https://news.ayozat.com/feed AYOZAT NEWS is the news agency subsidiary of AYOZAT, covering international media, sport, finance, music, entertainment, politics and lifestyle news. en ‘His Story Continues’: Lionsgate Targets 2028 Release for Sequel to $1bn Michael Jackson Biopic   LOS ANGELES — Following the record-shattering $1 billion (£780 million) global success of its biograph... https://news.ayozat.com/story/lionsgate-targets-2028-release-for-sequel-to-1bn-michael-jackson-biopic DJ Longers https://news.ayozat.com/story/lionsgate-targets-2028-release-for-sequel-to-1bn-michael-jackson-biopic Fri, 07 Aug 2026 18:04:52 +0000 Three Decades On: Historic Tupac Shakur Murder Trial Set to Begin With ‘Keffe D’ as Sole Defendant   LAS VEGAS — Nearly thirty years after the drive-by shooting that shocked the global music industry,... https://news.ayozat.com/story/historic-tupac-shakur-murder-trial-set-to-begin-with-%E2%80%98keffe-d%E2%80%99-as-sole-defendant DJ Longers https://news.ayozat.com/story/historic-tupac-shakur-murder-trial-set-to-begin-with-%E2%80%98keffe-d%E2%80%99-as-sole-defendant Fri, 07 Aug 2026 16:35:10 +0000 R&B Star Ne-Yo Sued by Delivery Driver Over Alleged ‘Vicious’ Dog Attack   LOS ANGELES — Grammy-winning R&B singer Ne-Yo is facing legal action after a delivery worker alleged she was subjected to a v... https://news.ayozat.com/story/rb-star-ne-yo-sued-by-delivery-driver-over-alleged-%E2%80%98vicious%E2%80%99-dog-attack DJ Longers https://news.ayozat.com/story/rb-star-ne-yo-sued-by-delivery-driver-over-alleged-%E2%80%98vicious%E2%80%99-dog-attack Fri, 07 Aug 2026 16:21:54 +0000 ‘He Forced Their Hand’: Soca Legend Denise Belfon Credits Drake With Ending 28-Year Royalties Standoff Over Classic Hit ‘Work’   LONDON — Trinidadian soca icon Denise "Saucy Wow" Belfon has revealed h... https://news.ayozat.com/story/soca-legend-denise-belfon-credits-drake-ending-royalties-standoff-over-classic-hit-%E2%80%98work%E2%80%99 DJ Longers https://news.ayozat.com/story/soca-legend-denise-belfon-credits-drake-ending-royalties-standoff-over-classic-hit-%E2%80%98work%E2%80%99 Fri, 07 Aug 2026 12:18:09 +0000 FIFA president Gianni Infantino is facing an escalating rebellion across global football following a scrapped attempt to sell commercial stakes in the World Cup to private investors via a subsidiary n... https://news.ayozat.com/story/gianni-infantino-facing-mounting-resignation-calls Emmie https://news.ayozat.com/story/gianni-infantino-facing-mounting-resignation-calls Fri, 07 Aug 2026 12:02:40 +0000 President Donald Trump has made a fresh attempt to curb birthright citizenship in the United States, issuing two new executive orders just weeks after the Supreme Court rejected his administration's b... https://news.ayozat.com/story/trump-signs-new-executive-orders-restricting-birthright-citizenship Emmie https://news.ayozat.com/story/trump-signs-new-executive-orders-restricting-birthright-citizenship Fri, 07 Aug 2026 11:37:46 +0000 Streaming War: Netflix and Peacock Locked in Race to Produce Rival Wendy Williams Documentaries   NEW YORK — Streaming rivals Netflix and Peacock are reportedly locked in a fierce battle to secure the... https://news.ayozat.com/story/netflix-and-peacock-locked-in-race-to-produce-rival-wendy-williams-documentaries DJ Longers https://news.ayozat.com/story/netflix-and-peacock-locked-in-race-to-produce-rival-wendy-williams-documentaries Fri, 07 Aug 2026 11:13:15 +0000 A judge in New Mexico has ordered social media giant Meta to pay an additional $567 million (£421 million) after failing to warn the public about risks its applications pose to children.   