‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Directors Discuss the Film’s Rise and Chart-Topping Soundtrack
Maggie Kang, a director of the hit along with Chris Appelhans, was “just trying to make something that I wanted to see: a movie that celebrated Korean culture.”
Month: July 2025
X refuses to comply with French investigation, labels it ‘politically driven’
Elon Musk’s social media platform X has declined to comply with a French criminal investigation, denying allegations of data manipulation and fraudulent data extraction. The company claims the probe, which intensified this month, is politically motivated and aims to restrict free speech. French authorities have launched a politically-motivated criminal investigation into X over the alleged … Read more
Sugar prices fall by Rs10 in Karachi
[ Sugar prices in Karachi have dropped significantly in the past week, with wholesale rates falling by Rs 10 to Rs 174 per kilogram. Retail prices range between Rs 180 and Rs 185 per kilogram in the city. Read: Sugar, power and patronage However, the sugar situation in Punjab is more complicated. The province is facing … Read more
Scotland’s North Coast 500 Draws Tourists, but at What Cost?
The North Coast 500 route through the country’s remote north has drawn millions of visitors to the Highlands. But the price, residents say, is being paid in trash, traffic jams and even deaths.
Jon Jones responds to Dana White’s comments at UFC 318
Jon Jones has expressed disappointment after UFC President Dana White voiced concerns over booking him for the proposed UFC White House card in 2026. The event, which would take place on Independence Day, is seen as a major opportunity for the UFC, but White’s hesitation to trust Jones due to his past troubles has sparked … Read more
South Korea sets ambitious goal to build a moon base by 2045
South Korea has announced plans to establish a lunar base by 2045, marking a significant leap in the nation’s space exploration ambitions. This goal is part of a comprehensive exploration roadmap revealed by the Korea Aerospace Administration (KASA) on July 17, which outlines several key missions in lunar exploration, space science, and microgravity research. KASA’s … Read more
US hosts Pakistan military chief at White House, India responds by warming to China
US President Donald Trump’s lunch meeting with Pakistan’s military chief prompted a private diplomatic protest from India in a warning to Washington about risks to their bilateral ties, while New Delhi is recalibrating relations with China as a hedge, officials and analysts said. The meeting and other tensions in the US-India relationship, after decades of … Read more
Disabled Americans Fear What Medicaid Cuts Could Do to Them
The White House says roughly $1 trillion in Medicaid cuts won’t limit home- and community-based care. Health care experts disagree.
Noah Davis, a Painter Gone Too Soon, Takes a Seat in Posterity
The artist’s first museum tour luxuriates in the spacious and sophisticated folk-modernism he left behind, even as it unevenly canonizes a painter of the millennial era.
Trainer jet crashes in Dhaka, one killed
One person was killed as a Bangladesh air force training aircraft crashed into a college campus in the capital city of Dhaka on Monday, a fire services official said. The incident occurred in Dhaka’s northern area of Uttara, the military’s public relations department said in a statement. “Bangladesh Air Force’s F-7 BGI training aircraft crashed … Read more
