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Pakistan will face Bangladesh in the first semi-final of the Asian Games cricket competition in Japan on Thursday, after rain washed out the quarter-finals. The Pakistan-Hong Kong and India-Afghanistan quarter-finals were abandoned without a ball being bowled a day earlier, while Sri Lanka’s quarter-final against Nepal and Bangladesh’s clash with Malaysia were similarly called off due to rain. Sri Lanka and Bangladesh advanced to the semi-finals on the basis of their higher seeding. Pakistan will meet Bangladesh in the first semi-final at 5am Pakistan time on Thursday, while India will…

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Malaysia’s 101-year-old former prime minister Mahathir Mohamad has been hospitalised for observation, his aide told AFP, following the death on Monday of his wife of seven decades. The two-time prime minister was admitted to the National Heart Institute in Kuala Lumpur on Tuesday night, aide Sufi Yusoff said, though the reason for his hospitalisation was not immediately known pending an official diagnosis. Sufi said Mahathir had not been getting enough rest following the passing of his wife, Siti Hasmah Mohamad Ali, on Monday and was feeling fatigued. “He is in…

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Qatari Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Sheikh Mohammed bin Abdulrahman Al Thani on Tuesday called Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu a “war criminal” over Israel’s military strikes in Gaza. Asked by British journalist Piers Morgan whether he considered Netanyahu a war criminal, Sheikh Mohammed said, “Of course,” arguing that attacks on hospitals and schools in Gaza could not be justified. He also accused Netanyahu of attacking Qatar politically to divert attention from the conduct of the Israeli government. Sheikh Mohammed renewed Qatar’s condemnation of Israel’s September 9, 2025 strike on…

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Oil prices rose on Wednesday after US President Donald Trump denied he would be willing to ease ‌sanctions on Iran while Qatar pushed for peace talks, after falling in the previous session on a recovery in crude supply from the Middle East. Brent crude futures rose $1.14, or 1.11%, to $103.73 a barrel. US West Texas Intermediate crude gained 34 cents, or 0.38%, ​to $89.72. Brent is headed for a monthly gain of around 14%, its biggest climb since July, while WTI is on track for a 4% rise after…

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At least three militants were killed in an intelligence-based operation in Mir Ali, North Waziristan, security sources said on Wednesday. A large quantity of weapons and ammunition was recovered from the militants who belonged to the India-backed Fitna Al Khawarij terrorist group. Security forces also destroyed hideouts of Fitna Al Khawarij in Mir Ali and surrounding areas, the sources said. The forces also foiled an attempt by the militants to stop a ration truck near the main bazaar in Mir Ali. Meanwhile, security forces continued operations against the Fitna Al…

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Russian air strikes killed ​a child and injured ‌another five people in the Ukrainian capital of Kyiv ​and the surrounding region ​early on Wednesday, officials said. Fires ⁠broke out, affecting ​private houses along with a ​store and a warehouse in Kyiv and leaving two people ​injured, Mayor Vitali Klitschko ​said on Telegram. A Reuters witness ‌heard ⁠explosions in the city. Tymur Tkachenko, Kyiv regional governor, writing on Telegram, said ​that ​a Russian ⁠missile and a drone strike killed ​a child and ​injured ⁠three more people in the area, also damaging…

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US President Donald Trump has ordered the federal government to replace the terms “artificial intelligence” and “AI” with “super intelligence” and “SI” in official executive branch communications. Under an executive order signed on Tuesday, federal departments and agencies have been directed to use “super intelligence” and “SI” in official correspondence, public communications, policy documents and other non-statutory materials, while discontinuing use of “artificial intelligence” and “AI” in those documents. The order also tasks the Assistant to the President for Science and Technology with developing a proposed federal definition of “super…

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US President Donald Trump said that the war with Iran would end “very soon” and reiterated that Tehran would not be allowed to acquire a nuclear weapon. Speaking in Washington on Tuesday at an event to unveil a new AI-powered federal platform, Trump said Iran was “failing very badly” but did not provide further details on how the conflict could end. “That’ll be over with very soon,” Trump said when asked about the war. He also said Iran would not be allowed to obtain a nuclear weapon, while predicting that…

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Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) Sindh Assembly member Adil Askari has urged Sindh Chief Minister Murad Ali Shah to order an independent inquiry into alleged irregularities in the Medical and Dental College Admission Test (MDCAT) 2026 and audit the entire examination process. In a letter to the chief minister, Askari called for a transparent investigation into complaints and discrepancies reported by students. He also sought an independent review of CCTV recordings from examination centres and a sample rechecking of OMR (Optical Mark Recognition) answer sheets. Askari said an audit should determine…

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Police have arrested the father, two brothers and a sister of an 18-year-old girl in connection with her death in Lahore’s Sanda area, saying a preliminary post-mortem examination found signs of sexual abuse and severe physical assault. The victim, identified as Maham, was brought to Ganga Ram Hospital in critical condition on September 26. She later died from her injuries, while the suspects allegedly left her body at the hospital and fled, according to police. Four family members arrested Police registered a murder case on their own complaint and arrested…

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