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Taiwan shuts down ahead of Typhoon Champi, nearly 1,000 flights cancelled
Almost all of Taiwan shut down on Friday ahead of the arrival of Typhoon Champi, which is forecast to bring strong winds and torrential rain, and though the storm is weakening it could still make direct landfall on the island. At one point a super typhoon and one of the strongest storms in the Pacific this year, Champi was still packing gusts of around 191 kph near its centre, according to Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration (CWA). The storm was about 220 km east of Taiwan, the CWA said. The
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'Needs Very Rapid New Concept Of Warfare': Ex-CIA Chief's Advice To India
Speaking at the NDTV World Summit 2026, General David Howell Petraeus called the "two-front" threat from China and Pakistan the "biggest challenge" for India.
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China orders 'all-out' rescue after Tibet quake kills 16
China ordered an “all-out” rescue effort in Tibet on Friday after an earthquake killed at least 16 people, injured dozens and flattened hundreds of homes, state media reported. Footage showed rescue workers with torches clambering in the dark through some of the more than 300 houses that Xinhua said collapsed in the 7.0-magnitude quake on Thursday evening. Diners ran out of restaurants and items fell off wobbling supermarket shelves as the tremor struck, according to clips on state broadcaster C
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PCB opens direct signings window for PSL teams, announces pre-season roadmap
The Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) on Friday opened the direct signings window for all eight HBL Pakistan Super League (PSL) franchises and unveiled the pre-season roadmap for the 12th edition of the tournament, which will be held from March 18 to May 2 next year. The player-movement cycle has begun with immediate effect, with the Player Auction scheduled for Jan 23 next year. HBL PSL 12 will feature 44 matches, comprising 40 league fixtures and four playoffs, over 46 days. For the first time in t
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Welfarism is dead
PARADED as amongst the greatest achievements of ‘advanced’ capitalist countries in the post-World War II period, the welfare state epitomised an era of widespread social prosperity. The mass of people in Western Europe, North America, and Australasia was largely guaranteed public education, healthcare, water, electricity, and other material needs. Working-age populations either found work in bustling manufacturing industries or received significant unemployment benefits. The anti-communist US id
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Asia-Pacific AI agent market to surge 14-fold to US$11.2 billion by 2030, Omdia says
The artificial intelligence agent software market across Asia, Australia and New Zealand is set to expand more than 14-fold by 2030, according to research firm Omdia, as Chinese tech companies increasingly deploy automated tools across office and industrial operations. During its annual event in Beijing on Thursday, Omdia forecast that regional market revenue, which included mainland China and Hong Kong, would reach US$11.2 billion in 2030, up from an estimated US$782 million this year. Over the
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Houthi attacks on Saudi sites claim four more lives
• Rebels claim targeting Saudi defence ministry, Aramco installations, Dammam airport • Coalition downs four drones above Riyadh, Madina • Egypt urges talks as its parliament weighs military backing for Saudi campaign in Yemen • IRGC warns US against escorting ships thru Hormuz • Pakistan warns pilgrims travelling between Iran and Iraq RIYADH: Yemen’s Houthi forces said on Thursday they had launched attacks on Saudi Arabia’s defence ministry in Riyadh, Aramco facilities in Yanbu and the King Fah
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China cancer patient who inspired hit film hopes to stop treatment after 35,000 pills over 2 decades
Lu Yong, who has a slow-growing blood and bone marrow cancer and inspired the 2018 blockbuster Dying to Survive, has begun reducing his medication and hopes to stop taking it completely within three months. The acclaimed film is based on Lu’s experience. He has chronic myeloid leukaemia (CML) and helped patients across China obtain affordable, life-saving generic drugs from India, but was prosecuted by Chinese authorities for selling “fake drugs”. Before his diagnosis, 58-year-old Lu was a...
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Chinese astronomers find real three-body system. It is not what Liu Cixin thinks
In author and computer engineer Liu Cixin’s science fiction hit The Three-Body Problem, three suns throw a doomed world into chaos. Chinese astronomers say they have found a real three-star system that is far better behaved. Using FAST, the world’s biggest single-dish radio telescope in southwestern China, the researchers found two dead stars and a “living” one locked in a steady cosmic dance about 7,000 light years from Earth. One of the dead stars is a pulsar that spins more than 300 times a..
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Magnitude 7 earthquake kills 16 people in China’s Tibet, Xinhua reports
The powerful earthquake has killed 16 people and wounded 32 so far, local medics reported.
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At least a dozen dead as massive earthquake strikes China’s remote Tibet region
At least 16 people have died and dozens more have been injured after a major earthquake, measuring 7.0 on the Richter scale, shook China’s remote Tibet region, state media said. Hundreds of houses collapsed in the tremor.
