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Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi arrives at shrine of Hazrat Imam Reza (AS), Mashhad, Iran, May 27, 2025. — Screengrab via PTVIran to provide facilities to 5,000 Pakistani pilgrims in Mashhad. Direct hotline to be established to resolve issues.Both sides agree on strengthening bilateral relations. ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Iran have agreed to keep their shared border open 24 hours a day during Muharram and Safar, two Islamic months, to facilitate religious pilgrims.The understanding was reached during a meeting between Interior Minister Mohsin Naqvi and his Iranian counterpart Eskandar Momeni in Tehran, where both sides made several key decisions to improve pilgrim…
Cassie Ventura gives birth to third babyCassie Ventura has reportedly given birth to her third baby.As per a recent report by TMZ published on May 28, the 38-year-old singer welcomed her third baby, a boy, with her husband Alex Fine. This came hours after an insider privy to People, reported that she was rushed to a medical center’s labor and delivery unit in New York City. For those unversed, Ventura are Fine are also parents to two daughters Sunny, 3, and Frankie, 5.Ventura first announced her third pregnancy on February 19, in an Instagram post, sharing a black-and-white photo of…
US president says Harvard must ‘show us their list’ of foreign students to make sure they are not ‘troublemakers’.United States President Donald Trump has intensified his dispute with Harvard University, saying the college should cap foreign enrolments and share information with the government about its international students. “Harvard has to show us their lists. They have foreign students, almost 31 percent of their students. We want to know where those students come from. Are they troublemakers? What countries do they come from?” Trump told reporters at the White House on Wednesday. According to university enrolment data, foreign students make up…
The Board of Directors of the Fujairah Charitable Society, during its meeting yesterday, headed by Saeed Al -Raqbani, Chairman
Junaid Safdar, son of Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif. — Instagram/@muhammadjsafdarLONDON: Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif’s son, Junaid Safdar, is set to get engaged in Lahore to the granddaughter of one of PML-N President Nawaz Sharif’s first cousins.Three family sources told Geo News that Junaid’s marriage has been finalised with the daughter of Usman Javed, 48, who is the son of Mian Tariq Shafi. Tariq Shafi is the brother of Javed Shafi, a close confidante and first cousin of Nawaz Sharif, and a senior figure in the Ittefaq Group Industries. Sources said the families — including Nawaz, Maryam,…
Marco Rubio addresses an event in Miami, Florida, US. — Reuters/FileRestrictions on visiting US an apparent escalation by Washington.Rubio says arrest warrants for social media posts ‘unacceptable.’EU defends moderation as curb on hate speech, child abuse content. The US will impose visa bans on foreign nationals it deems to be censoring Americans, Secretary of State Marco Rubio said on Wednesday, and he suggested the new policy could target officials regulating US tech companies.Rubio did not name any specific instances of censorship. But US tech companies and the Trump administration have challenged US allies in Europe, alleging censorship of social media…
A brown bear and her cub play on the road in the outskirts of Sinaia, 140 km north of Bucharest, June 15, 2009 — ReutersThe Slovak government has decided to allow the consumption of brown bear meat, angering environmentalists who on Wednesday slammed the move as absurd and giving a boost to poachers.Slovakia’s nationalist government last month approved the culling of 350 bears, citing danger posed to people and a steady increase in bear population. Filip Kuffa, a state secretary at the environment ministry, said on Facebook this week the state would offer culled animals for resale “because bear meat…
Former Pakistan cricket team captain Shahid Afridi makes an address at an event in this undated image. — Instagram/@safridiofficialDUBAI: While reports of tension between Pakistani and Indian communities surface in various parts of the world, Dubai has once again proved that the language of love and sports transcends all borders.In an extraordinary gesture, the Indian community in Dubai gave a rousing welcome to former Pakistani cricket captain Shahid Afridi at the Pakistan Association Dubai. Their warm interaction showcased the harmony and mutual respect that binds communities in the United Arab Emirates.The Kerala community of India was hosting an event at…
MGM+ latest series ropes in J.K. Simmons for key roleThe Westies is an upcoming drama of MGM+, and J.K. Simmons is tapped to lead it.According to Deadline, the story is based on a true story, and it was ordered in March 2025 with showrunners Chris Brancato and Michael Panes. The Oscar winner will play Eamon Sweeney. His character is explained as “the charismatic but ruthless leader of The Westies.”One of the showrunners, Chris, hailed the casting of the Spider-Man star. “J.K. Simmons doesn’t just play authority—he radiates it. We’re lucky to have an actor who brings the gravitas and danger…
The images are some of the oldest known photographs of enslaved people in the United States. But the daguerreotypes of an African man known as Renty and his daughter Delia have been at the centre of a years-long legal dispute over the legacy of slavery and those who profit from it. On Wednesday, that dispute came to a close, when the institution that held the 175-year-old photographs — Harvard University — agreed to a settlement that would end its ownership of the images. Instead, the daguerreotypes will be transferred to the International African American Museum, a recently opened educational institution…