Business

Paramount has time before raising its Warner Bros. Discovery bid

Paramount Skydance, led by David Ellison, is pursuing Warner Bros. Discovery but retains some breathing room despite a looming deadline. Direct talks between Paramount and WBD have resumed for the first time in months after Netflix granted WBD a weeklong waiver on negotiation exclusivity. The waiver, which Netflix said aimed

World

Mexico tracks El Mencho through partner; cartel boss killed

Mexican authorities say they tracked and killed Nemesio Rubén Oseguera Cervantes, known as El Mencho, after following a romantic partner to his safe house near a mountain town. Defence secretary Ricardo Trevilla Trejo provided details of the operation that ended the life of the 59-year-old leader of the Jalisco New

Culture

WoW revisits old zones for Midnight and The Last Titan

World of Warcraft: Midnight is reimagining zones from The Burning Crusade, which (sorry) came out in 2007 (so sorry) which was almost 20 whole years ago (I really am sorry). But that's not where Blizzard's stopping. It's tackling Northrend for the expansion afterwards, The

Crypto

Liquidity 2026 in a Nutshell

Liquidity 2026 was an infrastructure-first summit on how digital assets and tokenized products can fit into traditional markets. The program, held on 9 February 2026 at the JW Marriott in Hong Kong, focused on what institutional adoption requires: clear risk frameworks for collateral, enforceable ownership, resilient custody and settlement, and

Culture

The Night Agent Season 3 Tops Netflix Globally Within Days

The Night Agent, led by Gabriel Basso, became a global hit after its 2023 debut; Season 1 ranks as the 10th-most popular season of an English-language Netflix show with over 95 million views. The series has released a new season every year, and Season 3, released on February 19, reached

Sports

How to buy Manchester City 2026 tickets

Manchester City sit in a tight title race with Arsenal while pursuing a rare quadruple, with Erling Haaland and Phil Foden leading a side also preparing for a Carabao Cup Final against Arsenal and a Champions League knockout run. With Pep Guardiola’s future beyond this season the subject of

World

US Navy relieves USS Truxtun commander after sea collision

The US Navy relieved the commander of the guided-missile destroyer USS Truxtun after the ship collided with the fast combat support ship USNS Supply during a replenishment-at-sea operation earlier this month. Rear Adm. Carlos Sardiello relieved Cmdr. James Koffi following the incident. Two personnel sustained minor injuries during the February

Culture

1348 Ex Voto demo: promising combat, rough edges

1348 Ex Voto puts you in the boots of Aeta, a young knight errant in medieval Italy. The demo opens with a prologue that shows her training and introduces Bianca, her closest companion, before a bandit attack sends Aeta into a bloody campaign of vengeance. Combat is deliberate and weighty,

Sports

Fatigue has shaped the balance and madness of today’s Premier League

A constant feature of this season has been a background grumble of dissatisfaction. Social media is full of moans about the quality of play and the sense that everything has gone backwards since the tactical focus shifted away from the pure possession and positional football of the peak Pep Guardiola

Crypto

Whales moved $60 billion in Bitcoin — could selling push BTC to $60,000?

Bitcoin is consolidating after recent volatility, trading within a neutral structure and confined to a $65,000–$70,000 range. The asset sits around $66,188 after slipping below the $67,394 level, and price action over the past two weeks has formed a symmetrical triangle that shows no clear

World

Killing of Cartel Boss 'El Mencho' Triggers Nationwide Violence, Leaving Dozens Dead

Mexican authorities said they were restoring order after an outbreak of violence that left highways blocked, buildings burned and at least 62 people dead. The unrest followed a military raid that killed Nemesio Oseguera Cervantes, known as “El Mencho,” the leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel; officials said they

Culture

Season 2 of The Day of the Jackal Enters Production

Frederick Forsyth’s The Day of the Jackal was one of the novels that inspired Lee Child’s Jack Reacher books, and that lineage has helped fuel renewed interest in the spy thriller form. Peacock adapted Forsyth’s story into a series starring Eddie Redmayne and Lashana Lynch. The show

