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'Yellow Letters', directed by German filmmaker Ilker Catak, won the Berlin Film Festival's Golden Bear for best film Saturday, at a ceremony reflecting the controversy over Gaza that has dogged this year's edition. Some award winners spoke out in favour of the Palestinian cause, pushing back after jury president Wim Wenders had sparked outrage earlier … Read more
Meryl Streep. Photo: file Deadline reports that a third installment in the beloved Mamma Mia! franchise is officially in development, according to comments from Donna Langley at the BAFTA Film Awards. Speaking on the red carpet, Langley confirmed that Mamma Mia 3 is moving forward, though she did not reveal a release timeline. She noted … Read more
Several television series tackle their half-century iron-fisted rule in today’s free environment for creativity BEIRUT, LEBANON: A Syrian prison warden screams at a group of chained, crouching inmates in a harrowing scene from one of several Ramazan television series this year that tackle the era of former ruler Bashar al-Assad. Talking about Syria’s prisons and … Read more
Director Sarmad Sultan Khoosat’s Punjabi-language comedy premieres at packed screening in German capital BERLIN: The Berlin Film Festival, which drew to a close on Saturday, made a piece of film history when it screened its first all-Pakistani produced feature film. “Lali”, by director Sarmad Sultan Khoosat, which had its world premiere at a packed screening … Read more
Security officials are monitoring increasingly worrisome signs as President Trump considers another military campaign against Iran.
Canadians jammed bars that opened at dawn across the nation on Sunday but the United States dealt the team, and the country, a devastating blow in overtime.
The top negotiators plan to meet in Geneva on Thursday for last-ditch talks, debating a new proposal that could create an off-ramp as two carrier groups massed within striking distance of Iran.
. A file photo os Sindh Police personnel. PHOTO: AFP HYDERABAD: The murder of a police constable, allegedly killed by suspected outlaws during an encounter in Larkana district over two years ago, has been settled through a jirga with compensation of Rs three million to be paid to the bereaved family. The jirga, held at … Read more
The German chancellor will travel to Beijing this week, the latest high-level visitor as Western countries pivot back to China.
The top negotiators plan to meet in Geneva on Thursday for last-ditch talks, debating a new proposal that could create an off-ramp as two carrier groups massed within striking distance of Iran.