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“Glee,” the hit musical comedy-drama television series, is set to return in ​a reboot, streaming services Disney+ and Hulu announced ‌on Wednesday. “It’s official, Glee is returning,” the platforms said in a joint Instagram post, though they provided no additional details ​about the project or its release timeline. The ​reboot revives Ryan Murphy’s television series, which premiered ⁠on Fox in 2009 and ran for six seasons ​through 2015. Set in Lima, Ohio, the show followed ​members of a high school glee club as they navigated adolescence, friendships and personal challenges.…

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Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz has given police four weeks to improve law and order, including crimes against women and children, warning that officials who fail to deliver will be removed from their posts. Chairing a special meeting on security in Lahore on Thursday, she expressed concern over the situation in Rawalpindi Division and ordered province-wide action against illegal weapons, drug trafficking and wheat smuggling, particularly in border districts. Maryam said criminal intimidation and lawlessness would not be tolerated and directed authorities to intensify anti-corruption efforts within the police, take…

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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif arrived in Peshawar on Thursday for a day-long visit during which he is scheduled to chair a high-level meeting, including an Apex Committee session, to review the law and order situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and Information Minister Attaullah Tarar accompanied the prime minister, while Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar is also expected to join the visit, according to reports. The meetings at the Governor’s House will review the province’s security situation, efforts to maintain peace and stability, and recent political developments. The…

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi has delegated powers to arrest and detain persons under section 3(1) of the Maintenance of Public Order (MPO) Ordinance, 1960, to all Deputy Commissioners of the province in the wake of safety concerns. According to an official notification, the relevant deputy commissioner will take immediate action upon receiving a case from the district police officer (DPO), with the move aimed at ensuring timely preventive measures at the district level and reducing administrative delays. Kundi directed deputy commissioners to exercise the powers in accordance with…

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President Emmanuel Macron vowed on Wednesday to prevent a repeat of last weekend’s violence at protests planned in the coming days, and dismissed as “stupid” and “unacceptable” comments ‌from some foreign leaders about the unrest. France’s main student union, UNEF, has called for further rallies on Saturday, while the Yellow Vest group, which emerged as a potent anti-establishment movement in 2018, has filed plans for a march through central Paris the same day. Efforts to ease social tensions showed little sign of progress, as unions pledged to press ahead with…

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Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard ​Corps Navy said ‌on Thursday that four vessels involved ​in illegal oil ​transfers in the northern ⁠Persian Gulf ​were simultaneously hit ​and caught fire after being tracked by its ​forces on ​Wednesday. The IRGC added that three ‌more ⁠vessels collided with mines west of the Strait ​of Hormuz, ​and ⁠warned the US military ​that continued provocations ​could ⁠lead to a wider response ⁠against ​its regional ​bases. The IRGC Navy said it struck four vessels using unauthorised routes through the Strait of Hormuz after detecting them transferring…

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North Korea will place anti-South Korea loudspeakers ‌on standby along the entire border within days and has put unspecified new countermeasures on alert, Kim Yo Jong, the powerful sister of North Korea’s leader, said on Thursday. The statement came with a warning to Seoul of “the most horrible and distressing situation” if South Korea continued what Pyongyang calls interference in the North’s internal affairs. On Wednesday evening, after she ​visited fortification sites with senior military officials, Kim said North Korea would activate anti-South Korea loudspeakers across the border by the…

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Israel’s election next week may change its leader, but not its strategy: Iran will remain its chief adversary, military force will continue to be its preferred tool and Palestinian statehood a ​distant prospect, regional policymakers and analysts say. That is because the strategic assumptions underpinning Israeli policy were hardened by the October 7, 2023, attacks on southern Israeli communities by Palestinian militant group Hamas and by ‌the wars in Gaza, Lebanon and Iran. If anything, Israel could toughen its security policy, the analysts said, as victory for Prime Minister Benjamin…

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Elon Musk’s public endorsement this week of a potential $3.5 trillion merger between SpaceX and Tesla has rattled some insiders involved in the discussions, who worry his comments could invite ​shareholder scrutiny and delay the process by several weeks, according to a person with direct knowledge of the talks. The disclosure created a “mess” for the process, as it ‌could lead to questions about how well Tesla shareholders’ interests would be represented, the person said. The concerns reflect similarities some participants see with Tesla’s 2016 acquisition of SolarCity, which sparked…

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Lahore was ranked the world’s most polluted city for the fourth consecutive day on Thursday, with the overall Air Quality Index (AQI) reaching 294, according to an international air quality monitoring website. Air pollution levels remained high across several parts of the city, with Kahna Nau recording an AQI of 352 and Allama Iqbal Town 342. The index stood at 334 on Burki Road, 322 near Bedian Road, 281 in Model Town and Muslim Town, 273 in Defence and 200 in Askari 10. The Meteorological Department warned that Lahore’s AQI…

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