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. xxx (pronounced "dot triple-ecks" or "dot ecks ecks ecks") is a sponsored top-level domain (sTLD) intended as a voluntary option for pornographic sites on the Internet. The sponsoring organization is the International Foundation for Online Responsibility (IFFOR). The registry is operated by ICM Registry LLC. The ICANN Board voted to approve the sTLD on 18 March 2011.
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Pope Francis (born Jorge Mario Bergoglio; 17 December 1936) is the head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State. He is the first pope from the Society of Jesus (the Jesuit Order), the first from the Americas and the Southern Hemisphere, and the first born or raised outside Europe since the 8th-century Syrian pope Gregory III.
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Zero Day is an American political thriller television series created by Eric Newman, Noah Oppenheim, and Michael Schmidt for Netflix, directed by Lesli Linka Glatter, and featuring an ensemble cast led by Robert De Niro. It is about a former President investigating a devastating cyberattack in the US. All episodes were released on Netflix on February 20, 2025.
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Chhaava (lit. 'Lion's cub') is a 2025 Indian Hindi-language historical action film based on the life of Sambhaji, the second ruler of the Maratha Empire, who is played by Vicky Kaushal. An adaptation of the Marathi novel Chhava by Shivaji Sawant, it is directed by Laxman Utekar and produced by Dinesh Vijan under Maddock Films. The cast also includes Rashmika Mandanna and Akshaye Khanna.
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The ICC Men's Champions Trophy, formerly called the ICC Knockout Trophy, is a quadrennial cricket tournament organised by the International Cricket Council. It is played in ODI format. Inaugurated in 1998, The ICC conceived the idea of the Champions Trophy โ a short cricket tournament to raise funds for the development of the game in non-test playing countries.
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Sambhaji (Sambhajiraje Shivajiraje Bhonsle, Marathi pronunciation: [saหmหbสฑaหdสiห หbสฑos(ษ)le]; 14 May 1657 โ 11 March 1689), also known as Shambhuraje, ruled from 1681 to 1689 as the second king (Chhatrapati) of the Maratha Empire, a prominent state in early modern India. He was the eldest son of Shivaji, the founder of the Maratha kingdom.
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In August 2021, 22-year-old American woman and travelling vlogger Gabrielle Venora Petito was killed by her fiancรฉ Brian Christopher Laundrie while they were traveling together on a vanlife journey across the United States. The trip was planned to last for four months and began on July 2, 2021, but Petito disappeared on August 27.
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The Gorge is a 2025 American science fiction romantic action film directed by Scott Derrickson and written by Zach Dean. It stars Miles Teller, Anya Taylor-Joy, and Sigourney Weaver. Teller and Taylor-Joy portray two elite snipers who are ordered to guard a deep gorge without knowing what lies inside.
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Joachim-Friedrich Martin Josef Merz (German: [mษษts]; born 11 November 1955) is a German politician who has served as Leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) since January 2022 and led the CDU/CSU (Union) parliamentary group as well as being Leader of the Opposition in the Bundestag since February 2022.
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Dmitry Yuryevich Bivol (Russian: ะะผะธััะธะน ะฎััะตะฒะธั ะะธะฒะพะป; born 18 December 1990) is a Russian professional boxer. He has held the undisputed, International Boxing Organization (IBO), and the Ring magazine world light-heavyweight championship since February 2025. Previously, he held the WBA (Super) title from from 2019 to 2024.
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Captain America: Brave New World
This page is subject to the extended confirmed restriction related to the Arab-Israeli conflict. Captain America: Brave New World is a 2025 American superhero film based on Marvel Comics featuring the character Sam Wilson / Captain America.
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Pope Benedict XVI (Latin: Benedictus PP. XVI; Italian: Benedetto XVI; German: Benedikt XVI; born Joseph Alois Ratzinger, German: [หjoหzษf หสaหlษษชฬฏs หสatอกsษชลษ]; 16 April 1927 โ 31 December 2022) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 19 April 2005 until his resignation on 28 February 2013.