The decisio... https://news.ayozat.com/story/Meta-Hit-With-567-Million-Fine-Over-Child-Safety Emmie https://news.ayozat.com/story/Meta-Hit-With-567-Million-Fine-Over-Child-Safety Fri, 07 Aug 2026 10:51:23 +0000 ‘A Second Chance’ or a Step Too Far? Jonathan Majors Returns in First Teaser for Controversial Thriller ‘Run Hide Fight: Infidels’   LOS ANGELES — Former Marvel actor Jonathan Majors has made his high... https://news.ayozat.com/story/jonathan-majors-returns-in-first-teaser-for-controversial-thriller-%E2%80%98run-hide-fight-infidels%E2%80%99 DJ Longers https://news.ayozat.com/story/jonathan-majors-returns-in-first-teaser-for-controversial-thriller-%E2%80%98run-hide-fight-infidels%E2%80%99 Thu, 06 Aug 2026 16:32:07 +0000 ‘If They Wanted to Do It, We’d Have Done It’: Mahershala Ali Officially Exits Marvel’s Troubled ‘Blade’ Reboot   LOS ANGELES — Two-time Academy Award winner Mahershala Ali has officially walked away f... https://news.ayozat.com/story/mahershala-ali-officially-exits-marvel%E2%80%99s-troubled-%E2%80%98blade%E2%80%99-reboot DJ Longers https://news.ayozat.com/story/mahershala-ali-officially-exits-marvel%E2%80%99s-troubled-%E2%80%98blade%E2%80%99-reboot Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:50:00 +0000 The Argentine Football Association (AFA) has officially designated July 15th as "National Football Teams Day" following a unanimous executive council vote to commemorate the national side's dramatic c... https://news.ayozat.com/story/Argentina-Establishes-National-Football-Teams-Day-to-Honor-World-Cup-Win-Over-England Emmie https://news.ayozat.com/story/Argentina-Establishes-National-Football-Teams-Day-to-Honor-World-Cup-Win-Over-England Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:31:53 +0000 Web-Slinger Smashes Box Office: ‘Spider-Man: Brand New Day’ Web-Slings to Historic $927m Global Opening   LONDON — Sony Pictures and Marvel Studios have shattered box office records across the globe a... https://news.ayozat.com/story/spider-man-brand-new-day-web-slings-to-historic-927m-global-opening DJ Longers https://news.ayozat.com/story/spider-man-brand-new-day-web-slings-to-historic-927m-global-opening Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:31:49 +0000 Meta has acknowledged that one of its artificial intelligence models breached an outside organization's network during safety evaluations, marking the third major tech firm in recent weeks to report a... https://news.ayozat.com/story/meta-ai-model-breaches-external-company-systems-during-security-evaluation Emmie https://news.ayozat.com/story/meta-ai-model-breaches-external-company-systems-during-security-evaluation Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:11:18 +0000 ‘I Didn’t Understand Money’: Ja Rule Reflects on Serving Prison Time After Hiding $3m From the IRS   NEW YORK — Early-2000s hip-hop star Ja Rule has candidly reflected on his fall from grace and subse... https://news.ayozat.com/story/ja-rule-reflects-on-hiding-3m-from-the-irs-serving-prison-time DJ Longers https://news.ayozat.com/story/ja-rule-reflects-on-hiding-3m-from-the-irs-serving-prison-time Thu, 06 Aug 2026 11:02:14 +0000 Microsoft has begun testing a series of quality-of-life dashboard updates for Xbox console users, bringing long-requested improvements to gameplay recording, progress tracking, and save file managemen... https://news.ayozat.com/story/Xbox-Rolls-Out-New-Features-for-Captures-Achievement-Sorting-and-Cloud-Saves Emmie https://news.ayozat.com/story/Xbox-Rolls-Out-New-Features-for-Captures-Achievement-Sorting-and-Cloud-Saves Thu, 06 Aug 2026 10:29:52 +0000 Gianni Infantino will remain at the helm of FIFA after securing the full backing of the governing body's senior executive team during emergency talks in Rabat, Morocco.   The marathon crisis meeting w... https://news.ayozat.com/story/infantino-apologizes-for-botched-world-cup-investment-scheme-but-retains-fifa-presidency-after-meeting Emmie https://news.ayozat.com/story/infantino-apologizes-for-botched-world-cup-investment-scheme-but-retains-fifa-presidency-after-meeting Thu, 06 Aug 2026 10:11:41 +0000 The Walt Disney Company and TikTok have unveiled a global content-sharing agreement aimed at connecting fan creation directly with streaming entertainment.   