Alex Smithand Mohamed Madi,Kyiv Watch: BBC correspondent at the scene of Kyiv drone attack Russia carried out a “massive” overnight attack on several Ukrainian cities, President Volodymyr Zelensky has said, a day after he warned of strikes over the Christmas period. At least three people were killed, according to Ukrainian officials, including a four-year-old child,…
Two emerging stars in the Eagles’ defensive backfield in DeJean and Mitchell get their first Pro Bowl nods. It’s safe to say general manager Howie Roseman knocked it out of the park when he selected Mitchell 22nd overall and DeJean 40th in the 2024 draft. Mitchell is tied for fifth (11) and DeJean ninth (10)…
Islamabad: Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir, NI (M), HJ — Chief of Army Staff (COAS) and Chief of Defence Force (CDF) — on Tuesday visited the National Defence University (NDU) in Islamabad, where he engaged with civil and military participants of the ongoing National Security and War Course and reviewed their academic assessments of Pakistan’s…
Last Samurai Standing begins with a familiar premise. Desperate samurai dispossessed by the restoration of the emperor enter into a deadly game for a life-changing cash prize — all for the entertainment of anonymous elites. Unlike its inspirations Battle Royale and Squid Game, however, Last Samurai Standing’s violence is chaotic, fast-paced, and kinetic, though it…
Natasha Lyonne wants to remind me of something as we’re chatting about Poker Face, AI and the industry, and everything else that is percolating in her mind heading into 2026. “I’m pretty much always serious and always kidding. I kind of make it a hobby,” she says. Our conversation bears out that mission statement, as…
It’s hard to avoid the feeling that you’re sitting in a venerable West End theater while watching the latest cinematic collaboration between director Nicholas Hytner and screenwriter Alan Bennett. The pair’s previous films — The Madness of King George, The History Boys and The Lady in the Van — were all adaptations of Bennett’s stage…
Lahore, Pakistan — The Lahore High Court (LHC) has upheld a landmark decision by the Punjab Ombudsperson in a workplace harassment case, endorsing the dismissal of a director of a vocational institute for abusing his authority and harassing a female employee.In a detailed 17-page written judgment authored by Justice Raheel Kamran Sheikh, the court dismissed…
Happy Holidays! As we like to do on The Vergecast, we take this time of year to see our families, relax and recharge, and go extremely deep into a specific technology that matters right now. This year, we picked the tiny chip in all your devices that is suddenly a precious and expensive commodity: RAM….
Kate WhannelPolitical reporter PA Media Farmers protested against the changes again at last month’s Budget Government proposals to tax inherited farmland have been watered down, with the planned threshold increasing from £1m to £2.5m. The climbdown follows months of protests by farmers and concern from some Labour backbenchers. At last year’s Budget, ministers said they…
James Ransone’s wife posted an emotional tribute to her husband following his death by suicide. The actor, known for roles in The Wire, Tangerine, Generation Kill,It: Chapter TwoandThe Black Phone, died Dec. 19 at age 46. Ransone died by suicide, according to the Los Angeles County Medical Examiner. His wife, Jamie —who was known as…
