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Nolan's 'The Odyssey' powers Hollywood toward strongest year since 2019

The Odyssey, the first film to be shot entirely on Imax Corp. cameras, brought in $264.1 million globally in its opening weekend, surpassing expectations in North America and around the world

Mexico sees tourism boost as 3 mn foreign visitors attend Fifa World Cup

Foreign tourists accounted for about 40% of the 7.5 million total trips to Mexico City, Guadalajara and Monterrey between June 8 and July 12, with the rest made up of domestic travelers

Fifa World Cup final wasn't 'what we dreamed,' says Nike Football chief

For a sportswear and sneaker company like Nike, having its teams fall short of the final means missing out on the windfall generated by fans splurging on merchandise

UK PM Burnham names Kanishka Narayan as first AI minister to attend cabinet

Narayan, a Labour politician from Wales, was appointed minister for AI and online safety in September 2025 under Burnham's predecessor Keir Starmer

Federal judge halts Paramount and Warner merger for at least two weeks

12 US states, led by California, sued to block Paramount's pending buyout of Warner last week - alleging that such a combination would 'extinguish competition' in Hollywood

US attacks Iran for 10th consecutive night, another tanker hit in Hormuz

Recent rounds of attacks between Iran and the United States come as the two countries vie for control of the strait

Trump imposes 50% tariffs on most Canadian goods, cites unfair trade

The move could unleash a new wave of economic chaos, with risks of higher inflation and further fraying of relations between two nations that had been closely woven together before Trump

Samsung Biologics to acquire PolyPeptide in $1.8 billion deal

Shares of Samsung Biologics declined as much as 3.3% in Seoul on Monday. PolyPeptide shares jumped as much as 5.6%

4 Indian nationals killed in Russian missile strike on vessel in Black Sea

India condemned the Russian missile strike on the Guinea-Bissau-flagged merchant vessel Golden Leo near Odesa that killed four Indian crew members and critically injured another

Burnham takes over as UK Prime Minister, promises to end instability

Andy Burnham said politicians had failed to bring the stability needed to raise living standards, something he said he would change with immediate policies, a longer term plan to be drawn up later

Lockheed to make cheaper Patriot interceptors amid demand spike

Initial production could start within 36 months, the company said, adding that it plans to develop and manufacture the weapon with US and European industry partners

Oil steadies as hopes of renewed US-Iran negotiations offset Houthi threat

Benchmark ​prices had earlier touched more than one-month highs on concern over disruption to shipments through the ​Strait of Hormuz

Moonshot AI pauses Kimi subscriptions amid surging demand, IPO push

Moonshot said on Sunday that since Kimi K3's release, ​it has drawn massive user interest, leading to 'unprecedented compute challenges'

Houthis impose Saudi naval blockade, opening new front in US-Iran war

The Iran-aligned Houthis said the blockade was in retaliation for what they called a Saudi siege of Yemen, raising concerns over Red Sea shipping and oil supplies

JD and Usha Vance welcome baby boy, a first for sitting US VP in 150 years

Born to JD Vance and Usha Vance, Alec Neel Vance joins older siblings: Nine-year-old Ewan, six-year-old Vivek, and four-year-old Mirabel

Strait of Hormuz traffic near standstill as US-Iran hostilities escalate

Commercial vessel traffic through the vital route slowed sharply after Iran targeted ships in the waterway, heightening concerns over energy supplies as US strikes on the Islamic Republic continued

They should pay us: Trump warns Canada of tariffs over wildfire smoke

The direct warning follows recent threats from the White House linking Canadian forestry management to trade penalties, with Trump previously accusing Ottawa of failing to curb toxic air pollution

Kuwait intercepts Iranian missiles as Tehran retaliates after US strikes

Iran has gone after power plants and desalination stations in Kuwait - a key piece of infrastructure in a state that relies on desalination for 90 per cent of its drinking water

What Wall Street never understood about Gulf investors and their priorities

Wall Street must move beyond treating the Gulf as one market as Saudi Arabia, the UAE and Qatar chart increasingly divergent investment paths

Bahrain sounds alerts over fears of Iranian retaliation after US strikes

The Gulf kingdom, which hosts the US Navy's Fifth Fleet, warned residents of an Iranian retaliatory attack after American airstrikes targeted the Islamic Republic