly involved parties," South Korean President Lee Jae Myung said on Saturday (Aug 15).
‘X-Men’ Movie Casts Inde Navarrette as Rogue, Christopher Abbott as Prof. X, Adam Driver as Mr. Sinister and Maya Boyd as Storm
The MCU’s X-Men team is taking shape. Marvel Studios exec Kevin Feige announced the inaugural members of the mutant team at D23 on Friday. The cast includes Sadie Sink as Jean Grey, Kit Connor as Cyclops, Samara Weaving as Emma Frost, Inde Navarrette as Rogue, Christopher
‘X-Men’ Finally Unveils Its Cast, Including Adam Driver, Inde Navarrette, Christopher Abbott
Broadway star Maya Boyd will play Storm in the feature, which has a May 2028 release date.
Marvel's Releases First Official VisionQuest Trailer at D23
VisionQuest is coming to Disney Plus in October, and a first trailer for the Marvel show reveals the strangeness to come.
Five dead after 7.7 magnitude earthquake strikes Indonesia
The earthquake struck off Flores island in the country's east early on Saturday morning.
‘Avengers: Doomsday’ Trailer: Robert Downey Jr.’s Doctor Doom Faces Off Against Mister Fantastic, X-Men and Avengers With Army of Sentinels
Marvel Studios unveiled the second “Avengers: Doomsday” trailer on Friday during Disney’s D23 fan convention, further teasing the massive MCU team-up movie arriving in theaters Dec. 18. The two-minute clip — introduced by “Doomsday” leads Robert Downey Jr. (Doctor Doom), Chris
‘VisionQuest’ Trailer: Paul Bettany and James Spader Return as Vision and Ultron in ‘WandaVision’ Trilogy Finale
Paul Bettany is back as Marvel’s most popular android Vision in the upcoming Disney+ series, “VisionQuest.” The eight-episode series’ release date is set for Oct. 14. The trailer opens with Vision in his human form working at a pub and closing up shop for the night. “Before you
Jon Favreau’s ‘Oswald the Lucky Rabbit’ Miniseries Sets February Release Date on Disney+
Oswald the Lucky Rabbit, one of Disney’s earliest characters who predated Mickey Mouse, is back for the 21st century. At the D23 fan event in Anaheim on Friday, Disney revealed the first look at its live action combined with hand-drawn 2D animation series “Oswald the Lucky
CBS News Chief Correspondent Matt Gutman Accused of Sexual Harassment by Former ABC Field Producer
Matt Gutman, CBS News’ chief correspondent, has been accused of sexual harassment in a wrongful-termination lawsuit filed by a former co-worker at ABC News. Gutman was named in a lawsuit filed by Samira Said, who worked as a field producer for ABC News in its Los Angeles bureau
'My Adventures with Superman’s Showrunners Tease a Final Villain Who's Scarier That Darkseid
The My Adventures with Superman showrunners tease an All-Star Superman-inspired season 4 and reveal the villain behind their ultimate endgame.
After commercial whaling nearly erased them, blue and fin whales are slowly reclaiming the southeast Atlantic
More than 40 years after the end of commercial whaling, new research reveals a recent increase in sightings of the world's two largest whale species in the southeastern Atlantic. The findings, published in the African Journal of Marine Science, compiled more than 60 years of
Is the US already in World War IV — and losing?
What if our enemies bypass weapons and tactics imagined for World War III, and instead just hit us the crippling cyberattacks of World War IV?
‘Dead Souls’ Review: Alex Cox Betrays His Talent — Again — in His Latest Arid Didactic Western Doodle
The film starts as a mystery, but once that’s solved, the only real mystery is why Alex Cox tied his film career to a stone marked "retro Marxist Western punk pretension" and then threw that stone into the water and plunged down after it, sinking to the bottom.
‘Tangled’ Live-Action Movie Unveils First-Look, March 2028 Release Date
Teagan Croft, Milo Manheim and Kathryn Hahn star in the new film, which is currently filming.
