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China has produced an electron beam using a cutting-edge electron gun, taking a step towards building a “super microscope” that could help drive breakthroughs in everything from Alzheimer’s research to advanced microchips. The Hefei Advanced Light Facility (HALF) in central China’s Anhui province fired its first electron beam on September 20. Bunches of electrons generated by the gun were accelerated by a 192-metre (630-foot) linear accelerator until they reached 2.2 billion electron volts,...

Seventeen people have been injured in Hong Kong after a minibus collided with a truck on Fanling Highway in the New Territories during the peak-hour commute. Emergency services were called to the scene at around 9am on Monday after the minibus travelling towards Tai Po struck the truck near Choi Yuen Estate in Sheung Shui, police said. The truck had slowed down on the highway when the minibus failed to brake in time and crashed into it, the force said. The crash injured 16 passengers and the...

Latest surveys suggest that Pakistani consumers remain markedly more pessimistic than businesses. A gap between consumers and business sentiment is not unusual, as the two experience and access the economy differently. But if these surveys are credible indicators, the widening divergence warrants closer scrutiny and explanation from policymakers, economists and business leaders. The September State Bank of Pakistan (SBP)–Institute of Business Administration (IBA) Confidence Index stood at 49.1 c

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On the morning of April 7, Karachi’s Baghdadi police were alerted to a body on a footpath near a school in Lyari. Brown shirt, checked trousers, about 25 years old, no ID. Of note was a small tin sealed in golden foil that was found on his person. It said: “Queen Medam Pinky 🖤Don 🖤Naam hi kafi hai. Enjoy.” The Baghdadi police put the body down as Unidentified Drug Addict in the roznamcha and dispatched it to a morgue. On May 9, they registered a murder case and nominated the name on the tin: P

Araghchi says Iran came to New York to 'forge peace' Iranian foreign minister Abbas Araghchi said that Iran attended the UN General Assembly last week to "forge peace" with the US, but added that it will "remain steadfast" in the face of aggression. "President Pezeshkian and I did not come to New York to sell a war. We came to forge peace," he wrote in a post on X. "Iran nonetheless remains steadfast in the face of any aggression—even if it comes to an apocalyptic war. At the same time, we are

WORLD News Day comes at a difficult moment for journalism. Never has so much information been available so quickly, and never has it been so easy for propaganda, lies, manipulated imagery and AI-generated material to circulate alongside fact. The challenge is no longer simply access to information, but knowing what deserves belief. This year’s message, ‘Choose trusted journalism’, is therefore particularly apt. Yet trust cannot be demanded by news organisations as a birthright. It must be earned

• Panjutha warns move would further deteriorate situation in province; Shahid Khattak proposes assembly resignations, street protests • KP speaker asks police chief to provide details of arrested, detained MPAs ISLAMABAD/PESHAWAR: Amid rising demand in the Centre for the imposition of governor’s rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, senior PTI leader Naeem Haider Panjutha has challenged the federal government to go ahead with the move, warning that it would further deteriorate the situation in the provinc
According to the Telegraph, the 53 alleged journalists have been claimed by Hamas and other Palestinian terrorist organizations as martyrs after they were killed.

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JERUSALEM: Israeli media reported on Sunday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had made an unannounced visit to the United Arab Emirates to meet with the Gulf state’s leader. TV channels 12 and KAN as well as the newspapers Haaretz and The Jerusalem Post said that Netanyahu undertook a one-day visit to the UAE to meet President Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan. The premier’s office did not immediately comment. While Israel and the UAE formally established diplomatic relations in 2020 as part of t

South Korea has accused Ukraine of breaching a confidentiality agreement over the transfer of North Korean prisoners of war — and of denying the deal's existence. Seoul has demanded an apology.

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Netanyahu has previously denied personally receiving advance knowledge, claiming that security chiefs did not adequately warn him.

Ireland's football team bows during Israeli anthem in protest of Gaza genocide During the Israel-Ireland Nations League match, players from the Republic of Ireland football team donned black armbands to pay tribute to the dead in the Gaza genocide, and bowed their heads during the Israeli national anthem. Additionally, the Irish captain did not shake his Israeli counterpart's hand neither at the opening or final whistle. Ireland ultimately beat Israel 3-0. Ireland team football players donned b

Iran slams Israeli killing of former Hezbollah leader on second anniversay, demands justice Iran’s Foreign Ministry denounced Israel’s assassination of Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah on the second anniversary of his killing as a "heinous and unforgivable crime". "Undoubtedly, neither the passage of time nor the repetition and accumulation of crimes will cause the slightest disruption to the demand for justice and the punishment of the criminals," the ministry said, calling on the internation
BREAKING: 8 US Marines were injured on september 14 when an Iranian cruise missile struck a vessel carrying US military personnel in the Strait of Hormuz – NBC US officials said the Marines were not seriously injured but suffered smoke inhalation and possible traumatic brain injuries. US have not responded militarily to the attack so far. Last time Iran attacked US warships, and the US responded with strikes on Iran's coast. Iran then hit a US base in Jordan, causing heavy damage to US milit

