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Jacques Paris (left) and his partner Cecile Kohler have been detained in Iran for more than three years. — AFP/FileIran has charged a French couple with spying for Israel and trying to overthrow the government, diplomatic and family sources said on Wednesday.Cecile Kohler and her partner Jacques Paris have been held in Iran since May 2022. Their families and French officials said that the charges are false and politically motivated. The couple also faces a serious charge called “corruption on earth”, which carries the death penalty.Iranian officials have also charged the pair with “conspiracy to overthrow the regime” and “corruption on…
Charlize Theron sets firm boundaries on loveCharlize Theron finds romantic relationships with peers in the entertainment industry to be off-limits.The actress, 49, lifted the lid on her dating preferences in a recent episode of Call Her Daddy after her split from model Alex Dimitrijevic in November 2024. “No, my God. No, no, no,” responded Theron when host Alex Cooper, 30, asked if she wanted “a man in the industry.” “I don’t think that dating somebody in my industry is a smart thing,” said the Oscar winner. “I’m not saying it’s impossible. I’m not saying that it’s not binary. I just…
Bangkok, Thailand – Even at the Nana intersection, a pulsating mecca of this megacity’s seamy nightlife scene, the Wonderland cannabis shop is hard to miss. Its sprawling, ruby-pink signboard screams across the busy crossroads, broadcasting the wares inside with the help of neon lights twisted into luminescent marijuana leaves. It is Saturday afternoon, and business should be good. But it is not. Just days earlier, Thailand’s government imposed new rules sharply curbing the sale of cannabis, only three years after decriminalising the plant with much fanfare and unleashing a billion-dollar business in the process. All sales of cannabis buds must…
The Abu Dhabi Development Fund focuses its efforts to finance projects that keep pace with the United Nations sustainable development goals, especially those that contribute to the development of infrastructure, promoting vital services, and improving the lives of local communities, as Kenya is a strategic partner of the fund in the process of achieving comprehensive development in the African continent. An economic and social impact, and the Fund’s firm commitment to accelerate the development of rural areas in Kenya comes to finance strategic projects in the transport and energy sectors, in a way that achieves a sustainable economic, social and…
Members of Pakistan’s lower house of parliament attend the National Assembly meeting in Islamabad on March 1, 2024. — X/@NAofPakistanISLAMABAD: Following the Election Commission of Pakistan’s (ECP) notification, the ruling alliance in the National Assembly has secured a two-thirds majority, with its strength rising from 218 to 235 members.The updated count includes the allocation of reserved seats for women and minorities. The PML-N’s seats in the NA have gone up from 110 to 123. The party holds 86 general seats, while the number of its women’s reserved seats has increased from 20 to 32 after the allotment of 12 more…
Beer cans are displayed in a store in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, July 31, 2018. — ReutersThe World Health Organisation is pushing countries to raise the prices of sugary drinks, alcohol and tobacco by 50% over the next 10 years through taxation, its strongest backing yet for taxes to help tackle chronic public health problems.The United Nations health agency said the move would help cut consumption of the products, which contribute to diseases like diabetes and some cancers, as well as raising money at a time when development aid is shrinking and public debt rising. “Health taxes are one of the…
Sean Diddy Combs denied bail in sec trafficking caseSean Diddy Combs is denied bail in his sexual assault scandal.The rapper will remain in custody as he waits for his sentence weeks after authorities branded him guilty of high profile sex trafficking. Judge Arun Subramanian has reasoned the decision based on Combs’ “yearslong pattern of violence.” The hearing began hours after jurors announced they reached a verdict Wednesday morning.This comes as Diddy’s victim and former girlfriend, Cassie Ventura, requested the same through her legal team.”Ms. Ventura believes that Mr. Combs is likely to pose a danger to the victims who testified…
Carlos Alcaraz, Aryna Sabalenka and the end of London’s tropical heatwave have ensured that a sense of normality has returned to the lawns of Wimbledon on day three of the tournament after two sweat-soaked days of shocks. A stream of big names – including Coco Gauff, Jessica Pegula, Alexander Zverev and Daniil Medvedev – have crashed and burned in the oven-like temperatures of the first round. So when Alcaraz walked onto Centre Court on Wednesday in his quest for a third successive title against British qualifier Oliver Tarvet, the thought surely lurked somewhere in his mind that he could be…
“Al -Taif”, the pioneering provider of maintenance, reform, Umrah, technical training and supply chains, announced by Edge Group, one of the world leading groups in the field of advanced technology and defense, announced that its vocational training school has successfully passed the official evaluation, and obtained a certificate of compliance with the ISO 10015 standard for the management of competencies and human resources development, by SWUV, International provider for testing and certificates grants. And by harmonizing the training and development activities with the ISO 10015 standard and the strategic goals of the company “Al -Taif”, the professional school guarantees that…
Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu meets Eric Meyer from the Bureau of South and Central Asian Affairs (Centre) at US State Department, Washington DC, US, July 2, 2025. — Screengrab via video/PAFMeets top Pentagon officials, discusses military collaboration.Urges joint training and technology exchange initiatives.Engages Congress on regional security, strategic challenges.In a major development aimed at bolstering Pakistan–United States defence cooperation, Chief of the Air Staff Air Chief Marshal Zaheer Ahmed Baber Sidhu undertook a landmark official visit to the United States — the first by a serving Pakistan Air Force (PAF) chief in over…