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Iran welcomes a potential “fair and balanced” US nuclear proposal, but Tehran has not received any proposal for negotiations, the country’s top diplomat said on Saturday. “If we receive a reasonable, balanced, and fair proposal from the Americans for negotiations, we will certainly consider it,” Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi told state television. However, Araqchi … Read more
Long criminalized as the raw material for cocaine, coca is woven into Bolivian life. The government is lobbying the U.N. to ease international restrictions.
Warner Bros. has officially confirmed that a sequel to ‘A Minecraft Movie’ is in development, with a global release date set for July 23, 2027. The announcement comes after months of speculation and follows the original film’s spectacular box-office performance, which grossed nearly $1 billion worldwide. The sequel will once again be directed by Jared … Read more
STEPHENS CITY: Film buffs sit snugly in cars watching a drive-in movie, munching popcorn on a lovely recent fall night. Michelle Hutson, 52, has been coming to the Family Drive-In since childhood, enjoying what is now a dying form of quintessentially American entertainment. With a sigh, she notes she might soon see the last picture … Read more
The 30th Conference of the Parties (COP30) is scheduled to take place in Belém, Brazil, on November 10, 2025. But can we expect this one to be any different from the previous 29? The COP is an annual event organised by the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), where representatives from UN member … Read more
After three years of unrelenting assault by Israel’s Defence Forces, Palestinians, in Gaza, hold only a faint hope of peace. What began in the aftermath of a Hamas attack on Israel has since become a prolonged campaign of vengeance, led by Benjamin Netanyahu, who has seized every opportunity to unleash bombardment upon the densely populated … Read more
They come from a world of underground, even subversive, art, but now US activist Shepard Fairey has joined forces with Britain's Damien Hirst and French street artist Invader with a "joyful" exhibition to show even in dark times there is always hope. "We all see ourselves as troublemakers because we have been," Fairey told AFP, … Read more
One hundred years ago, in a courtyard at the Neues Museum in Berlin, the world came face to face for the first time with one of its most enduring beauty icons: Queen Nefertiti. Discovered in Egypt in 1912 by German archaeologists, her 3,300-year-old stucco-coated limestone bust went on display in 1924. Its unveiling stunned audiences … Read more
GAZA CITY: Hundreds of thousands of Palestinians returned to a devastated Gaza City on Saturday, as Hamas warned the next stage in US President Donald Trump’s peace plan would be more difficult than the first. Trump’s Middle East envoy promised Israeli hostage families their loved ones would be returned to them by Monday, and the … Read more
[ LAHORE: In Pakistan’s kitchens, snack factories and food industries, one ingredient quietly sustains, both in terms of affordability and availability, ie, Indonesian palm oil. As the world’s largest palm oil producer, Indonesia has become the backbone of Pakistan’s edible oil market, playing a decisive role in keeping its fast-moving consumer goods (FMCG) sector running … Read more