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← FollowingSB Savitha Shri Baskar Follow 19‑year‑old Savitha Shri Baskar clinched the 2026 Women’s Asian Individual Chess Championship with 7.5/9, India’s 13th title. Won 2026 Women’s Asian Chess Championship7.5 points from nine rounds to win the title

← FollowingAS Abinash Bikram Shah Follow His debut film just became the first Nepali movie ever to win at Cannes, taking the Un Certain Regard Jury Prize. First Nepali film to win Cannes'Elephants in the Fog,' his debut, won the Un Certain Regard Jury Prize at the 2026 Cannes Film Festival (announced May 23) — the first Nepali film to win an award at Cannes.

After drawing more than 9 million Instagram views in its first month, Asian male pageant comedy Rags 2 Richmond has grown into a feature film starring Jonathan Wong alongside Hong Kong entertainment veterans Eric Tsang and Nancy Sit. NextShark Studios has joined the independently produced musical comedy, with NextShark founder and CEO Benny Luo coming aboard as an executive producer ahead of its September 14 market screening at TIFF Lightbox.

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← Following Photo: AndrewHenkelman · CC BY-SA 4.0, cropped · source The four-time Slam champ beat the world No. 1 to reach her first-ever Wimbledon quarterfinal — her first win over a world No. 1 in six years. Her *first Wimbledon* quarterfinalStunned world No.1 Aryna Sabalenka 6-2, 7-6(2) on July 5 in the fourth round to reach her first Wimbledon quarterfinal — her first win over a world No.1 since 2019 Follow them onInstagramXTikTokWebsite

Why it’s moving Directed by half-Japanese, Maui-raised filmmaker Destin Daniel Cretton (Shang-Chi), Spider-Man: Brand New Day hits theaters July 31, 2026 — tickets on sale now, with a second trailer out in June Source·marvel.com·as of Jul 2026 Your rating Tap a star — your take joins the diaspora read.

Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents have arrested undocumented relatives who stepped forward to sponsor children in federal shelters, a practice that effectively uses children as bait. The Trump administration has tightened the vetting relatives must clear before taking custody of an undocumented child. Fewer identity documents now qualify, DNA testing is required and a rule that once kept the Office of Refugee Resettlement (ORR) from handing sponsor details to ICE has been rescinded.

U.S. Rep. Nancy Mace (R-S.C.) has introduced a resolution that would strip federal recognition from congressional caucuses organized around race or ethnicity, threatening groups that represent Asian American, Black, Hispanic and other minority lawmakers.

The University of California San Diego School of Medicine unlawfully weighed race in admissions to favor Black and Hispanic applicants over better-credentialed Asian and white applicants, the Justice Department has alleged. In a July 20 news release, the DOJ’s Civil Rights Division said San Diego Med factored race into its admissions in violation of Title VI of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and the 2023 Supreme Court ruling in Students for Fair Admissions v.

← Following Destin Daniel Cretton Follow Photo: Gage Skidmore · CC BY-SA 3.0, cropped · source The half-Japanese, Maui-born director of 'Shang-Chi' is now helming Marvel's biggest tentpole, 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day'. Directs *Spider-Man: Brand New Day*The Japanese-American director of 'Shang-Chi' directs 'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' (Tom Holland), in theaters July 31 Follow them onInstagramX