Disney shares jumped in pre-market trading as the firm reported better than expected revenues and profits, thanks in part to growth in its streaming business. Newly CEO Josh D’Amaro described demand at the company’s US amusement parks as “healthy,” but said the company is “mindful of the macroeconomic uncertainty consumers are facing today”. Profits in...
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UAE Reports Iranian Attacks As Ceasefire Holds
The United Arab Emirates said it was under attack from Iranian missiles and drones on Tuesday, even as Washington maintained that a fragile ceasefire remained in place despite escalating tensions in the Gulf. The U.S. military said it had destroyed six Iranian small boats, as well as cruise missiles and drones, after President Donald Trump...
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Lyon Defeat Arsenal 3-1 To Reach Women’s Champions League Final
Olympique Lyonnais reached the final of the women’s Champions League on Saturday, after defeating reigning champions Arsenal 3-1 in the second leg to secure a 4-3 aggregate victory. German forward Jule Brand scores the decisive late goal, scoring in the 86th minute at the Groupama Stadium. The eight-time champions, advanced to the final in Oslo...
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DNA Test Reveals Twin Sisters Have Different Fathers
Twin sisters Michelle and Lavinia Osbourne had always shared a deep and unbreakable bond but that certainty was shaken in September 2022 when Lavinia opened the results of an at-home DNA test, an email she approached with a sense of unease. “Maybe subconsciously I knew,” she recalled. The results revealed an extraordinary truth: although they...
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UN Warns Of Rising Attacks On Journalists Worldwide
The United Nations has raised alarm over increasing attacks on journalists, warning that violence and intimidation against media workers must stop. Volker Türk made the remarks in a message ahead of World Press Freedom Day, saying no country currently offers a fully safe environment for journalism.“When attacks on the media are normalised, freedom itself begins...
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Russian Court Designates LGBTQ Group Extremist, Bans Activities
A Russian court on Monday designated the country’s leading LGBTQ rights group as “extremist”, outlawing the organisation. The designation exposes its supporters to possible prosecution. The ruling by a court in Saint Petersburg followed a case brought by the justice ministry against the Russian LGBT Network, a prominent rights nonprofit. “The public movement has been...
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Global Military Spending Hits $2.9 Trillion In 2025
Global military spending rose to nearly $2.9 trillion in 2025, an 11th consecutive year of growth, researchers said on Monday, as heightened insecurity and rearmament drove defence budgets higher. The world’s three largest spenders — the United States, China and Russia — accounted for a combined $1.48 trillion, just over half of total global spending....