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China's increasingly assertive activities in the waters east of Taiwan "threaten regional stability, freedom of navigation and the safety of international shipping," the statement said.

Ukraine's General Staff has updated data on Russian losses: Russia lost 2,150 soldiers killed and wounded over the past day.

"As a result of the Russian attack, energy infrastructure was damaged, causing emergency power outages in the Shepetivka district," Khmelnytskyi Oblast Governor Serhii Tiurin said.

NEW DELHI: India’s ruling Bharatiya Janata Party has accused opposition leader Sonia Gandhi of whitewashing historical wrongs by her Congress party in a memoir, sparking a new faceoff between the two sides ahead of key state elections. Congress party leaders have in turn accused Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s BJP of trying to create a spectacle and give the book a “political spin”. Titled Belonging and released on Tuesday, the memoir captures Italian-born Gandhi’s journey from her student days i

JUST IN: US is struggling to convince Türkiye, Pakistan and Iraq to close their border crossings with Iran – NYT The three countries fear that closing the borders could hurt their economies and create security problems, potentially causing them more damage than Iran. Iraq has refused the US request, warning that shutting the crossings could trigger unrest among armed groups operating near its border with Iran. It has only temporarily closed a few crossings.

Peacekeepers knew of likely raid on Abiemnom, where more than 200 people were killed, according to rights group report.

Israeli security cabinet orders military to step up preparations for a possible attack on Iran, Israeli media reports.

Watch: At least six Palestinians killed in Israeli attack on Nasser hospital Footage shows the aftermath of Israeli air strike on the Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza’s Khan Younis early on Thursday. According to Gaza’s civil defence, at least six Palestinians were killed in the attack, leaving more than 20 others wounded. An Israeli air strike on a building at Nasser Hospital in Gaza’s Khan Younis early on Thursday killed at least five Palestinians, including a doctor, and wounded 20 others,

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HISTORY is never linear or monolithic. It may progress in leaps and bounds, or falter and regress. It may appear calm and seamless, but be restive and roiling beneath the surface. No wonder, a small trigger can lead to a cataclysm. Historians have long debated whether historical dialectics shape human destiny, or human agency lights up the darkest epochs of history. There’s no definite answer as yet. But there is a broad consensus among them on two requisites of a historical ‘development’ — ripe

THE slight increase in workers’ remittances reported for October prompted a host of questions directed to me. Here are the responses. The rise is too small to matter. In fact, it falls far short of what it needs to be to serve its purpose: helping plug the trade deficit. There is no reason in the world for celebration based on one data outturn. What matters is the trend that a series of data points describe; most often, that trend is intelligible only when seen in its proper context. So what is

Nassar Hospital in Khan Younis was attacked despite the 2025 cease-fire. A surgeon, an official and a disabled patient were among the victims, a witness said.

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ISLAMABAD: Justice Jamal Khan Mandokhail on Wednesday said parliament, which represents the sovereign will of the people, must never undermine judicial independence, as only an independent judiciary can protect citizens’ fundamental rights. “Compromising or disregarding judicial independence has serious consequences for the state, parliamentarians and society,” Justice Mandokhail said in his address at a full court reference held in his honour on his retirement at the Supreme Court. He warned th

Since the US war on Iran began in February, there have been hundreds of oil spills, posing a ‘generational’ threat to wildlife The vast, dark slicks in the strait of Hormuz are visible from space. Throughout October, oil tankers were struck by missiles or sea mines in the waterway and spilled crude into the sea. The pollution has spread across the Gulf, contaminating coastlines and threatening to cause lasting damage to marine ecosystems that are home to dolphins, sea turtles and countless speci
"Israel needs to fulfill its obligations under the ceasefire and let the aid trucks in. No excuse," he said. "I don't want us to get used to their suffering. I don't want us to look away."

