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PUBLISHED May 31, 2026 Back in the nineties, I watched the much-hyped Terminator 2 at Nishat Cinema. I’d gone with friends from college and I remember coming out baffled by everyone’s reactions. While I was high on the glory of Linda Hamilton’s upgrade from Terminator, they were fawning over the delightfully evil and vicious villain—the … Read more
Offensive began ‘several days ago, with large ground forces,’ says army spokeswoman The Israeli army announced on Sunday that it had launched a “large-scale” offensive in the Beaufort Ridge and Wadi al-Salouqi area of southern Lebanon. The offensive began “several days ago, with large ground forces,” military spokesman spokeswoman Ella Waweya said on US social … Read more
[ KARACHI: Despite persistent scepticism over whether electric vehicles (EVs) can gain meaningful traction in Pakistan amid infrastructure constraints, high upfront costs and concerns over power availability, the country’s automobile sector appears set for its most significant transformation in decades. Industry data compiled by Arif Habib Limited (AHL) indicates that around 23 new vehicle models … Read more
Some 22,000 police are deployed across France for the game, including 8,000 in Paris Police on Saturday arrested dozens of people in clashes that erupted in the French capital as thousands poured onto the streets during Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions League final victory. Some 22,000 police were deployed across France for the game, including 8,000 in … Read more
[ Trade agency said that the two sides will continue to advance their discussions on June 16-17 in Washington, DC MEXICO CITY: The US and Mexico trade negotiators on Friday concluded their first bilateral negotiating round to revise the US-Mexico-Canada Agreement on trade, discussing automotive rules of origin, steel and aluminum trade and economic security, … Read more
Millennials who yearn for a bygone era of dancing that feels pure and more organic are bringing back the basement jam, popularized decades ago by Toronto’s Caribbean diaspora.
[Tejal Rao and Ligaya Mishan, who were appointed last June, discuss some of their culinary highlights, including barbecue in Texas and Bangladeshi food in New Jersey.
Search for missing carries on through week as recovery crews work through debris in indoor areas A drone view of a chemical tank after its rupture at the Nippon Dynawave Packaging pulp and paper mill in Longview, Washington, US. PHOTO: REUTERS The death toll from a chemical tank rupture in the US state of Washington climbed … Read more
[ Pilot salary payments, healthcare disbursements using e-CNY; incentivises banks to boost usage LONDON: China’s central bank is making a broad push to increase the use of digital yuan at home and abroad, several industry sources said, setting Beijing on a different – and potentially competing – path from the United States in shaping the … Read more
Iranian state media says deal nears completion, claims Tehran would receive billions of dollars in frozen funds President Donald Trump could soon appear on a bank note — breaking longheld tradition against putting living presidents on US money. Photo: AFP/ File US President Donald Trump has requested several amendments to a draft agreement negotiated by … Read more