Lindsay Lohan reveals ‘Freaky Friday 2’ title at Disney fan event

Dubai: Fans gave Dubai-based Hollywood star Lindsay Lohan a warm welcome at Disney's D23 fan convention at the Honda Center in Anaheim, California. On Saturday, Lohan and Jamie Lee Curtis, stars of the upcoming “Freaky Friday” follow-up, revealed to fans for the first time the sequel's official title, “Freakier Friday,” expected in theaters in 2025.

Hindenburg alleges India market regulator chief held stake in offshore funds used by Adani Group

MUMBAI: A new report by US-based short-seller Hindenburg Research on Saturday alleged that the chairman of India's markets regulator Madhavi Puri Buch had previously invested in some offshore funds that were also used by the Adani Group. In a press release late last night, Buch denied the allegations and called them baseless, adding that a … Read more

USA beat France 98-87 for men’s basketball Olympic gold

Saudi ambassador, IOC member Princess Reema, asked to stop criticizing Algerian boxer Imane Khalif London: The Saudi ambassador to the US said on Saturday that media criticism of Algeria's Olympic gold medalist boxer Imane Khalif should stop and that “compassion and human dignity must prevail every time”. Princess Reema Bint Bandar was speaking at the … Read more

Gambia arrests ex-general, suspected member of death squad

Veteran human rights lawyer released in swap says Russia is moving towards Stalinist era Berlin: Oleg Orlov, a human rights activist since the 1980s, believed Russia had turned a corner when the Soviet Union collapsed and a democratically elected president became the leader.But then Vladimir Putin came to power, crushing dissent and launching a full-scale … Read more

Australia spy chief accuses friendly nations of foreign interference

Sydney: Australia's spy chief on Sunday accused some allies of conducting foreign interference in the country and said it would shock people if their identities were revealed. Canberra last year named Iran as complicit in foreign interference, after Australian intelligence intercepted an “individual” conducting surveillance on Iranian-Australian homes.

After Olympic dream, a rude political awakening for Macron?

Veteran human rights lawyer released in swap says Russia is moving towards Stalinist era Berlin: Oleg Orlov, a human rights activist since the 1980s, believed Russia had turned a corner when the Soviet Union collapsed and a democratically elected president became the leader.But then Vladimir Putin came to power, crushing dissent and launching a full-scale … Read more