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WASHINGTON: Less than 48 hours before the U.S.-Israeli strike on Iran began, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu spoke by phone to President Donald Trump about the reasons for launching the kind of complex, far-off war the American leader once had campaigned against. Both Trump and Netanyahu knew from intelligence briefings earlier in the week that Iranian

CAIRO/JERUSALEM: A senior Hamas delegation met Egypt’s intelligence chief in Cairo on Sunday to discuss the ceasefire agreement and the situation in Gaza, the group said, as both Israel and the Palestinian militant group continue to trade accusations of truce violations. Egypt, Qatar and the U.S. have been mediating between Hamas and Israel, securing the

Susan Powter, the fitness guru who dominated 1990s television with her “Stop the Insanity!” catchphrase, is making a comeback in a documentary that explores her fall from fame into bankruptcy. The film, which comes after Powter spent years in obscurity following lawsuits that left her bankrupt, seeks to reintroduce the ’90s icon to a new

LOS ANGELES: “Wicked: For Good” brought in $150 million in the U.S. and Canada in its opening weekend, setting a record for a film adaptation of a Broadway musical and ranking among the best-performing movie musicals of all time, according to the studio. The second half of the big-screen adaptation of “Wicked,” which reunites Cynthia

It has apparently seemed that Yours Truly star Ariana Grande will always have blonde hair ahead of her new film set to release on November 25, 2026.  Amid promoting Wicked: For Good, the actress who had already colored her hair blonde for the part of Glinda three years prior decided to return to her brunette,

Pakistan Shaheens clinched the Rising Stars Asia Cup 2025 title dramatically on Sunday, edging out Bangladesh A in a tense super over at the West End Park International Cricket Stadium. The final saw a late fightback from Bangladesh and a cool finish from the Shaheens under pressure. After both teams finished level at 125, Pakistan