Sir David Attenborough, 99, breaks record as oldest Daytime Emmy winner
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Pasadena (AP): Sir David Attenborough broke Dick Van Dyke's record for oldest Daytime Emmy winner on Friday, taking the trophy for daytime personality, non-daily as host of Netflix's "Secret Lives of Orangutans".
Attenborough, who is 99, was not on hand. The Brit's career as a writer, host and narrator spans eight decades.
Van Dyke was 98 when he won as guest performer in a daytime drama series for "Days of Our Lives" in 2024. He is the oldest actor to win a Daytime Emmy.
Jonathan Jackson of "General Hospital" and first-time nominee Susan Walters of "The Young and the Restless" won supporting acting honours.
Jackson accepted the trophy for playing Lucky Spencer, a role he originated in 1993 and has played on and off ever since.
The ABC show also claimed trophies for Alley Mills as guest performer in a daytime drama and its writing team.
It was Mills' second career win for playing Heather Webber. The 74-year-old, who first won in 2023, is best known as the mom on "The Wonder Years".
"We are living in really dark times right now. Everything is crazy," Mills told the audience at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium. "We just got to keep our spirits high."
Walters plays Diane Jenkins on CBS' "Y&R", which she has appeared in during three different stints.
"I am so happy that I won so I can thank my husband of 40 years," she said, singling out Linden Ashby, who has appeared on the same show.
"The Young and the Restless" brought a leading 19 nominations into the 52nd annual show. It is just one of three shows nominated for best daytime drama, along with "General Hospital" and "Days of Our Lives".
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Pak, Afghan forces trade fire along Chaman border: Report
Islamabad (PTI): A heavy exchange of fire between Pakistani and Afghan forces was reported from the key Chaman border, according to a media report on Saturday.
Injuries were reported from the district hospital, but no fatalities occurred, the Dawn newspaper reported.
Officials from both sides accused each other of instigating the flare-up late on Friday night across the border in the Balochistan province.
While Pakistani officials said that Afghan forces had fired mortar shells on the Badani area, Afghan Taliban spokesperson Zabihullah Mujahid claimed it was Pakistan that launched an attack on Spin Boldak, alleging that their forces were responding.
Pakistan's official sources told Dawn that Pakistani forces retaliated against the Afghan aggression and returned fire.
There were also reports of fighting on the Chaman-Kandahar highway, but these could not be immediately verified.
A senior official in Quetta confirmed on condition of anonymity that the exchange of fire started around 10 pm and continued until late at night.
The medical superintendent of Chaman district hospital said that three injured, including a woman, were brought to the medical facility.
There was neither any official word from the Inter-Services Public Relations -- Pakistan Army's media wing -- nor from the Foreign Office.
The Chaman border crossing, also known as Friendship Gate, connects Balochistan province to Afghanistan’s Kandahar.
Relations between Pakistan and Afghanistan have deteriorated amidst regular allegations by Pakistan regarding the failure of the Afghan regime to deny safe havens to Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan terrorists.
The two countries had agreed on a ceasefire following tensions last month, but the Foreign Office said last month that technically there was no truce as it was contingent on the Afghan Taliban stopping terrorist attacks in Pakistan, which they had failed to do.
