Tue, 21-Oct-2025

Stade de France prepares for first match since Champions League chaos

Stade de France

The French national team play Denmark at the Stade de France on Friday. Last weekend riot police confronted supporters after an angry pitch invasion. World Cup holders France begin their defence of the Nations League title against Denmark. Less than a week after the chaotic scenes that marred the Champions League final, the Stade de … Read more

Paris jackson misidentified as Paris Hilton by concert host at Hamptons

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Paris Jackson has launched her career as a rockstar with her maiden concert tour in the Hamptons. The Habit star, who is carrying on her father Michael Jackson’s musical legacy throughout the world, performed this weekend at Stephen Talkhouse in Amagansett. Instead of welcoming Jackson to the stage, the event opening introduced her as Paris … Read more

Prince Andrew tested positive for Covid, he will not be able to attend the Queen’s Thanksgiving service

Prince Andrew has tested positive for Covid and will not attend the queen’s jubilee thanksgiving service at St. Paul’s Cathedral in London on Saturday, according to Buckingham Palace. “The Duke has tested positive for Covid following a routine test; and will no longer be attending tomorrow’s service,” the statement added. Andrew’s military and royal patronages … Read more

Tokyo stocks close lower on inflation worries

Tokyo stocks

The Nikkei index fell 0.16 percent, or 44.01 points, to 27,413.88. The Topix index dropped 0.63% to 1,926.39. The yen’s depreciation against the dollar prompted purchases of export-oriented shares. Tokyo stocks finished lower on Thursday as Wall Street drops weighed on the market, with investors focusing on inflation ahead of US jobs data due later … Read more

SC returns PTI’s petition regarding long march with objections

SC PTI petition

SC registrar says SC already decided on same issue in plea 19/2022 Petitioner not approached any other appropriate forum Petitioner not provided any justification for not doing so The Supreme Court (SC) Registrar on Thursday returned the petition of Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) regarding its long march with objections. Read more: PHC CJ Qaisar Rasheed grants … Read more

Indian pop singers producing anti-Muslim music

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Anti-Muslim songs are played in rallies by Hindu supremacist groups. Cultural items such as music, poetry, and film have also become tools for sustaining hatred politics. Right-wing gangs marched through predominantly Muslim neighborhoods, and played loud music with Islamophobic lyrics outside mosques Prem Krishnavanshi’s song is part of a new mass culture in India, where … Read more

Rugby: Five South African teams to compete in Europe

Rugby

Five South African club teams to compete in European competitions. The agreement will go through next season “and beyond”. Springboks considering to join Six Nations. Organizers have announced that five South African club teams will compete in European competition next season. Stormers, Bulls, and Sharks will compete in the Champions Cup after finishing second, fourth, … Read more

One killed in protest against petrol prices under Guinea military rule

The Gambia, a West African country, has signed a number of agreements with Equatorial Guinea to improve commercial and diplomatic ties. The agreements were signed on Sunday by Adama Barrow, President of Gambia, who is attending the African Union Summit, and his host, Equatorial Guinean President Teodoro Obiang Nguema Mbasogo, according to a statement released … Read more

To commemorate the Jubilee, Queen Elizabeth appears on the balcony of Buckingham Palace

Queen Elizabeth balcony

The Platinum Jubilee celebrations formally begin today, June 2, with Queen Elizabeth’s appearance on the Buckingham Palace balcony. According to the BBC, the 96-year-old queen was spotted reviewing returning troops from the Trooping the Colour event earlier in the day. The Queen was joined on the balcony by her cousin, the Duke of Kent. She … Read more

Sajal Aly and Shehzad Roy’s ‘Tum Ho To’ teaser is out now!  

Sajal Aly and Shehzad Roy's 'Tum Ho To' teaser is out now!  

Sajal Aly and Shehzad Roy’s upcoming song ‘Tum Ho To’ teaser has been released. The song will be released on June 4th. Fans are excited to see the two stars together for the first time. Sajal Aly and Shehzad Roy’s upcoming song ‘Tum Ho To’ teaser has been released. The two talented stars have collaborated … Read more

EU eyes smallpox vaccine for monkeypox: regulator

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Monkeypox is related to smallpox, killed millions around the world every year The WHO says more than 550 monkeypox cases, confirmed in 30 countries The United States has stated that it has approximately 1,000 doses of Imvanex, The European Union’s drug watchdog is in talks with the manufacturer of a vaccine against deadly smallpox to … Read more

Lil Nas X blasts the BET Awards after another painful omission, calling it “an incredible zero nominations again.”

