President Donald Trump on Thursday ruled out attacking Iran before the US midterm elections on November 3, saying Washington was holding "productive discussions" with Tehran. Trump's post on his Truth Social platform followed a surge in oil prices on Thursday driven by media
Fan Bingbing watches AI-generated microdramas now and then. She’s just not convinced they’re doing China’s young audiences any good. The Chinese star made the remarks at a Busan International Film Festival press conference, where she presented Wayne Wang’s “Diary of a Mad Old
South Korea’s maiden flight test of a domestic hypersonic glide vehicle highlights an accelerating bid to field counterstrike assets capable of bolstering autonomous deterrence against North Korea’s expanding nuclear threat. This month, multiple media outlets reported that
Amazon, Google and Microsoft data centres face resident anger over noise, water use and power demand.
They said they opposed any illegal use of the software.
Armed conflict accelerates cropland loss, and the effects can persist for years after conflict begins and vary substantially with conflict severity and social conditions, according to a new study published in Nature Food on Sept. 24.
The Indian Premier League remains the only Asia Pacific sports property priced at the top of the global market, according to new research from Media Partners Asia, which expects growth in the region’s sports rights fees to slow to 1%–2% a year through 2030, down from about 10%
Arlington County has filed a lawsuit to block President Trump’s proposed triumphal arch following the project's approval by the U.S. Commission of Fine Arts in April. The lawsuit opposed the construction of the proposed 250-foot arch, citing concerns about the project’s impact
At a Busan Film Festival master class with ‘Train to Busan’ director Yeon Sang-ho, the Oscar-winning filmmaker reflected on the lessons of ‘Children of Men’ and learning to put life before cinema.
Meta has banned advertisements from TikTok's parent company ByteDance on Facebook and Instagram in the US, Canada, Egypt, Indonesia, Japan, Thailand, and Vietnam.
Beijing has rebuffed a European Union request to voluntarily cap hybrid car exports to the bloc, raising the prospect of new, steep EU tariffs on Chinese hybrids, which have so far escaped the duties on pure electric vehicles. China has refused to set quotas on its exports of
WASHINGTON, Oct 8 - Award-winning Kashmiri filmmaker Arfat Sheikh was released from US Immigration and Customs Enforcement detention on bond on Thursday after being detained on September 24, according to a statement by a campaign of his friends and relatives to free him.
Sporting a baseball cap and brandishing his smartphone like a weapon, Mordechai David dedicates his time to filming people against their will. On a recent day, his target was the family of an Israeli filmmaker whose documentary "NAZA", which won plaudits at the Venice Film
Five flights at an airport in Palembang were delayed on the morning of Oct 8 because of poor visibility.
Keepers trained two sea lions and two fur seals to listen to sounds and press a paddle when they heard a tone.
Republican Sen. Susan Collins and Democrat Troy Jackson squared off Thursday in the second Maine Senate debate of the week, sparring over the Iran war and high prices as their battleground race barrels toward Election Day. The hourlong debate, hosted by WMTW, turned testy at
"They're not very cinematic," an analyst tells The Hollywood Reporter of hurdles for tech-focused films like Aaron Sorkin's follow-up to 2010's Oscar-winning 'The Social Network.'
This comes after her film 'Verity' topped Cruise's pic at the opening box office weekend.
Thailand is treating everything from what they eat to what they hear as an exercise in soft power.
Republican Mike Rogers and Democrat Abdul El-Sayed's first Senate debate in Michigan turned so contentious it even extended off camera. "In 30 years of doing debates, I've never seen it continue during the commercial," WOOD TV moderator Rick Albin said. "But it did" Rogers and
How can AI provide police officers with better support in complex situations? In an interdisciplinary collaboration, researchers in police research and computing science at Umeå University have explored the opportunities and risks associated with using AI-based interactive
“Law & Order: Special Victims Unit” is renowned for its ripped-from-the-headlines episodes. Who can forget the Trayvon Martin-Paula Deen crossover featuring Cybill Shepherd as a racist celebrity chef or the Gamergate-riffing “Intimidation Game,” where Ice-T shoots Logan Paul’s
Hong Kong has been moved to the bottom tier in the US' annual human trafficking report, joining the likes of China, Macau, North Korea, Russia, Iran and Afghanistan.
Pokémon, sports and other physical trading and collectible cards have been around for decades but have surged in popularity since COVID. These cards are usually obtained through gambling-like packs containing random cards. Most packs do not offer any highly desirable cards, but
The test flight comes just days after Pyongyang launched its own hypersonic missile, amid heightened tensions between the two Koreas.
