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Marines suffered smoke inhalation and possible traumatic brain injuries, says NBC News, citing three US officials Vessels near the Strait of Hormuz, as seen from Musandam, Oman, August 17, 2026. — REUTERS Eight US Marines were injured two weeks ago when an Iranian anti-ship cruise missile struck a vessel they were operating on in the … Read more
Punjabi-language drama adds another international honour ahead of its upcoming screenings in Canada Sarmad Khoosat’s Lali has picked up the Best Director award at the 15th DC South Asian Film Festival (DCSAFF), adding another festival honour to a year that has already taken the Punjabi-language drama from Berlin to London. The win was announced by … Read more
A male named Ping Ping and a female named Fu Shuang landed on Sunday, days after China’s leader said he would dispatch “envoys of friendship” to the United States.
Officials said a gas leak might have caused the blast, which destroyed a building and rattled a part of the Greek capital that draws many visitors.
‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ overtakes Star Wars: The Force Awakens to become the highest-grossing domestic movie ever Spider-Man: Brand New Day has overtaken Star Wars: The Force Awakens to become the highest-grossing movie in North American box office history. The Tom Holland-led Marvel film has earned $936.773 million domestically after 47 days in theatres, surpassing … Read more
“It Was Either That Or Die,” by the Haitian-Canadian author Thélyson Orélien, was the hit of the French literary season. Now it has been pulled from the shortlist for a prestigious prize.
In an interview with The New York Times, South Korea’s president dropped a bold proposal for how to curb North Korea’s nuclear program.
Sequels and reunions make up September’s line-up, spanning Bollywood dramas and Hollywood’s fall biggest releases September is proving to be a packed month at the movies, with Bollywood and Hollywood both rolling out heavyweight releases within weeks of each other. From a long-awaited witchy sequel to a courtroom-set Bollywood two-hander, here’s a look at what’s … Read more
Our reporter Kim Barker goes inside a storied Kyiv book market that was hit by an air strike. Russian attacks have damaged millions of books in Ukraine in the last few months.
The president has often reached for statues of the national bird on diplomatic occasions in his second term. (Ronald Reagan favored them, too.)