Under the new deal, fan-made vertical vide... https://news.ayozat.com/story/Disney-and-TikTok-Team-Up-to-Bring-Creator-Videos-Straight-to-Disney Emmie https://news.ayozat.com/story/Disney-and-TikTok-Team-Up-to-Bring-Creator-Videos-Straight-to-Disney Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:28:24 +0000 Police in Scotland are investigating the whereabouts of several foreign competitors who failed to return home with their national delegations following the conclusion of the 2026 Commonwealth Games in... https://news.ayozat.com/story/search-underway-for-missing-commonwealth-games-athletes-in-scotland Emmie https://news.ayozat.com/story/search-underway-for-missing-commonwealth-games-athletes-in-scotland Wed, 05 Aug 2026 14:00:27 +0000 Gaming titan Electronic Arts (EA) has officially completed its transition from a publicly traded company into a privately held entity following the closure of a record-setting $55 billion buyout.   Th... https://news.ayozat.com/story/Electronic-Arts-Officially-Goes-Private-in-55-Billion-Saudi-Led-Leveraged-Buyout Emmie https://news.ayozat.com/story/Electronic-Arts-Officially-Goes-Private-in-55-Billion-Saudi-Led-Leveraged-Buyout Wed, 05 Aug 2026 13:01:15 +0000 Microsoft is preparing to expand its backward compatibility push by allowing game developers to port Xbox 360 titles to PCs, upcoming handhelds, and next-generation Xbox hardware, according to interna... https://news.ayozat.com/story/microsoft-planning-to-bring-xbox-360-classics-to-pc-and-next-gen-hardware Emmie https://news.ayozat.com/story/microsoft-planning-to-bring-xbox-360-classics-to-pc-and-next-gen-hardware Tue, 04 Aug 2026 15:21:41 +0000 Game of Thrones author George R.R. Martin has shared a personal and candid status update after a long absence from his online journal, detailing how difficult recent months have been as he grapples wi... https://news.ayozat.com/story/George-R-R-Martin-Speaks-Out-on-Recent-Struggles-Mental-Health-and-Getting-Older Emmie https://news.ayozat.com/story/George-R-R-Martin-Speaks-Out-on-Recent-Struggles-Mental-Health-and-Getting-Older Tue, 04 Aug 2026 14:09:15 +0000 UFC's parent company, TKO Group Holdings, has confirmed it took an approximate $30 million (£22 million) loss to produce its high-profile "Freedom 250" fight card on the South Lawn of the White House... https://news.ayozat.com/story/UFC-Took-30M-Loss-on-White-House-Freedom-250-Event Emmie https://news.ayozat.com/story/UFC-Took-30M-Loss-on-White-House-Freedom-250-Event Tue, 04 Aug 2026 12:30:08 +0000 Health officials in Michigan have confirmed the first two deaths connected to an ongoing nationwide cyclospora outbreak, marking the first fatal cases recorded in the United States from the parasitic... https://news.ayozat.com/story/first-deaths-confirmed-in-cyclospora-outbreak-linked-to-contaminated-lettuce Emmie https://news.ayozat.com/story/first-deaths-confirmed-in-cyclospora-outbreak-linked-to-contaminated-lettuce Tue, 04 Aug 2026 10:50:11 +0000 US prosecutors have formally dropped vandalism charges against former Olympic canoeist David Hearn, acknowledging that the peeling lining at Washington DC's Lincoln Memorial Reflecting Pool was caused... https://news.ayozat.com/story/prosecutors-drop-charges-in-reflecting-pool-case Emmie https://news.ayozat.com/story/prosecutors-drop-charges-in-reflecting-pool-case Mon, 03 Aug 2026 14:15:03 +0000 New Zealand has officially brought the curtain down on almost eight decades of commercial greyhound racing, with the final race meeting taking place at Whanganui's Hatrick Raceway. However, as domesti... https://news.ayozat.com/story/new-zealand-greyhound-racing-ban-takes-effect