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• Punjab info minister accuses PML-Q leader of ‘hypocrisy’; asks how he can demand more funds from the same regime he accuses of corruption • Salik blames Azma for ‘derailing’ his attempt at rapprochement through a cabinet colleague; vows to fight defamation suit in court LAHORE: The raging war of words between PML-N and PML-Q leaders took another turn on Wednesday when the Punjab information minister called on Federal Minister for Overseas Pakistanis Chaudhry Salik Hussain to relinquish his min

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• Marriyum says situation much better than previous years, thanks to concerted efforts • Indian monitors criticised for ‘under-reporting’ pollution over Diwali; authority claims toxicity levels ‘too high’ to record LAHORE: The Punjab government insisted on Wednesday that there should be no politics over smog, environmental protection and public health, as these issues concern the lives, health and future of millions of people. “Smog is not a political issue. It is a scientific, environmental an

🇨🇱 | A criminal group allegedly plotted to kill Christopher White, mayor of San Bernardo, Chile. Investigators believe the plan may have been retaliation for his actions against criminal groups. Read our latest analysis of the threats facing Chile’s officials: https://t.co/KwGAdF6ZbF

Democratic challenger Scott Colom has won the Mississippi Senate seat, defeating incumbent Republican Cindy Hyde-Smith and becoming the state's first Black senator since 1874. This victory marks a significant upset in a heavily Republican state, contributing to a broader Democratic success in the recent midterm elections.

A foreign man who allegedly hacked off a Malaysian policeman’s right hand during an attack at an apartment in Desa Amanpuri, Kepong, was shot dead. Armed with two machetes, the suspect charged out of a residential unit and attacked police officers, firefighters and health ministry staff at about 7pm on Wednesday. Selangor police chief Commissioner Shazeli Kahar said the suspect was shot after he was spotted near a playground, not far from the flat, between 7.30pm and 8pm, shortly after injuring.

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• Retires $14.44bn in FY26 • Total external public debt stands at $98.07bn ISLAMABAD: Pakistan repaid around $14.44 billion in external loans against $16.16bn it received, mostly for budget support, to shore up foreign exchange reserves, and to strengthen the local currency in 2025-26. In its annual report on Foreign Economic Assistance (FEA), the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MEA) on Wednesday reported Pakistan’s total external public debt at $98.075bn as of June 30, as it secured fresh commit

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ISLAMABAD: The Federal Constitutional Court (FCC) has dismissed more than 395 review petitions challenging its earlier judgement upholding the constitutional validity of the super tax, ruling that review jurisdiction cannot be used as a substitute for an appeal. “[Review] is warranted only to rectify a manifest error, patent illegality or other infirmity falling within the recognised parameters of review, and not to reopen controversies conclusively adjudicated,” the FCC chief justice observed i

Japan’s push to strengthen its armed forces is running into headwinds that money alone cannot resolve, analysts warn, pointing to prolonged delays in US weapon shipments and domestic manufacturing bottlenecks that undermine operational readiness. The issues have cast doubt on Tokyo’s ability to meet ambitious force expansion targets as the government prepares to overhaul its defence and security spending priorities. Observers say these setbacks highlight the need for Japan to build up its...

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Gaza's Civil Defence says an Israeli strike on Nasser Hospital has killed at least six people.

GAZA CITY, Palestinian Territories: An Israeli strike killed six people and wounded around 20 at Nasser Hospital in southern Gaza, a civil defense official told AFP on Thursday. The Gaza Strip’s civil defense, a rescue agency operating under Hamas authority, said the bodies of those killed and “more than” 20 people wounded in the strike had been recovered from a building at the medical complex. “The death toll from the Israeli strike inside Nasser Medical Complex, west of Khan Younis in southern

The southern US state of Mississippi has elected its first Black senator in more than 140 years. Democrat Scott Colom has won the seat in a historic upset, according to projections.

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US Secretary of State Marco Rubio and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi stated that the leader-level conversations must address peace and denuclearization

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After meeting with Russian President Vladimir Putin, Kushner and Witkoff are expected to fly to Dublin, where they will meet with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky.

A demining worker from Syria's Ministry of Emergency and Disaster Management was killed and another injured during an operation in eastern Aleppo, raising the death toll from explosive remnants of war to at least 14 since October 14. These incidents, affecting civilians and military personnel alike, highlight the ongoing dangers posed by landmines and unexploded ordnance in the country, complicating recovery efforts and threatening communities.