Author: 22febdm@gmail.com
US Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks at the IISS Shangri-La Dialogue security summit in Singapore, May 31, 2025. — Reuters SINGAPORE: The United States has warned that China is getting ready to use military force in Asia. A top US official said China’s recent actions — including military drills near Taiwan and in the South China Sea — show it may be planning to shift the balance of power in the region. The warning comes as tensions between the two countries grow over trade, technology, and security. US Secretary of Defence Pete Hegseth said this on Saturday while speaking at an annual…
Paris St Germain fans wave a flag out of a car window after winning the Champions on May 31, 2025. — Reuters.PARIS: Hundreds of Paris Saint-Germain fans poured into the streets of Paris on Saturday night to celebrate their club’s first-ever Champions League title. While most supporters cheered, sang, and danced peacefully, police arrested nearly 300 people after some celebrations turned rowdy. Fireworks were set off, and clashes broke out near famous spots like the Champs-Élysées and Parc des Princes stadium. Police used water cannons to control the crowds, as the night of joy turned tense in parts of the city.Paris…
Hailee Steinfeld walks down the aisle to marry Josh AllenHailee Steinfeld and Josh Allen are officially a married couple.The actress and singer, 28, was photographed walking down the aisle to exchange vows with the Buffalo Bills quarterback, 29, at their California wedding on Saturday. Steinfeld exuded grace in a white strapless wedding gown paired with a long tulle veil and opera gloves, People Magazine reported.The wedding ceremony comes a day after photos from the rehearsals emerged online this Friday.The couple, who got engaged back in November, first linked in May 2023 and debuted their relationship on Instagram in July 2024.”They’ve…
Voters in South Korea are choosing a new president to replace Yoon Suk-yeol who was impeached and removed from office over his brief and ill-fated martial law bid in December. The snap election on June 3 is pivotal, with implications for South Korea’s democratic future, as well as its ties with China, the United States and its nuclear armed neighbour, North Korea. The winner – who will serve a single term of five-years – faces the task of addressing the fallout from the martial law decree, which lasted six hours but unleashed political chaos, including mass protests, a riot at…
Dubai: The Gulf Electricity and Water Authority, Dubia, concluded the fourth session of the internal institutional excellence and institutional evaluation program aimed at building and enhancing the capabilities of the leadership of the authority according to the standards of the Dubai Government Excellence Program and the best global practices that guarantee the program, which spanned 6 days, 35 sessions, in addition to a practical on a practical evaluation and attended by 20 trainees from all sectors of the authority who occupy the position of vice president or first manager, to improve With their expertise and knowledge about the ways to…
Funeral prayer being offered for martyred ADC Hidayatullah Buledi in Quetta on Saturday. —FacebookLarge number of citizens, along with top officials, attend funeral.Levies contingent pays formal salute to the martyred officer.His body was flown in from Surab to Quetta by helicopter. QUETTA: Funeral prayers were offered on Saturday in Quetta for Additional Deputy Commissioner (Revenue) Hidayatullah Buledi, who was martyred in a terrorist attack at his residence in Surab, Balochistan.Government spokesman Shahid Rind confirmed on Friday that ADC Buledi was fatally wounded in a gunfight with armed militants at his home, where his family was also present.A large number of…
Prince Harry told drawbacks of being ‘stay at home dad’Prince Harry is trying to navigate a path for himself, says an expert.The Duke of Sussex, who has turned to a commercial route for his future career options, is focused on finding a way out for himself. Royal expert Jennie Bond told the Mirror: “Personally, I think this commercial route opens him up to all sorts of accusations of trading on his royal status which would make him an even angrier young man than at present. I think Harry is still trying to figure out where he goes from here. By…
Mark Hamill gets honest about appearing in new ‘Star Wars’A new Star Wars: New Jedi Order, featuring Daisy Ridley’s Rey, is in the works. But Mark Hamill said he won’t be part of it.The star, who played Luke Skywalker in the franchise, told Comic Book after being asked whether he will appear in the upcoming movie. “I am so grateful to George [Lucas] for letting me be a part of that back in the day, the humble days when George called Star Wars ‘the most expensive low-budget movie ever made,’” he said. The actor continued, “We never expected it to…
The Palestinian group Hamas has submitted its response to a United States-backed ceasefire proposal, but a leading official from the group said the proposed deal offered “no guarantees to end the war”. Speaking to Al Jazeera on Saturday, Basem Naim said that Hamas had still “responded positively” to the latest proposal relayed to it by US special envoy Steve Witkoff, despite the Palestinian group saying that the proposal was different to one it had agreed upon with Witkoff a week earlier. “One week ago, we agreed with Mr Witkoff on one proposal, and we said, ‘This is acceptable, we can…
Yesterday, Saturday, in Abu Dhabi, the activities of the thirty -ninth annual meeting of the World Research and Rescue Organization …