Emmie https://news.ayozat.com/story/new-zealand-greyhound-racing-ban-takes-effect Mon, 03 Aug 2026 12:21:56 +0000 Gaming fans across Europe and the UK are reacting with shock as Microsoft officially rolls out its latest round of Xbox Series X/S price increases, pushing some models up by nearly 50% compared to the... https://news.ayozat.com/story/xbox-reveals-price-increases-for-uk-and-europe Emmie https://news.ayozat.com/story/xbox-reveals-price-increases-for-uk-and-europe Mon, 03 Aug 2026 11:34:38 +0000 FIFA President Gianni Infantino is facing a revolt over his leadership as key European nations orchestrate a push to end his decade at the top of world football.   The fallout follows a widespread bac... https://news.ayozat.com/story/european-football-associations-withdraw-support-for-fifa-boss-gianni-infantino Emmie https://news.ayozat.com/story/european-football-associations-withdraw-support-for-fifa-boss-gianni-infantino Mon, 03 Aug 2026 10:23:03 +0000 The US State Department is under fire after presenting a wildly inaccurate map of Africa during a high-profile health conference in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.   The problem occurred halfway through a pre... https://news.ayozat.com/story/us-state-department-apologizes-after-presenting-an-insanely-inaccurate-map-of-africa-at-a-health-conference Emmie https://news.ayozat.com/story/us-state-department-apologizes-after-presenting-an-insanely-inaccurate-map-of-africa-at-a-health-conference Fri, 31 Jul 2026 16:39:41 +0000 Freddy vs. Freddy: Paramount and Warner Bros. Clash Over Competing ‘Nightmare on Elm Street’ Reboots Ahead of Stalled Merger   LOS ANGELES — Hollywood’s legendary nightmare demon is at the centre of a... https://news.ayozat.com/story/paramount-and-warner-bros-clash-over-competing-%E2%80%98nightmare-on-elm-street%E2%80%99-reboots DJ Longers https://news.ayozat.com/story/paramount-and-warner-bros-clash-over-competing-%E2%80%98nightmare-on-elm-street%E2%80%99-reboots Fri, 31 Jul 2026 16:07:10 +0000 Sony has confirmed that it will not reverse its controversial decision to discontinue physical game discs by 2028, despite an intense wave of pushback from players, preservationists, and retail groups... https://news.ayozat.com/story/sony-stands-firm-on-phasing-out-playstation-discs-by-2028 Emmie https://news.ayozat.com/story/sony-stands-firm-on-phasing-out-playstation-discs-by-2028 Fri, 31 Jul 2026 15:58:24 +0000 Netflix Hit With $105 Million Lawsuit After Unreleased Nicolas Cage World War II Master Copy Vanishes From Office   LOS ANGELES — Streaming giant Netflix is facing a high-stakes $105 million (£82 mill... https://news.ayozat.com/story/netflix-hit-with-105-million-lawsuit DJ Longers https://news.ayozat.com/story/netflix-hit-with-105-million-lawsuit Fri, 31 Jul 2026 15:40:14 +0000 Artificial intelligence developer Anthropic revealed that its AI models breached the systems of three real-world organizations while taking part in internal cybersecurity evaluations.   The San Franci... https://news.ayozat.com/story/anthropic-reveals-claude-ai-models-breached-real-companies-during-security-testing Emmie https://news.ayozat.com/story/anthropic-reveals-claude-ai-models-breached-real-companies-during-security-testing Fri, 31 Jul 2026 15:24:59 +0000 FIFA President Gianni Infantino is facing a growing political rebellion after making a highly controversial proposal to sell a minority stake in FIFA's commercial operations to private investors, whic... https://news.ayozat.com/story/infantino-in-trouble-as-afc-joins-uefa-and-concacaf-in-boycotting-fifa-competitions-if-ffe-goes-ahead Emmie https://news.ayozat.com/story/infantino-in-trouble-as-afc-joins-uefa-and-concacaf-in-boycotting-fifa-competitions-if-ffe-goes-ahead Fri, 31 Jul 2026 14:53:28 +0000 Abrupt Reversal: Marvel Studios Cancels 'Wonder Man' Season