-
‘The Pitt’s Sepideh Moafi Will Be “Running A Tight Ship” In Season 3
Sepideh Moafi, who plays Dr Baran Al-Hashimi in HBO Max’s medical drama The Pitt, has spoken about her historic Primetime Emmy nomination for supporting actress, becoming the first woman of Middle Eastern descent recognised in the category. The Iranian-American actress, born in a refugee camp in Germany after her parents fled the Islamic Revolution, said…
-
Miranda Lambert to Headline Opening Night Concert at New Nashville Venue The Truth
Country star Miranda Lambert will headline the opening night of Nashville’s newest music venue, The Truth, with a one-off show on 1 October. The performance, dubbed “Miranda Lambert: One Night Only,” coincides with the run-up to her new album Crisco, out 2 October on MCA, making the concert both a venue launch and an album…
-
Iran’s Speaker says Bessent and Hegseth are ‘way out of their league’
Iranian Parliament Speaker Mohammad Bagher Ghalibaf criticised US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent and Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth on 18 August, arguing that Washington’s escalating pressure would not secure concessions from Tehran beyond those envisaged in a previous framework. In a post on X, Ghalibaf said the two officials were “way out of their league” and…
-
Israel withdraws support for embattled Fifa president Gianni Infantino
Israel’s football association has withdrawn its support for Gianni Infantino’s re-election as Fifa president, becoming the latest Uefa member to abandon him amid a growing internal revolt. The move follows Infantino’s decision to sack chief operating officer Kevin Lamour, who had publicly criticised the president’s World Cup sell-off plan, a sacking that has hardened opposition…
-
UAE says it detected 2 missiles fired from Iran; both fell into water
The United Arab Emirates (UAE) said Tuesday that its armed forces detected two missiles fired from Iran and that both fell into the water. The country’s air defense systems spotted Iranian ballistic missiles. One fell outside of the nation’s territorial waters, and the other fell well within its territorial waters, the UAE’s Defense Ministry said…
-
Ella Langley on Spotlighting Female Country Artists on Tour, Wanting to Work With Harry Styles and Miranda Lambert Advice
Ella Langley, the Alabama-born country star behind the chart-topping hit “Choosin’ Texas,” spoke to Variety about curating an all-female opening lineup for her first arena-headlining tour, reflecting a broader push to spotlight women in country music during a breakout year. The interview comes amid a run of major accolades that have cemented her as one…
-
Trump’s Syria envoy says Israeli air strikes on base ‘unnecessary escalation’
Tom Barrack, President Trump’s U.S. ambassador to Turkey and special envoy for Syria and Iraq, on Tuesday condemned Israeli air strikes on a Syrian air base as an “unnecessary escalation.” Israel carried out eight airstrikes on the Abu al-Duhur base’s runway and storage facilities, Syria’s state-run Ekhbariya news outlet reported, according to Reuters. A military…
-
Rally cheers, siege standoff, Golden Boot heats up
Reporting on 18 August brought together sharply different scenes: in Jakarta, demonstrators marched against government policies and raised concerns about living costs, corruption and the expanded role of the military in civilian affairs. Police blocked roads during the protest and brief scuffles were reported. Separately, attention remained on Qusra in the occupied West Bank, where…
-
Iran’s gutted ranks leave loyalists filling critical posts — with one glaring problem
Iran is overhauling the top ranks of its military and security apparatus, notably the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) and Basij militia, following heavy losses sustained during recent conflict. Rather than promoting fresh figures, the regime has largely turned to trusted veteran hardliners to fill critical vacancies, a move analysts say reflects both the depth…
-
Trump trolls Iran, declaring Strait of Hormuz a ‘new US territory’ – prompting threats from Tehran
Donald Trump has provoked Tehran by jokingly declaring the Strait of Hormuz “new US territory”, a comment that drew angry threats of retaliation from Iranian officials. The remark, made amid ongoing tensions between Washington and Tehran, plays on the strait’s critical importance as a global oil shipping chokepoint, making it a sensitive flashpoint even when…