Acclaimed actor Susan Sarandon is looking back at her time spent on the sets of Thelma & Louise with Brad Pitt. While chatting with Extra, the 74-year-old Stepmom actor spoke about the 1991-released film and how she was ‘impressed’ by the heartthrob for his good looks and charismatic personality. “When I saw the film, the part that really impressed me, in addition to his good …

One of America’s most shining music stars, Billie Eilish, is all set to feature on Amazon’s Prime Day Show on June 17 as the e-commerce giant is going to celebrate its anniversary. The 19-year-old music superstar will share the stage of the virtual concert with singers H.E.R and Kid Cudi. On Sunday, Amazon Music has dropped the trailer of its …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Russia on Monday agreed to continue their cooperation for a political settlement of the Afghan conflict. Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi and his Russian counterpart Sergey Lavrov in a telephone conversation agreed to work closely for an early negotiated political settlement of the Afghan issue, the Foreign Office said in a statement. Mr Lavrov had in April visited Islamabad …

VILNIUS: Flowers were laid on rusty railway tracks on Monday as Lithuania marked the start of a mass deportation 80 years ago by the Soviet Union that was occupying the Baltic nation. People who were considered opposed to Moscow or deemed counter-revolutionary elements were sent to Siberia from Lithuania and few returned. Others who owned land or houses were evicted …

BRUSSELS: Nato leaders on Monday declared that China poses a constant security challenge and is working to undermine global order, and they said they’re worried about how fast the Chinese are developing nuclear missiles. In a summit statement, the leaders said that China’s goals and assertive behaviour present systemic challenges to the rules-based international order and to areas relevant to …

WELLINGTON: Polynesian seafarers likely reached Antarctica hundreds of years before the Western explorers usually credited with discovering the frozen continent, a new study has concluded. New Zealand researchers scoured so-called “grey literature” — including oral records, historic indigenous artworks and non-academic sources — looking for links between Maori people and Antarctica. “When you put it together, it’s really clear, there’s …

JERUSALEM: Israel’s new government, a fragile alliance spanning the political spectrum, is meant to endure until 2025 but it could be brought down quickly by divisive issues such as the Israel-Palestinian conflict, analysts said on Monday. And that excludes any moves by Benjamin Netanyahu, a shrewd politician who is ready to pounce on any missteps by the coalition and return …

LONDON: Veteran war correspondent Christiane Amanpour on Monday announced that she has recently undergone “major surgery” for ovarian cancer, and faced months of chemotherapy treatment. “Like millions of women around the world, I’ve been diagnosed with ovarian cancer,” the CNN Chief International Anchor announced on Twitter. “I’ve had successful major surgery to remove it and am now undergoing several months of chemotherapy …

Far-right Israeli groups will march in and around East Jerusalem’s Old City today (Tuesday) in a flag-waving procession that risks igniting tensions with Palestinians in the contested city and rekindling fighting between Israel and Gaza. Assailing the march as a “provocation”, Palestinian factions have called for a “Day of Rage” in Gaza and the Israeli-occupied West Bank. Gaza’s Islamist rulers …

ISLAMABAD: The chairman of the Capital Development Authority (CDA) has ordered an investigation into reported heated arguments between a CDA officer and two private consultants on the issue of the latter’s alleged access to official record of housing societies. Chief Commissioner Islamabad Amer Ali Ahmed, who holds additional charge of the CDA chairman, ordered the deputy commissioner to probe the …