Him star Julia Fox reveals her character's secret backstory

And how director Justin Tipping pointed her to Real Housewives, WAGS, and Basketball Wives for inspiration, and she ignored it all.

This 'supernatural handyman simulator' is House Flipper for Abiotic Factor sickos, a first-person restoration sim about fixing up a gigantic research facility

The Lift arrives in 2026.

Guillermo del Toro and Yeon Sang-ho Connect Over Monsters, Animation, and Creative Process at Busan

Two of cinema’s most imaginative voices came together at the Busan International Film Festival for an intimate conversation about their creative processes, revealing surprising connections between their work despite being separated by continents and cultures. Guillermo del Toro

El Niño brings more intense rain to India's wettest regions

A new study has made a counterintuitive discovery about how El Niño affects India's summer monsoon. Instead of reducing rainfall overall and causing widespread droughts, the periodic climatic phenomenon increases rainfall daily in the country's wettest regions.

Elderly couple held by the Taliban for seven months returns to Britain on Saturday

After Peter and Barbie Reynolds were reunited with their daughter in Qatar, the country that mediated their release, they now return to the UK.

Xbox Turns Up the Fun With Friends, and It’s Crashing the Price of Its Wireless Controller

Gaming with friends is what takes Xbox fun to the next level. The post Xbox Turns Up the Fun With Friends, and It’s Crashing the Price of Its Wireless Controller appeared first on Kotaku .

Taiwan determined to defend itself, president says at forum capping week of defence events

Xin Zhilei Talks Venice Best Actress Win, ‘The Sun Rises on Us All’ Ahead of Busan Premiere: ‘The Character That I Had Always Longed for’

After Gong Li and Hong Kong’s Deanie Ip Tak-han, Xin Zhilei has become the third Chinese actor to win the Volpi Cup for best actress at the Venice Film Festival, claiming the prize for her performance in “The Sun Rises on Us All.” The melodrama, directed by Cai Shangjun (who

Macron takes risk with Palestinian statehood recognition

French President Emmanuel Macron scored a major diplomatic coup by declaring his intention to recognise a Palestinian state but the move risks being followed by bitter retaliation from Israel while not providing concrete benefits to the Palestinians, analysts and sources say.

'Shocked, devastated': Gaza City assault leaves Palestinians traumatised, scrambling

The director of Al Shifa hospital was on duty Saturday marshalling the facility's response to Israel's assault on Gaza City when two victims killed in a strike were delivered to the ward: his brother and his sister-in-law. "I was shocked and devastated to see the bodies of my

The 20 best horror movies on Netflix in 2025, ranked from least to most scary

From downright terrifying to darkly comedic, if you need a good selection of films to watch this Halloween season, Netflix has you covered.

A tiny cow bone whistle may have been used by ancient Egyptian 'police'

Archaeologists in Egypt have discovered a 3,300-year-old whistle made from a cow's toe bone, believed to have been used by police to guard royal tomb workers. The artifact was found in the ruins of the ancient city of Akhetaten (modern-day Amarna) in 2008, but has only now been

When cancer targets the young

Editor in Chief Nancy Shute discusses the troubling rise of cancer among younger adults, and shares a glimmer of hope for those diagnosed in early childhood.

Monastic brewing sim Ale Abbey hops out of early access with eight new beers to quaff and a 35% launch discount

The 1.0 update also adds a brewing competition league table and a chillout zone for your brothers.

Moscow launches large-scale attack on Ukraine as Kyiv continues attacks on Russian oil refineries

Russia launched over 600 drones and missiles towards nine regions across Ukraine. Meanwhile, Kyiv struck two Russian oil refineries, as part of its wider campaign against Russian oil and gas.

Milei: bailout from Washington being negotiated

Argentine President Javier Milei confirmed on Friday that his government was in “very advanced” negotiations with the US for an emergency loan from the Treasury's Exchange Stabilization Fund. If secured, the bailout would be used to cover more than US$8.5 billion in debt

Trump makes H-1B visa not profitable to boost employment of US nationals

US President Donald Trump has upped the H-1B visa fee for employers to US$100,000 annually, effective Sept 21. The measure is intended to boost hiring local workers. "So there is an incentive to hire Americans," Trump argued.

‘Kpop Demon Hunters’ Creator Maggie Kang Names Her Favorite Character and Reveals How She Injected Korean Culture Into Netflix Hit at Busan: ‘We’re All Excited for the Possibilities of More Stories’

When Maggie Kang had the opportunity to direct and pitch her own animated film, she knew exactly what was missing from Hollywood animation. After working in the industry for over a decade, the Korean-American filmmaker had never encountered a single Korean project. So she

Juliette Binoche on Her Directorial Debut ‘In-I In Motion,’ Revisiting Her Daunting Experience Making a Bold Dance Show With Akram Khan: ‘I Felt Like I Wasn’t Going to Survive’

Juliette Binoche won an Oscar for the “The English Patient;” has worked with the greatest auteurs, from Leos Carax to Abbas Kiarostami and Olivier Assayas; and has presided over Cannes and Berlin juries, among her many achievements. But in classic Juliette-Binoche style, the

YouTube shuts down Maduro's channel

Google-owned YouTube has removed the official channel of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro, which had over 233,000 subscribers. While YouTube has not provided an official explanation, sources suggest the removal could be due to violations of the platform's policies on

IMF mission praises Uruguay's economy

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has completed its annual review of the Uruguayan economy, praising its resilience and stability.

Chile's Supreme Court gives nod to Dominga mining project

Chile's Supreme Court sided this week with mining company Andes Iron, effectively reviving its controversial Dominga mining project after a 12-year legal battle.

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Fan Casting the Best Live-Action Ganondorf

Who do you think should play Ganondorf in the live-action Legend of Zelda movie? I've got a few options, let's see if it happens.