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Lil Nas X, an American rapper, has expressed his dissatisfaction after being overlooked in the BET Awards nominations. Awards  were released on Wednesday, June 1. The INDUSTRY BABY singer voiced his displeasure with the annual awards show for failing to nominate him for the second year in a row at the 2022 ceremony in a … Read more

Japan vow to ‘throw everything’ at Brazil after thrashing Paraguay

Japan

Brazil thrashed South Korea 5-1. Neymar scored twice. Moriyasu gave several fringe players a run-out against Paraguay. World Cup-bound Japan say they are primed to test themselves against the mighty Brazil next week after a comprehensive 4-1 win over Paraguay in Sapporo on Thursday. The four-time Asian champions will take on Brazil and Neymar at … Read more

Prince Louis gives an endearing salute as he watches the Queen’s Jubilee procession

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As the Cambridge children watched the Queen’s Jubilee parade from Buckingham Palace with other royal youngsters, Prince Louis gave his sister, Princess Charlotte, a run for her money in terms of emotions. The Cambridges launched off the Trooping the Colour ritual, with Prince William leading the march and his family following in the ceremonial’s first … Read more

Timeline of a brutal war: Yemen’s seven-year conflict

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Saudi-backed forces and Huthi agree to extend a two-month cease-fire in Yemen. The conflict has killed some 380,000 people according to UN. President Hadi hands over his powers to a new leadership council. On Thursday, Saudi-backed government forces and Iran-backed Huthi rebels in Yemen agreed to extend a two-month cease-fire that has provided some relief … Read more

Putin, African Union head meet Friday to discuss food crisis

Putin

Washington and Brussels have imposed unprecedented sanctions on Moscow. Putin will receive Senegalese President Macky Sall, who chairs the African Union. The UN has said Africa faces an “unprecedented” crisis caused by the conflict. Russian President Vladimir Putin will host the African Union’s Secretary-General on Friday for talks on grain supplies and political cooperation, amid … Read more

Moody’s downgrades Pakistan outlook to negative

KARACHI: Moody’s on Thursday downgraded Pakistan’s outlook from stable to negative due to the country’s external vulnerability risk and uncertainty around the country’s ability to secure additional financing to meet its needs, a statement said. Pakistan’s external vulnerability risk has been amplified by rising inflation, which puts downward pressure on the current account, currency and … Read more

IT Ministry announces the launch of Rs. 5 billion optical fiber cable projects

optical fiber cable

Three additional Optical Fiber Cable (OFC) projects costing Rs. 5 billion are initiated by the Ministry of Information Technology and Telecommunication (MoITT) for six districts in Sindh. These optical fiber cable projects will be finished in 16 months. They would give high-speed access to 4.2 million people in Larkana, Hyderabad, Badin, Qambar Shahdadkot District, Jamshoro, … Read more

Scotland defeat rounds off Robertson’s ‘toughest 10 days’

Scotland

Andy Robertson says missing out on the World Cup has been tough. Scotland lost 3-1 to Ukraine at Hampden. Steve Clarke’s side must now focus on qualifying for Euro 2020. Scotland captain Andy Robertson said missing out on the World Cup rounded off the toughest 10 days of his career after the Liverpool left-back also … Read more

Six killed in attacks on Burkina security forces

Burkina

Burkina Faso’s security forces lost two officers and four civilians in clashes. Civilian auxiliary force VDP has suffered some of the worst casualties. disgruntled colonels ousted president. Burkina Faso’s security forces have lost two officers and four civilian volunteers in encounters with suspected terrorists, army headquarters announced on Thursday. A soldier and four Volunteers for … Read more

Ali Zafar, Sana Javed, and others express their delight at Johnny Depp’s victory over Amber Heard

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Following his defamation triumph, numerous Pakistani celebrities publicly congratulated the Pirates of the Caribbean actor. Johnny Depp’s victory was a watershed moment for his fervent fans and celebrities, who rallied behind him throughout his libel trial against ex-wife Amber Heard on Wednesday. Sana Javed was the first among them to express her reaction to the … Read more

Neymar closes in on Pele’s two-goal record

Neymar

Brazil beats Korea with a thrashing 5-1 goal difference. Brazil is ranked first in FIFA rankings. Brazil vs Japan, South Korea vs Chile to happen on Monday. Brazil sent a World Cup message to South Korea with a 5-1 hammering in Seoul on Thursday, with Neymar scoring two calmly taken penalties. The PSG forward scored … Read more

Vietnamese suspect in Cold War-style abduction sent to Germany

Vietnamese

A Vietnamese man has been extradited to Germany. The suspect was detained in Prague on behalf of German arrest warrants. Kidnapping at the time as “a blatant violation of the sovereignty of Germany. A Vietnamese man was extradited to Germany to face charges of taking part in a brazen Cold War-style kidnapping of an oil … Read more

Dum Mastam is set to conquer Canada, US, and the U.K. Storming

Dum mastam

Dum Mastam, has sailed to international waters, with fantastic promotional operations in full force. The film generated an unprecedented degree of hype among all releases, with mall activations, live dance performances (given that it is a musical), and much more around Pakistan. While we saw the same thing back home before to the film’s release, … Read more

Hong Kong rights lawyer says he fled ‘cold winds’ of suppression

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British human rights lawyer Michael Vidler leaves Hong Kong. Vidler’s firm was singled out in national security case. He was accused of helping pro-democracy protesters. When British human rights lawyer Michael Vidler saw the swarm of reporters waiting for him at Hong Kong airport, he knew he had made the right decision to close his … Read more

US stocks churn on mixed labor data, OPEC meeting

US stocks

The Dow Jones Industrial Average was down 0.2 percent at 32,735. Microsoft cut its earnings and sales forecast due to the rising dollar. Initial jobless claims fell from 11,000 to 200,000 in the week ending May 30. Both reports come ahead of Friday’s official government data. Wall Street stocks were little altered early Thursday after uneven … Read more