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Is Brittney Griner a Russian hostage?

Brittney Griner

In Hollywood movies, hostage-taking is often mounted as an act carried out by militant or criminal groups operating independently of a country’s government. However, now U.S. citizens are more frequently taken hostage by foreign governments than by non-state actors. Hardly, it seems that the detention of WNBA champ Brittney Griner by Russian powers may be part … Read more

Ukraine’s prevention of Russian cyberattack to shut country’s energy grid

Ukraine thwarts a Russian attack, solely aimed at infiltrating computers and deleting significant files, says government on Tuesday.   The government and cybersecurity report that the adversary state had designed the attack to delete all the important files. Russian hackers tried to attack Ukraine’s energy system, if the hacking did not fail, it would shut … Read more

The Annecy Animation Festival will honor Jennifer Lee and Michel Ocelot

At the festival, Lee, the director of “Frozen,” and Ocelot, the director of “Kirikou,” will receive Honorary Cristal awards. Jennifer Lee and Michel Ocelot will receive the Honorary Cristal at the Annecy International Animation Festival, which takes place June 13-18 in Annecy, France  “The return of the Annecy Festival to its pre-pandemic state is the reason … Read more

WNBA working to bring Brittney Griner home from ‘unimaginable situation’

Brittney Griner

Commissioner Cathy Engelbert said the league is working diligently to help Brittney Griner return to the United States just moments before Rhyne Howard was selected first overall in the WNBA draught by Atlanta. Since arriving at a Moscow airport in mid-February, Griner, one of the league’s greatest stars, has been held in Russia. According to … Read more

Major and soldier martyred, two terrorists killed in South Waziristan clash

South Waziristan clash

Two terrorists have been killed during an exchange of fire between security forces and terrorists in general area Angoor Adda, South Waziristan District last night (Monday). According to Inter-Services Public Relations, the terrorists remained actively involved in terrorist activities against security forces. The troops effectively engaged the terrorist’s location and during the operation weapon and … Read more

‘There’s no way’ I’m wearing maternity clothing,’ Pregnant Rihanna says on the cover of Vogue

Rihanna Fenty

Rihanna might give birth at any time, and she’ll be dressed to the nines until she gives birth. On the face of Vogue Magazine’s May 2022 edition, the pregnant fashion and beauty entrepreneur wears a red lace Alaïa catsuit, gloves, and high heels to show off her baby bulge. She talked about her pregnancy style … Read more

Boeing cuts its order book following Ukraine invasion

Ukraine invasion

Boeing has removed orders for 141 jets from its backlog, mostly due to sanctions placed on Russia in the aftermath of the Ukraine invasion, officials from the plane manufacturer said Tuesday. Most of the planes stripped from Boeing’s official tally were 737 models, with about two-thirds coming as “a result of geopolitical events,” a Boeing … Read more

Fahad Mustafa to join PSL? Know here

Fahad Mustafa

KARACHI: Pakistani cricket legend Fahad Mustafa has urged a female sportswriter to nominate him for the Pakistan Super League (PSL), the country’s premier T20 tournament. Fahad’s fans are widely aware of his cricket skills in addition to his acting and hosting. The actor is constantly posting photographs and videos of himself playing cricket on social … Read more

PTI Lahore public meeting date changed due to Hazrat Ali’s martyrdom day: Farrukh

PTI

Central Secretary Information Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf, Farrukh Habib said on Tuesday that the date of a public meeting of PTI scheduled for April 23 in the historic ground of Minar-e-Pakistan has been changed view of the day of martyrdom of Hazrat Ali (A.S). Read more: PTI dissenter Noor Alam video assaulting elderly citizen goes viral یومِ شہادتِ … Read more

Melanie Clark Pullen dead aged 46: EastEnders star who played Pauline Fowler’s niece dies after battling cancer

MELANIE CLARK

Melanie Clark Pullen, an actress, passed away at the age of 46. After a cancer battle, the EastEnders actress who played Pauline Fowler’s niece has died. Melanie Clark was diagnosed with breast cancer in January 2019 – and sadly died on March 29 this year after rounds of radiotherapy. The actor levels behind her husband … Read more

Vivo revealed its Most Powerful Phone to Date

Vivo

Vivo hosted a virtual Spring Launch Event. Vivo has officially introduced its much-awaited foldable – the Vivo X Fold, the premium grade flagship, as well as the Vivo X Note and Vivo Pad – after months of rumours and speculations. Design The smartphone comes with a glass body with a circular camera island on the … Read more

