After almost three decades and seven films of action-packed adventures, the Mission: Impossible franchise has come to an end with the grand landing of Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning. Starring Tom Cruise, Hayley Atwell, Hannah Waddingham, Pom Klementieff and more, the film follows Ethan Hunt and the IMF team as they chase Entity, a rogue artificial intelligence that threatens …

India recently pulled a Paul Heyman on Pakistan turned heel. As a consequence, all Pakistani celebrities who ever worked in Bollywood have pulled a John Cena, because you can’t see them. Since the ceasefire, Bollywood is erasing Pakistani artists from all posters, thumbnails and marketing materials across their platforms. It’s created this digital bizarro-world where characters disappear mysteriously. This Twilight …

Ambassadors were briefed by the UN Special Envoy for Yemen, Hans Grundberg, who commended Oman for its efforts to achieve the agreement which came into effect on 6 May. He said the cessation of hostilities represented an important and necessary de-escalation in the Red Sea following the resumption of deadly US airstrikes on Houthi-controlled areas in Yemen. Resolve the conflict …

Trump’s foreign policy approach in the Middle East is coming under scrutiny as he announces new deals on his Gulf tour. Key US politics stories from Wednesday 14 May at a glance As Donald Trump brushed off fierce criticism over his plan to accept a $400m luxury jet from the Qatari government, the president announced a lucrative deal for Boeing …

Islamabad, Pakistan – Four days after a May 10 ceasefire pulled India and Pakistan back from the brink of a full-fledged war following days of rapidly escalating military tensions, a battle of narratives has broken out, with each country claiming “victory” over the other. The conflict erupted after gunmen killed 26 civilians in Pahalgam, in Indian-administered Kashmir, on April 22. …