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US secretary of state says he will not attend talks in South Africa amid spat over land expropriation law.United States Secretary of State Marco Rubio has said he will skip Group of 20 (G20) talks in South Africa amid an escalating spat between Washington and Pretoria over a controversial land expropriation law. Rubio’s announcement on Wednesday came days after US President Donald Trump threatened to cut aid to South Africa over its passage of legislation allowing the seizure of land without compensation in certain circumstances. South Africa, which holds the G20 presidency until November 2025, is set to host a…

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US President Donald Trump (left) and PPP Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari. — Reuters/ Facebook/ @BilawalBhuttoZardariPk/ FileAt same time, Zardari meets Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping.Bilawal appears fully active on the diplomatic front.National Prayer, Faith ceremonies are being held in US.WASHINGTON: National Prayer Breakfast hosted by newly-elected US President Donald Trump has been attended by high-ranking personalities from across the globe, including Pakistan Peoples Party (PPP) Chairman Bilawal Bhutto Zardari, on his invitation.The event occurred at 7am in the US capital, Washington. The breakfast continued for around 7 hours till 2pm, The News reported. Bilawal was attending Trump’s breakfast ceremony at a time…

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Khloé Kardashian shares bizarre motivation behind staying in shapeKhloé Kardashian is spilling the beans on what inspires her to work out.The reality star, 40, was sharing the screen with a Los Angeles-based celebrity divorce attorney Laura Wasser in a recent episode of The Kardashians when the conversation shifted to fitness and dating. In that segment, Khloé read one of the lawyer’s quotes to her. “I don’t dress or work out so people will take a picture of me, I do it because I hope I’m going to get laid,” the Good American cofounder quoted Wasser’s 2022 interview with The New…

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Johnny Depp’s lawyer reacts to Justin Baldoni’s move in Blake Lively caseJustin Baldoni’s recent move with the website and amended lawsuit against Blake Lively has caught the attention of Johnny Depp’s lawyer Benjamin Chew.Chew, who represented Depp in his defamation case against Amber Heard, recently got candid about Baldoni’s new move in an exchange with Law&Crime, calling it an “aggressive” approach and “very impressive.” “Usually, you would not do something like that before a hearing… It’s a novel approach, a bold approach,” he said in response to Baldoni’s legal team launching a website with a timeline of events and an…

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United States President Donald Trump has signed an executive order to bar transgender athletes from competing in girls’ and women’s sports. Under the order signed on Wednesday, federal government funding will be denied to educational institutes that allow trans girls and women to participate in female sports and use female locker rooms. The order also directs government agencies to promote sex-based female sports categories at international organisations and convene representatives of major athletic organisations and governing bodies to promote “policies that are fair and safe, in the best interests of female athletes”. “We are putting every school receiving taxpayer dollars…

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Prince Rahim al-Hussaini Aga Khan V. — Facebook/theismailiNew imam is eldest son of the late Aga Khan IV, Princess Salimah.President, PM offer heartfelt sympathies to family, community.GB govt declares 3-day mourning on Prince Karim’s passing. Prince Rahim al-Hussaini Aga Khan has been named the 50th hereditary Imam of the Ismaili Muslim community, following the passing of Mawlana Shah Karim Aga Khan IV, according to the Aga Khan Development Network (AKDN) on social media.Prince Karim Aga Khan, renowned for his triumphs in horse racing, immense wealth, and global development work, breathed his last in Lisbon, Portugal, at the age of 88…

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio, accompanied by Guatemalan Interior Minister Francisco Jimenez, tours a migrant return center at La Aurora International Airport in Guatemala City, February 5, 2025. — ReutersUS Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced on Wednesday that the Trump administration is working to identify and exempt certain USAID programmes from sweeping stop-work orders, as part of President Donald Trump’s broader freeze on foreign aid.The move comes after the administration placed all directly hired USAID employees globally on leave and recalled thousands of overseas personnel, following Trump’s directive last month to halt most US foreign assistance in line with…

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Prince William candidly spoke about grief in a heartfelt admission.The Prince of Wales, who visited Child Bereavement UK this week, spoke to the children about losing a loved one.He said: “Sometimes the hardest thing about grief is finding the words for how you actually feel.”It’s crucial for those first few years, particularly, (that) you have support like this…. It’s got you in your practice, how to help yourself.”The mind gets focused on one thing, doesn’t it? It’s very difficult to do school and normal life.”Speaking to a resident, Rebecca, 17 William asked: “Did you find it quite hard at the…

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