Two Despite Previous Renewal and Emmy Nomination   LOS ANGELES — In a rare and sudden about-turn, Marvel Studios and Disney+ have officially... https://news.ayozat.com/story/marvel-studios-cancels-wonder-man-season-two DJ Longers https://news.ayozat.com/story/marvel-studios-cancels-wonder-man-season-two Thu, 30 Jul 2026 23:29:12 +0000 ‘Jumanji: Open World’: First Trailer Flips the Formula as Game Avatars Escape into the Real World   LOS ANGELES — Sony Pictures has unleashed the explosive first trailer for Jumanji: Open World, bring... https://news.ayozat.com/story/%E2%80%98jumanji-open-world%E2%80%99-first-trailer DJ Longers https://news.ayozat.com/story/%E2%80%98jumanji-open-world%E2%80%99-first-trailer Thu, 30 Jul 2026 15:32:27 +0000 Formula 1 is laying out backup plans for the climax of the 2026 championship. F1 president Stefano Domenicali confirmed that the season will wrap up on European soil if the escalating instability in t... https://news.ayozat.com/story/f1-2026-season-could-finish-in-europe-due-to-middle-east-war Emmie https://news.ayozat.com/story/f1-2026-season-could-finish-in-europe-due-to-middle-east-war Thu, 30 Jul 2026 13:16:22 +0000 ‘Magic Will Rise’: Paramount Drops Breath-Taking First Trailer for Epic Fantasy ‘Children of Blood and Bone’   LONDON — Paramount Pictures has unveiled the official trailer for Children of Blood and B... https://news.ayozat.com/story/%E2%80%98children-of-blood-and-bone%E2%80%99-paramount-drops-breath-taking-first-trailer DJ Longers https://news.ayozat.com/story/%E2%80%98children-of-blood-and-bone%E2%80%99-paramount-drops-breath-taking-first-trailer Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:43:48 +0000 Australia’s internet safety watchdog has launched civil court proceedings against messaging app Telegram, accusing the platform of failing to remove extremist videos and pro-terror propaganda.   The l... https://news.ayozat.com/story/australia-takes-telegram-to-court-over-failing-to-remove-pro-terror-content Emmie https://news.ayozat.com/story/australia-takes-telegram-to-court-over-failing-to-remove-pro-terror-content Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:28:47 +0000 Slick, Sensual, and Reimagined: Michael B. Jordan Pulls Off the Ultimate Heist in First ‘The Thomas Crown Affair’ Trailer   LONDON — Amazon MGM Studios has unveiled the first teaser trailer for The Th... https://news.ayozat.com/story/%E2%80%98the-thomas-crown-affair%E2%80%99-trailer-michael-b-jordan-pulls-off-the-ultimate-heist DJ Longers https://news.ayozat.com/story/%E2%80%98the-thomas-crown-affair%E2%80%99-trailer-michael-b-jordan-pulls-off-the-ultimate-heist Thu, 30 Jul 2026 12:05:12 +0000 FIFA has officially opened disciplinary proceedings against Argentina following a series of controversial incidents during and after the World Cup in North America. The move comes after a weeklong inv... https://news.ayozat.com/story/fifa-launches-disciplinary-proceedings-against-argentina-over-world-cup Emmie https://news.ayozat.com/story/fifa-launches-disciplinary-proceedings-against-argentina-over-world-cup Thu, 30 Jul 2026 11:35:10 +0000 The American Red Cross has declared a national blood supply crisis as summer donations plummet to a four-year low, threatening hospital care across the country.   