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‘Deadpool’ creator says ‘bye’ to MarvelRob Liefeld co-created Deadpool, but he has “cut ties in all ways” with Marvel because of a fallout on the premiere of Deadpool & Wolverine.The writer has multiple complaints against the studio. First, he alleged he was not invited to the premiere’s afterparty. He also claimed that franchise head Kevin Feige ignored him on the superhero movie’s red carpet, and his photos with the film’s creatives were also said to have been deleted.”It was meant to embarrass, diminish, defeat [me],” he said on his Robservations podcast, noting that the studio’s publicity team turned away inviting…

Today, writing feels like planting the proverbial tree in the face of the apocalypse. Decades ago, I started writing to make words mean again. When I fled as a refugee from Bosnia to Sweden in the 1990s, there was a time when words stopped working in every way possible. I could not even say “tree” and connect it to the big beautiful things outside the camp. I was crazy like Hamlet, crying “Words, words, words!” Sound and fury. Signifying nothing. We Bosnians were reluctant to use the word “genocide” until the mighty court told us we could, and even then,…

Abu Dhabi: Abdul Rahman Saeed The General Authority for Social Pensions revealed that the number of work agencies registered with them by 3776 employees, by comparing the numbers of the entities in January 2024, when it reached 14 thousand and 724 employers, and rose to 18 thousand and 500 employees during the same month. From the current year 2025. The commission indicated that the value of the pensions spent in January 2025 increased to 807 million and 942 thousand and 274 dirhams, compared to about 748 million and 951 thousand and 113 dirhams, over the same month last year, an…

An undated image of the Lahore High Court. — LHC website/FilePlea filed by Punjab opposition leader, PFUJ secretary general.Wants Peca tweaks to be declared ultra vires of the Constitution.Cites Articles 10-A, 19, 19-A, 37, 38, 141, 142, 143 and others.LAHORE: The Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) has moved the Lahore High Court (LHC) against the recent contentious amendments made by the government in the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act (Peca), 2016.The petition filed by Punjab Assembly Opposition Leader Malik Ahmad Khan Bhachar and Pakistan Federal Union of Journalists (PFUJ) Secretary General Rana Azeem calls for the controversial tweaks to be declared ultra…

Rachel Brosnahan gets honest about ‘Superman’ roleMany iconic actresses, such as Margot Kidder, Teri Hatcher, and Amy Adams, played Lois Lane. So, Rachel Brosnahan admitted she had bigger shoes to fill.”I mean, I grew up loving the [Richard] Donner Superman movies, the Chris Reeve Superman movies, Margot Kidder. I mean, she’s just a dream,” she told Deadline. “So, I was definitely intimidated to step into this role but excited to pick up the mantle.””And this team just loves this project, and it sounds like it should be a given, but it isn’t always a given that people love what they’re…

Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are all set to show their unity during Invictus Games.The Duke and Duchess of Sussex, who have touched down in Vancouver, Canada, this week, are rubbishing their split rumours.Senior reporter Patrick Hill writes for Mirror: “Prince Harry and Meghan are set to give a public show of strength at the Invictus Games – in what will be their first public outing together since the publication of a distressing Vanity Fair cover.He added: “Harry and Meghan were seen arriving in Vancouver on Friday evening after landing in the city on a private jet that had set…

‘Maximum pressure’ policy pushed by US ‘would not be a negotiation but a form of surrender’, Iranian FM says.Iran has said it is ready to negotiate with the United States but not under the “maximum pressure” strategy by Donald Trump. Iran’s Foreign Minister Abbas Araghchi said in a statement on Saturday that “the lifting of sanctions requires negotiations, but not within the framework of a ‘maximum pressure’ policy, because it would not be a negotiation but a form of surrender”. Araghchi’s statement came after Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei urged the government not to negotiate with the US, calling such…

Dubai: «Gulf» The Department of Islamic Affairs and Charitable Action announced in Dubai to receive more than 2745 requests in response to the “Settlement of Al -Munaba” initiative during the year 2024, which reflects the interaction and demand of citizens to participate in strengthening this vital field, as the department made a qualitative leap in the localization of Al -Khatib’s jobs, And the imam, and the muezzin to raise the percentage of Emiratization in those jobs to 9% by the end of 2024, within the framework of efforts to enhance Emiratization in the mosque services sector. Ahmed Darwish Al -Muhairi,…

Locals block road, torch dumper after accident.Police efforts to apprehend driver are underway.Dumper-bike, car accidents have been rising recently.KARACHI: At least three people were killed in a tragic accident on Saturday after their motorcycle collided with a dumper at Korangi Crossing in Karachi.According to the police, the three victims were travelling towards the Ibrahim Hyderi area when the dumper, reportedly coming from the wrong direction, struck them. Despite being rushed to a hospital, all three succumbed to their injuries en route.”The deceased have been identified as Amjad Jilani, Muhammad Asif, and Shaukat,” police said. “Two of them were from Bahawalpur, Punjab.””The…

A view of the Palace of Westminster which houses Britain’s parliament, during the general election, in London, Britain, July 5, 2024. — ReutersLONDON: Prime Minister Keir Starmer has sacked a junior health minister, Andrew Gwynne, and suspended him from the Labour Party after he sent offensive WhatsApp messages about constituents and fellow MPs, which he admitted were “badly misjudged.”Andrew Gwynne, who was a health minister, apologised on social media platform X following a report by the Mail on Sunday that he had sent WhatsApp messages insulting constituents and other members of parliament. “I deeply regret my badly misjudged comments and…