The Express Tribune

Sandra Lee has sparked speculation about her engagement after being seen without her engagement ring during a recent outing in New York City, according to a report by TMZ. The television personality was photographed and filmed while leaving a restaurant, where she also appeared to avoid questions regarding wedding plans with fiancé Ben Youcef.

FernGully: The Last Rainforest is officially being developed as a live-action adaptation by Amazon MGM Studios, marking a new reimagining of the beloved animated classic. The project will be directed and written by Marielle Heller, who is set to lead the studio’s modern adaptation of the fantasy environmental story. The original 1992 animated film is widely remembered for its environmental themes and voice cast, including Robin Williams, Tim Curry, and Christian Slater.

DUBAI/WASHINGTON: Iranian Foreign Minister Abbas Araqchi said on Friday the Strait of Hormuz was open following a ceasefire agreement in Lebanon, while US President Donald Trump said talks could take place this weekend and he believed a deal to end the Iran war would come "soon".

Ice Spice was involved in a physical altercation with a fan inside a McDonald’s location in Los Angeles, with the incident captured on video and circulating online, according to a report from TMZ. According to reports, the confrontation occurred early in the morning when the rapper was seated with a friend inside the restaurant. A woman approached the table and attempted to interact with the pair, reportedly asking to sit with them.

ISLAMABAD: The government slashed the price of high-speed diesel (HSD) by up to Rs32.12 per litre to ease inflationary pressure and transport costs following easing tensions in the Middle East. Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif approved the reduction in HSD price on Friday—from Rs385.54 to Rs353.43 per litre. The Prime Minister's Office announced the decision. The government said it would pass on the impact of declining international oil prices to the public as quickly as possible.

BEIJING/HONG KONG: China is accelerating its efforts to end the Iran war, walking a diplomatic tightrope as it prepares for a summit next month with US President Donald Trump while trying not to alienate Tehran. President Xi Jinping's mid-May meeting with Trump is shaping Beijing's approach to the Middle East conflict even as the world's top crude oil importer, reliant on the Middle East for half its fuel, seeks to safeguard its energy supplies, analysts say.

NAYPYIDAW: Myanmar has reduced the sentence of imprisoned ex-leader Aung San Suu Kyi, her lawyer told Reuters on Friday, as part of an amnesty by a new president who ousted her government in a coup five years ago. Suu Kyi, 80, was serving a 27-year sentence for a litany of charges her allies said were politically motivated to keep her at bay, ranging from incitement and corruption to election fraud and violating a state secrets law.

ANKARA: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday said the world is facing a deepening crisis in both power and direction, warning that the international system has reached a "serious and dangerous threshold". Speaking at the opening ceremony of the Antalya Diplomacy Forum 2026, Erdogan said global mechanisms tasked with protecting human rights and security have remained ineffective, and at times indifferent, in the face of major crises.

NEW DELHI: An Indian government bill to expand assemblies that would have brought forward plans to reserve a third of the seats for women did not get enough votes to get through parliament on Friday, in a rare defeat for Prime Minister Narendra Modi. Opposition groups said while they were in favour of quotas for women legislators, the linking of the plan to a mass redrawing of constituency boundaries was a government bid to manipulate the system and get more votes. "The amendment bill has fallen.

ISLAMABAD: Electricity consumers may face an increase of 26 paisa per unit under the monthly fuel adjustment mechanism for March. The Central Power Purchasing Agency (CPPA) has submitted a request to the National Electric Power Regulatory Authority (Nepra) seeking approval for the price hike. Nepra is scheduled to hear the petition on April 28.