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Actrice Anya Taylor-Joy heeft een rol te pakken in de aankomende film The Lord of the Rings: The Hunt for Gollum. Dat meldt het Amerikaanse vakblad Variety. De dertigjarige actrice speelt in de Lord of the Rings-film de rol van de Sindar-elf Seren.

The Russian government has written off budget debts totaling 37.5 billion rubles ($525 million) for six additional regions, a move that highlights growing financial strain across the country's regions.

UCL's Antisemitism Programme Manager position was created in 2022 and was the first and only dedicated antisemitism role at any UK university.

Een jongetje van twee jaar is maandagavond van de tweede verdieping uit het raam van een woning in Rotterdam gevallen en is door hulpdiensten gereanimeerd. Dat meldt de Rotterdamse politie op X.

Pentru mulți români, o vacanță în Europa pare un lux greu de atins, mai ales pentru familiile cu copii. Totuși, experiențele călătorilor pasionați arată că această percepție nu reflectă întotdeauna realitatea. Europa oferă numeroase destinații spectaculoase, accesibile pentru aproape orice buget.

Cabaretier Paul Haenen is geschrokken van het overlijden van Wim T. Schippers. De kunstenaar, programmamaker en stemacteur overleed afgelopen woensdag op 83-jarige leeftijd in zijn woonplaats Amsterdam. „Hij was altijd opgewekt en zo ontzettend geniaal”, zegt Haenen.

The far-right Israeli minister was set to travel to Miami to attend the wedding of an Israeli businessman's daughter. Haaretz previously reported that Ben-Gvir sought to have the businessman fund the trip before agreeing to pay for it himself after criticism from the state comptroller

A spokesperson for the Democratic National Committee decried the move as “an opportunity to use the power of the presidency to make [Trump] and his family even richer.” Some of the fighters in Sunday's Ultimate Fighting Championship (UFC) event on the White House lawn will be paid bonuses in stablecoins issued by the Trump family crypto company, World Liberty Financial. On Monday, World Liberty confirmed that UFC would pay up to $250,000 in bonuses using USD1, the US dollar-pegged stablecoin issued by the company. UFC had made a similar announcement before the event. The price of USD1 jumped above $1 on Friday and remained there, according to CoinMarketCap data at last look. Trading volume in the past 24 hours was up more than 93%, at $2.38 billion. Read more

ISLAMABAD - Muharram-ul-Haram moon was not sighted anywhere in the country today; therefore, 1st of Muharram-ul-Haram 1448 AH will fall on Wednesday.

ISLAMABAD - The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) Monday dismissed the appeal of Chief Secretary Khyber Pakhtunkhwa against the Peshawar High Court (PHC) decision to reinstate the contract employees in KP health department.

LAHORE - Punjab Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz Sharif on Monday directed the implementation of a comprehensive three-tier security plan across the province for Muharram-ul-Haram and urged organisers of religious gatherings to activate QR-coded panic buttons installed at 4,700 Imambargahs to ensure swift emergency response.

ISLAMABAD - President Asif Ali Zardari on Monday welcomed the announcement of a Memorandum of Understanding between the United States and Iran, which he hoped would pave the way for a final agreement and lay the foundation for durable and comprehensive peace in the region.

LAKKI MARWAT - Four persons were killed in a firing incident in the Jabbar Khail area of Lakki Marwat district in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on Monday, according to police sources cited by local television channels.

ISLAMABAD - Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar, Monday reiterated that Pakistan remained firmly committed to the principles and objectives of the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Charter.

ISLAMABAD - Pakistan on Monday warmly welcomed the understanding reached between the United States and the Islamic Republic of Iran, appreciating the trust reposed in the country by the leadership of both nations.

Белорусский диктатор Александр Лукашенко принес извинения президенту Украины Владимиру Зеленскому за свои слова и угрозы о том, что Беларусь якобы располагает информацией о "очень серьезной" цели на территории Украины с точными координатами.

ISLAMABAD - An Anti-Terrorism Court (ATC) on Monday issued arrest warrants for Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Chief Minister Sohail Khan Afridi in connection with the October 4 protest case involving the killing of a police official.

A federal judge handed Elon Musk his second defeat against OpenAI after finding xAI failed to show OpenAI improperly obtained confidential info.

Bij de WK-wedstrijd van Iran tegen Nieuw-Zeeland wordt een groot protest verwacht. Bij het SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles hebben zich uren voor de wedstrijd, die in de nacht van maandag op dinsdag (Nederlandse tijd) wordt gespeeld, al groepen tegenstanders van het Iraanse regime verzameld.