HISARONU: Roaring blazes encircled a Turkish thermal power plant on Tuesday and forced farmers to herd panicked cattle toward the sea, as wildfires that have killed eight people raged for a seventh day. The nation of 84 million has been transfixed in horror as the most destructive wildfires in generations erase pristine forests and rich farmland across swaths of Turkey’s …

Hollywood star Kit Harington is detailing how his mental health took a hit in the final seasons of Game of Thrones, owing to the nature of the show.  and how the final seasons of Game of Thrones played a big part in impacting it. While giving an interview on SiriusXM, the actor spoke about how the HBO hit impacted his mental …

Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds are living up to their reputation of being the hottest couple in Hollywood. The duo, who does not refrain from loving and trolling each other on social media, has come back with a bang with an exquisite red carpet look. While walking to the premiere of Reynold’s upcoming film Free Guy, both Blake and her …

BAGHDAD: Over 17,000 looted ancient artefacts recovered from the United States and other countries were handed over to Iraq’s Culture Ministry on Tuesday, a restitution described by the government as the largest in the country’s history. The majority of the artefacts date back 4,000 years to ancient Mesopotamia and were recovered from the US in a recent trip by Prime …

WASHINGTON: The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has approved the largest-ever distribution of monetary reserves of $650 billion to boost the global economy and help emerging and low-income nations deal with the mounting debt and Covid-19 crises. The IMF board of governors met in Washington on Monday and approved this historic allocation, known as Special Drawing Rights (SDR). Pakistan, which has …

NEW YORK: A five-month investigation has found that New York Governor Andrew Cuomo sexually harassed multiple women in violation of federal and state law, creating a “climate of fear” within his office, the state’s attorney general said on Tuesday. The independent inquiry showed that Cuomo engaged in “inappropriate behavior” with a total of 11 women, Letitia James told a news …

Senior ministers and national security adviser on Wednesday criticised New Delhi for denying permission to five foreign journalists based in India to visit Pakistan, saying that free speech and independent journalism was shrinking under the “insecure” Indian government. The statements from Foreign Minister Shah Mehmood Qureshi, Information Minister Fawad Chaudhry and National Security Adviser Moeed Yusuf surface a day after …

Malaysian Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin defied mounting pressure to quit on Wednesday, saying he retained majority support among lawmakers and that he would prove it when the Southeast Asian nation’s parliament reconvenes next month. Speaking in a televised address, Yassin said King Al-Sultan Abdullah agreed that he should remain in power pending the confidence vote, even though some members of …

Kathy Griffin revealed a horrific incident wherein she attempted suicide after becoming addicted to prescription pills. The actress, who recently underwent surgery for lung cancer, said she tried to take her own life in 2020. In her Nightline interview, the My Life on the D-List star said she went into a downward spiral after her 2017 photoshoot, in which she was holding a fake …

TEHRAN: Ultracon­serva­tive Ebrahim Raisi was inaugurated on Tuesday as president of Iran, a country whose hopes of shaking off a dire economic crisis hinge on reviving a nuclear deal with world powers. “Following the people’s choice, I task the wise, indefatigable, experienced and popular Hojatoleslam Ebrahim Raisi as president of the Islamic Republic of Iran,” the country’s supreme leader Ayatollah …