Iraq was set to reopen the Sheeb border crossing with Iran ​on Tuesday morning after completing technical ‌requirements and necessary procedures, the state news agency ​INA said, quoting the head of the country’s Border Ports Authority. The authority will temporarily close the ​Mandali border crossing with Iran from Friday ⁠to complete technical requirements, INA reported. The ​developments come after Iraqi Foreign Minister Fuad Hussein said ​that the US Treasury had asked Baghdad to close all border crossings with Iran except for two, as ​part of Washington’s efforts to increase economic…

Cricket Australia (CA) boss Todd Greenberg has ruled out another investigation into the ‘Sandpapergate’ scandal ​despite Usman Khawaja and David Warner’s remarks that knowledge of the 2018 ball-tampering plot was widespread throughout the ‌team. Greenberg told local radio station SEN on Tuesday that players had “very different views” to Khawaja’s version of events of the 2018 tour of South Africa as described in his new autobiography, which was released on Tuesday. “There are specific details in his book that contradict the versions that ​have been provided by others,” Greenberg said.…

China’s trade surplus surged past $1 trillion in the first 10 months as a global race to build AI infrastructure buoyed sales of high-tech ​products and helped offset weak domestic demand, a dynamic likely to sharpen tensions with major trading partners. The data comes ahead of next week’s Asia-Pacific ‌Economic Cooperation summit in Shenzhen, where Chinese President Xi Jinping and US President Donald Trump are expected to meet for the third time this year, putting broader economic ties and tariff policy squarely in focus. The figures highlight Beijing’s growing reliance…

Three contract workers have died at a Tata Electronics factory that makes parts for Apple iPhones in India’s southern Tamil Nadu state, the latest supply chain incident affecting the US company in ​its most critical manufacturing base after China. The deaths, which occurred late on Monday, will be investigated by ​Apple, Tata and the state authorities, state officials and two industry sources with ⁠direct knowledge said. The salt-to-aviation Tata Group’s electronics unit accounts for roughly 40% of iPhone assembly and Foxconn ​makes up the rest in India. Tata has in…

The Saudi-led coalition in Yemen said on Tuesday it intercepted two missiles launched by Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis ​towards Riyadh, a ballistic missile fired towards the kingdom’s southern region and a drone ‌over its oil-rich Eastern Province, in a night of heightened military activity across Saudi Arabia. The latest launches come amid an escalation in hostilities between the Houthis and the coalition backing Yemen’s internationally recognised government after the group ​advanced in September towards the Bab El Mandeb Strait, a strategic shipping chokepoint at the ​southern entrance to the Red Sea.…

Air pollution and dust continued to blanket Lahore on Tuesday, with the city retaining its position as the world’s most polluted city despite a slight improvement in its overall Air Quality Index (AQI). The city’s overall AQI was recorded at 289, although pollution levels varied in several neighbourhoods. Canal Road recorded the highest level of air pollution, with the AQI reaching 647. Other affected areas included Burki Road at 370, Allama Iqbal Town at 342, Gulberg at 324 and Bedian at 318. The AQI was recorded at 303 at Lower…