Web Desk — Chelsea football club’s technical and performance advisor Petr Cech says the club are having to live “day-by-day” in the wake of sweeping economic sanctions placed on Chelsea owner Roman Abramovich by the UK government. Chelsea football club owner Abramovich was one of seven more oligarchs sanctioned this week by the UK following the Ukraine invasion by Russia. …

Web Desk — A state of emergency was declared in Israel as major Israeli government websites went down in what appeared to be a strong cyberattack.  According to Israel’s National Cyber Directorate, the websites of the interior, health, justice, and welfare ministries and the prime minister’s office were hacked in the cyberattack. Israel’s cyber protection agency said, “In the past …

Web Desk — Bollywood actor Amir Khan says he divorced Kiran Rao in order to give respect to the marriage institution. Amir Khan who usually does not talk about his personal life opened his heart out about the reason for his separation from his second wife Kiran Rao. Amir Khan was speaking in an interview with News18 India. Why did …

Web Desk — Tollywood superstar Prabhas and Pooja Hegde’s romantic film ‘Radhe Shyam’ makes a massive and impressive start as the box office collection of the film crossed the Rs 150 crore mark on day three of its release.  It was predicted that Radhe Shyam would be a huge success at the box office, but some critics don’t quite get …

Web Desk — Some Australian cricket team players were seen playing doubles tennis against each other in their hotel in Karachi, as they have to stay indoors due to the bio-secure bubble. David Warner posted a video on Instagram in which he and Usman Khawaja are shown playing against Steve Smith and Marnus Labuschagne. “What do we do in our …

Web Desk — Russia shelled a mosque in Mariupol housing at least 80 civilians, including Turkish citizens, the Ukrainian foreign ministry said on Saturday. Russian invaders shelled the mosque of Sultan Suleiman the Magnificent and his wife Roxolana (Hurrem Sultan) in Mariupol, the foreign ministry said in a tweet. “There are more than 80 adults and children hiding from the …

Web Desk — British Foreign Secretary Liz Truss has called on the entire G7 to ban Russia oil imports, saying the world’s leading economies should “go further and faster” in punishing Moscow for invading Ukraine. Standing alongside US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, Truss also appreciated the transatlantic unity against Russian aggression, saying the strength of the alliance has “surprised” …

Web Desk — Israeli President Isaac Herzog met with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in Ankara on Wednesday, in the first visit by an Israeli head of state to Turkey since 2008. The two countries are seeking to mend fractured relations.  Israel and Turkey are both acting as mediators between Kyiv and Moscow during Herzog’s visit, which was planned weeks …

Web Desk — The Batman, DC’s latest release, is doing well at the worldwide box office. Over the first weekend, Robert Pattinson’s starrer minted $258 million at the global box office. The DC flick has also done well in Pakistan. As per trade analyst Ali Zain, the film collected approximately 4.5 crores PKR from the Pakistani market on its first …

Web Desk — Following the lifting of COVID-19-related precautionary, the General Presidency for the Affairs of the Two Holy Mosques has provided a number of interpreters inside the Grand Mosque in Makkah.  Muhammad bin Abdulaziz Al-Humaidi, the undersecretary for languages and translation, said the service was part of efforts to offer top-quality facilities to mosque visitors. The government is keen …