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Actor Selma Blair was arrested after flight attendants reported a “physically abusive ​passenger” on a Delta Air Lines flight from Los ‌Angeles to New York, the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey’s police department said on Monday. Police identified Blair, known for roles in ​the movies “Cruel Intentions” and “Hellboy,” as the suspect in the incident ​on Sunday evening. She was taken into custody at New ⁠York’s John F. Kennedy Airport and transported to a hospital ​for evaluation, police said in a statement. Two flight attendants ​reported injuries,…

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The Rehman Baba Express, travelling from Karachi to Peshawar, derailed in Multan on Tuesday, killing four passengers and injuring more than 30 others, rescue officials said. According to rescue sources, all 14 coaches of the train derailed. Rescue teams launched relief operations immediately after the accident and shifted the injured to Nishtar Hospital for treatment. Rescue 1122 said 36 injured passengers were transported after receiving first aid, while two others were treated at the scene. The bodies of the four deceased passengers were also moved to hospitals. Train traffic on…

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Saudi Arabia stopped issuing public warnings of imminent military attacks days before a series of deadly strikes on Riyadh airport that killed at least 18 people and wounded more than 300. The government has not said why there were no alerts to the public before the four Riyadh attacks in the past week. The warnings had served to highlight ​the violence undermining the kingdom’s efforts to project an image of calm to its people and the world during its war with Yemen’s Iran-aligned Houthis. Their absence during the airport strikes…

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A Houthi official on Monday warned the US it would receive a “painful response” if it entered the war in Yemen, where Saudi Arabia has reportedly requested Washington’s help in dealing with the group as it weathers repeated attacks. Yemen’s civil war — in which a Saudi-led military coalition supports the government against the Houthis — reignited in July, months into the wider regional conflict that has roiled energy markets and plunged the Middle East into crisis. The Houthis quickly began targeting Saudi oil facilities, tankers and transport hubs, including…

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The government on Monday reduced the price of petrol by Rs2.93 to Rs395.37 per litre while increasing the price of high-speed diesel (HSD) by 61 paisa to Rs396.85 per litre for Tuesday, October 13, 2026. The Oil and Gas Regulatory Authority (OGRA) revised the ex-depot prices of petroleum products under the federal government’s pricing mechanism, according to a notification issued by the Petroleum Division. Petrol was previously priced at Rs398.30 per litre, while diesel cost Rs396.24 per litre. The revised rates will remain in effect for October 13. The Petroleum…

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President Donald Trump on Monday defended a diesel oil deal he made with Russia as lawmakers from both parties complained the agreement appears to ​violate US law barring imports of Russian energy until Moscow ends its ‌aggression against Ukraine. Trump said he is taking steps to bring down high fuel prices, which are jeopardising Republican chances in the November 3 midterm elections. Prices have shot up since he launched ​a war against Iran seven months ago, but he blames Ukraine’s attacks on Russian ​oil refineries as a leading factor. “I…

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Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has formed an 11-member monitoring committee comprising federal ministers and political representatives to oversee governance, administrative affairs and the law and order situation in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar has been appointed convener of the committee, according to sources. The committee was established on Monday to monitor the provincial situation, including day-to-day government affairs, administrative matters, security and public concerns. Besides Dar, the committee includes Rana Sanaullah, Law Minister Azam Nazeer Tarar, Information Minister Attaullah Tarar, Planning Minister Ahsan Iqbal, Amir Muqam, Parliamentary Affairs…

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Iran’s Revolutionary Guards “almost certainly directed” a major scare at a UK airbase used by the US military for its war in Iran, Britain’s Prime Minister Andy Burnham said Monday. The United States abruptly withdrew all its B-1 bombers from Royal Air Force Fairford last week after the mysterious incident at the base on September 27. Burnham told parliament that Britain’s assessment of the incident was that it “is highly likely to have been coordinated in Iran, almost certainly directed by Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard”. “We will not tolerate these…

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Khyber Pakhtunkhwa Governor Faisal Karim Kundi has declared the restoration of peace and the elimination of terrorism his top priorities, saying the province’s policy will now be determined in Islamabad rather than Kabul or Kandahar. Speaking at a news conference in Peshawar alongside provincial advisers on information and home affairs, Kundi said the federal government would provide the resources needed to combat terrorism and strengthen law enforcement agencies. “The people of the province are tired of carrying coffins,” he said, adding that the public, provincial administration and security institutions would…

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Police used excessive and targeted force on journalists covering youth-led protests in India, local press groups and international media rights bodies said, and warned that ​press freedom in the country was under threat. Young Indians, mobilised by the “cockroach” youth movement and supported by opposition parties, took ‌to the streets of New Delhi on the weekend demanding the resignation of India’s Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar over a sharply contested revision of voter lists in the country. They allege the names of more than 130 million voters were deleted from…

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