Web archive - August 8, 2025

Entertainment

‘South Park’ targets Kristi Noem, ICE, and JD Vance in new episode

South Park's season 27 new episode 'Got A Nut' targets DHS Secretary Kristi Noem and ICE with biting political satire.

Pakistan

PM terms population growth 'alarming', calls for unified national strategy

"Need to ensure our growing population, especially youth, contribute productively," says Shehbaz Sharif

Entertainment

Grey’s Anatomy star Camilla Luddington reveals Hashimoto’s disease diagnosis and symptoms on podcast

Camilla Luddington opens up about her Hashimoto’s diagnosis and symptoms on new podcast episode with jessica capshaw.

World

Putin meets India’s security chief after US tariff hike over Russian oil

India buys major Russian oil, a key revenue source, and maintains strong Soviet-era ties, including arms imports

Business

Pakistan refinery to import first Nigerian Bonny Light crude next month

500,000-barrel, light-sweet crude cargo expected to load later this month, arrive in Karachi by late September

Entertainment

Brandon Blackstock, Kelly Clarkson’s ex-husband, dies at 48 after cancer battle

Brandon Blackstock, Kelly Clarkson’s ex-husband and former talent manager, dies at 48 after three-year cancer battle.

Entertainment

'Wednesday' season 2 struggles to top charts amid Netflix’s split-release strategy

'Wednesday' season 2 debuts on Netflix with strong reviews but sees limited chart success amid split release plan.

Technology

OpenAI unveils ChatGPT-5 amid global tech race

GPT-5 excels as an AI "agent" handling computer tasks independently, says developer Michelle Pokrass

Entertainment

Watch: Trailer out for 'The Paper', 'The Office' spinoff set to debut soon on Peacock

Follows struggling newspaper staff with Oscar Martinez; premieres Sept. 4 on Peacock with four episodes at launch.