Writers Guild of America

Disney is celebrating 100 years, but the future of the entertainment industry is up in the air.

While actors remain on strike, late-night and daytime talk shows may resume production once their writers receive the Guild's greenlight.

After weeks of negotiations, screenwriters in the United States announced a tentative deal with studio executives that could bring an end to a strike that has paralysed Hollywood for nearly five months.

The deal is expected to end one of two strikes that have halted most film and television production and cost the California economy billions.

Drew Barrymore said she had backed off plans to bring back her daytime talk show while strikes in Hollywood continue.

"I do hope that it sparks proper conversation about the really terrible repercussions that AI can have if it goes too far off the rails," says star Annie Murphy.

Hundreds of members of the Writers Guild of America picketed in New York and LA in the first work stoppage to hit Hollywood in 15 years.

"Spotlight" and "The Big Short" won top prizes at the Writers Guild of America awards Saturday, two weeks ahead of the Oscars, the glittering climax of Hollywood's annual awards season.

The United States, part of the G7, has rejected the ICC decision, with President Joe Biden describing it as outrageous.

Judges are reviewing TikTok's challenge to a law requiring ByteDance to sell its US assets by Jan. 19 or face a ban.

In Washington, White House national security spokesperson John Kirby said, "We're close" but "nothing is done until everything is done".

Chaebols are prominent figures from South Korea's family-owned conglomerates.

The implementation of the RON95 subsidy in 2025 is expected to provide savings of RM3.6 billion to government expenditure.

Dr Mohd Afzanizam says the market responded positively to news of hedge fund manager Scott Bessent heading the US Treasury Department.

Also among the highlights, UNICEF report on 12.3pct of teenagers in Klang Valley's PPR face mental health issues and suicidal tendencies.

Here are the resolution's main terms, and a note about subsequent violations and tensions.

So far this year there have been 281 aid worker victims, according to the Aid Worker Security database.

Here's how India counts farm fires - a major contributor to severe pollution in the north - and why its method is being questioned.