«سوبر ماريو» يحقق عائدات تفوق المليار دولار

فيلم «ذي سوبر ماريو براذرز» يتصدر. (غيتي)
فيلم «ذي سوبر ماريو براذرز» يتصدر. (غيتي)
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«سوبر ماريو» يحقق عائدات تفوق المليار دولار

فيلم «ذي سوبر ماريو براذرز» يتصدر. (غيتي)
فيلم «ذي سوبر ماريو براذرز» يتصدر. (غيتي)

يتصدر فيلم «ذي سوبر ماريو براذرز. موفي» (The Super Mario Bros) شباك التذاكر في أميركا الشمالية محققاً عائدات تفوق المليار دولار في مختلف أنحاء العالم، حسب وكالة الصحافة الفرنسية.
وكان قد حقق فيلم التحريك المستوحى من لعبة فيديو تحمل الاسم نفسه الذي أنتجته استوديوهات «يونيفرسال» و«نينتندو» و«إلومينايشن»، إيرادات بأربعين مليون دولار خلال عطلة نهاية الأسبوع الفائت في كندا والولايات المتحدة، ليحافظ بذلك على صدارة شباك التذاكر في أميركا الشمالية.
ومنذ بدء عرضه في دور السينما خلال عطلة الفصح، راكم الفيلم عائدات بـ490 مليون دولار في أميركا الشمالية و532 مليون دولار إضافية في سائر البلدان، وفق «إكزبيتر ريليشنز». وتكون إيراداته الإجمالية العالمية بلغت بذلك 1.02 مليار دولار في أربعة أسابيع.
وأشارت مجلة «هوليوود ريبورتر» المتخصصة إلى أنّ هذا العمل هو أول فيلم تتخطى إيراداته المليار دولار هذا العام، وعاشر فيلم تحريك على الإطلاق يحقق عائدات مماثلة.
وحلّ ثانياً في الترتيب فيلم «إيفيل ديد رايز» (Evil Dead Rise) من إنتاج «وورنر براذرز»، محققاً في ثاني عطلة نهاية أسبوع له عائدات بـ12.2 مليون دولار.
وتؤدي ليلي ساليفان وأليسا ساذرلاند البطولة في الفيلم في دور شقيقتين تقاتلان مجموعة من المخلوقات الشيطانية.
وجاء في المرتبة الثالثة فيلم «آر يو ذير غاد؟ إتس مي مارغرت» (Are you there god? it's me) الكوميدي الدرامي الذي يتناول مرحلة المراهَقَة ويستند إلى أحد كتب الروائية جودي بلوم، مع عائدات بلغت 6.8 مليون دولار. وقال المحلل المتخصص في الأفلام ديفيد غروس: «إنها انطلاقة جيدة» لفيلم مماثل.
وكانت المرتبة الرابعة من نصيب فيلم «جون ويك: تشابتر 4» (John Wick: Chapter 4) الذي بدأ عرضه قبل ستة أسابيع، محققاً عائدات بخمسة ملايين دولار. ويتولى كيانو ريفز في هذا الجزء الجديد من سلسلة أفلام «جون ويك» الشهيرة دور قاتل محترف يحارب مجموعة إجرامية دولية.
وحلّ خامساً فيلم «ستار وورز: إبيسود 6 - ريتورن أوف ذي جيداي» (Star Wars: Episode VI - Return of the Jedi) الذي أُعيد عرضه بعد 40 سنة على طرحه في دور السينما، محققاً إيرادات بـ4.8 مليون دولار. ومن أبرز نجوم هذا العمل مارك هاميل وهاريسون فورد وكاري فيشر.



US Media: CIA Director Warned Russia Not to Attack NATO Members

CIA Director John Ratcliffe was one of the highest-ranking US officials to visit Russia since its war with Ukraine started in 2022. SAUL LOEB / AFP
CIA Director John Ratcliffe was one of the highest-ranking US officials to visit Russia since its war with Ukraine started in 2022. SAUL LOEB / AFP
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US Media: CIA Director Warned Russia Not to Attack NATO Members

CIA Director John Ratcliffe was one of the highest-ranking US officials to visit Russia since its war with Ukraine started in 2022. SAUL LOEB / AFP
CIA Director John Ratcliffe was one of the highest-ranking US officials to visit Russia since its war with Ukraine started in 2022. SAUL LOEB / AFP

A highly unusual trip by the CIA director to Moscow this week was to warn Russia against any attack on NATO member states, US media reported Wednesday, after President Donald Trump sought to downplay the visit.

The Wall Street Journal and CBS News reported CIA Director John Ratcliffe aimed to dissuade Russia from attacking NATO members amid US intelligence assessments that Moscow could seek to test the alliance.

The Journal specified that Putin could test the North Atlantic Treaty Organization with a "limited assault" in the next few years.

The White House did not respond to multiple AFP requests for comment on the matter, and Trump said Ratcliffe's visit to Moscow on Tuesday was "semi-routine," implying that the intelligence chief was in the Russian capital to discuss the Ukraine war.

"He's there, very sort of semi-routine. I hate to disappoint people. We would like to see the war with Ukraine end," Trump said in an interview with conservative radio host Glenn Beck.

Ratcliffe is one of the highest-ranking US officials to visit Russia since its war with Ukraine started in 2022.

His visit came amid an escalation in Moscow's offensive in Ukraine, with attacks this summer increasing the civilian death toll, while US-brokered peace talks have stalled.