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Four KJ-3000 Radar Jets At Chinese Factory Point To Serial Production
The KJ-3000 is the most capable of China’s rapidly expanding airborne early warning and control aircraft fleet. The post Four KJ-3000 Radar Jets At Chinese Factory Point To Serial Production appeared first on TWZ.
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EU mulls sanctions reprieve for Chinese fabric-maker accused of aiding Russia
Diplomats from the EU’s 27 member states were pressured this week to lift sanctions on Yusha Group, a Chinese textiles manufacturer accused of selling sensitive European technology to Russian buyers. In exchange, Beijing has pledged that the company will refrain from shipping banned items to Russian military-linked buyers. It will also remove German company Sindlhauser Materials from its own export controls list, according to multiple sources familiar with the affair. The unusual quid pro quo –.
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Casualties reported after 7.0 quake strikes China’s Tibet
A strong 7.0-magnitude earthquake struck China’s western Tibet autonomous region late on Thursday and casualties have been reported, state news agency Xinhua said, citing local authorities. The report did not offer any details about the number or type of casualties. The epicentre of the quake, which struck at 10.33pm, was located in a mountainous area about 190km (120 miles) east-northeast of Nagqu and 390km northeast of the regional capital Lhasa, the US Geological Survey said. It struck at a..
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Direct flights between Pakistan and Maldives on the horizon as PM stresses connectivity
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday announced that he had issued instructions for direct flights between Pakistan and the Maldives. The premier was addressing the Pakistan-Maldives Business Forum, attended by visiting Maldivian President Dr Mohamed Muizzu, who arrived in Islamabad on Tuesday for a three-day trip at the invitation of PM Shehbaz. The visit marks the first by a Maldivian president to Pakistan in 11 years, and comes as the two countries celebrate the 60th anniversary of their
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China bets on manufactured water, and wants to sell it to the world
China is emerging as a major supplier of water technology to parched countries across Asia, the Middle East and Africa, as shrinking natural supplies at home push Beijing to invest heavily in manufactured freshwater, industry experts say. Chinese firms are selling desalination membranes, filtration equipment and engineering services to Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the UAE, often through the Belt and Road Initiative (BRI), which connects Chinese capital and infrastructure projects to developing market
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US Army long-range fires make a splash on the frontline with China
The U.S. Army has been upgrading its missiles and rocket artillery, largely in response to China's missile arsenal.
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US Army long-range fires make a splash on the frontline with China
The U.S. Army has been upgrading its missiles and rocket artillery, largely in response to China's missile arsenal.
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The US Is Losing to China in the Battle of Global Influence
China is building a dense network of relationships across all pillars of influence while the United States continues to weaken the institutions it traditionally used to compete.
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UN expert urges Indonesia to reconsider involvement in Trump’s Gaza board
JAKARTA: Indonesia should reconsider its involvement in US President Donald Trump’s Gaza peace plan because it is being shaped by Israel and the US and lacks a Palestinian voice, the United Nations special rapporteur on human rights in the occupied Palestinian territories told Reuters on Thursday. Trump announced in January that he was setting up a “Board of Peace” to address global conflicts typically handled by the UN. Indonesia, the world’s largest Muslim-majority nation, has said it would
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EU’s idea that China is caving to pressure is ‘serious misjudgment’: ex-diplomat
The European Union’s perception that China is yielding to its pressure tactics on trade is a “serious misjudgment”, as Beijing proved during last year’s tariff war with the United States that it will not back down from a confrontation, a former Chinese diplomat has warned. Beijing’s willingness to compromise during trade talks with the EU earlier this month – where the two sides agreed a quota on Chinese hybrid car exports to Europe – has been taken by some in Brussels as a sign that their...
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JI, govt to hold talks on Friday to work out plan for meeting between PM Shehbaz, Naeem
Jamaat-i-Islami (JI) has said it will hold talks with the government on Friday regarding its demand to abolish the petroleum levy and on further high-level contacts between them. The committee-level talks were fixed following a telephonic conversation between JI Vice Emir Liaqat Baloch and Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal, according to a press release issued by JI on Thursday. The JI has been demanding for over two months that the Centre abolish the levies — Rs114 per litre on petrol and Rs100 per
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A country’s progress is harder in a troubled neighborhood
The spate of Houthi attacks on civilian and energy infrastructure in Saudi Arabia has triggered intense speculation about the game plan of the Yemeni group and its backers in Tehran. Why, many ask, have the Houthis chosen to target the Kingdom after largely sitting out the US-Israeli war on Iran and failing to match their fiery anti-Israel rhetoric with comparable action? After all, the 2022 truce had brought a measure of calm to war-shattered Yemen and the wider Arabian Peninsula. For the rest
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Europe still has no clear goal on China
This month alone, Europe has threatened China with a trade “kill switch”, rebuked it in parliament, sent its trade commissioner on a much-trumpeted trip to Beijing and announced three new economic security instruments. The sequence exposed a European Union that has no clear goal on China, no hierarchy of priorities and has reached no agreement on what it wants from Beijing or on what it would pay to get it. China has built its European policy around this vacuum. Its method rewards patience:...
