At least 34 people have died, including 12 in Missouri alone, after a series of deadly tornadoes swept across several southeastern states in the US. The storms, which caused widespread destruction, overturned cars, flattened homes, and led to significant flooding. In Kansas, a dust storm caused a pile-up involving over 55 vehicles, resulting in at […]
Arrested for sexually harassing a Bangladeshi university student, Asif Sardar Arnab was soon released — greeted by a cheering crowd who presented him with flower garlands. His alleged victim was a student who enthusiastically supported the youth-led uprising that overthrew the Muslim-majority nation’s autocratic government last year. That young woman, after receiving a torrent of violent […]
Syrians gathered on Saturday to commemorate the 14th anniversary of their uprising with a public demonstration in Damascus for the first time since president Bashar al-Assad was toppled. The rally in Damascus’s Umayyad Square was the first in the capital after years of repression under Assad, during which the square was the sole preserve of […]
UK premier Keir Starmer said the “ball was in Russia’s court” and that President Vladimir Putin would “sooner or later” have to “come to the table,” after a virtual summit on Saturday to drum up support for a coalition willing to protect any eventual ceasefire in Ukraine. The British leader told some 26 fellow leaders […]
New Zealand defeated Pakistan by nine wickets in the first T20I of the five-match series at Hagley Oval on Sunday, thanks to a stellar performance by their openers. Chasing a small target of 91, Tim Seifert and Finn Allen made light work of the chase, with a blistering 53-run partnership in the powerplay. Seifert’s knock of […]
US President Donald Trump authorised large-scale military strikes against Yemen’s Houthi rebels over the group’s attacks on Red Sea shipping, killing at least 24 people in the first wave of an operation expected to last several days. The strikes, the biggest US military operation in the Middle East since Trump took office, targeted key Houthi […]
In an interview on a local talk show, Alishba Yousuf addressed her acting break and whether or not actor-sister Syra Yousuf forces her to make a comeback. Laughing, Alishba said, “We don’t force each other to do anything, we just suggest. So, I have been on the receiving end of these suggestions a few times, […]
Sean “Diddy” Combs pleaded not guilty Friday to a new indictment that added accusations to his US federal sex trafficking and racketeering case, reported AFP. The superceding indictment says that as the hip hop magnate sexually abused people and coerced them into drug-fuelled sex parties using threats and violence, he forced employees to work long […]
Brad Pitt’s speed is real and Hollywood’s F1 film will be the most authentic racing film ever seen when it hits cinema screens in June, according to seven times Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton. As per Reuters, the Ferrari driver said the Apple Original Films production had got the lot – “Brad Pitt, speed, […]
Actor Yumna Zaidi recently shared a photograph on her Instagram account, captured by her mother, Shabana Naheed Zaidi. In the image, Yumna is seated stylishly against a serene backdrop, dressed in black trousers paired with a beige high-neck and a cosy shawl. She captioned the post: “Who can beat the photos my Ammi takes of […]