Sports

Man Utd defender ruled out with calf injury before Everton clash

Manchester United suffered an untimely blow when a key defender was ruled out of their trip to Everton hours before kick-off with a calf injury. A victory at the Hill Dickinson Stadium would have moved Michael Carrick's side three points clear of Chelsea and Liverpool and tightened their

World

Puerto Vallarta jolted by violence after cartel boss killed

Uncertainty gripped the coastal city of Puerto Vallarta on Monday after the killing of a prominent cartel boss, leaving the resort shrouded in smoke and unease. Gangs struck back after the government killed a longtime leader of the Jalisco New Generation Cartel, and the U.S. advised Americans to '

Culture

Hilary Swank shares rare photo with son Ohm, 2, during family ski trip

Hilary Swank gave a rare glimpse of her 2-year-old son, Ohm, during a snowy getaway over the weekend, sharing a photo of them on the ski slopes in British Columbia. She wrote on her Instagram Story, “Had the best time in the snow with my loved ones this weekend 💝 And

Culture

Star Wars Galaxies gets major updates 15 years after shutdown

Non-profit communities often keep old MMOs alive, and Star Wars Galaxies is a striking example. A private Restoration server has been delivering large-scale updates for years, the latest of which, Shatterpoint, throws the galaxy into a cyclical civil war between the Empire and the Rebellion. Shatterpoint sees either faction try

World

Thousands of Flights Are Canceled as Storm Slams Northeast Airports

A powerful storm brought air travel in the Northeast to a near halt, canceling more than 5,500 flights scheduled for Monday and disrupting hubs around New York City and Boston. FlightAware recorded the cancellations, and Cirium, an aviation data firm, estimated the disruption affected about one in five U.

Crypto

3 Altcoins Facing Major Liquidation Risks in the Final Week of February

The final week of February brought another wave of declines, reinforcing expectations among short-term traders that altcoin prices could fall further. That outlook carries growing risks: if prices approach strong demand zones, they could stage an unexpected rebound. Several altcoins show a severe imbalance between potential long and short liquidations

Culture

New prequel Honey could redeem Killing Eve's finale

BBC America’s Killing Eve was a celebrated series about the cat-and-mouse game between MI6 agent Eve Polastri (Sandra Oh) and the charismatic, sociopathic assassin Villanelle (Jodie Comer), adapted from the thriller series by Luke Jennings. After four seasons, Killing Eve concluded, but not exactly how fans had anticipated; Villanelle’

Sports

Arteta praises Arsenal unity after Wolves setback and Spurs response

Arteta said he could not be prouder and happier with what he had seen, especially given the way the team lived the last 72 hours and the response they showed against Spurs. He reflected on the disappointment against Wolves and the manner in which they lost two points in the

Politics

Border Patrol Shoots Armed Person Near Canadian Border, Authorities Say

Federal authorities said a Border Patrol agent shot an armed individual near the Canadian border in Pittsburg early on Sunday. The F.B.I. said the person "allegedly fired at" the agent before the agent returned fire at about 1 a.m. The person, who was not named,

Crypto

Cardano Whales Dump $30 Million as Retail Buying Jumps 640%

Cardano price has entered a critical phase after confirming a bearish breakdown. The token has already lost key support and the technical structure points toward deeper downside risk, while large holders continue selling and smaller investors aggressively buy the dip. The largest whale cohort holding between 100 million and 1

Crypto

Binance Employees Find $1.7 Billion Sent to Iranian Entities

A group of internal investigators at Binance found last year that people in Iran had gained access to more than 1,500 accounts and that about $1.7 billion had flowed from two Binance accounts to Iranian entities with links to terrorist groups. One of those accounts belonged to a

Culture

5 Movies From the 2020s That Will Age Like Fine Wine

We're only halfway through the 2020s, but several films already feel like future classics. Some were celebrated by critics and at the Oscars — films such as Barbie, The Power of the Dog, and Nosferatu — and others have reputations that seem likely to grow with time. Chloé Zhao'

Sports

Seven shock Premier League relegations as Tottenham face a fight to survive

Sunday's north London derby confirmed what many feared as Tottenham succumbed to Arsenal: Spurs are in a relegation battle. Igor Tudor was brought in to spark a revival after replacing Thomas Frank, but a 4-1 defeat left the team just four points above the drop zone with 11