James Bond actress Lea Seydoux, who was to appear next week at the Cannes Film Festival, where organisers are trying to keep COVID-19 contagion in check, has tested positive for COVID-19 in Paris, entertainment site Variety reported on Saturday. The world’s biggest cinema showcase, which kicked off on the French Riviera on July 6 and has so far drawn stars from around the …

CANNES: Featuring Anne Frank’s imaginary friend Kitty as its guiding force, a new animated film presented at the Cannes Film Festival seeks to reconnect one of the defining stories of the World War Two Holocaust against the Jews to the present day – and a new audience. By Waltz with Bashir  creator Ari Folman, Where is Anne Frank  goes beyond the narrative of Frank’s …

Hollywood star David Harbour is sharing a glimpse into the new season of Stranger Things and how it reveals a backstory of his character. In an interview with  USA Today, the Black Widow star spoke about the fourth season, terming it ‘epic’ and how ‘enjoyable’ it will be for the fans. “I love it. This season is so enjoyable, it’s epic in a scope that …

Liam Payne is treating his depression by experimenting with a new ingredient that helps people tackle the mental health disease. The singer joined hands with Dragons’ Den star Steven Bartlett to trial the use of some elements of magic mushrooms that could treat people with depression. Steven claimed during the British Podcast Awards that he and Payne are speaking everyday …

Tom Holland sent his former co-star Scarlett Johansson all the luck in the world upon the release of her movie Black Widow. The Marvel alum took to Instagram to send a special message to the actress. Sharing a screenshot of Black Widow‘s poster to his Instagram story, right after the film was released. Holland captioned, “Been waiting ages for this film and it was …

Hollywood star Jodie Turner-Smith has fallen victim to the curse of Cannes — the jewellery thieves who regularly haunt the world’s biggest film festival. The British-born actress wore eye-catching Gucci gold and diamond jewellery to the red carpet premiere of her latest film After Yang on Thursday. The next morning her suite at the Marriott hotel in the Riviera resort …

RAWALPINDI: Federal Minister for Interior Sheikh Rashid Ahmed believes that “new, civilised Afghan Taliban” would prefer talks to guns after Afghanistan suffered violence, civil war and repeated invasions by foreign forces in recent decades. In an informal interaction with reporters during the Azad Jammu and Kashmir election campaign on Sunday, the minister stated Islamabad would accept any government in Afghanistan …

A man wielding a gun was arrested from outside the Parliament House in Islamabad on Monday, officials said. Television footage showed the man walking frantically on a main road, waving a pistol in one hand and what seemed like a knife in the other, as several security officials appeared to surround him. Police said the arrested man was shifted to …

Federal Information and Broadcasting Minister Fawad Chaudhry said on Monday that even if Afganistan descended into a civil war, the government would not let the fallout affect Pakistan. In a message on Twitter, Chaudhry said the government’s policy on Afghanistan was “in Pakistan’s interest”. “[We] are monitoring the changing situation in Afghanistan. [We are] trying our best for a way …

Special Assistant to the Prime Minister (SAPM) on Health Dr Faisal Sultan said on Monday that the government would use whatever administrative help is required, including the Pakistan Army’s, to ensure compliance with non-pharmaceutical interventions (NPIs) to prevent the spread of Covid-19. Addressing a media briefing in Islamabad, SAPM Sultan said it was necessary to ensure compliance of current NPIs …