Web archive - August 21, 2024

World

Russia makes advances in eastern Ukraine after incursion

Russia separately announces formation of new military groupings in Kursk and two other border regions

Entertainment

NFL Star Travis Kelce tackles Hollywood with action comedy 'Loose Cannons'

Super Bowl champ Travis Kelce is set to make his film debut in Lionsgate's action comedy 'Loose Cannons'

World

Trump pushes tough-on-crime agenda in town with extremist ties

Event in Howell attracted particular attention because of the town's historic association with the Ku Klux Klan

Entertainment

Alicia Silverstone Reassures Fans After Eating Mysterious Fruit on TikTok: 'Alive and Well!'

In her original TikTok, Silverstone sought help identifying the fruit, which she had picked from a bush.

Entertainment

Ex-Trump aide Stephanie Grisham accuses Trump and Melania of supporting Capitol riots in DNC speech

Her breaking point came on January 6, 2021, when Melania Trump refused to denounce the violence of the Capitol riot.

World

George Floyd's killer moved to Texas prison

Former Minneapolis police officer convicted in death of George Floyd has survived prison stabbing in Arizona

World

Taliban bar UN human rights envoy from entering Afghanistan

UN human rights body accused of spreading "propaganda".

Pakistan

Election Commission issues updated list of political Parties; PTI chairman’s name missing

Updated list, which now includes 166 registered political parties, was made public on the ECP website

Sports

Faruque Ahmed appointed as new Bangladesh cricket board president after Nazmul Hassan's resignation

Iftekhar Ahmed confirmed Faruque Ahmed's appointment as BCB president during a conversation with Cricbuzz.

World

'Secret nuclear strategy not aimed at one country'US

White House reoriented US deterrence strategy to focus on China's expansion of its nuclear arsenal for the first time.