Guillermo del Toro on Creating a ‘Frankenstein’ Monster Unlike Any Before
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Month: September 2025
Wasim Akram backs Pakistan to push India in Asia Cup blockbuster
LAHORE: Legendary fast bowler Wasim Akram believes Pakistan will put up a strong fight against a dominant India when the two sides meet in the Asia Cup in Dubai on Sunday. The highly-charged clash between the arch-rivals – their first since May’s military conflict – has generated global buzz, with tickets already sold out. India, … Read more
Atif Aslam ready for new North American tour ‘Borderless 2025’
Pakistani singer Atif Aslam is preparing to embark on Borderless 2025, his most extensive North American tour to date. The tour will run from late August through early October, covering a wide circuit of cities in the United States and Canada. Organizers have described it as a 13-city schedule, though details released so far confirm … Read more
Trump meets Qatari PM days after Israeli strike in Doha
US President Donald Trump held dinner with the Qatari prime minister in New York on Friday, days after US ally Israel attacked Hamas leaders in Doha. Israel attempted to kill the political leaders of Hamas with an attack in Qatar on Tuesday, a strike that risked derailing US-backed efforts to broker a truce in Gaza and end the nearly two-year-old conflict. The attack … Read more
Jailed Istanbul mayor in court over ‘falsified degree’
ISTANBUL: Istanbul’s jailed opposition mayor Ekrem Imamoglu went on trial Friday on charges of falsifying his university degree. The mayor is a popular figure, regarded as the only politician capable of beating President Recep Tayyip Erdogan at the ballot box. He was detained on March 19 and jailed several days later as part of a … Read more
Blind tattoo artist in Russia impresses customers
MOSCOW: Like a piano player moving up a scale, Igor Mikhaylov runs his gloved hands along his client’s upturned arm, feeling out precisely where he should place his stencil. The 38-year-old tattoo artist, who is legally blind, is in high demand. “This is something that impresses and thrills you,” said a woman who gave her name only as Alexandra. She had just received a tattoo saying “Love” in Braille from Mikhaylov at a tattoo studio … Read more
Paramount disagrees with Hollywood’s boycott of Israeli film institutions
WASHINGTON: Paramount said on Friday it condemned a pledge signed earlier this week by more than 4,000 actors, entertainers, and producers, including some Hollywood stars, to not work with Israeli film institutions that they see as being complicit in the abuse of Palestinians by Israel. Why it’s important Paramount became the first major studio to respond to the pledge released on Monday. Some organizations have … Read more
US calls on allies to penalise China, India with tariffs for Russian oil imports
Group of Seven nations’ finance ministers discussed in a call on Friday further sanctions on Russia and possible tariffs on countries that they consider “enabling” its war in Ukraine, as the US called on its allies to impose tariffs on purchasers of Russian oil. Canadian Finance Minister Francois-Philippe Champagne chaired the G7 meeting, which was … Read more
Londoners, asylum seekers on edge due to protests
LONDON: Near London’s historic heart, steel barricades and plywood boards block the entrance to a hotel housing some 600 asylum seekers that has recently been targeted by protests. “I feel unsafe because the people, they really think we are (the) enemy,” an asylum seeker living in the Thistle Barbican Hotel told AFP. The man, who … Read more
‘Foundation’ set to return for fourth season
Apple TV+ has given the green light to a fourth season of ‘Foundation’, a sweeping sci-fi drama inspired by Isaac Asimov’s classic stories. The renewal lands before the finale of Season 3 on Friday. “There is no series quite like Foundation, and we feel lucky and honoured to be carrying the torch forward as co-showrunners … Read more
