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How Creators Can Build a Short Social Video Campaign from One Strong Visual with Seedance 2.5
– Start with one strong image rather than a different visual for every post, letting it set the subject, palette and mood for a whole short-form video campaign. – Fix a “campaign promise” (a guiding creative message) before generating any motion, so every version stays true to the same story rather than becoming its own…
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Man City-bound 16-year-old Cavan Sullivan is MLS’s chaotic revelation
Cavan Sullivan, the 16-year-old Philadelphia Union midfielder already signed to join Manchester City when he turns 18, is finally showing on the pitch the potential that has been hyped since childhood. Having spent two years mostly on the bench after becoming MLS’s youngest-ever debutant at 14, he has this summer earned a sustained run of…
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GOP faces brutal midterm headwinds as Republicans paint election as ‘competition with communism’
Republicans are holding their first-ever midterm convention in Dallas this week, aiming to energise the party’s base ahead of November’s elections that will decide control of Congress. President Trump and Vice President JD Vance are set to headline the two-day event, which comes as the GOP defends narrow House and Senate majorities against a backdrop…
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Key swing state voters to settle dueling Senate primary fights in crucial open-seat race
New Hampshire voters go to the polls on Tuesday to choose Democratic and Republican Senate nominees, in a contest that could help decide control of the chamber in the midterm elections. On the Democratic side, socialist-aligned first-time candidate Karishma Manzur is mounting a late surge against establishment favourite Rep. Chris Pappas, mirroring a broader pattern…
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Britain reboots its space strategy with £7.8B already on the launchpad
The UK government has unveiled a new space strategy worth £7.8 billion, combining civilian and military spending across multiple departments to boost economic growth and national security through to 2030. The plan, coordinated by the newly formed Department for Business, Innovation, Science and Trade alongside the Ministry of Defence and other bodies, reflects a growing…
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Nepal cracks down on online abuse against flood survivors
Nepal’s government is cracking down on online abuse directed at survivors of deadly floods that struck last month, after people appealing for information about missing relatives or criticising the pace of search and rescue efforts were met with hostile and insulting comments. Prime Minister Balendra Shah said those who “belittle” suffering people or add to…
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UK Records Highest Daily Migrant Arrivals Since July as South Coast Tensions Rise
British authorities recorded 625 migrant arrivals on Sunday, the highest daily figure since 29 July, following the successful crossing of a large boat carrying approximately 140 people to Portsmouth. The landing prompted
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Female-led spy thriller Knightfall fails to match Bond’s glamour or polish
The Guardian reviews Knightfall, a low-budget British spy thriller that puts a gender-flipped twist on the James Bond formula, positioning itself to fill the gap left by 007’s absence from screens. The film follows tough security operative Ros Knight, played by Jeanine Nerissa Sothcott, as she attempts to recover a stolen bioweapon, but the review…
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Russia’s Arctic subs, Edinburgh Airport crash manhunt, and Karmelo Anthony dossier lead the bulletin
A former NATO commander warns of growing Russian submarine activity in the Arctic, while police hunt three people after a fatal Edinburgh Airport crash. Also: a new Karmelo Anthony dossier, Champions League and Villa’s slow start, Jon Small’s death, and Simon Stone’s Elsinore.