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During an appearance on her longtime friend Amy Poehler’s podcast Good Hang, Aubrey Plaza shared candid thoughts about navigating life after the death of her husband, filmmaker Jeff Baena, by suicide earlier this year. Baena, a writer and director, died on January 3, 2025, at the age of 47. Plaza, 41, admitted that she is … Read more
[ KARACHI: Bulls continued to maintain their firm grip over the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) on Wednesday as the KSE-100 index roared past 150.5k points, a historic high that came on the back of Moody’s ratings upgrade for banks and encouraging corporate-sector earnings. Robust interest from local institutions in stock buying and a modest current … Read more
JERUSALEM: Israel’s defence minister approved a plan on Wednesday for the conquest of Gaza City and authorised the call-up of around 60,000 reservists, piling pressure on Hamas as mediators push for a ceasefire. Defence Minister Israel Katz’s move, confirmed to AFP by a spokesperson, came as mediators awaited an official Israeli response on their latest … Read more
Female athletes are using social media to increase viewership and seek better sponsorship deals in a field long dominated by men.
[ KARACHI: Remittances through the Roshan Digital Account (RDA) reached $10.748 billion by the end of July 2025, up from $10.563 billion at the close of June, according to the State Bank of Pakistan (SBP). Inflows during July came in at $185 million, slightly higher than remittances of $182 million in June, but lower than … Read more
NEW YORK: Google on Wednesday unveiled new Pixel 10 smartphones that promise more artificial intelligence capabilities, as it seeks to elbow out competition in the emerging AI-assistant market. Comedian Jimmy Fallon hosted a launch event in Brooklyn that blended Google product pitches with stars such as The Jonas Brothers band and Stephen Curry of the … Read more
MOSCOW: Russia said on Wednesday it had to be part of any discussion on security guarantees for Ukraine and downplayed the likelihood of an imminent summit with President Volodymyr Zelensky, tempering hopes for a quick peace deal. NATO military chiefs meanwhile held a virtual summit on security guarantees for Ukraine, the latest in a flurry … Read more
Renowned actress Mahira Khan has spoken about a frightening personal experience linked to the recent heavy rains and floods in Khyber Pakhtunkkhwa (K-P) in a post shared on Instagram. The actress revealed that she felt deeply anxious and helpless while returning from the tourist destination of Nathia Gali in Abbottabad. She said she feared at … Read more
[ ISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Wednesday reaffirmed Pakistan’s commitment to further strengthening its economic partnership with China, inviting Chinese companies to explore and invest in a wide range of sectors of the country’s economy, with particular emphasis on maritime industries. The prime minister made these remarks during a detailed meeting with a delegation … Read more
TEHRAN: Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi on Wednesday said European powers had no right to trigger snapback sanctions under a moribund 2015 nuclear deal or extend the October deadline to trigger them. His remarks came after Iranian diplomats met in July with counterparts from Germany, France, and Britain — the first such talks since Israel’s attack … Read more