Under Trump, Palestinians seeking U.S. asylum face new hurdle, documents show

Palestinian asylum applicants must pass a secondary review that lawyers say has not been used before as a blanket requirement for an ethnonational group.

Trump faces challenge in convincing Europe to hit China over Russia

European countries are taking steps to sanction oil infrastructure in China but are unlikely to impose tariffs on Beijing, a step President Trump has set out as a prerequisite of sorts for the U.S. to impose tougher sanctions on Russia. Trump in a Truth Social post this week

The New Detroit-Windsor Bridge Can’t Repair the Damage Trump Has Done

For several summers, fumes from Canadian forest fires have polluted skies over both Canada and the northern United States, the smoke dimming the seasonal sunlight and fouling the air shared between two neighboring nations. Another odor, this one metaphoric, also has descended

Republicans grapple with backlash over tabling Omar censure brought by Mace

The four Republicans who voted with Democrats against reprimanding Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-Minn.) over comments about Charlie Kirk are getting excoriated by the online right — with Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.), who prompted the vote on the Omar censure, leading the charge against Rep.

Free speech storm intensifies as Trump goes after Kimmel

The Trump administration’s pressure campaign against ABC and Jimmy Kimmel, which saw the Federal Communications Commission chief turn up the heat on broadcasters, is intensifying fears over the policing of speech — which were already rising before this week’s late night

Brazilian ministers skipping UN General Assembly

Brazilian Ministers Alexandre Padilha (Health) and Fernando Haddad (Finance) announced on Friday they would not be joining their country's delegation to the 80th United Nations' General Assembly (UNGA) starting in New York next week.

'You'll have a long life': In DR Congo, maggots and caterpillars are prized food

In the Democratic Republic of Congo, wriggling maggots and hairy caterpillars aren't pests — they're prized food — sold by the tub, fried with chili, and celebrated for their nutrition.

South Africa police uncover $20m crystal meth lab

Five North Americans were arrested after the raid on a farm in the east of the country, officers say.

ByteDance says working to keep TikTok in US ‘under Chinese laws’ following Trump-Xi call

China’s foreign ministry said in a statement late Friday night (Sep 19) that both presidents had a candid and in-depth exchange of views on the current state of China-US relations and other issues of mutual interest.

Rithm Capital And Paramount: Ascendant Asset Manager Enters Booming Manhattan Office Real Estate

The unimaginable and the unspeakable

It’s not just for horror, terror and doom. These are worth preventing. It turns out that the hard work of innovation or the creation of revolution involves imagining what others consider unimaginable and speaking up with the unspeakable. Sometimes we work to avoid the things

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EU Reporter head named Grand Winner in world-wide news awards

The 2nd Silk Road Global News Awards was announced at the 2025 Media Cooperation Forum on Belt and Road held in Kunming, southwest China's Yunnan Province on Sept. 16, 2025. Colin Stevens, publisher and editor of EU Reporter, was named as the overall Grand Award winner and

Starvation or execution: Sudanese under siege face ‘death everywhere’

Families in El Fashir are eating animal feed. Children have been raped while foraging for food. Those who try to escape have been kidnapped and killed.

Aleksi Salmenperä’s ‘Father’s Day,’ About Real-Life ‘Man With a Tragic Past,’ Reveals First-Look as Tekele Productions Joins Forces With Fragile Ego Films (EXCLUSIVE)

Finland’s Tekele Productions has revealed the first-look of Aleksi Salmenperä’s anticipated drama “Father’s Day.” Salmenperä is the award-winning director and writer behind “Void,” “Bubble” and “The Mine,” but his eighth feature – set to be presented at the Helsinki Film

Meta Platforms: Will $600B In AI Spending Pay Off

Malawi police arrest eight for alleged election fraud

Officials are on high alert after the 2019 presidential election result was annulled due to vote tampering.

Pakistani court indicts man over teenage TikTok influencer killing

TikTok is wildly popular in Pakistan, in part because of its accessibility to a population with low literacy levels.

Pilots recount deep-sea mission off Uruguay with Schmidt Ocean Institute’s ROV SuBastian

After nearly a month at sea, the research vessel Falkor (too) returned to Montevideo, closing the Uruguay SUB200 expedition with unprecedented footage and discoveries from the country’s deep ocean. Central to the mission was SuBastian, the remotely operated vehicle (ROV)

Australia’s Optus vows to cooperate with probes amid outrage over emergency call services outage

4 people died following the technical failure earlier this week.

‘Good News’ Review: A Sharp Political Farce From the Director of ‘Kill Boksoon’ Follows an Unplanned Detour From Tokyo to Pyongyang

Terrorism is not exactly a natural fit for screen comedy. Defiantly going where few have gone before — one rare prior example being the bumbling-jihadist satire “Four Lions” 15 years ago — “Good News” ekes a surprising degree of variably droll and raucous humor from its spin on

Getting to Know Daniel Domenjó, the New Movistar Plus+ CEO

“A lot of people come to the office and ask: What about these new posters? I wanted to create a bit of human contact,” Daniel Domenjó, the new CEO of Movistar Plus+, Spain’s biggest national payTV/streaming service, explains at the very beginning of an interview with Variety,

Taiwan determined to defend itself, president says capping week of defence events

TAIPEI - Taiwan's message to the international community is that it is determined to defend itself and that people should not believe any claim it has surrendered in the event of invasion, President Lai Ching-te said on Saturday, capping a week of defence events.

Taiwan determined to defend itself, President Lai says, capping week of defence events

He added that in the event of an invasion, people should not believe any claim that the island has surrendered.

Portugal confirms it will recognise Palestinian state

A host of countries, including France and the UK, are expected to do the same when world leaders gather at the UN General Assembly next week.