A Minecraft Movie has proven to be a box office success, bringing in an estimated $300m (£233m) globally during its opening weekend. The film, based on the wildly popular video game, was heavily delayed but finally hit the big screen on Friday. It boasts a star-studded cast including Jason Momoa, Jack Black and Jennifer Coolidge….
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks with the media on his military airplane as he flies to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, March 10, 2025. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images U.S. and Ukrainian officials are convening in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, marking the first time the two parties will meet since the spectacular Oval…
U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio speaks with the media on his military airplane as he flies to Jeddah, Saudi Arabia, March 10, 2025. Saul Loeb | Afp | Getty Images U.S. and Ukrainian officials are convening in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday, marking the first time the two parties will meet since the spectacular Oval…
President Donald Trump on Friday accused Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy of not being “ready for Peace” as long as the U.S. was “involved” in talks about ending the ongoing Russian invasion of his country. Trump’s announcement came after a meeting with Zelenskyy in the Oval Office devolved into a shouting match, with both the U.S….
If there was a television props department that did its homework, it was the team on NBC’s “The Office” (fans of “The Office Ladies” recap podcast know how often propmaster Phil Shea, who died in 2023, gets lauded there for his attention to detail). The creative team of the cult favorite show ensured that many…
A man has been jailed for 30 years for attempting to murder two people with a meat cleaver outside the former Paris offices of Charlie Hebdo in 2020. Zaheer Mahmood, 29, from Pakistan, attacked and badly wounded two employees of the Premieres Lignes news agency, days after Charlie Hebdo had republished cartoons depicting the Prophet…
President Joe Biden on Monday issued preemptive pardons for three of his siblings and two of their spouses, citing concerns that they will be targeted by “baseless and politically motivated investigations.” The White House announced the pardons just minutes before President-elect Donald Trump entered the Capitol Rotunda to be sworn in as the next commander…
For President-elect Donald J. Trump, the Israeli-Gaza cease-fire deal was key for two reasons. It removed one of the most vexing international conflicts that hovered over the start of his second term, and it gave Mr. Trump, who was known during his real-estate developer days in New York City as a “deals guy,” something to…
A former city councillor in Brazil has returned a toilet and two sinks she had removed from her office after losing a bid for re-election. Footage of one of Janaína Lima’s employees hauling away the facilities was posted online as her tenure as Sao Paulo councilwoman ended. “I decided to donate the equipment I acquired…
Civil servants caught having sex in their offices will face “severe measures”, the vice-president of Equatorial Guinea has warned after hundreds of allegedly pornographic videos were leaked to the public. The videos reportedly involve high-ranking civil servant Baltasar Ebang Engonga having sex with various women – including the wives of prominent officials – in his…