KARACHI: Two Pakistani pilots are memorising Mandarin, spinning in centrifuge drills and learning to eat, sleep and repair equipment while weightless as a decision nears on which one will become the first foreign astronaut aboard China’s Tiangong space station. The voyage into space would be a first for the South Asian nation. It is part of broader cooperation with Beijing that straddles the Belt and Road Initiative and has produced Chinese-launched Pakistani satellites, a joint satellite-navig

Rodion Miroshnik pointed out that a visit by IAEA Director General Rafael Grossi to the Zaporozhye Nuclear Power Plant "was simply cancelled"

Pakistan’s climate future faces a very tough financing demand. This is a critical moment to decide what to prioritise. How can a country facing substantial climate risks, constant fiscal stress, and competing development priorities mobilise the resources needed to protect its people and sustain economic growth? The challenge is not simply to identify climate finance needs, but to determine who will finance them, through which instruments, and under what institutional arrangements. Pakistan’s cur

Smotrich calls for full-scale war in occupied West Bank Israeli Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich has called for Israel to “go to war” in the occupied West Bank and “do there what we did in Gaza”, as the country heads towards general elections next month. Smotrich, the leader of the far-right Religious Zionism party, in an interview with Ynet’s 120 and One political podcast, also reasserted his demand for dismantling the Palestinian Authority, which exercises limited self-rule in parts of the o

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David Perdue’s remarks come after a Taiwanese minister spoke of the ‘severe’ military threat posed by Beijing to the self-ruled island Donald Trump offered to sell weapons to China while hosting its leader, Xi Jinping, last week, the US ambassador to China said on Sunday. David Perdue told Fox News on Sunday: “President Trump continues to say, hey, we sell arms to other people around the world. He actually asked President Xi, would he like to buy some at one point.” Continue reading...

Microsoft founder Bill Gates has warned that getting countries to agree on a global framework for AI could be more difficult than Cold War-era negotiations to restrict nuclear weapons.
Refugees in Durban say they have nowhere safe to return to after being forced from a makeshift camp.

The move by the Israeli Foreign Ministry is a response to Dutch sanctions targeting goods from illegal Israeli settlements in the occupied West Bank. The Dutch Foreign Ministry is yet to comment.

Abbas Araghchi's warning comes after Washington rejected a seven-day roadmap to end the war and reopen Strait of Hormuz.

Iran offers to mediate talks between Saudi Arabia and Yemen During an interview with Al Jazeera, Iran's president Masoud Pezeshkian spoke extensively about the conflict in Yemen and its regional repercussions, saying that Iran "doesn't believe Saudi Arabia and Yemen should fight, as they are both Muslims." He added that Iran would mediate between the two countries: "We are prepared to sit down and help Saudi Arabia and Yemen resolve this issue." Pezeshkian added that Iran only "empathises"with

Ethiopia accuses Eritrea, Sudan of backing Tigray rebels amid clashes ➡️ https://t.co/30N3BiMJCc https://t.co/KRvamdZoTg

Traditional leaders from the Otoro community in Sudan's Nuba Mountains have accused SPLM-N forces of executing eight detainees held at a facility in Heiban County and detaining two local education officials amid recurring local tensions. https://t.co/GXQKCL4fHN #Sudan #NubaMountains #SouthKordofan #SplaN
Kyrylo Budanov, Head of the Office of the President, stated that North Korea is improving its weaponry based on its experience in combat operations in Ukraine.
According to the president, the US has already defeated Iran from a military standpoint

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South Korea wants Ukraine apology over disclosure of North Korean POW transfer https://t.co/551Eeh9JjX

NOW: Explosions reportedly heard near Erbil, Iraq. Initial reports indicate that Iranian drones/missiles targeted a Kurdish Political Party’s headquarters. Contributed by: @BeamTracker_ https://t.co/qmNtmxhP0N
NOW: Several projectiles are being reportedly observed above Iraqi Kurdistan, according to Shin. Additionally, a very large US aerial presence is being recorded above Erbil and Sulaymaniyah, Iraq. https://t.co/PBV6bv7a1f

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South Korea’s presidential office demanded an official explanation and apology from Ukraine, accusing Kyiv of disclosing the transfer of two North Korean prisoners of war to South Korea and then falsely denying that the two sides had agreed to keep the move confidential. “The presidential office expresses strong regret over Ukraine’s unilateral disclosure and its subsequent false announcement that there had not been a non-disclosure agreement,” Seong Ghi-hong, senior presidential secretary for p

France’s far-right National Rally (RN) party and its allies secured a record 14 seats in the right-wing dominated Senate in polls Sunday, effectively quadrupling its number in the 348-seat chamber just months before a presidential election. RN presidential candidate Marine Le Pen hailed a “historic victory” after the results were announced. Local elected officials vote for new senators for half the upper chamber every three years, each to serve a six-year term. The far-right party entered the...

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