Director Christopher Nolan to be given knighthood
LONDON: British-American filmmaker Christopher Nolan, fresh from his Oscar victory for historical drama "Oppenheimer", will receive a knighthood from Britain for services to film.
His…
World court orders Israel to ensure food supplies in Gaza
THE HAGUE: Judges at the International Court of Justice unanimously ordered Israel to take all the necessary and effective action to ensure basic food supplies arrive without delay to the…
Google Doodle pays tribute to French-Iranian photographer Abbas Attar
Google Doodle released a doodle on Friday to mark 80th birthday of French Iranian photographer and journalist Abbas Attar.
The doodle depicts the photographer with his camera in the…
Louis Vuitton makes custom trunks for Paris Games flames, medals
PARIS: The Olympic and Paralympic flames will each travel in a custom-made Louis Vuitton trunk this summer thanks to a sponsorship deal with the brand's owner LVMH.
Louis Vuitton has also…
F-16s will be shot down in Ukraine, warns Putin
MOSCOW: Russia has no designs on any NATO country and will not attack Poland, the Baltic states or the Czech Republic but if the West supplies F-16 fighters to Ukraine then they will be shot…
Sam Bankman-Fried sentenced to 25 years for FTX fraud
NEW YORK: Sam Bankman-Fried was sentenced to 25 years in prison by a judge on Thursday for stealing $8 billion from customers of the now-bankrupt FTX cryptocurrency exchange he founded, the…
Govt to form independent inquiry commission on IHC judges’ letter
ISLAMABAD: Minister for Law and Justice Azam Nazeer Tarar said that the federal government has decided to place the IHC judges’ letter before cabinet meeting for the formation of an…
Mumbai overtakes Beijing to become Asia’s billionaire capital
Mumbai has overtaken Beijing and is now the Asian capital with the most number of billionaires, according to Hurun Research Institute’s global rich list.
This is the first time that…
Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ‘Heeramandi’ series to release on Netflix on May 1
Indian filmmaker Sanjay Leela Bhansali’s ambitious web series "Heeramandi: The Diamond Bazaar" will premiere on streaming service Netflix on May 1.
The release date of the…
Southeast Asia human trafficking now a global crisis: Interpol
SINGAPORE: Organised crime rings who fuelled an "explosion" of human trafficking and cyber scam centres during the pandemic have expanded from Southeast Asia into a global network making up…
One billion meals go to waste every day: UN report
While a third of humanity faces food insecurity, an equivalent of one billion meals go to waste every day, a new report by the UN environment agency (UNEP) revealed on Wednesday. One fifth…
Ireland to intervene in South Africa genocide case against Israel
DUBLIN: Ireland will intervene in South Africa's genocide case against Israel, in the strongest signal to date of Dublin's concern about Israeli operations in Gaza since October 7.…
UN expert receives threats after accusing Israel of genocide
GENEVA: A United Nations expert who published a report saying there were reasonable grounds to believe Israel has committed genocide in Gaza during its military campaign against Hamas said…
Former US Senator Joe Lieberman dies at 82
NEW YORK: Former US senator and Democratic Party vice presidential nominee Joe Lieberman died on Wednesday at age 82 in New York City after suffering complications from a fall, his family…
Chinese embassy urges Pakistan to investigate Bisham terror attack
ISLAMABAD: The Chinese Embassy in Pakistan has strongly condemned the heinous terrorist attack targeting a company bus in which five Chinese nationals were killed.
Expressing profound…