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Responses to Dhurandhar, Bollywood’s latest film promoting an anti-Pakistan narrative, have been divided in India and Pakistan alike. Although some viewers conceded that the film is technically accomplished, many were unconvinced by its glossy, high-budget treatment, viewing it instead as another attempt by Indian cinema to portray its neighbour in a hostile and unfavourable light. … Read more
. US Secretary of State Marco Rubio listens as Rustem Umerov speaks while leading Ukrainian delegation during a meeting in Hallandale Beach, Florida. Photo: AFP MIAMI: The Kremlin toned down expectations ahead of a third day of Ukraine settlement talks in Miami Sunday, saying proposed changes to the plan to end the war were a … Read more
[Sharyn Alfonsi, a “60 Minutes” correspondent, criticized the network’s decision to remove her reporting from Sunday’s edition of the show.
. US Senator Lindsey Graham. PHOTO: Reuters JERUSALEM: US Senator Lindsey Graham called on Sunday for renewed military action against Hamas and Hezbollah if they fail to disarm and accused the Palestinian Islamist group of consolidating its power in Gaza. The Republican politician, on a visit to Israel, is a staunch ally of US President … Read more
. ABUJA: Nigerian authorities have secured the release of 130 kidnapped schoolchildren taken by gunmen from a Catholic school in November, a presidential spokesman said Sunday, after 100 were freed earlier this month. “Another 130 abducted Niger state pupils released, none left in captivity,” Sunday Dare said in a post on X, accompanied by a … Read more
LOS ANGELES: Hollywood icon Harrison Ford will be honoured with a lifetime achievement award from SAG-AFTRA, the main union representing film and television actors, the organization has announced, recognising a career that has spanned more than five decades and produced some of the most enduring characters in cinema history. Ford, whose work across both the … Read more
. Dr Abdul Haleem Khan. Photo: file MUZAFFARABAD: Dr Abdul Haleem Khan, the grandson of the first prime minister of Azad Jammu and Kashmir (AJK), Khan Abdul Hameed Khan, passed away in Peshawar on Sunday. He had been suffering from heart disease. The late Dr Khan was the elder brother of Member of the Legislative … Read more
In what prosecutors say was an inside job, copper pots, porcelain and Baccarat Champagne glasses were stolen from the inventory of the Élysée Palace.
Kata Hay, an aspiring singer who gained national attention as a contestant on The Voice in 2016, was arrested on a vehicular homicide warrant, the Goodlettsville Police Department in Tennessee confirmed. Hay, whose legal name is Kata Huddleston, was taken into custody in Oklahoma following a public appeal by law enforcement seeking information on her … Read more
[ . RAWALPINDI: New federal and provincial taxes, along with continuous increases in electricity, gas and transportation costs, have led to an unprecedented rise in the prices of all building materials. In the market, top-quality bricks are now priced at Rs25,000 per thousand, prompting contractors to rely more heavily on old bricks. A bag of … Read more