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Owner of Viking ship used in The Odyssey says studio has not paid bill for damage
Jul 23, 2026 - World 
Swedish nonprofit alleges cost to repair replica was $6,000 but Universal – which made $264m on film’s opening weekend – has not stumped upThe Swedish owners of a Viking longship replica that features in the Hollywood blockbuster The Odyssey say they feel “forgotten” after film-makers allegedly returned the vessel damaged and failed to foot the bill for repairs.In nearly three decades at sea, the warship Glad av Gillberga – based on a wreck from around 1040 found in Denmark’s Roskilde fjord – has successfully sailed the North Sea, the Baltic and even voyaged to Canada. Continue reading...
Balen Shah Breaks His Self Imposed Diplomatic Rule For India, China: Sources
Jul 23, 2026 - World 
While the exact dates have yet to be announced, a senior government source in Nepal also told NDTV that this was likely to be confirmed soon.
Pauline Hanson blames ‘fake news’ media for her bad press. But serious leaders have to own their actions
Jul 23, 2026 - World 
In a fortnight of rolling blunders, the One Nation leader digs deep into the Trump playbook of blame-shiftingFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastThere’s apparently only one thing to blame for Pauline Hanson’s string of bad headlines in recent weeks, from her decision to pal around with the far-right convicted criminal Tommy Robinson to her description of domestic violence on Wednesday as a “two-way street”.According to the One Nation leader, it’s of course not Hanson herself who is to blame. Continue reading...
Murdoch and Musk in the crosshairs at Venice film festival
Jul 23, 2026 - World 
Danny Boyle’s drama about the acquisition of the Sun and a four-hour Elon Musk documentary will premiere alongside new films from Martin McDonagh and Werner Herzog – but only one female director has a movie in competitionThe Venice film festival promises to take a swing at media moguls of the print and digital era this year, with Trainspotting director Danny Boyle’s new film about Rupert Murdoch’s acquisition of the Sun and a new documentary about Elon Musk included in the lineup of the films for the festival’s 83rd edition.In Boyle’s Ink, which will open the festival on the Lido on 2 September, Australian actor Guy Pearce plays compatriot newspaper tycoon Murdoch, whose purchase of the Sun in 1969 sensationalised the media landscape and transformed public life in Britain. The script is written by Olivier award-winning playwright and screenwriter James Graham (Dear England, Brexit: The Uncivil War). Continue reading...
Caritas starts distributing U.S. humanitarian aid in 2 towns near Havana
Jul 23, 2026 - World 
Hundreds of boxes of humanitarian aid from the U.S. are being distributed in two towns near the Cuban capital, the Catholic Church organization in charge of the distribution said Thursday.