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Top leaders of India’s “cockroach” youth movement were detained ​on Tuesday after they jumped barricades to enter the grounds of a historic observatory popular ‌for protests, chanting slogans demanding the chief election commissioner’s resignation over a controversial revision of voter lists. Supporters of the Cockroach Janta Party (CJP) and opposition groups have held almost daily protests this month to demand commissioner Gyanesh Kumar’s resignation over the revisions critics say favour Prime ​Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). The Election Commission has denied favouring any party and said wrongly ​deleted…

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Two ships were hit by drones ‌off Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast, and one of them sank, in the second such incident in a week, Prime Minister ​Rumen Radev said on Tuesday. The Ukrainian-owned “Chelsea 3”, sailing ​under the Maltese flag, was hit by three drones and ⁠damaged some 18 nautical miles (33 km) off the Bulgarian coast ​around 1:30am, Radev said. Its crew – seven Ukrainians ​and eight Azerbaijanis – had been rescued. Five crew members received medical assistance, but no one was seriously injured. One crew member of ​the…

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Salman Sharif has arrived in Berlin to assume his responsibilities as Ambassador of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan to the Federal Republic of Germany. He was welcomed and received at the airport by officials of the German Federal Foreign Office, the Deputy Head of Mission (DHM), and other officers of the Embassy of Pakistan, a press release issued on Tuesday said. Before he departed from Islamabad, Salman Sharif, Ambassador-designate of Pakistan to Germany, called on Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar at the Ministry of Foreign…

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North Korean leader Kim Jong Un visited a defence industry museum displaying an intercontinental ballistic missile capable of reaching the United States, state media KCNA showed on ​Tuesday. The report came a day after US President Donald Trump said he might meet Kim during ​a planned trip to Asia. Trump is expected to attend the Asia-Pacific Economic ⁠Cooperation summit in China in mid-November. Kim, accompanied by his daughter, known as Ju Ae and wife ​Ri Sol Ju, attended the opening of the newly opened Defence Revolution Museum on Sunday, KCNA…

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A Karachi court has granted the National Cyber Crime Investigation Agency (NCCIA) a four-day physical remand of Awam Raj Tehreek chief Iqrar-ul-Hassan in a case related to alleged harm to the state and national integrity. Iqrar-ul-Hassan was produced before a judicial magistrate in Karachi’s East district, where the NCCIA requested a 14-day remand for questioning in the case. During the hearing, the magistrate asked Iqrar-ul-Hassan whether he had been subjected to violence. He replied that he had not been beaten. Asked whether he had a lawyer, he said he had…

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Authorities in Peshawar have reopened all previously closed highways and entry points on Tuesday, removed road barriers and restored the city’s Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) service after a two-day suspension. Officials said containers placed amid speculation over the possible imposition of Governor’s Rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa have been removed. Barriers were also cleared from Assembly Chowk, known as the Red Zone, and the city’s entry and exit points. Educational institutions have also resumed operations. Meanwhile, authorities removed the containers and barriers placed in Islamabad ahead of the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI)…

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President Donald Trump said ‌late on Monday he did not believe that China and Russia were helping Iran “at all,” adding that Moscow and Beijing had “too much to lose” if they enabled Tehran. Trump said on Truth Social that he ​had seen comments from his critics and opponents that China and Russia were ​helping Iran. “If they are, it’s at a very low level, but I ⁠don’t believe they are at all. They have too much to lose, and we ​would know about it, and know about it very…

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Oil prices fell on Tuesday and were on track ‌for their first decline in nearly a week, as traders assessed supply risks from attacks on Saudi Arabia while weighing the prospect of additional diesel supplies from Russia. Brent crude futures fell $1.30, or 1.2%, to $105.35 a barrel, while US West ​Texas Intermediate crude futures were down $1.25, or 1.3%, at $92.49 a barrel. Both benchmarks climbed nearly $2 a barrel ​in the previous session, with Brent settling at its highest since September 15. US President Donald ⁠Trump said Russia…

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Actor RJ Mitte, whose personal experience ​living with cerebral palsy informed his role as Walter White Jr., the physically disabled son of a methamphetamine ‌kingpin in the landmark television series “Breaking Bad,” died on Monday at age 34. News of Mitte’s death in Brownsville, Texas, was confirmed in a statement released through the talent management agency that represented the actor. No other details about the circumstances of his death were given. “It is with profound sadness that ​we share the tragic passing of beloved actor, philanthropist, and passionate disability rights…

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The global economy will still manage to top 3% real GDP growth this year as strong AI investment offsets the energy ​shock from the war in the Middle East, but downside risks are mounting, and more countries are being left behind and vulnerable to rising debt loads, the International Monetary Fund said on Tuesday. Despite a more protracted ‌conflict that has kept oil prices above $100 a barrel, the IMF is forecasting 2026 global growth at 3.1%, a slight uptick from the 3.0% it predicted in July. The World Economic…

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