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Cameron Diaz discusses motherhood and admits to losing patience with her daughter on occasion

Cameron Diaz

Cameron Diaz opened up about her motherhood experience, admitting that being a parent can be difficult. During an appearance on The Kelly Clarkson Show, the former actress admitted to losing patience with her two-year-old daughter Raddix on occasion. Diaz told Clarkson that motherhood is “the best thing I’ve ever done in life.” However, when asked … Read more

Some Trump China tariffs impose ‘more harm on consumers, businesses’

China

Some of the Trump-generation price lists imposed on China seem to harm consumers and organizations extra than address actual problems posed via the Asian large, US treasury secretary Janet Yellen said Wednesday because the Biden management mulls lifting the punitive duties. American tariffs on masses of billions of greenbacks of Chinese imports are due to … Read more

Mushfiqur Rahim creates history in Chattogram Test

Mushfiqur Rahim

On day four of the Chattogram Test, the experienced Bangladesh hitter dominated the action, assisting his team to a first-innings lead before the hosts’ spinners reduced Sri Lanka to 39/2 at stumps. Before being forced to declare their first innings on 465, Bangladesh had grabbed a 68-run advantage in the penultimate session of day four. … Read more

Tube strike announced for Platinum Jubilee weekend

The London Underground has declared that personnel will walk out of two critical stations during the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee weekend. Tube workers in the RMT (National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers) have voted to strike on Friday, June 3 at Euston and Green Park stations, citing a poisonous work environment fostered by a … Read more

US ‘likely’ to scrap Russia debt payment exemption: Yellen

Russia

According to the US Treasury Secretary, the US would likely terminate an exception that allows Moscow to pay its international debts using dollars kept in the country, putting Vladimir Putin’s country at risk of default. “When we first imposed sanctions on Russia, we created an exemption that would allow a period of time for an orderly … Read more

Picasso’s sea creature picture of lover Marie-Thérèse Walter sells for $67.5 million at a New York auction

When Walter met Picasso, who was 45 at the time, she was 17 years old. She was the inspiration for some of his most well-known paintings. In an auction on Tuesday, a painting by Pablo Picasso depicting his former mistress Marie-Thérèse Walter as a sea creature with tentacles sold for just over $67.5 million. According … Read more

World’s tallest building engulfed as Mideast sandstorms hit UAE

UAE

The world’s tallest building disappeared behind a grey layer of dust on Wednesday as sandstorms swept through the Middle East, prompting weather and traffic warnings. The 828-metre (2,716-foot-6-inch) Burj Khalifa, which towers over Dubai and is usually visible across the busy financial hub, has receded behind an airborne dirt curtain that has shrouded much of … Read more

Kim Kardashian defends Kanye West as he drives their children to school in a fire truck

Kim Kardashian

Kim Kardashian appeared pleased after seeing her ex-husband Kanye West drop their children off at school in a fire truck. Fans got to enjoy a sweet moment of fatherhood from the rapper, who is now officially known as Ye, in a new episode of Kardashian-family Jenner’s show. The “Praise God” rapper turned a mundane everyday … Read more

Guerrero has become Mexico’s ninth state to approve abortions

Mexico is leading the battle to strengthen protections for women who want to stop their pregnancies. Following a recent trend of reducing regulations around the practise, lawmakers in Mexico’s southwestern state of Guerrero decided on Tuesday to allow abortions, making it the ninth of the country’s 32 federal entities where women can legally end pregnancies. … Read more

Tense times ahead for Lebanon after elections

Lebanon

Opponents of Hezbollah may rejoice at the loss of their parliamentary majority, but Lebanon’s packed political calendar now sets the stage for protracted deadlocks at best and violence at worst. The elections on Sunday went off without a hitch, which is an accomplishment in a country that has a history of political violence and is … Read more

Inflation hits 40-year high of 9%

Inflation reaches its highest level in 40 years as the cost of living problem worsens. Last month, the rate jumped to 9%, the highest level since similar figures from 1982. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported a broad-based increase in prices for ordinary goods and services in April. There was an unprecedented 54 percent … Read more

Ukrainian flag on summit of Everest

ukraine

While her father and brother were serving in the army protecting their country against Russia’s invasion, Antonina Samoilova held up a blue and yellow panel printed “Stand With Ukraine” on the roof of the world. The 33-year-old had tears in her eyes as she unfurled the Ukrainian flag on the summit of Mount Everest last … Read more

Europa League final: Rangers legend urge players to be heroes

Rangers

Rangers’ players will become heroes if they win the Europa League in Seville, according to Ibrox great Mark Hateley, who praised the club’s efforts in reaching the final. The former England and Rangers striker described the encounter against Eintracht Frankfurt on Thursday night as “huge” for the Glasgow club. With less money in Scottish football … Read more

US recession risk low but Europe ‘vulnerable’: Yellen

Yellen

The United States is not likely to fall right into a recession as hobby fees upward thrust to fight hovering inflation, the American treasury secretary said Wednesday, while warning of the dangers for Europe following the invasion of Ukraine. “I honestly don’t count on the USA to fall right into a recession,” Janet Yellen stated … Read more

