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G7 is a big moment for Carney. Here are five things to watch

June 16, 2025

G7 is a big moment for Carney. Here are five things to watch 5 hours ago Share Save Jessica Murphy BBC News, Toronto Share Save Getty Images Leaders of some of the world's wealthiest countries have descended on a luxury mountain lodge nestled in Canada's Rockies for this year's G7 summit. The elite gathering comes […]

‘How to Train Your Dragon’ nears $200 million globally as ‘Lilo & Stitch’ races past $850 million

June 16, 2025

Two beloved childhood classics, now remade for today’s generation, are proving that family films still rule the box office. Universal and DreamWorks’ live-action How to Train Your Dragon is off to a soaring start, while Disney’s Lilo & Stitch continues its unstoppable march toward the billion-dollar mark. Both films have struck gold despite releasing close […]

Disney CEO Bob Iger Reveals Hulu Brand Will Roll Out Internationally On Disney+

June 15, 2025

Earlier this week, Disney announced that it had finalised a deal with Comcast to take full control of Hulu. This follows a 2019 agreement between the two companies, when Disney purchased 20th Century Fox, resulting in Disney becoming the majority stakeholder. As part of the deal, Disney or Comcast could force Disney to buy out […]

“The grievances about Hardeep Singh Nijjar and the Khalistan movement were not real”: Former Pentagon official slams Trudeau for amplifying exaggerated claims

June 13, 2025

Washington, DC [US], June 11 (ANI): Former Pentagon official and senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, Michael Rubin, has strongly criticised former Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau for amplifying what he called exaggerated claims around Hardeep Singh Nijjar and the Khalistan movement. He also praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi's strategic diplomacy and called for […]

VivoPower Deploys $100M XRP in Strategic Flare Network Partnership

June 12, 2025

Marks first major execution of VivoPower's new corporate strategy and significant validation of the XRP ecosystem's utility for institutional treasury management VivoPower is building a virtuous cycle—generating yield and using it to systematically increase its core XRP position, creating a perpetually compounding engine for shareholder value VivoPower’s strategic transformation to an XRP-centric treasury is supported […]

Blackpink returns to Bangkok for 3-day concert run

June 12, 2025

Blinks, get ready to grab tickets to the "Blackpink World Tour In Bangkok", which is scheduled from Oct 24-26 at the Rajamangala National Stadium. Jisoo, Jennie, Rosé and Lisa will return to the same stadium where they performed their previous concert "Blackpink World Tour [Born Pink] Bangkok Encore" on two consecutive days. This time around, […]

Tesla already had big problems. Then Musk went to battle with Trump

June 11, 2025

President Donald Trump holds a news conference with Elon Musk to mark the end of the Tesla CEO's tenure as a special government employee overseeing the U.S. DOGE Service on Friday May 30, 2025 in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington. Tom Brenner | The Washington Post | Getty Images Tesla has […]

Jennie flies the flag for K-pop as ‘Ruby’ lands on Rolling Stone’s ‘Best Albums of 2025 So Far’ list

June 8, 2025

Jennie of Blackpink was the only K-pop artist to make Rolling Stone's "Best Albums of 2025 So Far" list, with her first solo album "Ruby. "The U.S. music magazine released its picks earlier this week, highlighting standout albums such as Lady Gaga's "Mayhem," Bad Bunny's "Debí Tirar Más Fotos" and Playboi Carti's "Music. "Rolling Stone […]

‘Do you have a family?’: midlife with no kids, ageing parents – and no crisis

June 8, 2025

A few years ago, my mom’s brother in South Korea announced that he would be getting rid of their parents’ graves. My grandparents had been buried separately, and this uncle and his wife were their keepers. They made several annual visits to the burial mounds (endless gridlock) and prepared Buddhist ceremonies at home (endless cooking […]

Ariana Grande announces she will join Robert De Niro for a sequel to one of his biggest hit films

June 5, 2025

Ariana Grande has decided what her next big screen adventure will be and she's signed up to participate in one of Hollywood's most beloved franchises. The Oscar nominee, 31, who was unrecognizable as a grandma in a short film, has signed on to star in the next Meet the Parents installment. Universal Studios announced on […]