During his visit, Ratcliffe also discussed the war with Iran, warning of additional sanctions if the Strait of Hormuz doesn't reopen to shipping traffic, CBS News reported, citing multiple people familiar with the matter.

- 'Contacts' -

The Kremlin said Wednesday that Ratcliffe had "contacts" with Russia's special services on his visit to Moscow but did not meet President Vladimir Putin.

Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said Putin was briefed on the talks but refused to say whether the Ukraine war was raised.

"Contacts through the intelligence services are a positive development in and of themselves. It is too early to say how this will affect the process of resolving the crisis in our relations," Peskov said.

The last time a CIA director visited Moscow was in November 2021 -- when William Burns warned Russia against sending troops into Ukraine. Weeks later, the Kremlin launched its attack that turned into Europe's worst conflict since World War II.

The CIA has also been involved in prisoner swap deals with Russia, including a major exchange in mid-2024.

The war in Ukraine has killed hundreds of thousands and the Kremlin has refused to ease its maximalist demands of seizing the rest of eastern Ukraine and keeping Crimea.

Trump dismissed suggestions that Ratcliffe was discussing other issues such as Russia testing the resolve of NATO or the US campaign to ramp up economic pressure on Iran.

"He is not in there for any of the things that you said, now something may come out, you know, out of it," Trump told Beck.

"We're working very hard to get that war ended, and frankly, they both want to see it ended at this point," the US president said.


Irak: Silahlı kişi ve gruplara karşı yasal işlem başlatılacak

Irak Başbakanı Ali el-Zeydi, Bağdat'ta "Koordinasyon Çerçevesi" toplantısına katıldı, (INA)
Irak Başbakanı Ali el-Zeydi, Bağdat'ta "Koordinasyon Çerçevesi" toplantısına katıldı, (INA)
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Irak: Silahlı kişi ve gruplara karşı yasal işlem başlatılacak

Irak Başbakanı Ali el-Zeydi, Bağdat'ta "Koordinasyon Çerçevesi" toplantısına katıldı, (INA)
Irak Başbakanı Ali el-Zeydi, Bağdat'ta "Koordinasyon Çerçevesi" toplantısına katıldı, (INA)

Bağdat’ta dün Irak Yüksek Yargı Konseyi Başkanı Faik Zeydan’ın ABD’nin Bağdat Maslahatgüzarı Joshua Harris ile ABD’nin çekilmesinin ardından başlayacak dönem ve silah taşıyan gruplara yönelik adli işlemleri görüştüğü bildirildi.

Yargı Konseyi tarafından yapılan açıklamada, görüşmede anayasa ve yasalar dışında silah taşıyan kişi ve gruplara yönelik yasal süreçlerin, uluslararası koalisyonun Irak’taki görevlerinin gelecek 30 Eylül’de sona ermesinin ardından uygulanacak mekanizmaların ve hukukun üstünlüğünün herkes için nasıl hayata geçirileceğinin ele alındığı belirtildi. 

Açıklamada, söz konusu adli işlemlerin anayasa ve yasalara aykırı şekilde silah taşıyan kişi ve grupları kapsadığı vurgulandı.

ABD’nin Bağdat Büyükelçiliği ise Washington’un “tüm Iraklılar için egemen ve güvenli bir gelecek inşa etme konusunda Irak makamlarını desteklediğini” açıkladı.

Bu gelişmeyle eş zamanlı olarak Irak Kürdistan Bölgesi’nde, DEAŞ’a karşı uluslararası koalisyon (DMUK) bünyesinde görev yapan Alman birliklerinin askeri ve danışmanlık misyonlarının sona erdiği duyuruldu. Şarku’l Avsat’ın edindiği bilgiye göre bu adım, koalisyon güçlerinin Irak’tan kademeli çekilmesi sürecinin bir parçası olarak değerlendiriliyor. 

Kürdistan Bölgesi Peşmerge Bakanlığı, Alman danışman ve eğitmenlerin DEAŞ’a karşı mücadele kapsamında yıllardır sürdürdükleri görevlerinin sona erdiğini bildirdi.


Arab League: Violations in Palestine Worsen Humanitarian Crisis, Undermine International Law

The League of Arab States logo
The League of Arab States logo
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Arab League: Violations in Palestine Worsen Humanitarian Crisis, Undermine International Law

The League of Arab States logo
The League of Arab States logo

The General Secretariat of the League of Arab States expressed deep concern over continued Israeli violations in the occupied Palestinian territories. It described them as part of a persistent pattern targeting civilians, journalists, and humanitarian institutions and undermining protections afforded under international law, the Saudi Press Agency said on Wednesday.

In a statement marking the first anniversary of the Israeli bombing of Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, which resulted in the killing of five Palestinian journalists, the general secretariat condemned Israeli measures targeting facilities belonging to the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) in Kafr Aqab, north of occupied Jerusalem, with the aim of evacuating and demolishing the facilities.

The general secretariat stressed the need to protect journalists and humanitarian workers and ensure accountability for violations against them.

It also warned that undermining humanitarian operations and restricting aid deliveries to the Gaza Strip are worsening living conditions, particularly for children. It called for the sufficient and sustained flow of humanitarian aid, the opening of crossings, and the expansion of humanitarian space.

The general secretariat stressed that the continuation of such violations without accountability further exacerbates human suffering and undermines confidence in the credibility of the international system.