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Qatar’s Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani and US President Donald Trump discussed efforts to de-escalate tensions in the Middle East, advance diplomacy and strengthen bilateral ties during a telephone conversation on Friday, according to a statement issued by Qatar’s Amiri Diwan. The two leaders reviewed the regional situation and ongoing efforts to reduce tensions, while discussing the strategic partnership between their countries and ways to further strengthen it. The conversation also covered international diplomatic efforts, including Qatar’s role in facilitating dialogue and mediating efforts to resolve the crisis.…

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Pakistan’s National Cyber Emergency Response Team (NCERT) has warned of an increased risk of artificial intelligence-driven cyberattacks targeting financial institutions and critical infrastructure, urging relevant organisations to strengthen their cybersecurity measures. In an advisory, the team highlighted the threat of increasingly sophisticated cyberattacks targeting online banking systems, digital banking platforms, payment networks and customers’ personal and financial data. According to the advisory, hackers could use artificial intelligence to steal passwords and launch automated cyberattacks. They could also attempt to create panic among users by displaying fraudulent account balances, potentially undermining…

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King Charles is “a secret weapon” being increasingly thrust by the British government into dealing with challenging political situations, a senior royal aide has said following ​a diplomatically challenging trip by the monarch to the Caribbean. The trip, which also included a meeting of the Commonwealth of ‌Nations, which Charles heads, was dominated by the issue of slavery, and specifically whether Britain and the king should apologise for the transatlantic slave trade and offer to pay reparations. The king did neither in speeches he made, in line with British government…

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North Korea rewards its top hackers, tasked with heists like the Binance crypto hack that netted a cool $6.3 billion, with perks such as a spacious apartment in the capital of Pyongyang and huge hard currency awards, despite gruelling hours of work. Leader Kim Jong Un has assembled an army of world-class hackers using such incentives in a programme more than ​a decade old that picks 200 of the smartest middle school students each year to study computer engineering, defectors and analysts say. A fraction eventually become hackers in an…

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Prime Minister’s Adviser on Political Affairs Rana Sanaullah has said that although no formal negotiations are currently taking place with the Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI), back-channel contacts between the two sides continue. He also said Governor’s Rule in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa will remain in force until its objectives are achieved. Speaking on a private television programme, Sanaullah said terrorism was spreading in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa with alleged support from India and Afghanistan. He stressed that eliminating terrorism was essential and said all stakeholders would be taken into confidence on the matter. He added…

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India has relaxed passport and visa requirements for several categories of foreign nationals living in the country, including certain Pakistani citizens, religious minorities from Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan, Sri Lankan Tamils and Tibetans. The Indian government has also simplified identification and travel requirements for citizens of India, Nepal and Bhutan travelling directly between the three neighbouring countries. The changes were introduced through the Immigration and Foreigners (Exemption) (Amendment) Order, 2026, issued by the Union Ministry of Home Affairs and published in the Gazette on Thursday, according to The Indian Express.…

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Actress Kim Marie Johnson, known for her appearance in Beverly Hills, 90210, has died at the age of 53 after suffering a medical emergency at her Los Angeles home, according to her family. Johnson died on November 4 after doctors diagnosed her with a “heart aneurysm condition” following an emergency on October 27. Her niece, Rhonda Scott, told TMZ that Johnson was taken to Cedars-Sinai Hospital after the heart-related incident and died peacefully on Wednesday afternoon. In a statement to People, Scott said her aunt “radiated a light so strong…

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US President Donald Trump has blamed Democrats for a sharp sell-off on Wall Street following the midterm elections, claiming the results triggered one of the worst days in stock market history and caused losses in Americans’ retirement savings. In a series of posts on his social media platform Truth Social, Trump linked the market decline to Democratic gains in the elections and criticised voters for the outcome. “The Stock Market crashed today because the Dumocrats had a big Tuesday — So sad to see, you only have yourselves to blame!”…

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A Turkish court jailed a former minister and senior member of the ruling AK Party early on Friday in an investigation ​into the country’s fund crisis, state-run Anadolu Agency and other domestic ‌media said. Fatma Betul Sayan Kaya, who quit the party after stepping down in September from her role as deputy chairperson, was accused by an opposition politician of making a ​large profit on shares just before the crisis triggered a ​major stock market selloff. An Istanbul court arrested Kaya, who was ⁠minister of family and social services from…

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Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s campaign posters, showing him alongside US President Donald Trump and images of warplanes attacking Iran, remain on public buses across Israel. But the political developments in both countries have raised fresh questions about the future of their alliance. A week after an inconclusive Israeli election, US voters delivered a setback to Trump and elected a Congress led by Democrats who want a tougher approach to Israel on issues including Iran, Gaza and settler violence in the occupied West Bank. The results have prompted observers to…

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