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Sean Baker marks major milestone with ‘Anora’Sean Baker, the writer and director of Anora, just won big at the Writer Guild of America Awards.Scoring the accolade for the category of Best Original Screenplay, the film is based on a Brooklyn native s** worker who marries the son of an oligarch, but her marriage is in jeopardy as the news reaches Russia and her parents come after her relationship. Anora has also scored six Academy Award nominations including Best Picture, Best Actress in a Leading Role, Best Actor in a Supporting Role as well as Original Screenplay.The award for Adapted Screenplay…
Here are the key developments on the 1,088th day of Russia’s full-scale invasion of Ukraine.Here is the situation on Sunday, February 16: Fighting Ukraine’s President Volodymyr Zelenskyy said he wanted United States President Donald Trump’s special envoy to Ukraine, Keith Kellogg, to visit his country’s eastern front line to report back to Trump on the realities on the ground. “It is very important for me that he sees this,” Zelenskyy said at the Munich Security Conference. “I really want him to bring all this to President Trump… To show him, tell him”. Russian military advances in December and January south…
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A general view of the parliament building in Islamabad on March 25, 2022. — ReutersLegislation proposes sentence for human trafficking to 7 to 10 years.Another bill suggests fine of up to Rs10m for smuggling of migrants. Emigration (Amendment) Bill provisions “mandatory” imprisonment.ISLAMABAD: In the wake of increasing migrant boat capsizing incidents and recent complaints of Pakistanis being involved in begging abroad, the government has tweaked existing laws to tighten the noose and address various issues pertaining to both key matters, The News reported on Saturday.The Senate, on Friday, unanimously passed the Prevention of Trafficking in Persons (Amendment) Bill, the Prevention of Smuggling of…
Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov (left) and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. — AFP/Reuters/FileMOSCOW: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov and US Secretary of State Marco Rubio held a phone conversation on Saturday, during which they discussed the ongoing situation in Ukraine and the potential removal of “unilateral barriers” imposed by the previous US administration, according to an official statement from Moscow.Peace talks on ending the war in Ukraine are to start in the coming days after US President Donald Trump shocked European allies by calling Russian President Vladimir Putin this week and declaring an immediate start to the talks.…
Dua Lipa celebrates rumoured fiance Callum Turner’s birthdayDua Lipa is marking Callum Turner’s birthday amid the rumours of an engagement.The pop star, 29, took to Instagram with some silly selfies taken with the Fantastic Beasts star’s 35th birthday. “Happy Birthday to my favorite person in the world,” Lipa wrote alongside silly photos of herself with Turner as they made funny faces at the camera.Lipa and Turner were first romantically linked in January 2024, when they were spotted slow dancing at an afterparty for Turner’s film Masters of Air.The couple then went public with their romance in July 2024.Although none of…
Meghan Markle sends out message to royal family of ‘particular significance’Meghan Markle, known for her love of jewelry, just added a new and rather significant ring to her collection.During the Invictus Games, many fans had noticed on social media, that during her attendance there with husband, Prince Harry, the Duchess of Sussex, wore a new signet ring on her pinky finger of the right hand. The ring had intricate details of having their royal monogram engraved on to the jewelry piece, a logo that they revealed after their marriage in 2018.Made up of their initials in cursive, that is, “H”…
Indian officials said the accident happened amid a surge of passengers waiting for trains to attend a major Hindu religious festival.Ten women and three children were among at least 15 people killed in a crowd crush at a train station in India’s capital New Delhi, as thousands of Hindu pilgrims waited to board trains to attend the annual Mahakumbh Mela religious festival. The incident unfolded on Saturday night at about 8pm local time (14:30 GMT) on two platforms at the New Delhi Railway Station as huge crowds waited to board trains to Prayagraj city, where the festival is being held,…
The Traffic Department and Security Patrols in the Al Dhafra area of the Traffic and Security Patrols in Abu Dhabi Police honored …
This collage shows missing student Mustafa Amir and a torched vehicle from which his body was recovered. — Facebook@Saba Butt/File/Screengrab/Geo NewsKARACHI: New details have emerged in the notorious case of the abduction and murder of a youngster, Mustafa Amir, whose death was…