Vocal powerhouse Demi Lovato and her former fiancé Max Ehrich parted ways on a bitter note. And while the singer had maintained that the end of their relationship was for the best, she is now wearing her heart on her sleeve regarding the split as she spilled details. In the last episode of her documentary series, Dancing with the Devil, which …

Pakistani actor Meera has reportedly been declared ‘mentally unwell’ by a doctor as she was said to have been admitted to a mental health facility during her US trip, if reports are to be believed. Quoting the Baaji actor’s mother Shafqat Rubab, local media outlets are claiming that the actor had reportedly affronted an American doctor while she was demanding preferential treatment …

BANDUNG: Indonesia has handed death sentences to a gang of more than a dozen drug traffickers, including an Iranian couple and a Pakistani man, the prosecutor’s office said. A total of 13 suspects — three Iranians, a Pakistani and nine Indonesians — were ordered to be executed by firing squad for the gang’s role in smuggling about 400 kilograms of …

PARIS: The images capture drama billions of years ago in the early universe — glinting galaxies, glowing with stars that have exploded into supernovas and blazing jets fired from black holes. Europe’s giant LOFAR radio telescope has detected stars being born in tens of thousands of distant galaxies with unprecedented precision, in a series of studies published on Wednesday. Using …

PARIS: France will open the Rwanda archives of former president Francois Mitterrand as part of an effort to better understand the nation’s role in the African country during its 1990s genocide, President Emmanuel Macron’s office said on Wednesday. The office said the decision to make the 1990-94 archives freely accessible was aimed at creating the conditions for understanding the role …

YANGON: Myanmar troops fired at anti-coup protesters on Wednesday, killing at least 13 people and wounding several, media said, as a series of small blasts hit the commercial capital Yangon and a Chinese-owned factory was set on fire. The country’s military ruler said the civil disobedience movement was “destroying” Myanmar. More than 580 people have been killed, according to an …

WASHINGTON: Facebook usage has held steady in the United States despite a string of controversies about the leading social network, even as younger users tap into rival platforms such as TikTok, a survey showed on Wednesday. The Pew Research Centre survey from early 2021 found 69 per cent of American adults use Facebook, and 72pc used at least one social …

TEHRAN: Iranian President Hassan Rouhani said on Wednesday that talks in Vienna on rescuing a troubled 2015 nuclear deal had opened a “new chapter”. An Iranian delegation met on Tuesday representatives of the remaining parties to the agreement to discuss how to bring Washington back into it and end crippling US sanctions and Iranian countermeasures. US President Joe Biden has …

WASHINGTON: Pakistan is among the major beneficiaries of an International Monetary Fund (IMF) and World Bank initiative to help emerging economies deal with the negative impact of the Covid-19 crisis. Data released by the two financial institutions show that Pakistan is receiving $1,386 million from the IMF’s Rapid Credit Facility (RCF). Pakistan’s request for assistance from the RCF was approved …

AMMAN: Jordan’s King Abdullah broke his silence on Wednesday to tell his nation that the worst political crisis in decades sparked by an alleged plot involving his half-brother Prince Hamzah was over. The government had accused Hamzah — a former crown prince who was sidelined as heir to the throne in 2004 — of involvement in a conspiracy to “destabilise …