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‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ is roughly $44m behind ‘Titanic’, which sits in fifth place on the box office charts Spider-Man: Brand New Day is closing in on Titanic at the global box office, with the Marvel blockbuster now just tens of millions of dollars away from pushing James Cameron’s 1997 classic out of the top … Read more
The spinner has breached Article 2.2 of the ICC Code of Conduct in the second Test Sri Lanka spinner Prabath Jayasuriya has become the third player to be sanctioned for an incident during the second ICC World Test Championship contest against India after he was hit with an official reprimand following his dismissal in his … Read more
US Treasury chief says Washington has mapped Iran’s networks and financial channels used to evade sanctions Bessent at the Treasury Department in Washington, August 24, 2026. REUTERS The US has launched what Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent described as an unprecedented economic campaign aimed at cutting Iran off from the global financial system and disrupting the … Read more
The deaths, which one doctor called “extremely rare in the modern era,” were the first in the United States in 2026.
Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen had just returned from Ukraine when she received a message from a plastic surgeon asking if she wanted to fix her nose.
Canada said the higher levies, on items from aluminum foil to dishwashers to fish, would help protect workers, producers and manufacturers harmed by new Trump tariffs.
In this month’s picks, a new coming-of-age charmer about a rock critic, a fascinating documentary about the early days of hip-hop and a sweet indie about a Brooklyn father-daughter band.
MADRID: Real Madrid coach Jose Mourinho said Tuesday he is “very happy” with his squad, which he considers complete despite missing out on midfielder Rodri, later signed by rivals Barcelona. Los Blancos revamped their squad this summer, signing six players including record arrival Yan Diomande, Bernardo Silva and Marc Cucurella. However Madrid’s approach for Rodri … Read more
LONDON: Joe Root expressed his frustration that a winning return as England Test captain has been overshadowed by another off-field incident that saw Brydon Carse dropped for the second Test against Pakistan. Carse has been referred to the Cricket Regulator after videos on social media appeared to show the fast bowler being led away by … Read more
[The president has invoked a long dormant section of law to hit one of America’s closest allies, a move that has troubled courts in the past.