Holders PSG and rivals await Champions League draw

PARIS: Paris Saint-Germain’s path towards defending their Champions League crown will be laid out on Thursday when the draw for the 36-team league phase of Europe’s elite club competition takes place in Monaco. PSG’s thrilling triumph in last season’s final in Munich, when they inflicted a 5-0 hammering on Inter Milan to win the trophy … Read more

Younis Khan, Shahid Afridi, Babar Azam to play charity match for flood relief

Superstars Younis Khan, Shahid Afridi, Babar Azam, and Kamran Akmal will play in an exhibition match to help the flood-affected people. The Flood Relief Exhibition Match will take place at the Imran Khan Cricket Stadium in Peshawar on August 30 with a slogan, “Khel Se Khidmat”, roughly translated as service through sports. The fixture is … Read more

Denmark summons US diplomat over Greenland ‘interference’

COPENHAGEN: Denmark summoned the US charge d’affaires on Wednesday after reports of attempted interference in Greenland, a Danish autonomous territory that US President Donald Trump wants to take over. Since returning to the White House in January, Trump has repeatedly said the United States needs the strategically located, resource-rich island for security reasons, and has … Read more

‘KPop Demon Hunters’ cast shares how their voices were so good, people thought it was AI

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LOS ANGELES: From K-pop trainee to songwriter and now a leading singer in KPop Demon Hunters, South Korean artist EJAE poured everything she knew about popular Korean music into the Netflix NFLX.O project. The animated film that has become a cultural phenomenon includes the chart-topping hit “Golden,” which EJAE performs. “I just love how ‘Golden’ is … Read more

Macron gives ‘full support’ to embattled PM as crisis looms in France

PARIS: President Emmanuel Macron on Wednesday gave his “full support” to France’s embattled prime minister, who has called a confidence vote that could see his government collapse next month. Prime Minister Francois Bayrou said he would request the confidence vote in a bitterly divided parliament on September 8, as he tries to garner enough support … Read more