Malaysia was confident in its social media ban, but kids are still on TikTok
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China slams India for naming sites in disputed border region
China described India's move as "illegal and invalid".
Indian students step up exam protests in Jharkhand
Protests in Ranchi, capital of the eastern state home to more than 33 million people, began on Jul 29, days after a youth-led "cockroach" movement in New Delhi forced the resignation of the national education minister.
Latin Quarter Distribution Acquires World Rights to José Dell’Acqua Uruguayan Crime Thriller ‘Maltrato Animal’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Latin Quarter Distribution has acquired world sales rights to José Dell’Acqua’s Uruguayan crime thriller “Maltrato Animal” (“Animal Budget”). The deal was closed after a screening of “Maltrato Animal” at Locarno’s First Look, a pix-in-post competition focused on rough-cut
Historic drought: rivers reveal hunger stones, warships and mammoth remains
Water levels across Europe have plunged to record lows due to the ongoing drought, exposing a host of long-hidden relics; here is a selection.
Asean working to be world’s fourth-largest economy by 2030, says Malaysian Foreign Minister
Mohamad Hasan says challenges include "how we can collectively become a bloc with a strong economy".
Trump Blurts Out Huge Admission of Midterm Weakness as MAGA Cracks Up
In an interview with Punchbowl News, Donald Trump said straight out that his voters just might not show up for GOP candidates this fall. That’s a striking admission of one of the thorniest problems the GOP faces. But it gets worse. Trump also declared that “a lot” of his voters
Thai school shooting: Officer wearing shorts to scene was off-duty, rushed from doctor’s appointment
Images on social media showed the officer in plain clothes, but carrying full tactical equipment.
Thames Water gave finance boss a £1m signing-on fee
The seven-figure payment was given to Steve Buck as part of package to persuade him to join the troubled utility company.
At least 13 killed in Ukrainian drone strike on Russia's Tatarstan region, officials say
It is one of the deadliest Ukrainian drone attacks on Russia since the start of Moscow's war on Ukraine.
Mohsen Rezaei appointed as secretary of Iran's top security body
DUBAI, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Iran has changed its secretary of the Supreme National Security Council, appointing former Revolutionary Guards commander Mohsen Rezaei as second-in-command on the body that coordinates the country's security and foreign policy. Rezaei is more of an
Iran says no reason to fear Pakistan-Turkey-Saudi security pact
DUBAI, Aug 10 (Reuters) - Iran sees no reason to be concerned that a new security pact between Pakistan, Turkey and Saudi Arabia is directed against Tehran, Foreign Ministry spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei said on Monday. Baghaei said the pact showed a shift in regional countries'
Indonesian president nominates acting head to lead central bank
Destry Damayanti has been nominated as the sole candidate for the job, said a presidential spokesman.
Alessandra Sanguinetti on Her Dreamy, Grounded Directorial Debut ‘The Illusion of an Everlasting Summer’
In the Argentine Pampas, cousins Guillermina and Belinda cannot wait to grow up. When they are not swimming in the river and dancing through the long, breezy afternoons, they re-enact funeral ceremonies and feign surgery on dead animals. This quotidian desire to accelerate the
‘Cockroach party’ says Modi government broke India protest promise
The party reiterated it will remain a pressure group rather than enter electoral politics.
Marco Perego, in the Presence of Wife Zoe Saldaña, Tells Locarno Pro: Don’t Produce Indie Film for the Money
...but trust the vision of the director and stay out of their creative way, said the man, who had three Cannes competition titles this year and who described himself as "a disruptor."
Australia tightens curbs on two Northern Minerals shareholders ordered to divest
The move comes amid worries that China-linked parties were seeking control of the rare earths miner.
From Zermatt to Les Arcs: Europe's top 10 ski resorts for 2026, according to Trip.com
Trip.com’s ranking of Europe’s best ski resorts for 2026 include picks in Switzerland, France and Austria, each offering experiences on and off the slopes and sweeping alpine views.
Sri Lanka arrests Rajapaksa party chief over alleged death threat
Sagara Kariyawasam said Inspector General of Police could be killed if he continued to be partisan.
Give me one reason
When your project, proposal or resume is rejected, it’s tempting to try to understand why. Scrutinize the rejection letter and turn the short sentence into a paragraph or an essay, then play it over and over in your search for how to do better next time. If you can simply
‘Baby Shark Boy’ grows up: YouTube sensation to make K-pop debut
Park Geon-roung will release his first digital single, WAVE, on Aug 20.
Bertoldi’s “The New Evil Empire”: Mapping the Alliances Threatening the West
Published in Italy in July 2026 by Armando Curcio Editore, The New Evil Empire: An Alliance Among Extremists (Il nuovo impero del male. Alleanza tra estremisti) is the first book by Alessandro Bertoldi, Executive Director of the Milton Friedman Institute, as well as a
US not disengaging from Asia, seeks ‘partners, not protectorates,’ says Pentagon official
Washington wants its partners to shoulder more responsibility for their defence.
Balearic Islands tighten security on land, sea and air ahead of eclipse
The Army, Fire Service and Maritime Rescue will coordinate operations for travel between the islands, which lie in the path of this century’s only total astronomical event.
Balearic Islands tighten security by land, sea and air ahead of total solar eclipse
The Army, Fire Service and Maritime Rescue will coordinate operations for travel between the islands, which lie in the path of this century’s only total astronomical event.
‘Brave New Love’ Review: Infidelity Isn’t the End in an Unusual, Open-Minded Marital Drama
“I would never fall in love if I was in a good relationship.” So says one participant in the women’s church group where Copenhagen-based wife and mother Kate (Kathrine Thorborg Johansen) confesses that she’s been having a three-year affair with another man, and doesn’t much
Sadhguru, Graphic India Team on Animated Epic ‘Shiva: The Adiyogi’ (EXCLUSIVE)
Indian yogi and mystic Sadhguru is teaming with Graphic India on “Shiva: The Adiyogi,” an animated feature retelling the origin story of Hindu God Shiva as the first yogi. Sadhguru and Sharad Devarajan share story credit on the film. Graphic India is the studio behind India’s
AfCFTA’s most valuable export isn’t in a container. It’s on the silver screen.
African governments don’t realise the commercial power they have been handed with the African Continental Free Trade Area when it comes to movie production. And the time to capitalise is now.
Watch Eddie Vedder Busk in Dublin in Honor of Glen Hansard
The Pearl Jam frontman performed in Hansard's usual spot on Grafton Street alongside Murdo Mitchell and several other musicians
One of Kyiv's deadliest single attacks kills 12 in central Russia while five are killed in Ukraine
Kyiv has delivered one of its deadliest attacks since the beginning of the war, killing 12 people and wounding 39 in a strike in Tatarstan, deep inside Russia. Near the front line in the Kharkiv region, Russian strikes killed five in Ukraine.