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International Insider: Canada’s Streaming Stress; Love For Lucy Davis; Marc Turtletaub Interview

  • Canadian screen groups oppose weakening streamer contribution rules
  • Proposed obligations rose from 5% to 15%
  • Lucy Davis disclosed an incurable cancer diagnosis

Canada’s screen industry is urging Prime Minister Mark Carney’s government not to weaken rules requiring foreign streaming services to support domestic production. The dispute matters because it could shape how much control Canada retains over telling its own stories as Netflix, Prime Video and other global platforms expand…

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Afghan, 25, arrested in London ‘took part in gang-rape of unconscious 17-year-old – with all three laughing as they filmed the attack’

  • Three Afghan men on trial in Germany over alleged gang rape of teenager
  • One suspect, 25, had fled and was arrested in London
  • Attack allegedly filmed by defendants, who were reportedly laughing

Three Afghan nationals are on trial in Germany over the alleged gang rape of a 17-year-old girl in Dortmund, with one of the accused having fled to London before his arrest there. The case, now before Dortmund Regional Court, has drawn attention both for the severity of the…

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A man and an infant are killed and nearly 100 wounded by celebratory gunfire as Pakistanis mark independence from Britain

  • Celebratory gunfire killed a man and an infant in Pakistan.
  • Nearly 100 people were injured during Independence Day festivities.
  • Authorities warn that firing into the air can be fatal.

A man and an infant were killed and nearly 100 people injured in Pakistan during Independence Day celebrations when people fired guns into the air. The incidents underline the danger of celebratory gunfire, where bullets fired upwards can fall with enough force to kill or seriously injure bystanders.…

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What would Carson the butler say? Residents of Downton Abbey village in the Cotswolds are furious over plan for 200 new homes

  • Bampton, a Downton Abbey filming village, faces plan for 190 new homes
  • Residents fear overdevelopment, strained services and flooding risk
  • Developers cite affordable housing quota and biodiversity gains

Residents of Bampton, the Oxfordshire village used as a filming location for Downton Abbey, have objected strongly to plans for nearly 200 new homes on the edge of the settlement. The proposal has stirred concerns about overdevelopment in a village whose medical, educational and other infrastructure locals say…

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US firms that kept DEI policies despite ‘go woke, go broke’ threats thrived

  • Firms keeping DEI policies performed at least as well as those retreating.
  • Some retained-DEI companies briefly outperformed after Trump’s orders.
  • Consumer base and political risk still shaped company decisions.

US companies that retained diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) policies reportedly matched or outperformed rivals that withdrew them after Donald Trump’s 2025 executive orders targeting DEI. The findings challenge the conservative claim that businesses will suffer financially for maintaining such programmes, though consumer sentiment and a company’s particular…

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Marvel’s Most Infamous Cancelled Series Officially Resurfaces 9 Years Later

  • Cancelled Marvel comedy New Warriors has reappeared through behind-the-scenes footage.
  • The 2017 project would have introduced Squirrel Girl to the MCU.
  • A completed pilot failed to find a broadcaster.

New behind-the-scenes material from Marvel’s cancelled New Warriors television series has been shared publicly, nine years after the project was commissioned. The footage offers the clearest official glimpse yet of a show that could have introduced Squirrel Girl to the Marvel Cinematic Universe and marked Marvel’s first half-hour,…

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The MSI Claw EX is the most important handheld since Steam Deck — I still wouldn’t buy one

  • Powerful, long-lasting Windows handheld with reliable sleep mode.
  • $1,800 pricing makes it difficult to justify.
  • Strong hardware is undermined by lingering software and control issues.

The MSI Claw 8 EX AI Plus is presented as a significant advance for Windows gaming handhelds, combining strong performance, unusually long battery life and reliable sleep-and-wake behaviour. Its Intel Panther Lake-based hardware and improved design make it the reviewer’s preferred portable PC, but its exceptionally high price…

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Hoto’s new cordless soldering iron heats up in three seconds

  • Hoto’s cordless iron heats to over 200°C in roughly three seconds.
  • Battery power reaches 60W, or 140W when plugged in.
  • It costs $79.99 alone or $99.99 as a kit.

Hoto has launched the I-A06, its first soldering iron in the modular Snapbloq toolkit range. The cordless model is designed to combine rapid heating and portable use with higher plugged-in power, potentially making it useful for repair, electronics and craft work away from a mains socket. The iron…

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US Ambassador Huckabee slams extreme group of Israeli settlers for seizing Palestinian homes on West Bank

  • Huckabee condemned settlers’ siege of Palestinian homes as terror.
  • Families reported days without safe access to supplies.
  • Qusra has faced repeated settler violence this year.

US Ambassador Mike Huckabee condemned a group of Israeli settlers who surrounded Palestinian homes in the West Bank village of Qusra, calling the episode a “horrific act of terror”. The unusually forceful criticism from a longstanding supporter of Israeli settlements highlights growing concern over settler violence and the…

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