Greta Gerwig, Margot Robbie snubbed in Oscar nominations
Director Greta Gerwig and actress Margot Robbie, the women who helped make "Barbie" the runaway box office success of 2023, failed to land directing and lead actress Oscar nominations.…
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‘Oppenheimer’ leads Oscar nominations
LOS ANGELES: "Oppenheimer," the epic film about the World War Two race to build the first atomic bomb, landed a leading 13 Oscar nominations and cemented its role as frontrunner for the…
Israeli plan to destroy Hamas not working, peace talks needed: EU’s Borrell
BRUSSELS: Israel's foreign minister sidestepped discussion of a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian conflict at a meeting with European Union counterparts on Monday, opting to show…
24 Israeli soldiers killed in Gaza fighting
JERSUSALEM: Twenty-four Israeli soldiers were killed during intense fighting in Gaza in the last 24 hours, the military said on Tuesday, marking the highest one-day Israeli death toll since…
Dexter Scott, younger son of Martin Luther King Jr., dies at 62
Dexter Scott King, the younger son of the late civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, died on Monday of prostate cancer, the King Center in Atlanta announced.…
Powerful 7.1 earthquake strikes Kyrgyzstan-China border
BEIJING: A magnitude 7.1 earthquake struck the Kyrgyzstan-Xinjiang border region on Tuesday with reports of several injuries and collapsed houses, Chinese state media reported.
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US, British forces carry out new strikes in Yemen
WASHINGTON: US and British forces carried out a fresh round of strikes on Monday in Yemen, targeting a Houthi underground storage site as well as missile and surveillance capabilities used…
Iranian FM to visit Pakistan on Jan 29 as tension diffuse
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Iran have agreed that their ambassadors would return to their respective posts by January 26, 2024 in a bid to diffuse tensions between both countries.
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Japan Airlines names former cabin attendant as first female president
TOKYO: Japan Airlines named its first female president, a former cabin attendant who rose through the ranks to senior management, taking a deeply symbolic step in a country struggling to…
Iran-Pakistan clash shows Iran is not well-liked in region: Biden
WASHINGTON: United States President Joe Biden said that the clashes between Iran and Pakistan this week show that Iran is not well-liked in the region as the White House said it does not…
UN chief calls for ‘maximum restraint’ amid Iran-Pak tension
NEW YORK: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres reiterated his call for “maximum restraint” after Pakistan’s precision retaliatory strikes in Iran, and called for the security concerns…
New York stadium to host T20 World Cup matches unveiled
The International Cricket Council (ICC) has unveiled the the Nassau County International Cricket Stadium in New York that will host eight T20 World Cup 2024 matches, including a…
US re-designates Yemen’s Houthis as ‘terrorists’
LONDON: The United States returned the Yemen-based Houthi rebels to a list of terrorist groups, as the militants attacked their second US-operated vessel in the Red Sea region this week and…
Operation Marg Bar Sarmachar: Pakistan conducts military strikes in Iran
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Thursday morning carried out a series of “highly coordinated” and “specifically targeted precision” military strikes against terrorist hideouts in Siestan Baluchistan…
Akshay Kumar congratulates ‘superwoman’ Twinkle Khanna on her graduation
Bollywood actor Akshay Kumar penned an emotional note as he congratulated his wife Twinkle Khanna on her graduation.
Taking to Instagram, Akshay also shared a picture with Twinkle from…