Author: Desk Reporter

Days after the trailer for Mr. Johnny Depp and Ms. Amber Heard’s upcoming documentary, Johnny vs Amber: The US Trial, has been released, Hot Take: The Depp/Heard movie is being rushed for release on streaming platform Tubi, according to a new report. Fox-owned streaming service Tubi will screen the film for free in countries including the US, Australia and New Zealand from September 30 while it will remain unavailable in the UK or EU. In a trial that ended in June, Mr. Johnny sued ex-wife for defamation over a 2018 op-ed Ms. Heard wrote for The Washington Post. Mr. Johnny…

Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi has asked Russian President Vladimir Putin to end the war with Ukraine and return to the path of talks, addressing the issues of food and energy security faced by developing countries. In his interaction with Mr. Putin on the sidelines of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO) in Uzbekistan’s historic city of Samarkand, Mr. Modi highlighted the need for an early end to hostilities and the need for dialogue and diplomacy. This was the first meeting between the two leaders since the summit held in New Delhi last December. “I know that today’s era is not…

Floods caused by heavy rain swept through several towns in a mountainous region of central Italy, leaving 10 people dead and four missing, authorities said. Dozens of people escaped by climbing trees or rooftops. New storms are alarmingly surprising. In just six hours, more than 400 millimeters of rain fell in the area, or a third of the annual rainfall, shared Civil Protection chief Mr. Fabrizio Curcio, who visited the scene. Civil Protection has identified ten dead, including two children, while three remain missing. About 50 people were hospitalized and 150 were forced to leave their homes. Around 200 firemen…

Washington, US; The 23-times tennis grand slam champion Ms. Serena Williams has welcomed legendary tennis player Mr. Roger Federer to the ‘retirement club’. One of the all-time greats of the sport, Mr. Roger Federer announced his retirement from the sport at the age of 41, with the last appearance of the illustrious career being at the Laver Cup in London, scheduled to be held at the O2 Arena in the end of September.  Mr. Federer has been struggling with a knee problem for the last three years. Ms. Serena Williams brought the curtain down on a glittering career this month…

Ms. Ruja Ignatova, also known as the ‘missing Cryptoqueen’, has been named a most-wanted fugitive by the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI). The Bulgarian woman is wanted for her alleged role in defrauding investors through a cryptocurrency company OneCoin. The federal investigators accuse the fugitive of using the scheme to defraud victims out of more than $4 billion. FBI said that Ms. Ignatova is the only woman on the FBI’s Ten Most Wanted Fugitives list and is the 11th in its 72-year history. According to the FBI, “Ms. Ignatova, a Bulgarian lawyer, claimed to have invented a cryptocurrency to rival…

The Koloshi village in western Maharashtra’s Konkan region has called for much intrigue from the archeology community after a group of researchers discovered a cave, located 10 kilometers from the village with several stone tools in the cave dating back tens of thousands of years. “Nowhere in the world can we find rock art of this kind,” Dr. Tejas Garge, Head of Maharashtra Archeology Department said. Archaeologists believe these artifacts can help us learn more about the way our ancestors lived. The cave, located in a secluded forest in Sindhudurg, was discovered by researchers studying rock carvings in the surrounding…

According to Premier of the Republic of China (Taiwan), Mr. Su Tseng-chang, the east-Asian is considering about ending the mandatory quarantine for all arrivals early and making relevant preparations as it continues to ease government-imposed restrictions to control the spread of COVID-19. Taiwan has adhered to its entry and quarantine rules as other parts of Asia have relaxed or lifted them altogether, although the number of days spent in isolation has been reduced from seven to three in the run-up to June. The country has reported more than 5.7 million domestic cases since the start of this year, driven by…

A UN official has warned that the world is facing a ‘global emergency of unprecedented magnitude’ as 345 million people remain on the verge of starvation, with 70 million forced to starvation by the Russia-Ukraine War. Mr. David Beasley, Executive Director of the UN World Food Program, told the UN Security Council that 345 million people in the 82 countries where the agency works face severe food insecurity, two and a half times the number of people who were severely food insecure before the COVID-19 pandemic hit in 2020. Mr. Beasley highlighted that it was “incredibly distressing” that more than…

The United States administration has declared a new $600 million arms package to support the Ukrainian military’s fight against Russia, as the US offers more weapons to fuel Kyiv’s successful counteroffensive in the country’s east. The package will include the same types of ammunition and equipment that have helped Ukrainian forces repel Russian forces in the east and south. Mr. Joe Biden, the President of United States, approved the aid using his presidential drawdown authority, which allows the president to transfer excess weapons from US stockpiles. The White House notes that the money will be used for military education and…

Tickets for the clash between the arch-rivals, India and Pakistan, scheduled for October 23 at the Melbourne Cricket Ground (MCG) Australia, have sold out, with “extra standing-room tickets snapped up within minutes of going on sale, according to the global cricket governing body, International Cricket Council (ICC). The official body governing the sport of cricket across the globe revealed that “an official re-sale platform will be launched closer to the event, where fans can exchange tickets at face value.” The ICC shared that “fans from 82 different countries have purchased tickets to watch the world’s best players from 16 international…