Iran releases two detained filmmakers on bail: reports

Iran

Iranian authorities have released two prominent documentary filmmakers on bail after detaining them for more than a week during price hike protests, activists said Wednesday. Mina Keshavarz and Firoozeh Khosravani were released on Tuesday evening after being detained on May 7 and held in Tehran’s Evin prison, according to the Bidarzani women’s rights group. Their … Read more

More than 1,000 Ukrainians remain in Azovstal: separatist chief

Mariupol

According to a pro-Russian separatist official, more than 1,000 Ukrainian soldiers, including senior commanders, remain inside the besieged Azovstal steel complex in Ukraine’s port city of Mariupol. Russia’s defence ministry says that 959 Ukrainian soldiers have surrendered since Monday at the plant, which has become a symbol of Ukrainian resistance to Russian forces. Speaking to reporters … Read more

Speaker says, Tory MP accused of rape decides to stay away from Parliament

The Commons Speaker said a Conservative MP accused of rape agrees to stay away from Westminster and requests colleagues not to divulge his identity. Sir Lindsay Hoyle while the investigation is ongoing after the Tory chief whip persuaded him to do so. The anonymous MP remains a member of the parliamentary party and hence can … Read more

Belarus introduces death penalty for death penalty ‘attempted’ terrorism

death penalty

According to Russian news media, Belarus has adopted the death penalty for attempting to carry out acts of terrorism, allegations that several opposition activists face in the ex-Soviet country. Belarus — a close ally of Russia that has supported its military offensive in Ukraine — is the only country in Europe that continues to carry … Read more

Outcomes after Heat thrash Celtics in Game 1

Celtics

Celtics dropped Game 1 for the second straight series, falling 118-107 to Heat in the Eastern Conference finals opener on Tuesday. It’s difficult to perceive Tuesday’s setback as anything other than a missed opportunity. Despite the absence of Marcus Smart (mid-foot sprain) and Al Horford (health and safety protocols), the Celtics jumped out to a … Read more

The sanction-busting Inverness flight flew to Geneva, four hours after reaching Moscow

Denver passengers

During PMQs, Richard Thomson of the Scottish National Party asked Boris Johnson who was aboard the aeroplane and why authorities had not prevented it from taking off. The prime minister stated that he did not have an answer to those issues, but pledged that MPs will be “fully informed.” Since then, data and forensic reports … Read more

Probes into anti-France demo in Niger say cause unclear

France

The administration reported that investigations into the deaths of three persons murdered in November during a protest against a French military convoy passing through Niger had failed to determine the cause. The convoy was on a marathon trip to resupply French troops in Mali when it was first stopped and stoned by demonstrators at Kaya … Read more

Since the sexual assault claims against Chris Noth, Sarah Jessica Parker says she hasn’t spoken to him

Sarah Jessica

Sarah Jessica Parker has not talked to her longtime Sex and the City co-star Chris Noth since he was accused of sexual assault by multiple women late last year. Talking to The Hollywood Reporter recently, Parker weighed in on where her relationship with Noth is ever since the allegations, saying that they were no longer close friends. “I don’t … Read more

Gujranwala meeting: Imran says he is bringing revolution in Pakistan

Imran in Gujranwala meeting

Former Prime Minister and Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf Chairman Imran Khan has said that he is not doing politics but this is a revolution, that he is bringing to Pakistan. He said this while speaking at a big public meeting in Gujranwala on Wednesday. Read more: Government is surviving with only one vote, Sheikh Rashid Ahmed He reiterated … Read more

Iran hostage taker kills three, takes own life: state media

Iran

A disgruntled employee of a large Iranian foundation killed three of his colleagues before killing himself, in a workplace hostage drama Wednesday, according to state media. The hostage-taker struck in the western city of Ilam, in the city center offices of the Foundation of the Oppressed, a massive holding company established to manage the shah’s … Read more

Kyiv: Almost 1,300 citizens have been found dead

According to a police, 1,288 civilian bodies have been discovered in the Kyiv region since the Russian invasion began. “We currently have the bodies of 1,288 persons that were killed. Civilians, I repeat, “According to the Interfax-Ukraine news agency, Andriy Nyebytov, the chief of the Kyiv Region Police, “The majority of them were shot with … Read more

Tokyo shares close higher extending US gains

Tokyo shares

Tokyo shares closed higher for a fourth instant session on Wednesday, extending rallies on Wall Street wherein traders had been endorsed with the aid of brisk retail sales statistics. The benchmark Nikkei 225 index won 0.94 percent, or 251.45 factors, to cease at 26,911.20, even as the broader Topix index climbed 0.96 percent, or 17.98 … Read more

‘Top Gun’ and Russian dissident fire up Cannes

Russian

Tom Cruise’s “Top Gun: Maverick” was set to fly into Cannes on Wednesday, as a Russian dissident in the main competition showcases an alternative side to the world’s top film festival. Cruise, who last appeared in Cannes 30 years ago, is expected to make a grand entrance, accompanied by a French Air Force aerobatic display … Read more