This is the second national emergency... https://news.ayozat.com/story/american-red-cross-declares-national-emergency-as-blood-inventory-reaches-crisis-levels Emmie https://news.ayozat.com/story/american-red-cross-declares-national-emergency-as-blood-inventory-reaches-crisis-levels Thu, 30 Jul 2026 11:14:29 +0000 An out-of-control artificial intelligence agent developed by OpenAI roamed much further across the internet than initially reported, compromising several services beyond its primary target during a da... https://news.ayozat.com/story/openai-reveal-that-rogue-ai-agent-tried-to-attack-other-companies Emmie https://news.ayozat.com/story/openai-reveal-that-rogue-ai-agent-tried-to-attack-other-companies Wed, 29 Jul 2026 13:23:51 +0000 FIFA President Gianni Infantino has given football federations a September 19th deadline to back his controversial proposal to sell off minority stakes in FIFA's flagship competitions, and is offering... https://news.ayozat.com/story/FIFA-President-Offers-40-Million-Cash-Injections-to-Members-Supporting-Plan-to-Sell-Stakes-in-World-Cup Emmie https://news.ayozat.com/story/FIFA-President-Offers-40-Million-Cash-Injections-to-Members-Supporting-Plan-to-Sell-Stakes-in-World-Cup Wed, 29 Jul 2026 13:04:48 +0000 Capitol Hill is taking action to control rapidly evolving artificial intelligence after a major security scare sent shockwaves through the tech industry.   Representatives Ted Lieu, a Democrat from Ca... https://news.ayozat.com/story/Lawmakers-Push-for-AI-Kill-Switch-Following-OpenAI-Security-Incident Emmie https://news.ayozat.com/story/Lawmakers-Push-for-AI-Kill-Switch-Following-OpenAI-Security-Incident Fri, 24 Jul 2026 09:21:51 +0000 In a big win for game preservation, Microsoft has officially launched its Xbox Backward Compatibility on PC program. The new initiative brings classic original Xbox console titles directly to Windows... https://news.ayozat.com/story/xbox-brings-original-console-classics-to-pc-for-the-first-time Emmie https://news.ayozat.com/story/xbox-brings-original-console-classics-to-pc-for-the-first-time Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:14:14 +0000 Gotham Goes Cronenberg: DC Studios Drops Chilling First Trailer for R-Rated Body Horror ‘Clayface’   LONDON — Warner Bros. Pictures and DC Studios have unleashed the official trailer for Clayface, mar... https://news.ayozat.com/story/dc-studios-drops-chilling-first-trailer-for-r-rated-body-horror-%E2%80%98clayface%E2%80%99 DJ Longers https://news.ayozat.com/story/dc-studios-drops-chilling-first-trailer-for-r-rated-body-horror-%E2%80%98clayface%E2%80%99 Thu, 23 Jul 2026 12:05:26 +0000 New York City Mayor Zohran Mamdani has publicly backed down from a major campaign pledge, acknowledging that municipal authorities have no legal power to arrest Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanya... https://news.ayozat.com/story/nyc-mayor-mamdani-says-he-does-not-have-authority-to-arrest-netanyahu Emmie https://news.ayozat.com/story/nyc-mayor-mamdani-says-he-does-not-have-authority-to-arrest-netanyahu Thu, 23 Jul 2026 11:56:28 +0000 A lawsuit over social media addiction has come to an abrupt end. A 15-year-old Florida teenager, identified in court documents as R.K.C., has officially withdrawn his lawsuit against Meta just days be... https://news.ayozat.com/story/florida-teen-drops-social-media-addiction-suit-against-meta-days-before-trial Emmie https://news.ayozat.com/story/florida-teen-drops-social-media-addiction-suit-against-meta-days-before-trial Thu, 23 Jul 2026 11:18:29 +0000 ‘Everything Has Been Put Into Perspective’: R&B Star Nivea Reveals Battle With Leukemia   ATLANTA — Grammy-nominated R&B singer Nivea has revealed she was diagnosed with leukemia earlier this year, op... https://news.ayozat.com/story/rb-star-nivea-reveals-battle-with-leukemia DJ Longers https://news.ayozat.com/story/rb-star-nivea-reveals-battle-with-leukemia Thu, 23 Jul 2026 10:39:57 +0000 ‘Historically Racist’: Samuel L. Jackson Sparks Backlash After Urging Black Fans Not to Support Argentina   LOS ANGELES — Hollywood icon Samuel L. Jackson has ignited an international storm following... https://news.ayozat.com/story/samuel-l-jackson-sparks-backlash-after-urging-black-fans-not-to-support-argentina DJ Longers https://news.ayozat.com/story/samuel-l-jackson-sparks-backlash-after-urging-black-fans-not-to-support-argentina Wed, 22 Jul 2026 19:55:21 +0000