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Apr 04, 2025

Tom Cruise pays tribute to Val Kilmer

“I’d like to honour a dear friend of mine, Val Kilmer,” said Cruise, at the start of his hotly anticipated appearance at the annual industry summit in Las Vegas.

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Apr 03, 2025

‘Bad idea’ for 2030 World Cup to have 64 teams, says UEFA chief

The 2026 edition in the United States, Mexico and Canada will already see the format increase from 32 teams to 48

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Apr 03, 2025

India approves bill overhauling Muslim land boards

Minister of Parliamentary Affairs Kiren Rijiju, who tabled the bill on Wednesday, said it would check corruption and mismanagement and reduce the hold of a few entrenched groups.

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Apr 03, 2025

US university calls for release of detained Turkish student

Video of Rumeysa Ozturk’s arrest by masked agents on a sidewalk has sparked outrage online, and added to concerns about freedom of speech and respect for due process under Trump.

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Apr 02, 2025

Nine children among dead in Israel strike on UN building

Israel also conducted air strikes on Wednesday that killed at least 15 people, including children, in Khan Yunis and Nuseirat refugee camp.

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Apr 02, 2025

Top Gun’s Iceman Val Kilmer dies aged 65

The cause of Val Kilmer’s death was pneumonia, his daughter Mercedes Kilmer told the Times.

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Apr 02, 2025

Eid holidays: deadline for Afghans to leave Pakistan extended

In early March, Islamabad announced a deadline of the end of the month for Afghans holding certain documentation to leave the country

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Apr 01, 2025

Trump threatens USD9bn in Harvard funding over ‘anti-Semitism’

In a statement, Harvard president Alan Garner said: “If this funding is stopped, it will halt life-saving research and imperil important scientific research and innovation.”

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Apr 01, 2025

Sam Mendes to launch four ‘Beatles’ movies in same month

The “four-film cinematic event,” hitting theaters in April 2028, will each focus on a different member of the legendary Beatles

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Apr 01, 2025

Undocumented migrants turn to WhatsApp to stay ahead of US raids

The only lifeline is a community group on WhatsApp that provides news about Trump’s immigration raids in Washington neighborhoods often mixed with unverified or false information