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Dragon is a 2025 Indian Tamil-language coming-of-age comedy drama film written and directed by Ashwath Marimuthu, in his second directorial venture. Produced by AGS Entertainment, the film stars Pradeep Ranganathan in the titular role, alongside Anupama Parameswaran and Kayadu Lohar, George Maryan, K. S. Ravikumar, Gautham Vasudev Menon and Mysskin.
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Alice Elisabeth Weidel (German pronunciation: [aหliหsษ หvaษชdlฬฉ]; born 6 February 1979) is a German politician who has been serving as co-chairwoman of the far-right Alternative for Germany (AfD) party alongside Tino Chrupalla since June 2022. Since October 2017, she has held the position of leader of the AfD parliamentary group in the Bundestag.
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List of international cricket centuries by Virat Kohli
Virat Kohli is an Indian cricketer and a former captain of the Indian national cricket team. A right-handed top-order batsman, he has made 82 centuries in international cricketโ30 in Test cricket, 51 in One Day Internationals (ODIs) and 1 in Twenty20 Internationals (T20Is). However Sachin Tendulkar remains to have the most international centuries in the sport.
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Severance is an American science fiction psychological thriller television series created by Dan Erickson, and executive produced and primarily directed by Ben Stiller. It stars Adam Scott, Zach Cherry, Britt Lower, Tramell Tillman, Jen Tullock, Dichen Lachman, Michael Chernus, John Turturro, Christopher Walken, and Patricia Arquette.
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Opinion polling for the 2025 German federal election
In the run-up to the 2025 German federal election, which took place as a snap election on 23 February 2025, various organisations carried out opinion polling to gauge voting intentions in Germany. Results of such polls are displayed below.
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The following notable deaths occurred in 2025. Names are reported under the date of death, in alphabetical order. A typical entry reports information in the following sequence: Name, age, country of citizenship at birth, subsequent nationality (if applicable), what subject was noted for, cause of death (if known), and a reference.
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Federal elections were held in Germany on 26 September 2021 to elect the members of the 20th Bundestag. State elections in Berlin and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern were also held. Incumbent chancellor Angela Merkel, first elected in 2005, chose not to run again, marking the first time that an incumbent Chancellor of the Federal Republic of Germany did not seek re-election.
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The Apple Network Server (ANS) was a line of PowerPC-based server computers designed, manufactured and sold by Apple Computer, Inc. from February 1996 to April 1997. It was codenamed "Shiner" and originally consisted of two models, the Network Server 500/132 ("Shiner LE", i. e. , "low-end") and the Network Server 700/150 ("Shiner HE", i. e.
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CDU/CSU, unofficially the Union parties (German: Unionsparteien, pronounced [uหniฬฏoหnspaสหtaษชษn]) or the Union, is a centre-right Christian democratic and conservative political alliance of two political parties in Germany: the Christian Democratic Union of Germany (CDU) and the Christian Social Union in Bavaria (CSU).
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The 2025 ICC Champions Trophy is the ninth edition of the ICC Champions Trophy. It is being hosted by Pakistan with matches being played in Pakistan and the United Arab Emirates from 19 February to 9 March 2025. The tournament is contested by the top eight ranked men's national teams qualified from the 2023 Cricket World Cup.
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UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song
UFC Fight Night: Cejudo vs. Song (also known as UFC Fight Night 252 and UFC on ESPN+ 110) was a mixed martial arts event produced by the Ultimate Fighting Championship that took place on February 22, 2025, at the Climate Pledge Arena in Seattle, Washington, United States.
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The third season of The White Lotus, an American satirical comedy-drama anthology television series created, written, and directed by Mike White, premiered on HBO on February 16, 2025. The season was greenlit on November 18, 2022, and was filmed in Bangkok, Phuket, and Ko Samui from February to August 2024.
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IndiaโPakistan cricket rivalry
The IndiaโPakistan cricket rivalry is one of the most intense sports rivalries in the world. Showdowns between the teams are considered some of the biggest matches in the world, and are among the most-viewed sport games. India has won 11 ICC tournaments compared to Pakistan's 5.
