Posts by Nathan Pine
Dani Swan Action Thriller ‘Iris’ Set To Film In Spain & Japan; Toei To Assist Japanese Portion Of Shoot
EXCLUSIVE: U.S. indie Rising Swan Entertainment is gearing up to shoot female-led action thriller Iris, created by and starring Dani Swan (The Matrix Resurrections), in Spain and Japan, with Japan’s Toei Company assisting with the Japanese portion of the shoot. The film will be the feature directorial debut of Lisa C. Satriano, who has worked…
Read MoreEni and Petronas launch gas joint venture in South-east Asia
The new company will start from an initial production base of over 300,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day Published Mon, Jun 8, 2026 · 04:55 PM [MILAN] Italy’s Eni and Malaysia’s Petronas have established Searah, a 50-50 joint venture combining key energy businesses across Indonesia and Malaysia, the two companies said on Monday (Jun…
Read MoreChina’s Xi Jinping goes to North Korea to court Kim Jong Un
Chinese President Xi Jinping arrived in Pyongyang on Monday to begin a two-day summit with North Korean leader Kim Jong Un. Xi was met by Kim and his teen daughter, his likely successor, and Chinese and North Korea flags lined the streets as his motorcade drove into central Pyongyang for a welcome ceremony on Kim…
Read MoreJamie Oliver Group Teaming With Baby Teeth For Microdrama & Wider Pact As Celebrity Chef’s Company Shifts Focus To IP
EXCLUSIVE: The Jamie Oliver Group is developing a microdrama series with creative company Baby Teeth, as a strategic partnership between the two companies is unveiled amid a rethink at the campaigning celebrity chef’s media business. Details of the vertical video production are broadly under wraps, but it is in pre-production and still begin shooting in…
Read MoreHow Pride Month has changed in the era of MAGA and Donald Trump
Not long ago, June meant rainbow logos. Major retailers stocked Pride merchandise on front-page displays, big brands changed their social media avatars and corporations competed for visibility at parades from New York to San Francisco. Things have changed. Two years into President Donald Trump‘s second term, many of those same companies have quietly stepped back.…
Read MoreEurope’s Stoxx 600 hits two-week low on Middle East escalation, AI jitters
Published Mon, Jun 8, 2026 · 04:05 PM EUROPE’S Stoxx 600 share index slid to a two-week low on Monday (June 8), weighed by escalating tensions in the Middle East and a global selloff in AI stocks, while Italian lender Monte dei Paschi di Siena jumped after a takeover bid from rival Intesa Sanpaolo. The…
Read MoreColombia’s President Sparks Confusion With ‘Heil Hitler’ Post
Colombia’s outgoing president Gustavo Petro, the first left-wing politician to lead the country in recent history, has sparked confusion on social media with a post saying,“Heil, Hitler.” The post, published on X on Sunday and viewed more than 20 million times, included a link to an opinion piece published in Colombian newspaper El Espectador, where…
Read MoreSouth Korea names first female PM in decades to lead AI push
She would become the first woman to hold the post since former PM Han Myeong Sook in 2006 Published Mon, Jun 8, 2026 · 02:43 PM SOUTH Korean President Lee Jae Myung is placing his hopes on former Naver Corp chief executive Han Seong Sook to help better utilise the nation’s tech expertise for future…
Read MoreSingapore well-placed to be Asean’s gold-trading hub as regional duties rise: analysts
Creating enough market depth and building the necessary infrastructure is thus a priority, they add [SINGAPORE] Singapore is in a prime position to establish itself as South-east Asia’s neutral clearing and distribution hub for gold, industry observers told The Business Times. Neighbouring Asean economies have been tightening regulations on precious-metals trading. Malaysia’s newly announced 10…
Read MorePenn Station stabbing: Six people injured, suspect in custody
Six people were injured in a stabbing inside New York’s Penn Station on Sunday evening, authorities said, less than a day before President Donald Trump is expected to join thousands of fans at neighboring Madison Square Garden for Game 3 of the NBA Finals. The alleged perpetrator was taken into custody after the attack, which…
Read More‘Superman: Man of Tomorrow’ set leaks reveal intense Lex Luthor battle
Based on new set leaks, the Man of Steel’s fight with supervillain Lex Luthor will rage on with both sides taking damage when “Superman: Man of Tomorrow” arrives in theaters. The movie is a sequel to James Gunn’s DC Universe movie relaunch, beginning with 2025’s “Superman” and continuing in this summer’s “Supergirl.” In the first…
Read MoreJohn Oliver Jokes CBS News Fired Scott Pelley For “The Crime Of Being Too Cool In A Meeting”
John Oliver wasted no time getting into the headlines during the evening’s Last Week Tonight episode, addressing one of the big pieces of news over the weekend: the continuing fallout of CBS News‘ ousting of longtime correspondent Scott Pelley. “CBS News fired Scott Pelley for the crime of: being too cool in a meeting,” the…
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