Sam Mendes to launch four 'Beatles' movies in same month
Sam Mendes will release four movies about The Beatles in the same month, the director announced Monday, with Paul Mescal playing Paul McCartney and Barry Keoghan portraying Ringo Starr in "the first bingeable theatrical experience."
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Battery boom drives Bangladesh lead poisoning epidemic
Bangladeshi Junayed Akter is 12 years old but the toxic lead coursing through his veins has left him with the diminutive stature of someone several years younger.
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South Korea president impeachment ruling Friday: court
South Korea's Constitutional Court will issue its long-awaited ruling on President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment Friday, months after he was suspended for declaring martial law.
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Israel strikes Hezbollah operative in Beirut, kills 3
An Israeli strike on Beirut killed at least three people on Tuesday, Lebanon's health ministry said after Israel announced its second strike on the country's capital in a fragile four-month truce.
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Desperate Rohingya mark Eid in Indonesia limbo
Rohingya refugee Abdul Aziz was in high school when he first fled to Indonesia, but four years on, he remains in limbo, desperately missing home at the start of Eid al-Fitr festivities.
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Sam Kerr has 'full support' of Australia squad, vice-captain says
Sam Kerr should "definitely" remain skipper of the Australian women's football squad and has the full backing of her team-mates, the vice-captain said Tuesday after calls for the star striker to be stripped of the armband.
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Asian markets edge back but Trump tariff fears dampen mood
Asian markets mostly rose Tuesday, clawing back some of the hefty losses suffered in recent weeks, though sentiment remains sluggish and gold hit another record high as Donald Trump prepares to unveil sweeping tariffs.
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Teenage opener Konstas gets Australia contract with Ashes on horizon
Explosive young opening batsman Sam Konstas was on Tuesday awarded his first central contract by Cricket Australia for the 2025-26 season, which includes the World Test Championship final and the Ashes against England.
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S. Korea court to rule Friday on President Yoon impeachment
South Korea's Constitutional Court will issue its long-awaited ruling on President Yoon Suk Yeol's impeachment Friday, months after he was suspended for declaring martial law.
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Myanmar to hold minute of silence for more than 2,000 quake dead
Myanmar will hold a minute of silence on Tuesday in tribute to victims of a catastrophic earthquake that has killed more than 2,000 people, buckling roads and flattening buildings as far away as Bangkok.
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