President Trump said Thursday that Minnesotans should “fight back” against Somali immigrants following previous attacks against the group. “The once Great State of Minnesota is being taken over by Somali Immigrants. There is Violence, Murder, and Mayhem all over the State,”
The first debate for Georgia Senate on Thursday evening quickly devolved into a string of personal attacks and campaign talking points as Sen. Jon Ossoff (D) and Rep. Mike Collins (R) wrestle for voters’ support in the closely-watched midterm race. The incumbent Democrat has
The pro-Israel organization spent heavily during state’s Democratic Senate primary.
Global supply chains have proved more resilient than expected to disruptions from the Middle East conflict, the World Trade Organization’s chief economist Robert Staiger tells CNA’s Olivia Marzuki in an interview.
The accident happened about 200m from their home.
Biel is set to portray a fictionalized take on the Playboy founder's wife in Lorraine Nicholson's directorial debut.
Can literature foster greater acceptance of LGBT people among elementary school students? This is the core question behind a study conducted by researchers Guillermo Soler, María Ribes and José Rovira-Collado from the Language and Literature Didactics area of the Department of
TAIPEI, Oct 9 - Largely banned from display internationally due to Beijing's objections, a giant Taiwan flag suspended under a US-made Chinook helicopter and flown over Taipei is one of the most eye-catching moments of its national day.
A judge on Thursday ordered CAA co-founder Michael Ovitz to complete his deposition in the Julia Ormond sexual assault lawsuit, months after storming out when he was asked about Jeffrey Epstein. Ormond is suing CAA for arranging a meeting for her with Harvey Weinstein in
A leading U.S. beef industry trade association knew by 1989 that cattle contributed to global warming but focused its response on protecting consumer demand through public relations, according to a new study that examined a decade of industry records.
Crystal Harris, who was married to Playboy founder Hugh Hefner until his death in 2017, is asking Jessica Biel to reconsider playing a fictional version of Hefner’s wife in the upcoming film “Playmates.” After Biel’s casting was announced, Harris posted her message to Biel on
The HBO series will see the film's original stars reprise their roles
A U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agent shot and wounded a man late Thursday afternoon in New York City, Mayor Zohran Mamdani (D) confirmed. The New York Police Department (NYPD) first reported a shooting "involving federal law enforcement agents" occurred at
[Capital FM] Nairobi -- Nairobi-based advertising technology firm Suss Ads is expanding beyond advertising technology into enterprise customer-experience software, betting on artificial intelligence to help businesses manage growing volumes of customer conversations across
The revered writer-turned-writer/director will be feted on Oct. 17.
Phantom Blade Zero, with its wuxia-inspired combat and "kungfupunk" world, is shaping up to be one of the year's best action games.
Nasdaq CEO Adena Friedman said tokenization could free up tens of billions of dollars in trapped capital.
Inevitably the Angel media company and streaming platform, rebranded from Angel Studios in 2025, has remade the 1947 John Wayne project “Angel and the Badman,” and not just for the angelic title. It’s actually the third iteration; a 2009 Hallmark Channel adaptation, shot in
A top aide to Mike Huckabee, the U.S. ambassador to Israel, allegedly suppressed an embassy report that was critical of the Israeli government, according to The New York Times, which cited three U.S. officials who work with the aide. One of Huckabee’s senior advisors, David
Biodiversity indicators can help companies make more sustainable decisions. But only 9% of the world's largest companies in sectors with a major impact on biodiversity use such indicators, according to a new study from Lund University. The researchers also show that different
Many insects see the world through hundreds of tiny lenses that are grouped together in a visual organ known as the compound eye. Behind each lens sits a cluster of eight light-detecting cells arranged in a pattern that scientists believe has existed for hundreds of millions of
OpenAI on Thursday said it shut down two influence operations -- from Russia and Iran -- that used ChatGPT to push fake journalist personas and run a "think-tank" to covertly peddle anti-Ukraine propaganda. OpenAI's report is the latest illustration of how state actors can
[Daily Trust] Nigeria will advance that Africa must move beyond celebrating the size of its mineral endowment and begin building the collective market intelligence, processing capacity and commercial infrastructure required to participate meaningfully in how its minerals and
OpenAI banned several accounts associated with two propaganda operations based in Iran and Russia, respectively, it confirmed Thursday — the latter of which the tech company said had the greatest reach it has recorded since it began reporting on and disrupting such schemes. The