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Warning: This article contains spoilers for Civil War. Alex Garland’s newest film Civil War picks up at the height of a modern-day civil war taking place in America. But much like Garland’s other hits like Ex Machina and 28 Days Later, the plot of Civil War serves mainly as a vehicle for emotional provocation and character building. The film follows a group of war reporters – veteran photojournalists Lee (Kirsten Dunst) and Joel (Wagner Moura) and the novice Jessie (Cailee Spaeny) – as they make their way to Washington DC, sensing that an epic conclusion to the war is about to…
Ukraine has about a month before it runs out of artillery shells, and the US Congress cannot agree to ship more. Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny is dead. The slaughter in Gaza continues with no end in sight. The Yemeni Houthis are attacking ships in the Red Sea. The North Koreans are testing intercontinental ballistic missiles. In normal times, pessimism can look like an intellectual fad. In times like these, it becomes a starker form of realism. The post-1945 world order – written into international law, ratified by the United Nations, and kept in place by the balance of nuclear…
Group sticks to 2024 oil demand growth forecast of 2.25 mbpd Opec predicted robust fuel use in the summer months on Thursday and stuck to its forecast for relatively strong growth in global oil demand in 2024, highlighting an unusually large gap between predictions of oil demand strength. The Organisation of Petroleum Exporting Countries, in a monthly report, said world oil demand will rise by 2.25 million barrels per day (bpd) in 2024 and by 1.85 million bpd in 2025. Both forecasts were unchanged from last month. A boost to economic growth could give extra tailwind to oil prices, which…
Superstar Salman Khan never misses a chance to make Eid special for his fans. This Eid-ul-Fitr he announced his new film ‘Sikandar’, which is directed by AR Murugadoss. Revealing the film’s title on Instagram, Salman wrote, “Iss Eid ‘Bade Miyan Chote Miyan’ aur ‘Maidaan’ ko dekho aur agli Eid Sikandar se aa kar Milo (Watch Bade Miyan Chote Miyan and Maidaan on this Eid, next Eid, meet Sikandar). Wish u all Eid Mubarak!” “Eid Mubarak bhai. Eidi ke liye shukriya,” a social media user commented. “Eidi mil gayiiiiiii,” another user wrote. “Dhoom machne wali hain, best Eid ever,” another Instagram…
Fernando Alonso has signed a new contract with Aston Martin, the Formula One team said on Thursday. The deal tied Spaniard Alonso, 42, to Aston Martin for at least the next two seasons. “There has been much said and written about my future in Formula One in the past few months, but today I’m delighted to announce that I’m here to stay with Aston Martin Aramco in a multi-year agreement,” Alonso said. “I said at the start of the year that I would decide if I wanted to continue racing first and then sit down with the team. “From the…
It may be spring, but it’s also alien invasion season on Netflix. And while 3 Body Problem deals with that premise in a very high-concept way, it’s been unseated from the top of the list of Netflix’s most popular shows by a new South Korean series called Parasyte: The Grey. Parasyte: The Grey is based on the popular manga by Hitoshi Iwaaki, which has previously been adapted as an anime series and two live-action movies in Japan. But you don’t need to know anything about those to enjoy Parasyte: The Grey. This is a separate story that features its own…
The European Central Bank held interest rates at a record high as expected on Thursday but signalled it may soon start to cut them, even as investors question whether stubborn U.S. inflation will stop the Federal Reserve from following close behind. The ECB has kept borrowing costs steady since September but has long signalled cuts were coming into view, with policymakers awaiting a few more comforting wage indicators to accompany benign inflation figures before pulling the trigger. Despite Wednesday’s hotter-than-expected U.S. inflation print, the ECB underlined that message with new wording in its regular statement on policymakers’ deliberations. “If the…
On the occasion of Eid Al Fitr, Punjabi singer-actor extended his warm festive greetings to all. He also surprised everyone by dropping a special song to mark the festival. Taking to Instagram, the ‘Laembadgini’ hitmaker posted a video in which he can be seen meeting people and offering prayers at a mosque in Mumbai. Diljit, dressed up in a black kurta pyjama, was all smiles as he exchanged pleasantries with the locals. He gave musical Eidi to his fans with the song that he added to his reel. He crooned the soulful lyrics in Punjabi, showing gratitude for “Allah’s” blessings.…
Former world number one Daniil Medvedev was once again drawn into a heated exchange with an umpire before crashing out of the Monte Carlo Masters following a 6-3 7-5 defeat by fellow Russian Karen Khachanov in the last 16 on Thursday. Fourth seed Medvedev, who had reached at least the quarter-finals in the last two editions at Monte Carlo, never truly got going against Khachanov. After a topsy-turvy start with four breaks in the first four games, Medvedev double-faulted to gift Khachanov the lead at 5-3, with the world number 17 holding serve comfortably to clinch the opening set. Medvedev…
Google has just released the first public beta build of Android 15, marking an end to the developer-focused test phase. The beta version’s release also means that Android 15 is finally in a state where it can be tried by the masses without people having to worry about too many bugs leaving their phone in a sorry state. The first beta version of Android 15 doesn’t introduce a ton of new features, as most of the notable additions have already appeared in the Developer Preview builds. Google’s blog post, however, mentions the following features as the key highlights OS-level support…