Millions see leaked copy of The Odyssey movie on X

"The whole Odyssey film in an embedded video on Twitter. Crazy," wrote someone in a post on X.

"Someone leaked The Odyssey movie in HD. I thought it was fake but it's true," said another user.

The Hollywood Reporter said a lower-quality version appeared on X on Sunday, and was removed two hours later after amassing almost 50,000 views.

In response, film studio Universal said: "We became aware of the unauthorised posting of the film and


Infantino tells Fifa critics to 'meditate, pray or watch football'

Infantino also addressed criticism surrounding the standard of officiating at the tournament, in particular concerns about political interference after USA forward Folarin Balogun was made available for their last-16 tie when his one-match ban was suspended by Fifa - following the intervention of US President Donald Trump.

Of the 191 other red cards shown at a men's World Cup, only one other player has escaped a suspension.

Uefa said the decision had "crossed a red line" , labelling it "unprecedented, incomprehensible, and


Rapper Yung Filly tells trial 'vibes were good' with woman who accuses him of rape

UK rapper Yung Filly has told a court that the "vibes were good" between him and a woman he is accused of raping after performing at a nightclub in Australia in 2024.

The rapper, whose real name is Andres Felipe Valencia Barrientos, took the witness stand at the District Court of Western Australia on Monday - a week after the start of his trial.

He is accused of sexually assaulting the woman, then 20 years old, in his hotel room after he performed in Hillarys, a coastal


Chinese chipmaker shares surge 470% in blockbuster stock market debut

Shares in China's biggest memory chip maker have soared by nearly 470% as they made their debut on the Shanghai Stock Exchange's tech-heavy Star Market.

The surge has pushed ChangXin Memory Technologies' (CXMT) stock market valuation to around 3.3 trillion yuan ($487bn; £365bn), making it the most valuable listed company in mainland China.

The spectacular debut comes despite a sharp sell-off in technology stocks around the world this month.


Australian court upholds racial discrimination ruling against Pauline Hanson

Australian populist leader Pauline Hanson racially discriminated against a Muslim senator in a 2022 tweet by telling her to return to Pakistan, a court has said, upholding an earlier ruling.

The One Nation party leader had appealed a 2024 ruling that she had breached the racial discrimination act when she responded to a post by Senator Mehreen Faruqi with an "angry personal attack" that was "anti-Muslim".

Hanson had argued at the Federal Court that political communication should be protected but Justice Melissa Perry dismissed


Three dead and several injured in shooting at food festival near Seattle's Space Needle

Three people have been killed and several others injured following a shooting at a food festival near the Space Needle in Seattle on Sunday, the city fire department said.

Mayor Katie Wilson said one suspect was taken into custody following the incident at the Seattle Centre, which had been hosting the annual Bite of Seattle food festival across the weekend when the shots were fired at around 18:00 local time.

A second suspect fled the scene and is yet to be apprehended, assistant chief of Seattle Police Tyrone Davis added.


'This is just the start': India's Gen Z protesters force out a minister, but what next?

The discontent among India's youth and the courage to voice it on the streets spread to other parts of the country.

Somaya Korde was detained at home after urging people online to join a 20 July protest in Mumbai, but went on to attend multiple demonstrations in the days that followed.

Pradhan's resignation, says the 26-year-old, "is not the end, but just the beginning".

"For this generation, this is the first time many of us have stepped out to


The woman promoting the UK Potteries region in Japan

A woman has been praised for her efforts in promoting the city of Stoke-on-Trent to Japan.

Yuri Kawakami-Shotton runs Peak and Pottery Tours at the city's Spode Museum, showcasing the region and the Potteries to overseas visitors from Japan.

She said she was inspired to spread the word about the city after watching a BBC News report about pottery firms falling into administration.

"My father-in-law said: 'Oh, because no one's buying a dinner set anymore',"


Shein swings to $99m loss as Trump tariffs hit sales

Shein says it swung to a quarterly loss as its sales slowed after US President Donald Trump removed an import duty exemption on small packages.

It also comes as uncertainty remains over the tit-for-tat US-China tariffs wars, which is currently paused.

The fast-fashion giant, which has its headquarters in Singapore but was founded in China, said it lost $99m (£74.1m) in the first three months of the year, compared with a net income of $3


Watch: Scaffolding ripped from Hong Kong building as Typhoon Noul makes landfall

Police said they received numerous calls after multi-storey scaffolding along Cheung Sha Wan Road collapsed in powerful winds on Saturday. No injuries have been reported.

Typhoon Noul made landfall in southern China on Sunday morning, lashing the region with strong winds and heavy rain and forcing Hong Kong airport to cancel around 360 passenger flights.

The typhoon is the strongest to make landfall in China in 2026 to date, according to state media.