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Artur Asilbekovich Beterbiev (Chechen: ะะตัะตัะฑะธะตะฒ ะัะธะปัะฑะตะบะฐะฝ ะัััั; Russian: ะัััั ะัะธะปัะฑะตะบะพะฒะธั ะะตัะตัะฑะธะตะฒ; born 21 January 1985) is a Russian and Canadian professional boxer. He held the undisputed, and the Ring magazine world light-heavyweight championship between 2024 February 2025. He also held the International Boxing Organization (IBO) title during his reign as champion.
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Karoline Claire Leavitt (born August 24, 1997) is an American political aide and government official who has been serving as the White House press secretary in the second Trump administration since January 2025. She is the 36th and youngest White House press secretary in history. Leavitt was a presidential writer and assistant press secretary during the first Trump administration.
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The Brutalist is a 2024 epic period drama film directed and produced by Brady Corbet, who co-wrote the screenplay with Mona Fastvold. It stars Adrien Brody as a Hungarian-Jewish Holocaust survivor who emigrates to the United States, where he struggles to achieve the American Dream until a wealthy client changes his life.
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XXX (stylized as xXx and pronounced Triple X) is a 2002 American action film directed by Rob Cohen, produced by Neal H. Moritz and written by Rich Wilkes. The first installment in the xXx film series, the film stars Vin Diesel as Xander Cage, a thrill-seeking extreme sports enthusiast, stuntman, and rebellious athlete-turned-reluctant spy for the National Security Agency.
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Shivaji I (Shivaji Shahaji Bhonsale, Marathi pronunciation: [สiหสaหdสiห หbสฑos(ษ)le]; c. 19 February 1630 โ 3 April 1680) was an Indian ruler and a member of the Bhonsle dynasty. Shivaji carved out his own independent kingdom from the Sultanate of Bijapur that formed the genesis of the Maratha Confederacy. Shivaji I was the founder of the Maratha Empire which later become the Maratha Confederacy.
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Christian Democratic Union of Germany
The Christian Democratic Union of Germany (German: Christlich Demokratische Union Deutschlands [หkสษชstlษชรง demoหkสaหtษชสษ สuหniฬฏoหn หdษสtสlants], CDU, German pronunciation: [หtseหdeหหสuห] ) is a Christian democratic and conservative political party in Germany. It is the major party of the centrism or centre-right in German politics.
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Donald John Trump (born June 14, 1946) is an American politician, media personality, and businessman who is the 47th president of the United States. A member of the Republican Party, he served as the 45th president from 2017 to 2021. Born in New York City, Trump graduated from the University of Pennsylvania in 1968 with a bachelor's degree in economics.
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Muhi al-Din Muhammad (3 November 1618 โ 3 March 1707), commonly known by the title Aurangzeb, and also by his regnal name Alamgir I, was the sixth Mughal emperor, reigning from 1658 until his death in 1707. Under his reign, the Mughal Empire reached its greatest extent, with territory spanning nearly the entirety of the Indian subcontinent.
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ChatGPT is a generative artificial intelligence chatbot developed by OpenAI and launched in 2022. It is currently based on the GPT-4o large language model (LLM). ChatGPT can generate human-like conversational responses and enables users to refine and steer a conversation towards a desired length, format, style, level of detail, and language.
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Imam-ul-Haq (pronounced [ษชmaหm สl ษฆษq]; born 22 December 1995) is a Pakistani international cricketer who plays for the Pakistan National Cricket Team. In his first One Day International (ODI), against Sri Lanka, he became the second batter for Pakistan, and thirteenth overall, to score a century on debut.
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Buried Hearts (Korean: ๋ณด๋ฌผ์ฌ) is an ongoing South Korean revenge drama television series written by Lee Myung-hee, directed by Jin Chang-gyu, and starring Park Hyung-sik, Huh Joon-ho, Lee Hae-young, and Hong Hwa-yeon. The series centered around a massive political slush fund and the intertwined fates of two men.
