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The Singles’ Day ​shopping extravaganza in China unveiled a new attraction this year as it graduates beyond a long ‌association with cut-price cosmetics and home appliances: computing credits used to access artificial intelligence tools. The launch is the first time AI token packages have been offered as a significant consumer product category during Singles’ Day, the world’s largest shopping festival originally held on November ​11 each year. Top livestreamer Austin Li sold 100,000 monthly memberships of Alibaba’s QwenWork office AI service within ​half an hour during a Taobao Live broadcast…

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Democrats have held a significant lead in early voting ahead of the US midterm elections, with pre-election turnout higher than in 2022 and a more diverse group of voters casting ballots, according to data tracked by CNN. Data compiled by CNN, the Associated Press and analytics firm Catalist show that Democratic voters accounted for a larger share of early ballots than Republicans across 25 states. Democrats led Republicans by 13 percentage points in early voting, an increase of more than three points compared with the same stage of the 2022…

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The Election Commission of Pakistan (ECP) has issued a show-cause notice to the Muttahida Qaumi Movement-Pakistan (MQM-P) for failing to hold mandatory intra-party elections within the extended deadline of October 15, 2026. According to the ECP, the notice was issued on October 26, giving the party 14 days to explain its failure to meet the legal requirement. The commission said that political parties were required under the Elections Act 2017 to hold regular elections for their office-bearers and submit an election certificate within seven days of completing the process. The…

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The family of Hina Javed, a digital media executive who was found murdered in the bathroom of her apartment in Rawalpindi, has rejected the police decision to reopen investigations into her case and reiterated its demand for the formation of a judicial commission. The family also expressed its lack of confidence in the Punjab Police’s impartiality. According to the family, SSP Investigation Saifullah contacted them and asked them to visit his office to sign a request seeking the transfer of the investigation to police in another district. However, the family…

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A bride in Istanbul had a frightening moment during her pre-wedding photoshoot when strong winds nearly lifted her off the ground along with a bunch of giant balloons. The incident took place on October 26 near the Bosphorus Strait, where the bride was posing for wedding photographs. A sudden gust caught the large balloons she was holding and pulled her towards a nearby wall, leaving her struggling to keep her balance. The photographer quickly stepped in, grabbing the bride and helping her regain her footing. A video of the incident…

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Two policemen were killed, and another injured when armed attackers opened fire on security officials assigned to protect an anti-polio vaccination team in Mohmand district of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, police and officials said on Tuesday. The attack took place in the Dog Tamanzi area of Pindiali Tehsil. The injured officer and the bodies of the deceased were shifted to a local hospital. The deceased were identified as Elite Force members Arabi and Zahoor. Police cordoned off the area and launched a search operation to arrest the attackers. Meanwhile, Interior Minister Mohsin…

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Millions of Americans are voting in the US midterm elections, with all 435 seats in the House of Representatives and 35 of the Senate’s 100 seats up for grabs. The results will determine control of Congress and could limit or strengthen President Donald Trump’s ability to advance his agenda during the second half of his term. The elections are widely viewed as a referendum on Trump’s presidency. Republicans currently hold narrow majorities in both chambers, while Democrats are seeking to regain congressional control. The House is considered the Democrats’ stronger…

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Iran and the United States are far from reaching a deal to end the war, a senior Iranian official told Reuters on Tuesday, despite heightened diplomatic efforts to prevent a potential return to active conflict after ​the US midterm elections. The US carried out “defensive“ strikes on Iran’s Qeshm island overnight, with a US official saying ‌the strikes targeted surface-to-air missiles used against US assets. Meanwhile, the Revolutionary Guards said they downed a US MQ-9 drone overnight in the skies over the east of the Strait of Hormuz. “Mediators are…

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Britain watered down plans on Monday to ‌impose long delays on immigrants seeking to receive permanent residence, announcing exemptions for hundreds of thousands of care workers to defuse a political outcry within the governing Labour Party. The government had announced plans last year to require lower-skilled workers to wait 10-15 years to receive permanent residence, up ​from five years previously. But under the plans unveiled on Monday, it said hundreds of thousands of workers in the ​care sector would now be exempt from the longer waits. Refugees who arrived illegally…

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Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Interior has warned that anyone who transports, employs, shelters or provides assistance to individuals violating residency or labour laws could face a fine of up to SR100,000, imprisonment for up to six months and deportation if they are an expatriate. The ministry urged the public to report violations of residency, labour and border security laws. People can report violations by calling 911 in the regions of Makkah, Madinah, Riyadh and the Eastern Province, or 999 in all other regions of Saudi Arabia.

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