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Russia’s FSB security service said on Thursday it had detained a Swedish man it suspects of ​planning attacks and sabotage on behalf of Ukraine after entering Russia on ‌the pretext of seeking to join the Russian army. The FSB said the 35-year-old man had been charged with illegally crossing the border and may face additional terrorism-related charges. It released a video ​of a purported confession in which the man, who gave his name as ​Freddy Lindholm from Stockholm, said he had come to Russia to ⁠use FPV (first-person view) drones…

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Rescuers were searching for eight missing crew members on Thursday from one of two chemical tankers that caught fire overnight inside Romanian territorial waters ​in the Black Sea, after Russian drones strayed into Romanian airspace, Romanian ‌officials said. Romanian officials stopped short of explicitly linking the fires onboard the ships to the Russian drones. But the incidents follow drone strikes on at least five other cargo ships near the ​coasts of Romania and neighbouring fellow NATO member Bulgaria over the past 10 ​days. At least 23 sailors were lost from…

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A country’s greatest strength lies not in its natural resources, buildings or industries, but in the knowledge, skills and health of its people. Education and health are the two pillars on which a strong economy is built. For Pakistan, investing in these areas is indispensable for reducing poverty, creating jobs and improving the lives of millions of people. An educated person has a better chance of finding decent work, while a healthy person can work more effectively and support their family. Without good schools, skilled workers and accessible healthcare, even…

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Indian authorities have asked Bollywood actor Imran Khan to leave the country by the end of the ​month, saying he breached immigration laws after joining a ‌protest against the election commission chief, local media reported on Thursday. Khan, 43, is a US citizen, the Indian Express newspaper reported. Under ​Indian law, foreigners’ participation in political protests may be ​treated as a violation of immigration and visa ⁠rules. Khan was given until October 28 to leave the country, ​the Times of India newspaper said The actor participated in a ​rally in…

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Ukraine has resumed its attacks on Russian refineries with a strike ‌at an installation in the Ryazan region, the regional governor said on Thursday, after Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy voiced his anger at a “dangerous” withdrawal of US intelligence. Since US President Donald Trump’s surprise announcement of an energy ceasefire between Russia and Ukraine on Sunday, Kyiv had refrained from attacking Russian refineries, ​which the US leader had blamed for raising diesel prices on global markets. But Zelenskiy had voiced increasing frustration with ​Russia’s continued attacks on Ukrainian energy infrastructure,…

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At least 30 people, including 28 students and two female teachers, were killed and dozens injured after the roof of a private school collapsed in Dir Colony, Peshawar, the capital of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, on Thursday. More than 40 injured people were reportedly taken to Lady Reading Hospital for treatment. Rescue teams are using heavy machinery to search for children and school staff trapped beneath the debris, amid fears that the death toll could rise. Lady Reading Hospital officials said 22 children were brought dead to the hospital. Of them, 19…

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Israel is refusing to allow construction of a key military outpost in Gaza under US President Donald Trump’s Board of Peace initiative, delaying plans to deploy an international stabilisation force, The Guardian reported. In early August, the Board of Peace awarded its first construction contract for Gaza to Louisiana-based Arkel International to build an outpost for 150 international troops. However, two months later, Israel had still not allowed contractors and trucks to enter Gaza to begin construction, according to a person familiar with the matter. The proposed outpost would serve…

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The administration of US President Donald Trump is investigating Democratic Congresswoman Ilhan Omar in a probe that could seek to revoke her US citizenship and lead to her deportation, The Wall Street Journal reported, citing US officials and people familiar with the matter. The investigation is partly focused on how Omar obtained citizenship after arriving in the United States as a refugee from Somalia, the newspaper reported on Wednesday. Investigators are reviewing her family’s immigration records and have issued more than a dozen subpoenas, including to some of her relatives,…

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The central Ukrainian region of Kirovohrad ​was hit by ‌the largest Russian attack on its territory during the ​war, killing three ​people and wounding another ⁠six overnight, the local ​governor said on Thursday. The ​region, a relatively infrequent target of bombardment, was hit ​by over 360 drones, ​governor Andriy Raikovych wrote on ‌Telegram, ⁠adding that 26 different locations had been hit. “The enemy deliberately hit critical ​infrastructure, ​transport ⁠enterprises, logistics facilities and residential homes,” ​he wrote. Ukraine’s air ​force ⁠said 580 Russian drones attacked the country overnight, ⁠of ​which 536…

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Oil giant Saudi Aramco’s headquarters in Dhahran suffered extensive damage in an ​attack on Tuesday, with a fire spreading across ‌several floors, three people with direct knowledge of the matter told Reuters. Operations at the complex in eastern Saudi Arabia have continued normally ​but some employees have been asked to work ​from home, according to two of the people. A ⁠fourth person said some functions had been shifted to ​global offices, adding that the fire was still burning into ​the early hours of Wednesday. The facility hosts an operations centre…

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