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Angelina Jolie has described her new film “Couture” as a “deeply personal experience”, revealing that it did not feel like a typical film to her. The actress, who portrays Maxine Walker, a breast cancer patient, shared her thoughts during an appearance at the Toronto International Film Festival. Speaking to the Los Angeles Times, Jolie reflected on the emotional significance of the project, describing it as “quite a sad movie, a hard movie when you deal with life-threatening diseases”. The film explores themes of illness and resilience. Jolie said that many people diagnosed with cancer often feel it becomes the sole focus of…

Lady Gaga surprised fans at the 2025 MTV Video Music Awards (VMAs) after making a swift exit from the ceremony moments after receiving one of the night’s major awards. The 39-year-old performer appeared on stage at UBS Arena in Elmont, New York, to accept the Artist of the Year award. She then told the audience she had to leave promptly. Gaga said she was returning to Manhattan for her sold-out show at Madison Square Garden, which forms part of her Mayhem Ball Tour. “I wish I could stay and watch all these amazing performances, but I have to go back…

Meghan Markle, Duchess of Sussex, was facing calls to return to her former profession in acting after her Netflix series, “With Love, Meghan”, attracted criticism. The second season of the lifestyle-inspired show has drawn a lukewarm response, with culture critics suggesting she may find greater success by returning to her Hollywood roots. Mary McNamara, writing for the Los Angeles Times, delivered a harsh review that reignited discussion about Meghan’s career path. McNamara described the first season as difficult to watch, criticising the show’s content and tone. She acknowledged Markle’s personal difficulties but argued that her talents would be better used in acting.…

Chief Justice Yahya Afridi has said that judges are not required to seek permission during judicial vacations, but outside of public holidays they must inform before taking leave. Speaking at the Judicial Conference, the Chief Justice clarified that there is no restriction on judges traveling during vacations. He said a system has been put in place to regulate leave during court working days. Dispelling misconceptions, he said judges do not take three months of continuous leave, but rather one month at a time during the three-month vacation period, while the rest of the time they sit at the registry. Regarding…

OpenAI has released a new research paper examining why large language models, including GPT-5 and chatbots such as ChatGPT, continue to produce hallucinations—false but plausible statements—and whether this issue can be reduced. According to TechCrunch, in a blog post summarising the findings, OpenAI describes hallucinations as “plausible but false statements generated by language models” and acknowledges that, despite improvements, they “remain a fundamental challenge for all large language models”—a challenge that is unlikely to be fully resolved. To illustrate the problem, the researchers tested a popular chatbot by asking for the title of Adam Tauman Kalai’s Ph.D. dissertation. The chatbot provided three…

The Pakistan Stock Market (PSX) has crossed the milestone of 155,000 points, for the first time in its history. According to details surfaced on Monday, on the first day of the business week, the market opened with a gain of 780 points, reflecting a positive and upward trend. Following this, the index reached a record high of 155,000 points. During the session, investor interest was observed in blue-chip shares from the energy, oil and gas sectors. Attention was also drawn to blue-chip shares of cement companies. Earlier on Friday, the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) closed at an all-time high on…

Pakistan Navy Day was observed on Monday to pay tribute to the heroes of the 1965 war who fought with courage and sacrifice against a larger adversary, defending the motherland with valor. The day marks the daring #OperationSomnath, in which Pakistan Navy warships carried out a successful strike on Indian shore installations at #Dwarka, inflicting significant damage. The submarine #PNSMGhazi also played a decisive role in the war, emerging as a powerful deterrent and symbol of operational superiority. President Asif Ali Zardari and Prime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif, in their Navy Day messages, paid glowing tributes to the force for…

US President Donald Trump on Sunday suggested a Gaza deal could come soon to secure the release of all the hostages held by Hamas, after earlier issuing what he called his “last warning” to the Palestinian militant group. Trump, speaking to reporters after landing in the Washington area on Sunday evening following a brief trip to New York, said he had been discussing the issue on the plane. “We’re working on a solution that may be very good,” he said. He declined to give further details. “You’ll be hearing about it pretty soon. We’re trying to get it ended, get…

A severe flood situation remains across rivers in Punjab, with water flow at Head Panjnad on the River Chenab exceeding 609,000 cusecs. In Jalalpur Pirwala, embankments have broken, submerging dozens of villages. An emergency has been declared in the area. Rescue operations in Jalalpur Pirwala have continued since last night. The Chief Minister of Punjab directly oversaw evacuation efforts overnight. During the operation, 143 individuals were rescued. Over the past 24 hours, 2,343 people have been evacuated from Multan. In total, 10,810 people have been moved from affected areas in Multan. District administration has so far evacuated 350,000 individuals and…

South Africa suffered the heaviest defeat in One-Day International history on Sunday, dismissed for just 72 in a 342-run loss to England in Southampton. Chasing 415 to avoid a series whitewash, the tourists were bowled out in 20.5 overs – their second-lowest ODI total – as England completed a dominant three-match sweep. The margin surpassed India’s 317-run win over Sri Lanka in 2023, setting a new record for the biggest ODI victory when batting first. England’s previous best had been a 242-run triumph against Australia at Trent Bridge in 2018. Jofra Archer led the bowling attack with 4 for 18…