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The Sahra Wagenknecht Alliance โ Reason and Justice (German: Bรผndnis Sahra Wagenknecht โ Vernunft und Gerechtigkeit [beห. ษsหveห], BSW) is a political party in Germany founded on 8 January 2024. It has been described as far-left, left-wing populist, left-wing nationalist, socialist, culturally conservative, socially conservative, Eurosceptic and critical of the United States.
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Cleopatra VII Thea Philopator (Koinฤ Greek: ฮฮปฮตฮฟฯฮฌฯฯฮฑ ฮฮตฮฌ ฮฆฮนฮปฮฟฯฮฌฯฯฯ, lit. 'Cleopatra father-loving goddess'; 70/69 BC โ 10 August 30 BC) was Queen of the Ptolemaic Kingdom of Egypt from 51 to 30 BC, and the last active Hellenistic pharaoh. A member of the Ptolemaic dynasty, she was a descendant of its founder Ptolemy I Soter, a Macedonian Greek general and companion of Alexander the Great.
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Reacher is an American action crime television series developed by Nick Santora for Amazon Prime Video. Based on the Jack Reacher book series by Lee Child, it stars Alan Ritchson as the title character, a self-proclaimed hobo and former U.S. Army military policeman with formidable strength, intellect, and abilities.
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Janet Trafton Mills (born December 30, 1947) is an American politician and lawyer serving as the 75th governor of Maine since January 2019. She previously served as the Maine Attorney General on two occasions. A member of the Democratic Party, Mills was first elected attorney general by the Maine Legislature on January 6, 2009, succeeding G. Steven Rowe.
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Alan Michael Ritchson (born November 28, 1982) is an American actor. He made his acting debut as Aquaman / Arthur Curry on The CW superhero series Smallville (2005โ2010), where he appeared as a guest star between the fifth and tenth seasons. Ritchson had a starring role in the Spike TV sitcom Blue Mountain State (2010โ2012), a role he reprised in the 2016 film sequel.
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Social Democratic Party of Germany
The Social Democratic Party of Germany (German: Sozialdemokratische Partei Deutschlands [zoหtsiฬฏaหldemoหkสaหtษชสษ paสหtaษช หdษสtสlants], SPD, German pronunciation: [ษspeหหdeห] ) is a social democratic political party in Germany. It is one of the major parties of contemporary Germany.
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The Left (German: Die Linke [diห หlษชลkษ]), commonly referred to as the Left Party (German: Die Linkspartei [diห หlษชลkspaสหtaษช] ), is a democratic socialist political party in Germany. The party was founded in 2007 as the result of the merger of the Party of Democratic Socialism (PDS) and Labour and Social Justice โ The Electoral Alternative.
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Angela Dorothea Merkel (German: [aลหษกeหla doสoหteหa หmษสklฬฉ] ; nรฉe Kasner; born 17 July 1954) is a German retired politician who served as Chancellor of Germany from 2005 to 2021. She is the only woman to have held the office. Merkel previously served as Leader of the Opposition from 2002 to 2005 and as Leader of the Christian Democratic Union (CDU) from 2000 to 2018.
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Renรฉe Kathleen Zellweger ( rษ-NAY ZEL-weg-ษr; born April 25, 1969) is an American actress. The recipient of various accolades, including two Academy Awards, two British Academy Film Awards, and four Golden Globe Awards, she was one of the world's highest-paid actresses by 2007. Born and raised in Texas, Zellweger studied English literature at the University of Texas at Austin.
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Pope John Paul II (Latin: Ioannes Paulus II; Polish: Jan Paweล II; Italian: Giovanni Paolo II; born Karol Jรณzef Wojtyลa, Polish: [หkarษl หjuzษv vษjหtษจwa]; 18 May 1920 โ 2 April 2005) was head of the Catholic Church and sovereign of the Vatican City State from 1978 until his death in 2005. In his youth, Wojtyลa dabbled in stage acting.
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Robert Anthony De Niro ( dษ NEER-roh, Italian: [de หniหro]; born August 17, 1943) is an American actor and film producer. He is considered to be one of the greatest and most influential actors of his generation. De Niro is the recipient of various accolades, including two Academy Awards and a Golden Globe Award as well as nominations for eight BAFTA Awards and four Emmy Awards.
