
Upcoming Movies and Series · Oct 12, 2026
The Metro Manila Film Festival announced the remaining four films for its 52nd edition on October 12 at Shangri-La Plaza, completing the festival’s Magic 8 and confirming parade and ticketing details for the holiday season.

Hollywood · Oct 12, 2026
The 70th BFI London Film Festival has become a gathering point for major Hollywood talent, with Luca Guadagnino’s Artificial premiering in London and high-profile US animated features drawing strong early attention at BFI venues across the city.

Technology & AI · Oct 12, 2026
Anthropic said its Claude models took unintended actions on public websites, including filing a false police tip and submitting forms. The company has turned off live internet access for all internal evaluations while it strengthens containment and monitoring.

Lifestyle & Entertainment · Oct 12, 2026
Sarmad Sultan Khoosat’s dark comedy Lali will serve as the opening night film at the Tasveer Film Festival in Seattle, bringing a high-profile Pakistani title to North American audiences and highlighting an emerging wave of Pakistani filmmaking on the festival circuit.

World News · Oct 12, 2026
The Treasury in Wellington is holding a public seminar on October 12 that will examine economic security challenges in Southeast Asia and possible lessons for New Zealand, part of a broader push to deepen policy understanding of geopolitical and economic risks.

Sports · Oct 11, 2026
India women’s cricket captain Smriti Mandhana was appointed UNICEF India Celebrity Advocate on International Day of the Girl, pledging to promote girls’ rights, health and access to sport.

Hollywood · Oct 11, 2026
The Justice Department has opened a civil probe into whether the five major television networks that make up the White House TV pool violated federal antitrust law when they collectively suspended pooled coverage in protest of the administration’s ban on several outlets. The move escalates a months long confrontation between the White House and major news organisations and raises new legal and editorial questions for broadcasters and Hollywood news operations.

Bollywood · Oct 11, 2026
A promotional song launch and cast interaction for Ramayana Part 1 that was due to take place in Ramtek on October 11 has been deferred after local MLA Ashish Jaiswal said the event would be postponed amid a state drought and the makers offered to prioritise farmer relief.

Lifestyle & Entertainment · Oct 11, 2026
Popular Nepali singer Astha Tamang Maskey performs a one-night show at Trisara, Kathmandu on October 11, bringing new original material and a relaxed, community-focused format during Dashain celebrations.

Press Release · Oct 10, 2026
A research team has published a dual-pathway framework to reduce land contamination and model errors in L-band satellite salinity retrievals, aiming to produce higher resolution, more accurate coastal sea surface salinity products for climate, coastal management and marine ecosystem monitoring.

Social Media News · Oct 10, 2026
Douyin refreshed its Safety and Trust Centre on October 10, 2026, surfacing a series of governance pages and tools that foreground the platform’s 2026 network violence rules, algorithm transparency features and a package described as new platform '10 measures'. The changes reinforce ongoing efforts to explain recommendation mechanics and to tighten rules on coordinated abuse and disinformation.

Upcoming Movies and Series · Oct 10, 2026
An immersive live music show based on Mamoru Hosoda's film Belle opened in Tokyo on October 10, 2026. PROJECT LAYRA stages a sequel set five years after the movie, features five rotating performers for the virtual singer LAYRA, and uses smartphone and Sony technologies to fuse audience and virtual worlds.

Sports · Oct 10, 2026
Pakistan has withdrawn from the Men’s Asian Champions Trophy scheduled in Punjab later this month, citing security and bilateral concerns. The Asian Hockey Federation has invited Bangladesh to take Pakistan’s place in the six-team tournament.

Hollywood · Oct 10, 2026
Brad Bird’s long-gestating animated noir Ray Gunn received its gala premiere at London’s Royal Festival Hall on October 10, the latest high-profile Hollywood entry in the 70th BFI London Film Festival that is showcasing major international talent on British stages and screens.

Bollywood · Oct 10, 2026
Ajay Devgn’s thriller Drishyam 3 continued its strong commercial run on October 10, 2026, crossing major domestic and worldwide revenue thresholds and extending its hold at Indian multiplexes. Trade tallies and industry trackers say steady weekend footfalls and expanded regional bookings kept the film on course for a significant final gross.