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Kelsea Ballerini has publicly addressed the results of the 2025 Academy of Country Music Awards, where she went home without a win despite three nominations. The country star took to Instagram on May 10 to clarify her stance following speculation that she was upset about Lainey Wilson’s sweep of major categories. “Just stopping in to say I respect the hell out of laineywilson. As an artist, entertainer, and friend,” Ballerini posted to her Instagram Stories. “A deserving queen.” At the ACM Awards held on May 8, Ballerini was nominated for Entertainer of the Year, Female Artist of the Year, and…

Listen to article KABUL: In the ongoing tension between Islamabad and Dehli, Pakistan’s special envoy for Afghanistan Mohammad Sadiq Khan was successful in his diplomacy to ensure peace on the country’s western border, sources said on Sunday. An unannounced support of a peaceful western border came when the special envoy for Afghanistan and his Chinese counterpart were in Kabul for enhancing regional connectivity by including Kabul in the China’s flagship Belt and Road Initiative (BRI). Sunday saw the first of a series of trilateral meeting, involving the envoys of China and Pakistan with the senior officials of the Afghan Taliban government. The…

Rangers players seen in this image.— AFP/fileGLASGOW: Rangers ended a five-match sequence without a home win by hammering Aberdeen 4-0 on Sunday to give Barry Ferguson a first Ibrox victory as interim manager of the Glasgow giants.Following a drab opening 45 minutes, Rangers surged ahead in the second half, with Vaclav Cerny opening the scoring in the 55th minute. Rangers striker Cyriel Dessers doubled that lead just after the hour, before substitute Hamza Igamane made 3-0 in the 70th minute. Left-back Jefte wrapped up the scoring in stoppage time. It was a first home win for Rangers since beating Ross…

Listen to article PESHAWAR/ QUETTA: Two policemen lost their lives and two others along with a passer-by sustained injuries when a suicide bomber blew himself up near a police van at Ring Road Mall Mandi, Peshawar. The suicide bomber targeted the police mobile van patrolling near the Mall Mandi. As a result of the explosion, two policemen, including Sub-Inspector Laiq Zada Khan and Constanle Alamzaib lost their lives. Rescue workers immediately shifted the bodies and the injured to the hospital. Police said that the martyred and injured officials were inside the mobile van when they were targeted. The blast caused a severe…

Tom Cruise on landing ‘Rain Man’  Tom Cruise might owe one of the biggest roles of his career to some good old-fashioned sibling pressure. During a lively and revealing appearance at the BFI in London on Sunday, the Hollywood icon opened up about how he landed Rain Man—and, surprisingly, it all started with his sister Cass and a bold move at a New York restaurant.Back in 1984, Cruise had just wrapped filming Legend with Ridley Scott and was visiting Cass in the city when they spotted none other than Dustin Hoffman grabbing takeout.  “She goes, ‘There’s Dustin Hoffman,’” Cruise recalled.…

Listen to article RAWALPINDI: Pakistani military hit 26 Indian military facilities and dozens of Pakistani drones hovered over major Indian cities, including capital New Delhi, in the offensive operations on Saturday, Lt Gen Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry, the director general of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR), said on Sunday. The chief military spokesperson said that the Pakistan Armed Forces fulfilled the promise they made to the nation to avenge the martyrdom of innocent civilians, including children, in strikes in the night between May 6 and 7. Chaudhry spoke to the media at a joint press conference along with Air Vice Marshal Aurangzeb Ahmed…

Listen to article ISLAMABAD: A day after breaking the news of ceasefire between Pakistan and India, US President Donald Trump on Sunday went a step further and offered assistance to both the nuclear armed neighbours to resolving their longstanding dispute over Kashmir. Trump during his first term had offered mediation on Kashmir but this time he went a step further. India previously rebuffed his mediation offer and is unlikely to give any positive response to the fresh proposal. But the fact that Trump’s push for the resolution of the Kashmir dispute punctured the Indian narrative that made desperate attempts over the past…

COLOMBO: An overcrowded bus carrying dozens of Buddhist pilgrims plummeted into a precipice in Sri Lanka on Sunday, killing at least 21 and injuring 24, a senior transport official said. The island nation’s winding roads are among the most dangerous in the world, and the crash off a cliffside road on Sunday was among the deadliest recorded in Sri Lanka in decades. The roof and side panels of the bus were sheared off, and more than half the seats were ripped from the floor of the vehicle, which landed wheels up into a tea plantation, photos of the wreckage showed.…

A representational image of a Richter Scale can be seen measuring an earthquake. — AFP/FileBEIJING: An earthquake of magnitude 5.5 struck Tibet early on Monday, the China Earthquake Administration (CEA) said.The quake hit the city of Shigatse at 5:11am (2111 GMT), at a depth of 10 km (6.2 miles). Authorities have dispatched emergency response services and no casualties have been reported so far, CEA said.In January, more than 120 died in a 6.8-magnitude earthquake that struck Tibet’s Tingri county, around 240 km (149 miles) away from Shigatse.

GAZA CITY: Hamas and US representatives have held rare direct talks in Qatar, two officials from the Palestinian group told AFP on Sunday. “Direct talks have taken place in Doha between the Hamas leadership and the United States regarding a ceasefire in Gaza, a prisoner exchange and the entry of humanitarian aid,” said a senior Hamas official, adding that the talks “are still ongoing”. A second Hamas official said there was “progress made… notably on the entry of aid to the Gaza Strip” and the potential exchange of hostages for Palestinian prisoners in Israeli custody, “particularly concerning Edan Alexander”, a…