Nicole Kidman receives AFI Life Achievement Award
LOS ANGELES: Morgan Freeman spoke the words, but pretty much everyone who took the stage at the presentation of the AFI Life Achievement Award agreed: “ Nicole Kidman. She makes movies…
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Taylor Swift’s ‘Tortured Poets Department’ dominates US charts
LOS ANGELES: Pop megastar Taylor Swift sold 2.61 million album and streaming units of "The Tortured Poets Department" during its first week of release in the United States, Billboard…
Columbia faculty panel rebukes leadership for police crackdown on protesters
NEW YORK: Columbia University's embattled president came under renewed pressure as a campus oversight panel sharply criticized her administration for clamping down on a pro-Palestinian…
Police arrest scores of pro-Palestinian protesters on US university campuses
NEW YORK: Pro-Palestinian protesters were arrested on a handful of US university campuses as activists vowed to keep up the movement seeking a ceasefire in Israel's war with Hamas among…
Pro-Palestinian protesters at UCLA scuffle with Israel supporters
LOS ANGELES: Protests at US universities showed no sign of slowing over the weekend, with more arrests on campuses across the country and skirmishes between pro-Israeli and pro-Palestinian…
Columbia University drops deadline for dismantling pro-Palestinian protest camp
NEW YORK: Columbia University backed off late Thursday from an overnight deadline for pro-Palestinian protesters to abandon an encampment there as more college campuses in the United States…
Emma Stone wants to be called by her real name
LOS ANGELES: Hollywood actress and two-time Oscar winner Emma Stone revealed that she prefers to go by her given name, Emily, when possible.
In a chat with The Hollywood Reporter,…
Usain Bolt named T20 World Cup 2024 Ambassador
The International Cricket Council (ICC) have announced Olympic legend Usain Bolt as an ambassador for the upcoming ICC Men’s T20 World Cup, which will be played in the West Indies and USA…
Pakistan to tour New Zealand for 3 ODIs, 5 T20Is next year
LAHORE: The Pakistan cricket team will travel to New Zealand soon after the ICC Champions Trophy 2025 in Pakistan to play a white-ball series consisting of three ODIs and five T20Is.
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Punjab Police defends Maryam Nawaz for wearing uniform
LAHORE: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz's appearance as the chief guest at a passing out parade of female police officers wearing a police uniform has caused a stir.
Maryam Nawaz…
Chef Jose Andres mourns World Central Kitchen workers killed in Gaza
WASHINGTON: Celebrity Chef Jose Andres called seven aid workers killed by Israeli forces in Gaza "the best of humanity" during a memorial service at the Washington National Cathedral that…
USC cancels graduation ceremony citing safety measures
The University of Southern California (USC) has called off its main-stage graduation ceremony this year, one week after canceling the valedictorian speech by a Muslim student who said she…
Columbia University faces complaint after arresting anti-war protesters
WASHINGTON: A pro-Palestinian US group filed a federal civil rights complaint against Columbia University following last week's mass arrest of anti-war protesters after the school called…
Harvey Weinstein’s rape conviction overturned by top New York court
NEW YORK: Harvey Weinstein's 2020 conviction for sexual assault and rape was overturned by New York's highest court, reopening the landmark case that fueled the #MeToo movement and…
Pro-Palestine protests grow at US colleges, students arrested
NEW YORK: Protests against Israel filled streets in Brooklyn and escalated at universities across the United States, as demonstrators demanded an end to civilian casualties in Gaza.
The…