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Toy Story 5 has delivered the biggest box office opening of 2026, earning $312 million globally during its debut weekend and setting a new record for Pixar’s long-running animated franchise. According to studio estimates, the film generated $160 million in ticket sales in the US and Canada, while international markets contributed an additional $152 million….
Photo courtesy of Anadolu South Korea slammed North Korea’s “intensified” border fencing Monday as a violation of the armistice agreement that halted the 1950-53 Korean War, local media reported. The criticism from South Korea’s military came following a report that the fences have been built very close to the inter-Korean border, said Yonhap News Agency….
Photo courtesy of Anadolu Australia announced Monday that it has signed its biggest-ever defense export deal, with Canada to purchase surveillance radar technology in a A$2.5 billion ($1.75 billion) agreement, an official statement said. Defense Minister Richard Marles announced the agreement along with Canadian Secretary of State for Defense Procurement Stephen Fuhr. It marks Australia’s…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu Iran and the United States have finalized a draft on the temporary easing of sanctions on Iranian oil exports during talks in Switzerland, an Iranian negotiator said Sunday. Hossein Ghorbanzadeh, a member of Iran’s negotiating team, said the draft was completed after technical discussions held alongside the main negotiations, according to…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu A majority of Israelis believe Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed in the war against Iran, according to a new opinion poll published Sunday. Israel and the US launched a war against Iran on Feb. 28, with a temporary ceasefire announced on April 8 before Tehran and Washington signed a memorandum of…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu Libya has recorded its highest oil production in more than a decade, with combined crude oil and condensate output reaching nearly 1.49 million barrels per day, according to National Oil Corporation (NOC) Chairman Masoud Suleman. In a statement Sunday, Suleman described the achievement as “the highest production level since 2013,” crediting…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu One person was killed, and five others were injured in a knife attack at a shopping center in Krasnodar, in the North Caucasus region in southern Russia, on Saturday, local authorities said. Regional Governor Veniamin Kondratyev stated on Telegram that a young man stabbed visitors at the mall before being detained….
Photo courtesy of Anadolu Russia condemned Saturday the attack on Niger’s main airport and expressed support for the country’s authorities following an attempted assault by anti-government fighters. Russian Foreign Ministry spokesperson Maria Zakharova said Moscow was concerned over Thursday’s attack on Niamey International Airport. Niger’s Defense Ministry earlier reported that at least 22 attackers were…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy warned Saturday that Russia was preparing a large-scale strike and urged civilians to heed air raid alerts. In his evening address, Zelenskyy said Ukrainians should be especially alert through the night and in the coming days. He said Russian forces continued to attack different parts of Ukraine,…
Photo courtesy of Anadolu Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Saturday announced that more than 2.4 million Afghan nationals have returned to their country since Islamabad began implementing a phased repatriation program in September 2023. In a statement marking World Refugee Day, Sharif highlighted Pakistan’s long-standing role in hosting Afghan refugees who fled their country…