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We toured Karachi's Red Line to bring you this update
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UAE nominates diplomat to lead UN amid criticism over Sudan and Israel policy
UAE nominates diplomat to lead UN amid criticism over Sudan and Israel policy MEE staff on Thu, 10/22/2026 - 09:26 Lana Nusseibeh, of Palestinian descent, enters the contest to succeed Secretary-General Guterres after six Security Council straw polls failed to produce a consensus candidate UAE envoy Lana Nusseibeh addresses the United Nations General Assembly in New York City on 27 September 2025 (AFP) Off The United Arab Emirates on Wednesday formally nominated Lana Nusseibeh, its former am
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Who blinked first? Fragile EU-China trade peace sparks new war of words
Less than two weeks after Brussels and Beijing struck a surprise deal to avert an escalating trade dispute, their fragile rapprochement has descended into a battle over who blinked first. In Brussels and Berlin, officials are emboldened by what they consider proof that collective EU pressure can force Chinese concessions. Rather than resting on their laurels, they are cooking up a fresh batch of trade restrictions. Beijing, on the other hand, has bristled at the idea that it can be strong-armed.
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US-China ties need more working-level dialogues, not just summits: business chamber
The president of the American Chamber of Commerce in China (AmCham China) has urged Beijing and Washington to push more negotiations down to working-level officials, saying businesses need greater long-term stability in bilateral ties than leader-level diplomacy alone can provide. Michael Hart, president of the chamber, said American businesses were encouraged by the unprecedented frequency of meetings between the presidents of China and the US, but warned that working-level officials had less..
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Russia-Belarus military cooperation plan for 2026 features more than 160 activities
Belarusian Defense Minister Lieutenant General Viktor Khrenin emphasized that all troop training today is organized with the modern nature of armed conflict in mind
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China urges opening Bab al-Mandeb in first joint statement with regional nation
China backs “constructive efforts” to ensure international shipping lanes are safe and open, a communique jointly issued with Djibouti said, marking Beijing’s first formal statement with a Red Sea nation on containing the fallout from the US-Iran war. Chinese analysts said the situation in the Red Sea has not yet escalated to a level that warrants direct naval escorts, though Beijing will closely monitor the region and may take action in the event the country’s shipping comes under threat. “The.
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PM vows to bring back progress to KP, assails PTI's 'callousness' during its tenures
Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif on Thursday vowed that the federal government, which now runs Khyber Pakhtunkhwa under governor’s rule, would make every effort possible to “bring back” progress to the province. He made the remarks while chairing a meeting of the provincial apex committee in Peshawar, where he arrived earlier in the day on his first visit to the province since the imposition of governor’s rule and the declaration of an emergency on Oct 11. The meeting, attended by Chief of Defence
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Faster reforms could triple Pakistan’s incomes by 2050, says World Bank
ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s incomes could triple by 2050 if the country ensures faster implementation of structural reforms, according to the World Bank Group’s latest Pakistan Development Update, titled Attaining Escape Velocity. The report says that following progress on macroeconomic stabilisation, Pakistan has an opportunity to achieve faster and sustained economic growth and create more jobs. Sound macroeconomic policies in recent years have helped stabilise the economy and preserve growth despit
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Iranian press review: Red carpet in Tehran for hijab-wearing students in Baku
Iranian press review: Red carpet in Tehran for hijab-wearing students in Baku MEE correspondent on Thu, 10/22/2026 - 10:22 Meanwhile, UAE’s role in Netanyahu’s proposed alliance sparks backlash, rising armed attacks in Sistan and Baluchestan, and confusion over a land deal with Afghanistan fuels sovereignty fears Women walk past a mural depicting children as future scientists in Tehran on 3 February 2026 (AFP) Off Pro-establishment voices condemn hijab restrictions in Azerbaijan Conservative
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Could US advances in drone command give it an edge over the PLA in a Taiwan conflict?
From the cockpit of an F-22 fighter to an aircraft carrier sailing in the Pacific, the US military is showing new ways to command uncrewed aircraft over vast distances. The United States disclosed two tests this month as Washington seeks to outpace Beijing in a technology contest that could redefine air and naval power in the region. Illustrating US military advances and their potential significance for a Taiwan conflict, an F-22 pilot controlled an autonomous YFQ-44A combat drone during flight,
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Dalai Lama appointed by China 'is going to be a fake one', exiled former Tibetan leader says
In an interview with FRANCE 24, exiled former Tibetan leader Lobsang Sangay said any successor to the Dalai Lama appointed by China "is going to be a fake one". He also likened Beijing's ethnic unity law to "an ethnic erasure", said Tibetan concerns had been "downgraded a bit" in US-China talks and accused China of failing to warn of the deadly August floods on the Nepal-Tibet border.
