Pakistan stocks surge over 4,500 points after extended ceasefire with Afghanistan
ISLAMABAD: The Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) gained more than 4,500 points on Friday, with…
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Pakistan invited to Muslim states’ meeting in Turkiye on next steps for Gaza peace plan
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Melissa dissipates, leaves destruction and at least 50 dead in Caribbean – Reuters
- Melissa dissipates, leaves destruction and at least 50 dead in Caribbean Reuters
- Desperation in Black River, Jamaica, after Hurricane Melissa BBC
- Melissa reaches Category 5 — fueled by climate change-driven ocean heat Climate Central
- ‘Hell on…
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Gaza risks sliding into deadly limbo of ‘no war, no peace’, top Qatari diplomat warns | Gaza
Gaza risks sliding towards a deadly limbo where a ceasefire is nominally in place but killing continues, a top Qatari diplomat has warned, calling for rapid progress in setting up the international security force and administration to pave the…
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United Nations Youth4Disarmament Forum hosts Expert Panel on the “Destabilizing Effects of Artificial Intelligence and Information and Communications Technology on Nuclear Stability.”
On 16 October, as part of the inaugural United Nations Youth4Disarmament Forum supported by the Government of the Republic of Korea, young leaders joined nuclear experts and diplomats for an in-depth expert panel on the “Destabilizing Effects…
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Sudan’s brutal civil war – what has happened in El Fasher? | Sudan
Another devastating chapter in Sudan’s brutal civil war has taken place as the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces captured El Fasher from the army after an 18-month siege that trapped tens of thousands of civilians in the city in Darfur. The RSF…
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‘How do you rebuild all this?’ Black River residents assess damage after Hurricane Melissa | Jamaica
It is a treacherous journey to Black River, a coastal town in Jamaica’s southwestern parish of St Elizabeth, which this week bore the brunt of Hurricane Melissa, one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record.
Uprooted trees and lamp-posts,…
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About 700 killed in Tanzania election protests, opposition says | Tanzania
About 700 people have been killed during three days of election protests in Tanzania, the main opposition party has said.
Protests erupted on election day on Wednesday over what demonstrators said was the stifling of the opposition after the…
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BBC Verify Live: Analysing video showing arrest of Sudan fighter accused of executions
AI fake shows women claiming to sell food stampspublished at 16:45 GMT
Thomas Copeland
BBC Verify Live journalistA video of a woman appearing to admit that she sells US government-issued food vouchers for profit is actually…
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Dutch centrist Rob Jetten claims victory over Wilders in neck-and-neck election race
Paul KirbyEurope digital editor
Pierre Crom/Getty ImagesRob Jetten, 38, is now tipped to become the youngest prime minister in modern Dutch history Centrist liberal leader Rob Jetten has claimed victory in Wednesday’s nail-biting Dutch election,…
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Turkey to hold Gaza peace plan meeting for Muslim states
Turkey will host a meeting of foreign ministers from Muslim countries on Monday to discuss a US peace plan for Gaza, Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan said.
Fidan told reporters on Friday that the Istanbul meeting would “evaluate our progress and…
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