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Thousands of people were evacuated along India’s eastern coast, and some train services cancelled, authorities said on Tuesday, one day before ​a severe cyclone was scheduled to make landfall, bringing gusting winds ‌and heavy rain. In neighbouring Nepal, authorities cautioned tourists against venturing into high-altitude areas as they feared Cyclone Arnab could trigger torrential downpours, snowstorms and avalanches in the Himalayan region from ​Thursday night through Saturday. The risks come at a time when the ​mountainous country is starting to recover from a deadly flash flood ⁠in August, which killed…

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Walter Koenig, who brought humour and grit to the role of starship navigator Pavel Chekov on the classic 1960s sci-fi TV series “Star Trek” and seven subsequent feature films, has died at the age of 90. “My ​heart is heavy. Walter Koenig, our Ensign Pavel Chekov, passed away early today,” George Takei, who ‌starred alongside Koenig in the show and was a long-time friend, wrote on Facebook on Monday. Koenig died at his home in Los Angeles, the AP reported, citing his talent agent. “Star Trek” creator Gene Roddenberry picked…

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Iran’s Supreme National Security Council Secretary Mohsen Rezaei has said that Iran, Türkiye, Saudi Arabia and Pakistan have agreed that security in the Middle East should be ensured by regional countries without foreign interference. Speaking after the first meeting of the four countries in Tehran, Rezaei described the discussions as “very good” and said they had created a positive atmosphere for regional cooperation. “The outcomes we agreed on were that security in the region where we live should be endogenous, meaning it should be achieved by the countries themselves, and…

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Actors Faysal Quraishi and Hareem Farooq have raised concerns over alleged paid negative publicity targeting their Punjabi-language film Mango Jutt, warning that such campaigns could damage both the film and Pakistan’s struggling cinema industry. Quraishi addressed the issue in an Instagram video, questioning the practice of publishing negative reviews without watching a film and arguing that paid campaigns could undermine efforts to bring audiences back to cinemas. He questioned the impact of what he described as paid propaganda, asking how many people were being harmed by those seeking personal gain.…

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A woman sustained injuries after jumping from a moving motorcycle to escape alleged harassment by a ride-hailing service rider in Lahore’s Johar Town area, police said on Tuesday. The incident occurred on October 17, and CCTV footage shows the woman falling from the moving motorcycle, after which the rider fled the scene. The woman suffered injuries to her face, head, nose and throat and was taken to a local hospital, where she is receiving treatment. According to reports, she had booked a ride from Johar Town to Wattoo Palace through…

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Anthropic paused training of its next-generation ‌flagship AI model for more than a month over security concerns, while four of its AI agents accessed live external computer systems during testing, its initial public offering filing showed on Monday. The Claude maker said in the ​filing’s risk factors section that it had delayed pre-training of a new “frontier” base model to ​strengthen safeguards against the theft of model weights and intellectual property. The disclosure ⁠highlights the safety challenges facing developers of increasingly powerful AI models, some of whose creators have ​warned…

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Microsoft said on Monday it is offering voluntary buyouts to about 60,000 employees, or more than a quarter of its global workforce, as the technology giant looks to ​contain costs and help fund its massive AI investments. Staffers across the Windows maker ‌would be eligible for the offers, including those working in AI experiences, Copilot, finance, human resources, Xbox and Windows + Devices, a source familiar with the matter told Reuters, requesting anonymity as the matter was ​private. Units such as marketing, commercial business and security will be excluded, the…

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Oil prices edged lower on Tuesday as the potential for a ‌resolution in the US-Israeli war on Iran kept supply fears at bay, but Brent stayed close to six-month highs as attacks on Saudi Arabia lowered hopes of immediate stability in the region. Brent crude ​futures were down 66 cents, or 0.57%, at $115.15 a barrel, while US West Texas Intermediate crude was down 44 cents, ⁠or 0.43%, at $101.32. Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Pakistan held talks with Iranian officials ​in Tehran on Monday aimed at easing tensions in the…

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US President Donald Trump‘s public approval rating inched higher to 32%, ‌up a percentage point from last week’s record low, ahead of the November 3 midterm elections that will decide which party controls Congress, according to a Reuters/Ipsos poll completed on Monday. Trump’s fellow Republicans are fighting to retain the party’s majorities in the House of Representatives and Senate. The five-day nationwide poll also showed that ​registered voters broadly favoured Democrats over Republicans by 47% to 36% when asked which party they would pick for ​Congress in what is known…

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Meta Platforms said on Monday it plans to raise to $95 billion in its largest-ever equity fundraising, as ‌the social media giant spends aggressively on its AI infrastructure expansion. The Facebook parent has launched public offerings worth about $35 billion in common and preferred stock, and said it also plans to launch a separate at-the-market share sale program worth up to $60 billion. The company will launch the larger share sale program after its new non-voting Class C ​shares begin trading, which is expected in the first quarter of 2027,…

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