At the wedding of her best friend, Selena Gomez, to producer Benny Blanco held last Saturday at Sea Crest Nursery on the Santa Barbara Cliffside, Taylor Swift delivered a heartfelt speech that centered on their enduring friendship and Gomez’s journey to self-acceptance. The main event was a star-studded affair, with guests including Gomez’s Only Murders in the Building co-stars Martin Short and Steve Martin. Key Points from the Speech Swift’s speech highlighted the depth of her and Gomez’s bond: Shared Journey: Swift “talked about how she and Selena have both been through so much together both professionally and…
Author: Raja Zahid Khanzada
Ellen DeGeneres’ constant micromanaging is causing serious problems for her wife, Portia de Rossi. According to Radar Online, the 67-year-old retired American comedian and actress, who is famous as the dethroned daytime queen, is bossing around her wife, Rossi, and micromanaging every aspect of her life, which is making her feel “suffocated.” This sudden and drastic shift in DeGeneres’ behavior occurred after the couple relocated to England from California in 2024. An insider told the outlet, “Portia loves Ellen dearly, but she feels totally suffocated much of the time, because every aspect of her life is constantly micromanaged” “If she wants…
OSLO: From stroking US President Donald Trump’s ego to a “Finnish solution” for peace in Ukraine, former Nato chief Jens Stoltenberg opens up about his decade as head of the alliance in a new memoir. He cited as an example Finland, which gave up 10pc of its territory as part of a peace deal with Soviet leader Joseph Stalin during World War II. In “On My Watch” launched on Monday in Norway, Stoltenberg revealed behind-the-scenes details of a 2018 Nato summit when Trump, during his first term, threatened to walk out due to a number of European countries’ failures to…
GRAND BLANC (Michigan): Authorities on Monday were working to determine why an ex-Marine drove his pickup truck into a Michigan church during a Sunday service, opened fire and set the building ablaze, killing at least four people before he died in a shootout with police. Hundreds of worshippers were inside the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Grand Blanc, Michigan, when the suspect rammed his pickup truck into the front doors on Sunday morning, officials said. Two victims were shot to death, and two other bodies were discovered hours later in the rubble of the church, which officials said was…
Taliban authorities on Monday imposed a nationwide shutdown of communications, weeks after they initiated a crackdown by severing fibre optic connections to prevent what they termed “vice.” According to internet watchdog Netblocks, connectivity was operating at less than one per cent of its normal levels, which the group labelled a “comprehensive, or total blackout.” In the minutes before the shutdown, a government official told AFP that the blackout would last “until further notice.” Speaking on condition of anonymity, the official detailed the scope of the restriction: “It is going to be cut, it will happen gradually tonight, there are eight…
The typhoon battered small islands in the centre of the Philippines last week, toppling trees and power pylons, unleashing floods and forcing 400,000 people to evacuate. A Philippine civil defence official said later on Monday the death toll there had more than doubled to 27, with most of the victims either drowned or hit by debris. Scientists warn that storms are becoming more powerful as the world warms due to the effects of human-driven climate change. In Vietnam, Bualoi made landfall as a typhoon late on Sunday, generating winds of 130 kilometres per hour. At least 13 people were killed…
WASHINGTON D.C. / MOSCOW: Tensions between the United States and Russia have surged following indications that the Trump administration is considering providing Ukraine with long-range Tomahawk cruise missiles, a move that would grant Kyiv the ability to strike deep into Russian territory. In a Fox News interview broadcast on Sunday, US Special Envoy to Ukraine Keith Kellogg was asked if President Trump had authorised strikes deep into Russia. Kellogg affirmed the policy shift: “Reading what (Trump) has said and reading what Vice President (JD) Vance has said, as well as (Secretary of State Marco) Rubio, the answer is yes… Use…
PARIS, FRANCE: The French Interior Ministry announced in a statement that a twelfth suspect, “currently on the run,” has been charged for allegedly training a group of nationals on “the instructions of a foreign intelligence service.” The ministry did not specify the nationality of the individual. According to the statement, the group’s objective was “to spread ideas advocating and inciting hatred, discrimination and violence based on differences.” The development comes as France has launched a series of investigations into acts of vandalism linked to foreign interference, with many observers pointing to Moscow. These attacks have targeted the country’s significant Jewish…
In Washington on Monday, U.S. President Donald Trump unveiled his long-awaited proposal to end the war in Gaza, stating that Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu is “very close” to agreeing to the deal. Speaking alongside Netanyahu at the White House, Trump framed the initiative as part of a larger push for “eternal peace in the Middle East.” Key Details of the 20-Point Proposal The plan, which Hamas officials in Doha have reportedly received from Qatari and Egyptian intermediaries, focuses on immediate de-escalation, demilitarization, and international oversight. Immediate Measures and Hostage Release Hostage Release: The proposal calls…
KABUL, AFGHANISTAN: Afghanistan faced a second consecutive day without internet and mobile phone service on Tuesday, after Taliban authorities executed a nationwide shutdown by cutting the country’s fibre optic network. According to internet watchdog NetBlocks, mobile phone signal and internet service nationwide gradually weakened on Monday night until connectivity dropped to less than one per cent of ordinary levels. This is the first time since the Taliban government took control in 2021 and imposed Sharia law that communications have been completely shut down across the country. The economic and social paralysis was immediate. “We are blind without phones and internet,”…
