A new portrait of Queen Elizabeth II’s great-granddaughter Princess Charlotte was released by the royal family on Saturday to commemorate her sixth birthday. The only daughter of Her Majesty’s grandson Prince William and his wife Kate Middleton, is the fourth in line to the British throne. The new portrait of the birthday girl shows her wearing a blue dress with …

Anya Taylor-Joy skyrocketed to fame following the release of Netflix’s The Queen Gambit. What many of her die-hard fans may be unaware of is how the Emma actor almost quit acting right before she landed her breakthrough role as chess prodigy Elizabeth Harmon on the Netflix series. Talking to Elle, Taylor-Joy revealed: “Much the same way as Beth needed chess, I needed acting. …

American singer Britney Spears’ father Jamie Spears has given an indication that his daughter has been suffering from dementia. According to a report by The Sun, Jamie, while filing paperwork to control her finances almost ten years ago, hinted that the pop star has dementia. The indication is all set to be discussed in BBC’s upcoming documentary about the singer, titled, The …

Pop icon Selena Gomez is talking about her battles with mental health and how she had to cope with anxiety and depression. In a promotional post for Rare Beauty, the singer turned to Instagram with an extensive note about her mental health issues that started at a considerably early age. “I know first hand how scary and lonely it can …

Vienna: Authoritarian and illiberal-minded regimes are becoming increasingly emboldened in their efforts to stifle independent media, the International Press Institute (IPI) warned ahead of World Press Freedom Day 2021 to be observed on May 3. IPI’s Covid-19 Press Freedom Tracker has recorded 635 press freedom violations around the world. India, which is battling a major wave of infections, has seen 84 …

Actors and past paramours Ben Affleck and Jenifer Lopez have found their way back to each other after 17 years. However, this time, its all platonic. After all hell broke loose over their not-so-secret ‘secret’ meeting after the Hustler actor’s breakup with Alex Rodriguez, a source has dished the details about what is happening between her and Affleck. In a chat with People, …

Kabul security was ramped up on Saturday as the city braced for reaction from the Taliban as US troops were still present under President Joe Biden’s orders, beyond the May 1 withdrawal deadline agreed in 2020 with the Trump administration. An increased military presence and security at checkpoints were visible in the Afghan capital, and a security source said the …

BAGHDAD: Eighteen Iraqis, the majority military personnel, were killed overnight Friday to Saturday in separate jihadist attacks mainly in the greater Baghdad area, security sources said. There was no immediate claim of responsibility for the attacks, but they are in line with the modus operandi of the militant Islamic State group, which still has sleeper cells in Iraq despite its …

BISHKEK: Kyrgyzstan and Tajikistan agreed what they called a complete ceasefire on Saturday after reports of fresh shooting and troop build-ups in the aftermath of border clashes earlier this week that killed 49 people. The heads of the countries’ state security bodies announced the agreement in a joint briefing in Kyrgyzstan hours after Kyrgyzstan’s border guard service said Tajik troops …

Bitcoin rose 6.54% to $57,098.08 on Friday, adding $3,504.11 to its previous close. Bitcoin, the world’s biggest and best-known cryptocurrency, is up 105.9% from the year’s low of $27,734 on Jan. 4. It is down 12% from the year’s high of $64,895.22 on April 14. Ether , the coin linked to the ethereum blockchain network, rose 1.06 % to $2,787.35 …