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Sony Pictures Networks India Sets October Launch for New Tamil Channel Vizha (EXCLUSIVE)
Sony Pictures Networks India will launch Sony Vizha, a Tamil-language general entertainment channel, in October. The move marks the company’s entry into Tamil entertainment, a major regional market, and aims to offer culturally rooted programming with appeal beyond Tamil Nadu. The channel’s name means “celebration” or “festival” in Tamil, and its branding draws on “Tamizh…
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‘Kingdom Hearts 4’ Sets Official Release Window
Square Enix has confirmed that Kingdom Hearts 4 will be released in 2027, ending years of uncertainty over the next mainline entry in the series. The announcement matters because it establishes a long-awaited timeframe for Sora’s next adventure and reveals the first confirmed Disney/Pixar world, based on Coco. The game is planned for PlayStation 5,…
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‘KPop Demon Hunters’ Tour T-Shirts Drop Online Ahead of Global Concert Dates
Netflix has released official “KPop Demon Hunters” tour T-shirts online ahead of its planned concert tour, which is being produced with AEG Presents. The merchandise launch signals continued commercial momentum for the animated film, although the company has not yet announced concert dates or further tour details. The film premiered more than a year ago…
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Coco 2′ First Look: Miguel Becomes a Teenager in Pixar Sequel Set for November 2029
Disney and Pixar have unveiled first concept art for “Coco 2”, showing Miguel as a teenager alongside his dog Dante in the Land of the Dead. The sequel is scheduled for cinemas in November 2029, signalling Pixar’s continued reliance on follow-ups to its most successful films. Lee Unkrich, who directed the 2017 original, will return…
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Heatwave Strains Farms as Ireland’s O’Connor Takes Heptathlon Second
England’s drought is hitting livestock and pasture, while reports of an injured orca off Spain raise concern. Kate O’Connor sits second in Birmingham’s European heptathlon.
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Disney Is Launching a Romantasy Webcomics Series on Webtoon Inspired by Movies Including ‘Beauty and the Beast’
Disney has announced “Disney Cursed Love”, a new romantasy webcomics initiative for Webtoon that reworks some of its best-known love stories with darker magic, curses and adult-oriented romance. Its first title, “The Curse of a Forsaken Heart”, draws on “Beauty and the Beast” and will debut digitally before receiving print editions in 2027, extending Disney’s…
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Life under the Taliban’s iron fist: Five years to the day since the fall of Kabul, DAVID PATRIKARAKOS travels to Afghanistan where he meets AK-47 toting officials as well as the men and women abandoned by the West
The article follows reporter David Patrikarakos’s visit to Afghanistan five years after Kabul fell to the Taliban, portraying daily life under the group’s strict rule. It argues that the country’s people—particularly men and women affected by the Taliban’s restrictions—have been left behind following the West’s withdrawal. The report describes encounters with armed Taliban officials carrying…
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Emmys: Supporting Actress (Comedy) — Hannah Einbinder Defends Her Crown Against ‘Widow’s Bay’
Variety’s latest Emmy predictions place Hannah Einbinder, last year’s supporting comedy actress winner for “Hacks”, in a close contest against contenders from Apple TV’s “Widow’s Bay” and other acclaimed comedies. The outcome may depend heavily on the episodes submitted to voters, with Einbinder’s finale episode designed to showcase her central relationship with Jean Smart’s Deborah.…
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Rove: Trump must stop ‘gaslighting’ Americans over economy
Republican strategist Karl Rove on Friday criticized President Trump’s insistence that the U.S. economy is thriving despite rising prices amid the Iran war. Trump told reporters at Joint Base Andrews on Friday that the “economy was doing unbelievably from the standpoint of Wall Street.” Rove told Fox News’s Gillian Turner that the president should “start…
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Waymo receives permission to offer rides in Sacramento and San Diego
Waymo has received approval from California’s Public Utilities Commission to expand its robotaxi service, allowing it to begin offering rides in Sacramento and San Diego and to broaden operations in the San Francisco Bay Area and Los Angeles. The decision is significant because it gives the company access to a much larger California market, although…