‘Tangled’ Sets March 2028 Release Date as First Footage Debuts at D23
Disney has set a March 31, 2028 release date for its live-action adaptation of “Tangled.” The news was revealed during the Disney Entertainment Showcase at the D23 fan event in Anaheim Friday, where the first footage from the “Tangled” remake was shown exclusively to those in
‘The Greatest Showman’ Stage Musical Sets Spring 2027 Opening at London’s Theatre Royal Drury Lane
Disney Theatrical Group’s stage adaptation of “The Greatest Showman” will open at Theatre Royal Drury Lane in London’s West End in Spring 2027, following a sold-out run at the Bristol Hippodrome. Oliver Tompsett and Samantha Barks will star as P.T. Barnum and Charity Barnum.
7 killed in tunnel collapse at Indian hydropower project
A rescue operation was launched after a sudden rush of water and debris entered the tunnel at the Vishnugad-Pipalkoti hydroelectric project in India's Uttarakhand state.
‘Percy Jackson’ Season 3 Trailer: ‘The Titan’s Curse’ Comes to Life With Prophecies and a Quest to Save Annabeth
Things are starting to heat up at Camp Half-Blood. Disney+ released the first trailer for Season 3 of “Percy Jackson and the Olympians,” which will premiere Nov. 20. In the trailer, Percy grapples with a dream about The Great Prophecy. “Something bad is coming,” he says over
Disney's Bluey movie trailer at D23 2026 is an Avengers-level event
Bingo and Bluey return in 3D CG in this 2028 release
‘The Bluey Movie’ First Look: Bluey and Her Family Hit the Big Screen With New 3D Animation Style
Disney and BBC Studios have released the first look at “The Bluey Movie,” marking the first time the animated children’s series will be adapted for the big screen. Premiering in theaters Aug. 6, 2027, the film continues Bluey’s adventures with her Mum, Dad and little sister,
Sony Pictures Networks India Sets October Launch for New Tamil Channel Vizha (EXCLUSIVE)
Sony Pictures Networks India (SPNI) has set an October launch for Sony Vizha, its new Tamil-language general entertainment channel, the company confirmed as it revealed the channel’s name and identity on Indian Independence Day through a rendition of “Tamizh Thai Vaazhthu,”
‘Lilo & Stitch 2’ Drops First Look of Pink Alien Angel in Live-Action Sequel
Disney teased the first look at the upcoming “Lilo & Stitch” live-action sequel at D23 in Anaheim on Friday night. Stitch’s love interest Angel, a pink alien, was shown in a new image with glowing antennae. Maia Kealoha, who plays Lilo, came onstage to introduce the film as a
Lisa Kudrow and Mira Sorvino Bring ‘Romy and Michele 2’ to D23: “We’re Officially Disney Princesses”
The duo appeared in character to tease the follow-up to their 1997 cult classic.
Kingdom Hearts 4 Release Date and Anime Announced at D23
Square Enix and Disney revealed Kingdom Hearts 4's release window, new Coco world, and an anime spinoff at D23 2026.
Disney Reveals ‘Lilo & Stitch 2’ Will Feature Stitch’s Pink Counterpart Angel
The follow-up to the $1 billion grosser is set for May 26, 2028.
Japan defence minister visits contentious Yasukuni Shrine to war dead
TOKYO, Aug 15 - Japanese Defense Minister Shinjiro Koizumi on Saturday visited a shrine to the nation's war dead, which Asian neighbours see as a symbol of wartime aggression, as Japan marked the 81st anniversary of its surrender in World War Two.
Pixar Sets Original Film ‘Ghost Market’ for Spring 2028
Pixar has lined up its next original movie — and it’s harkening back to the supernatural. The studio has lined up “Ghost Street,” a film inspired by Asian myths of stores where the living and dead interact, for a spring 2028 release, Pixar chief content officer Pete Doctor
‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Tour T-Shirts Drop Online Ahead of Global Concert Dates
It’s been over a year since “KPop Demon Hunters” premiered on Netflix and the buzz over the hit animated film shows no sign of slowing down. Hot off an Oscar win for Best Animated Film and Best Original Song for “Golden,” Netflix is taking the musical movie on the road with an
BBC lawsuit: Channel plans to subpoena Trump family members
The BBC is seeking to subpoena three members of President Trump’s family as it builds its defense to his $10 billion defamation lawsuit. In a Friday court filing, attorneys for the BBC argued that Trump’s children, Donald Trump Jr. and Ivanka Trump, as well as his son-in-law,