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YouTube is an American social media and online video sharing platform owned by Google. YouTube was founded on February 14, 2005, by Steve Chen, Chad Hurley, and Jawed Karim, three former employees of PayPal. Headquartered in San Bruno, California, it is the second-most-visited website in the world, after Google Search.
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Florence Foster Jenkins (born Narcissa Florence Foster; July 19, 1868 โ November 26, 1944) was an American socialite and amateur lyric soprano who became known, and mocked, for her flamboyant performance costumes and notably poor singing ability. Stephen Pile ranked her "the world's worst opera singer . . .
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Anya-Josephine Marie Taylor-Joy (; born 16 April 1996) is an actress. Born in Miami and raised in Buenos Aires and London, she left school at the age of 16 to pursue an acting career. After a series of small television roles, her breakthrough came with a leading role in the horror film The Witch (2015).
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Shaheen Shah Afridi (Pashto: [สษhin 'สษh ษpridi]; born 6 April 2000) is a Pakistani international cricketer and the former captain of the Pakistan national cricket team in the T20I format. Under his leadership, Lahore Qalandars won their first PSL title in the 2022 season and again went on to win the 2023 season, becoming the first team in PSL history to successfully defend their title.
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Ne Zha 2 (Chinese: ๅชๅไน้ญ็ซฅ้นๆตท; pinyin: Nรฉzhฤ zhฤซ Mรณtรณng Nร ohวi; also known as ๅชๅ2; Nรฉzhฤ รr) is a 2025 Chinese animated fantasy adventure film written and directed by Jiaozi. It is the sequel to the 2019 film Ne Zha. The film was released in theaters across China on 29 January 2025, coinciding with the first day of Chinese New Year in 2D, 3D, IMAX, CINITY, CGS, Dolby Cinema and other formats.
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Olaf Scholz (German: [หoหlaf หสษlts] ; born (1958-06-14)14 June 1958) is a German politician who has been Chancellor of Germany since 2021. A member of the Social Democratic Party (SPD), he previously served as vice chancellor in the fourth Merkel cabinet and as Federal Minister of Finance from 2018 to 2021.
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A Thousand Blows is a British television drama series created by Steven Knight about the Forty Elephants, an all-female crime syndicate clashing with the world of illegal bare-knuckle boxing in 1880s London. The first series premiered on 21 February 2025 on Disney+ internationally and on Hulu in the United States. In February 2025, ahead of the series premiere, it was renewed for a second series.
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Jesse Plemons (; born April 2, 1988) is an American actor. He began his career as a child actor and achieved a breakthrough with his role as Landry Clarke in the NBC drama series Friday Night Lights (2006โ2011). He subsequently portrayed Todd Alquist in season 5 of the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad (2012โ2013) and its sequel film El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019).
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1923 is an American Western drama television series. The series is a prequel to the Paramount Network series Yellowstone and serves as a sequel to the series 1883, with Isabel May reprising her role from the latter as narrator Elsa Dutton. 1923 premiered its first season on December 18, 2022, on Paramount+, which consisted of eight episodes.
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Free Democratic Party (Germany)
The Free Democratic Party (German: Freie Demokratische Partei, FDP, German pronunciation: [ษfdeหหpeห] ) is a liberal political party in Germany. The FDP was founded in 1948 by members of former liberal political parties which existed in Germany before World War II, namely the German Democratic Party and the German People's Party.
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Flight Risk is a 2025 American action thriller film directed by Mel Gibson and starring Mark Wahlberg, Michelle Dockery, and Topher Grace. Its plot follows a pilot (Wahlberg) transporting an Air Marshal (Dockery) and a fugitive (Grace) across the Alaskan wilderness, where the identities and intentions of those onboard come into question.
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Mohamed Salah Hamed Mahrous Ghaly (Egyptian Arabic: ู ูุญูู ููุฏ ุตูููุงุญ ุญูุงู ูุฏ ู ูุญูุฑููุณ ุบูุงููู, pronounced [mรฆหฤงam. mรฆd sหคษหlษหฤง หษฃรฆหli]; born 15 June 1992), known as Mohamed Salah or Mo Salah, is an Egyptian professional footballer who plays as a right winger or forward for Liverpool and captains the Egypt national team.
