Anniqa Meraj crowned Miss World Pakistan 2026, set for Miss World debut

• Her appearance in Vietnam will mark country's first-ever representation at Miss World pageant

Updated 17 Jul, 2026 08:13pm

Danny Boyle's Rupert Murdoch drama to open 2026 Venice Film Festival

• The 83rd edition of the Venice Film Festival ​will run from September 2 to 12, with the ⁠line-up to be announced later in July

Published 17 Jul, 2026 01:34pm

Pele's 1958 World Cup final shirt sells for $4.9 million

• The shirt had ​previously sold at auction in 2004 for 70,505 ​pounds ($105,600), according to Sotheby's

Published 17 Jul, 2026 01:30pm

'Heartstopper Forever' cast bids 'bittersweet' farewell to Netflix franchise

• The British actor, who rose to fame with the first ‌season of the 'Heartstopper' television series

Published 16 Jul, 2026 12:57pm

Will Ferrell reunites with longtime collaborators for Netflix golf comedy ‘The Hawk’

• The 'Step Brothers' actor recalled many shared laughs that went ‌beyond the humor of the series

Published 16 Jul, 2026 12:36pm

UK regulator to probe TikTok on child safety measures

• A month ago, the government imposed a blanket ban on social media for users under the age of 16

Published 16 Jul, 2026 12:03pm

The Alif Laila Book Bus Speaks

• President of the Alif Laila Book Bus Society gives voice to the bus, recounting nearly five decades of inspiring generations of young readers across Pakistan

Published 13 Jul, 2026 03:58pm

US actress Ellen Burstyn to get Venice Lifetime award

• Says so honoured by the decision to award her the Golden Lion

Published 14 Jul, 2026 05:00pm

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New Zealand actor Sam Neill dies aged 78

• The Jurassic Park actor announced in April he was cancer-free after undergoing treatment for stage-three blood cancer

Published 13 Jul, 2026 11:57am

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Taylor Swift paid $160,000 for New York wedding permit: mayor

• The billionaire pop singer covered the bill for this month’s star-studded extravaganza

Published 11 Jul, 2026 01:15pm

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Anthony Hopkins, 88, signs record deal as a composer

• 'Bracken Road' features on his upcoming 'Life is a Dream' album, a collection of orchestral works written over six decades

Published 10 Jul, 2026 05:34pm

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Stars pay tribute to 'Total Eclipse' singer Bonnie Tyler, who has died at 75

• Tyler is instantly recognisable as the queen of the 1980s power ballad

Published 10 Jul, 2026 06:49pm

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Mick Jagger says Rolling Stones hope to tour new album 'Foreign Tongues'

• It marks the Stones’ second studio album since the 2021 death ​of drummer Charlie Watts

Published 09 Jul, 2026 07:48pm

Justin Bieber added to World Cup final halftime show lineup

• The World Cup final will ​take place ​in ⁠East Rutherford, New Jersey, just outside ⁠of ​New York ​City

Published 09 Jul, 2026 11:36am

'The Pitt' and 'Hacks' rack up nominations for television's Emmy Awards

• HBO Max topped all networks with 122 nominations this year, followed by Netflix with 111

Published 09 Jul, 2026 11:43am

Paramount will not close its Warner Bros deal before July 22 amid Oregon probe

• Paramount has said it will not close its $110 billion acquisition of Warner Bros before July 22

Published 09 Jul, 2026 11:00am

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Sign of the times: Harry Styles sets record with 12-night Wembley run

• He 'has broken the record for longest residency by a musician at Wembley Stadium… with his shows at the iconic UK venue,'

Published 08 Jul, 2026 07:24pm

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Matt Damon calls 'The Odyssey' the most challenging film of his career

• 'The Odyssey,' the epic poem, dates back in written form to around the seventh or eighth century BC

Published 08 Jul, 2026 07:15pm

Netflix nods to nostalgia with new 'Little House on the Prairie' TV series

• The story has also been adapted before, most notably in a 1970s television series that ran on NBC until 1983

Published 07 Jul, 2026 08:28am

Taylor Swift defeats Florida poet's plagiarism lawsuit

• Monday's dismissal was with prejudice, meaning Marasco cannot amend her complaint. Cannon's chambers are in Fort Pierce, Florida

Published 07 Jul, 2026 08:31am

A Minute With: Christopher Nolan on telling the epic 'Odyssey' story on the big screen

• Nolan discussed ‌how he approached the sweeping story and discovered a way to adapt it from text to screen

Published 06 Jul, 2026 12:20pm

What's in a song? The story behind the music playing at World Cup stadiums

• The playlists give an interesting cultural snapshot of the World Cup, in which 48 teams participated for the first time in ​2026

Published 06 Jul, 2026 12:44pm

F1 drivers amuse British GP crowd with Lego car chaos

• A ⁠team of 20 designers, engineers and Lego builders at a factory in Kladno in the ​Czech Republic took more than 6,400 hours ​to create ⁠the cars

Published 06 Jul, 2026 12:37pm

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Swift and Kelce marry as global stars swarm 'royal wedding'

• The anticipation is even greater as Swift and Kelce make no public announcements about their wedding plans

Published 04 Jul, 2026 12:09pm