Hollywood star Tom Hiddleston is getting candid about his thoughts regarding the success of The Avengers and how he was wary about it before its release. While in conversation with GQ, the Loki star shared how there was uncertainty hovering over the 2012-released film’s success since it involved a number of central characters from the Marvel Cinematic Universe. “It was an amazing experience because …

American singer Britney Spears is unsure of when she will be able to take the stage to perform again amidst her court-ordered conservatorship. Turning to her social media, the pop icon answered questions from fans, one of which included when she will be able to perform again. “Am I ready to take the stage again? Will I ever take the …

President of Marvel Studios Kevin Feige has shared the meaning behind the title sequence of the upcoming Black Widow prequel. While addressing a Zoom press conference hosted by Sarah Spain of ESPN, the Marvel boss was asked about the topic of the animated sequence of the upcoming standalone film encircling Natasha Romanoff’s background story. “The unique visuals? Are you referring …

HONG KONG: Two executives from Hong Kong’s pro-democracy Apple Daily appeared in court on Saturday on charges of collusion and were denied bail after authorities deployed a sweeping security law to target the newspaper, a scathing critic of Beijing. Chief editor Ryan Law and CEO Cheung Kim-hung are accused of colluding with foreign forces to undermine China’s national security over a series …

ISLAMABAD: Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi on Saturday urged Asian countries to renew focus on geo-economics and underlined the need for promotion of a rules-based global order. He was participating in a high-level panel discussion on regional cooperation in Asia along with foreign ministers of Kyrgyzstan, Malaysia, Tajikistan and Uzbekistan under the Antalya Diplomacy Forum of Turkey. Mr Qureshi highlighted …

  ISLAMABAD: Amid rising complaints about shortage of Covid-19 vaccines across the country, opposition PML-N has criticised the ruling Pakistan Tehreek-i-Insaf for delay in procurement of vaccine while the government claims that one million doses are available and more are due over the next few days. Major vaccination centres in Karachi, Lahore, Islamabad and Rawalpindi have either suspended vaccination or slowed …

YANGON: Anti-coup protesters in Myanmar donned flowers in their hair on Saturday to mark the birthday of ousted civilian leader Aung San Suu Kyi, who remains under house arrest and is due to face court again next week. Suu Kyi’s elected government was overthrown in a Feb 1 coup that sparked mass protests and renewed clashes between the military and …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistani and Indian National Security Advisers will be attending an upcoming Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) meeting in Dushanbe next week, but would not be meeting each other on the sidelines. Sixteenth meeting of the secretaries of the security council of the SCO’s member states is being held on June 22-23 in Dushanbe. National Security Adviser (NSA) Dr Moeed Yusuf …

ISLAMABAD: The Foreign Office on Saturday rejected Indian criticism of the Kulbhushan Jadhav-specific legislation passed by the National Assembly recently and accused Delhi of politicising the issue by misinterpreting the International Court of Justice verdict in the case. “Pakistan abides by all its international obligations, and this applies to the International Court of Justice (ICJ) judgement in the case of Indian …

LAHORE: Scores of people on Saturday broke open the main gate of Expo Centre and entered it’s premises after the administration stopped inoculation due to shortage of vaccine and made them wait outside the building for hours in the scorching heat. The charged people also broke the windowpanes of the Expo hall, to vent their anger for being denied vaccination …