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Ahead of Communist Party plenum, Xi Jinping warns that China faces a ‘new Long March’
A strong and united party leadership is vital to victory, Chinese President Xi Jinping said in a keynote speech marking the 90th anniversary of the Long March. Speaking days before an important Communist Party meeting known as the fifth plenum, Xi said the party managed to turn the tide of defeat into a path to victory 90 years ago because it rallied around the leadership of Mao Zedong. By linking the Red Army’s historic endurance with today’s geopolitical struggles, Xi said China today faced a.
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Ukrainian military intelligence reveals new Russian cruise missile 'Filin'
Some parts of the missile are apparently 3-D printed, HUR said, while the electronic component stands out for the increased share of Chinese components.
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Putin will not dare to use nuclear weapons because he would lose all his allies, Zelenskyy says
Zelenskyy said Russia is unlikely to risk a nuclear strike because it would lose all allies, including the US and China, and set a dangerous precedent.
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Zelenskyy: Putin won't dare use nuclear weapons for fear of losing allies
President of Ukraine Volodymyr Zelenskyy does not believe that Russia will dare to use nuclear weapons, because in that case it would lose all its allies, including the U.S and China.
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"CEO Chief Ministers": Nikhil Kamath On What India Can Learn From China
NDTV World Summit: Nikhil Kamath said that India has the opportunity to build a great tech company, but what it lacks is the "risk capital" similar to the US and China.
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Russian forces preparing to resume mechanized attacks in southern Ukraine after months-long pause – military
Russian forces in southern Ukraine have completed preparations for mechanized attacks in the autumn and are moving armored vehicles into areas from which they plan to launch offensive operations.
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Trumps wants Russia-US-China meeting to address denuclearization as well
At Joint Base Andrews near Washington, reporters asked the president about the issue of a Ukrainian settlement at the potential trilateral meeting
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Tai Po fire inquiry submits final report, targets 4 government bodies
An independent committee investigating Hong Kong’s deadliest fire in decades has submitted its final report to the government, with a source saying the document spans more than 10 chapters and singles out four government bodies for accountability. The blaze at Wang Fuk Court in Tai Po on November 26, 2025, killed 168 people and displaced nearly 5,000 residents. The judge-led panel said on Thursday that it had submitted the final report to Chief Executive John Lee Ka-chiu. “With the evidence and.
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Why Chinese pundits say France’s riots could reshape European politics
The social unrest roiling France is being closely watched for a possible spillover effect beyond the country’s borders that could reshape European politics, Chinese analysts said. The crisis is a major stress test for French politicians as they navigate deep-seated economic and societal tensions in the run-up to the country’s presidential election in April next year, according to the analysts. A critical question was whether the riots would subside quickly or escalate into prolonged instability,
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Spurring economic growth
THE World Bank’s Reclaiming Momentum Towards Prosperity report presents a sobering reality: poverty has climbed back to 25.3 per cent on the national line; and close to 45pc of Pakistanis fall below the bank’s new $4.20-a-day threshold. Stabilising our way into deeper poverty has exposed the limits of conventional macroeconomic management. Speaking last week at the International Conference on Inclusive and Resilient Economic Empowerment and Growth, organised by the Pakistan Poverty Alleviation F
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US, Israel have detailed plans for renewed Iran strikes focusing on short, intense strikes - report
According to the report, the plans focus on a short, intensive military operation that could last approximately three days and include strikes on Iran's nuclear facilities.
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China Coast Guard Says It Monitored Philippine Resupply Mission at Contested Shoal
Last month, Manila accused Beijing of obstructing a similar mission to resupply troops stationed aboard a grounded warship on the shoal.
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Health warning over beauty jabs using dead people’s skin following Hong Kong raids
Experts have warned of the infection risks associated with an anti-ageing beauty treatment known as “cadaver-derived skin injection” amid growing interest in the treatment, as authorities crack down on beauty premises offering services with unregistered products. The warnings came a day after the Department of Health revealed it had seized vials of an injectable product called Elravie Re20, which claims to contain human tissue, following raids on four beauty premises in the city on Friday and...
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‘Comrade Raul’: Beijing defends Cuba’s ex-leader over Florida murder warrant
China on Wednesday condemned an arrest warrant issued in the US state of Florida for former Cuban president Raul Castro over the 1996 downing of two civilian planes, accusing the United States of using the courts to pressure Havana. Foreign ministry spokeswoman Mao Ning was asked about the warrant by the state-run Global Times at a regular briefing in Beijing. She referred to the 95-year-old as “comrade Raul Castro”, a “venerated” leader held in high international esteem. Mao said China opposed.
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