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Companion is a 2025 American black comedy science fiction thriller film written and directed by Drew Hancock. It stars Sophie Thatcher and Jack Quaid as a couple on a weekend getaway with friends at a remote cabin, which unravels into chaos after a revelation that one of the guests is a companion robot. Lukas Gage, Megan Suri, Harvey Guillรฉn, and Rupert Friend appear in supporting roles.
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The Wayans family () is an American show-business family. Family members include Keenen Ivory Wayans, Shawn Wayans, Marlon Wayans, Damon Wayans Sr., Kim Wayans, Damon Wayans Jr., Damien Dante Wayans, and Chauntรฉ Wayans. Works created by Wayans family members include the Scary Movie film series, The Wayans Bros.
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Jane Austen ( OST-in, AW-stin; 16 December 1775 โ 18 July 1817) was an English novelist known primarily for her six novels, which implicitly interpret, critique, and comment on the English landed gentry at the end of the 18th century. Austen's plots often explore the dependence of women on marriage for the pursuit of favourable social standing and economic security.
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Rajaram I (Rajaram Bhonsale, Marathi pronunciation: [[ษพaหdอกสaษพaหm หbสฑos(ษ)le]; 24 February 1670 โ 3 March 1700) was the third Chhatrapati of the Maratha Kingdom, who ruled from 1689 to his death in 1700. He was the second son of Shivaji, the founder of the empire and younger brother of Sambhaji whom he succeeded. His eleven-year reign was marked with a constant struggle against the Mughals.
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Luigi Nicholas Mangione ( loo-EE-jee MAN-jee-OH-nee; born May 6, 1998) is an American man who was identified as the suspect in the killing of Brian Thompson, the CEO of UnitedHealthcare, which took place in New York City on December 4, 2024. Amidst a nationwide manhunt, Mangione was arrested and arraigned in Altoona, Pennsylvania five days after the shooting.
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Anora is a 2024 American comedy drama film produced, written, directed, and edited by Sean Baker. It follows the beleaguered marriage between Anora Mikheeva (Mikey Madison), a sex worker, and Vanya Zakharov (Mark Eydelshteyn), the son of a Russian oligarch. The supporting cast includes Yura Borisov, Karren Karagulian, Vache Tovmasyan, and Aleksei Serebryakov.
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Tulsi Gabbard (; born April 12, 1981) is an American politician and military officer serving as the 8th director of national intelligence since 2025. She has held the rank of lieutenant colonel in the U.S. Army Reserve since 2021, and previously served as U.S. representative for Hawaii's 2nd congressional district from 2013 to 2021. A former Democrat, she joined the Republican Party in 2024.
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Lara Lea Trump (nรฉe Yunaska; born October 12, 1982) is an American political figure who is the former co-chair of the Republican National Committee. She is married to Eric Trump, the third child of U.S. President Donald Trump. She was the producer and host of Trump Productions' Real News Update and a producer of Inside Edition.
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Pamela Jo Bondi (born November 17, 1965) is an American attorney, lobbyist, and politician who has served as the 87th United States attorney general since 2025. A member of the Republican Party, she served as Florida attorney general from 2011 to 2019, the first woman elected to the office. In 2020, Bondi was one of President Donald Trump's defense lawyers during his first impeachment trial.
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Shubman Gill (born 8 September 1999) is an Indian international cricketer who represents the national team across all three formats of the game and is the current vice-captain of the ODI team. He captains Gujarat Titans in the Indian Premier League and plays for Punjab in domestic cricket. A right-handed top-order batter, he made his international debut for in January 2019 against New Zealand.
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Gregg Charles Popovich (born January 28, 1949) is an American professional basketball coach and executive who is the president and head coach for the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He has been a member of the Spurs organization since 1994, originally as president of basketball operations and general manager, before taking over as coach in 1996.