Amber Riley of ‘Glee’ and her fiancé Desean Black have broken up

Glee Amber Riley

Amber Riley and her fiancé Desean Black have broken up and are no longer together, according to reports. Riley’s fiancé Desean Black has broken up with her, according to a spokeswoman for Riley, who added, “They beg for privacy during this time.” Riley appeared on the Nice & Neat podcast last month to promote her … Read more

Kazakhstan gets back telecoms stake in ‘donation

telecoms stake

Kazakhstan said Tuesday that it had received a large stake in its national telecoms operator in a “donation” by a detained member of ex-president Nursultan Nazarbayev’s once untouchable family. Businessman Kairat Satybaldy last month became the first relative of Nazarbayev to be arrested since political chaos in January appeared to sideline a fabulously wealthy family … Read more

Inflation raised at quickest pace since 1981 as rates climbed 8.5%

Inflation raised

Consumer rates increase even more into the exosphere in March and the only comfort is that the painful bout of skyrocketing prices may have peaked. Inflation hit a raw 40-year high as continuing surges in gasoline, food, and rent value more than offset moderating rates for second-hand cars. The consumer rates index jumped 8.5% yearly, the fastest step since … Read more

Fatherhood has always been something Sam Asghari has ‘looked forward to,’ 

Spears

Britney Spears has announced that she is expecting a child, and now her fiancé is talking about parenthood. Sam Asghari said on his verified Instagram account Monday, “Marriage and kids are a natural aspect of a great partnership filled with love and respect.” In the description of a sketch of a family of lions, he … Read more

After years of friendship, Emmerdale’s Anthony Quinlan finally speaks out about his romance with Hollyoaks star Nikki

ANTHONY QUINLAN

After years of friendship, SOAP star Anthony Quinlan has spoken out for the first time about falling in love with Hollyoaks actress Nikki Sanderson.  The actor, who has appeared in Emmerdale and Hollyoaks, began dating Nikki, 38, last year and claims they are “really, really happy.” In 2018, Anthony famously dated Strictly professional Dianne Buswell … Read more

Rs. 750 Prize bond draw: date and venue

750 Prize Bond Draw list 2022

Karachi: The 90th draw for the prize bond, worth Rs750, will be held on Friday, April 15, 2022. The first lucky winner will get a prize of Rs1,500,000 while three prizes of Rs500,000 each have been reserved for the second position holders. Read more: Prize Bond Schedule 2022 from JAN 2022 TO DEC 2022 Similarly, the … Read more

Dozens dead after gunmen ransack central Nigerian villages

Nigerian villages

Gunmen have killed over 100 people after ransacking a group of villages in central Nigeria, local sources said, in one of worst attacks this year blamed on heavily armed criminal gangs who terrorize parts of the country. Sunday’s attacks in Plateau State and a high-profile kidnapping raid on a train in neighboring Kaduna State have … Read more

Biden expected to announce the approval of E15 gasoline to boost US fuel supplies and lower gas costs

President Biden is expected to announce this summer that the Environmental Protection Agency will allow E15 gasoline, which has a 15% ethanol blend, to be sold in the United States, in an effort to increase Americans’ access to affordable fuel supply amid the surge in gas prices across the nationwide The Environmental Protection Agency is … Read more

PM Shehbaz orders issuance of diplomatic passport to Nawaz, ordinary passport to Dar

Nawaz Sharif

Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has ordered the issuance of diplomatic passport to his elder brother and former prime minister Nawaz Sharif and ordinary passport to former finance minister Ishaq Dar. Read more: Cabinet formation still being discussed by allies According to a media report, High Commission of Pakistan in London has immediately been ordered to issue … Read more

German president says Kyiv rejected his offer to visit Ukraine

German president

German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier said Tuesday that he had offered to visit Ukraine with other EU leaders, but Kyiv had told him his trip was “not wanted”. The snub comes as Steinmeier, a former foreign minister, is facing criticism at home and abroad for his years-long detente policy towards Moscow, which he has since admitted … Read more

Domestic abuse charges ‘devastating’ for Johnny Depp’s career: lawyers

Domestic abuse charges

Allegations of domestic abuse levelled against Johnny Depp by Amber Heard have had a “devastating” impact on his career, his lawyers said Tuesday at the opening of the actor’s defamation case against his former wife. “For nearly 30 years, Mr. Depp built a reputation as one of the most talented actors in Hollywood,” his lawyer, … Read more

Ukraine crisis pushes US inflation to new four-decade high

According to federal figures released Tuesday, Americans spent more for fuel, food, and other necessities last month, despite an ongoing wave of record inflation exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. The consumer price index (CPI) from the Labor Department increased by 8.5 percent in the year to March, a rate not seen since December 1981, … Read more