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LAHORE – Pakistan’s Ali Fawad has secured the top position in the national horseback archery rankings, further cementing his status as one of the country’s most accomplished athletes in the sport. Fawad is one of the Pakistani horseback archers to have represented the country in every internationally recognised competition format. He has captained Pakistan at major events in the United States, Russia and Indonesia, while also recording the country’s highest scores across all formats, including Pakistan’s best-ever performance at the World Horseback Archery Championships. Beyond his competitive achievements, Fawad has played a key role in promoting the sport. He recently organised Pakistan’s first 2-Star Record and Ranking International Competition, enabling 15 Pakistani athletes to earn places on the world rankings for the first time. Serving as the Asian Development Head of the International Horseback Archery Alliance, Fawad has also led and supported numerous competitions across Asia. Together with his teammates, he has won international medals and continues to work towards establishing Pakistan as a regional centre of excellence and a leading force in horseback archery.
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Yash, a South Indian movie star, has spoken out about being compared to Bollywood “King” Shah Rukh Khan (SRK).
In a recent interview on “Aap Ki Adalat,” host Rajat Sharma reportedly asked Yash, “You are a major fan of Shah Rukh Khan and wanted to meet him. When he didn’t give you time, did you decide to clash your film ‘K.G.F.’ with his film ‘Zero’?”
Yash said that their film was modest in comparison to Shah Rukh Khan’s feature, so they released it on the same day.
The actor claimed that Shah Rukh Khan is a superstar and that his career will end the moment he starts believing that he is superior to his seniors.
It is important to note that Shah Rukh Khan’s film “Zero” and Yash’s “K.G.F: Chapter 1” clashed at the box office. While “Zero” was a box office failure, Yash’s film earned Rs 338 crore.
Geetu Mohandas is the director of Yash’s next movie, “Toxic,” which stars Kiara Advani, Nayanthara, Rukmini Vasanth, Tara Sutaria, and Huma Qureshi. The movie is scheduled to open in theaters on August 26, 2026.
Moroccan police arrested at least 111 people on Saturday as they tried to enter Spain’s North African enclave of Ceuta, amid tightened security on both sides of the border after social media posts called for another mass migrant crossing.
The attempted crossing came two weeks after more than 72,000 migrants surged into Ceuta, sparking tensions within the European Union and fuelling anti-immigration rhetoric among far-right parties worldwide. At least 96 people died in the attempt to reach European soil.
A source in Morocco’s Interior Ministry told Reuters those detained included 109 migrants from sub-Saharan Africa and two Moroccan citizens arrested in or around Fnideq, the Moroccan city opposite Ceuta.
According to Spanish news agency EFE, Moroccan police used tear gas to disperse groups of migrants gathered on hills about 3km from the border. Reuters later saw hundreds of police officers, some in riot gear and others in plain clothes, returning from the hills outside Fnideq.
EFE and Spanish state broadcaster TVE said Morocco’s Interior Ministry ordered their journalists to leave Fnideq immediately, without providing an explanation.
In Ceuta, Spanish soldiers guarded supermarkets while police heavily patrolled the enclave’s main streets. The city was calmer than in the days after the deadly crossing attempt on July 30.
Madrid has since installed a maritime barrier and deployed more than 500 additional police from mainland Spain, raising the total in Ceuta to more than 1,600. The Interior Ministry said the reinforcements would remain for as long as needed.
“We’ll continue to deploy whatever personnel are necessary to restore normality as soon as possible and prevent events like those of July 30 from happening again,” Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska said on Thursday.
About 5,000 migrants remained in Ceuta, the minister said. Reuters saw hundreds sheltering from scorching heat under makeshift bamboo shelters on the urban beach of El Trampolin.
Grande-Marlaska said migrants who entered irregularly would not be allowed to stay in the enclave, travel to mainland Spain or obtain legal status, except in rare cases involving extreme vulnerability. Those without a right to remain would be returned to Morocco, he said.
Earlier this week, Rabat said it was monitoring “the circulation of social media posts and messages of unknown origin” calling for a mass crossing on August 15, warning it would prosecute organisers and participants.
A Reuters witness saw reinforced security near the border, including police vans with wire shields and road checkpoints. Local media reported similar measures near Spain’s other North African enclave, Melilla.
Authorities prevented several groups from boarding trains and buses to northern Morocco in cities such as Casablanca, Fez and Kenitra.
However, witnesses told Reuters that some migrants from sub-Saharan Africa were bypassing security checkpoints by taking mountain routes towards Fnideq.
One witness said the schools in Fnideq had been turned into accommodation for security forces deployed near the border.
Many of the young people who entered Ceuta on July 30 were fishing, swimming or washing at Tarajal beach on Friday.
Driss Sadik, a 22-year-old from Fez who said he swam for five hours to reach Ceuta, urged others not to follow his example.
“The important thing I would advise people trying to cross: Don’t cross now, my brothers. You’re only going to suffer,” he told Reuters.
The warning was echoed by Adil Jamil, 17.
“Those who enter aren’t going to benefit from anything. There will just be more and more of us, and they won’t find a solution for all,” he said.
Jamil said that the mass border crossings were “planned by the people” who pick a date, gather in Fnideq and cross together to find strength in numbers.
“If I had stayed with my parents, I would’ve died slowly. But if I risk my life, arrive and build my future … it will be better,” he said.
The party’s membership finalized the new order for the first six states to winnow the candidate field, pushing back Iowa and New Hampshire.
Phoebe Gates, daughter of Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates, is under growing scrutiny over Phia, the shopping startup she launched with Sophia Kianni. The company is now facing questions about when its leaders first learned that their software was collecting commissions for sales it did not actually drive.
Phia is a shopping platform designed to help users find products and earn money through affiliate marketing. The company gets a commission when someone clicks a Phia link and makes a purchase.
But in July, independent affiliate marketing researcher Ben Edelman released a technical report showing that Phia’s browser extension was involved in a practice known as “cookie stuffing.”
Edelman’s tests found that the software placed affiliate tracking codes on users’ devices even if they had not clicked a Phia link. This allowed Phia to claim commissions for purchases it did not actually influence.
After Bloomberg reported these findings in July, Phia said the problem was caused by a recent software update and removed the disputed features on July 7.
The company also pledged to review its data, correct any misattributed transactions, and appoint a compliance executive to oversee its operations going forward.
That explanation is now being challenged. New reports published on August 11 point to internal Slack messages suggesting that Gates and Kianni knew about the tracking feature as far back as December 2025.
This directly conflicts with the company’s earlier statement that the issue was a recent technical error, and raises new questions about what the founders knew and when.
The controversy has fueled online speculation regarding possible criminal liability, including federal wire fraud, which can carry severe penalties. However, Gates has not been charged with any crime, and there is no public sign that federal authorities are investigating.
Legal experts note that establishing criminal fraud would require prosecutors to prove an intentional scheme to defraud, a high legal bar.
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For now, the consequences are commercial. Impact.com, a major affiliate marketing platform, has suspended Phia in response to the allegations, dealing a major setback to the startup’s main business.
Looking ahead, Phia could face civil claims or demands for repayment from retailers and affiliate networks if sales were wrongly attributed, putting the young company in a difficult position.
RM, of BTS, brings 145 works by Korean artists to SFMOMA this fall. “I know Picasso, I know van Gogh. I don’t know anyone from my country,” he told himself as he began to buy. “You have to find your root.”
