Month: October 2026

Shah Rukh Khan has unveiled a new poster for his upcoming action thriller King, showing the Bollywood star in a rugged look that combines a gun-toting assassin’s image with a romantic touch. Released on Tuesday, October 27, the poster features Khan wearing a fitted leather trench coat and a black shirt, holding a gun with a thorny rose stem between his teeth. A fiery backdrop adds to the dramatic look. The poster carries the caption, “Aaj phir yaad aaya… Qaatil nahi… Aashiq hoon…” which translates to, “Today I remembered again……

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Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar on Tuesday described the resolve of 250 million Pakistanis to support the Kashmir cause as unshakable, pledging that Pakistan would continue its steadfast moral, political and diplomatic support on all international forums until the people of Jammu and Kashmir achieve their right to self-determination. Addressing the participants of a solidarity walk held in Islamabad in connection with the Kashmir Black Day, the deputy prime minister denounced India for launching an unprovoked and illegal occupation of Jammu and Kashmir on this day in…

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At least 60 people were killed in two separate attacks in Ethiopia’s conflict-hit Oromiya region in the past week, the Ethiopian Orthodox Church said. Church authorities said the dead were all Christians, but did not go into details on how they died or who was behind the attacks. The Oromiya regional government and a source linked to a rebel alliance fighting government forces in the northern Tigray region traded blame for the attacks. The Holy Synod of the Ethiopian Orthodox Tewahedo Church said 14 believers were killed in Merti Woreda…

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Sri Lanka won the toss and elected to field against Pakistan in the fifth match of the tri-nation ODI series at Lahore’s Gaddafi Stadium on Tuesday, with a victory guaranteeing them a place in the final. Pakistan have already qualified for the final after beating England by one wicket in a thrilling encounter on Sunday, thanks to Shadab Khan’s brilliant century. Speaking at the toss, Pakistan captain Shaheen Shah Afridi said Green Shirts would also have opted to bowl first had they won the toss, citing the possibility of dew…

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The Indian government’s privacy law, which would require journalists to seek consent from people ‌they write about, amounted to pre-censorship and could lead to newsrooms shutting down, media groups told the Supreme Court on Tuesday, starting the most high-profile challenge against the legislation. The lawsuit comes amid accusations of declining press freedom ​in India since Prime Minister Narendra Modi took office in 2014. Critics say many ​mainstream media outlets have not done enough to scrutinise Modi’s government, which has ⁠denied such allegations and says it respects press freedom. A group…

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King Charles heads to the Caribbean this week on a tour which ​comes against the backdrop of increasingly vocal demands from the region that Britain pays reparations ‌for its role in the slave trade. Charles and his wife, Queen Camilla, will first visit the Bahamas and Guyana, before heading to Antigua and Barbuda for the Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting (CHOGM), the biennial get-together of the international organisation which he heads. ​The tour runs from October 27 to November 4. At a previous meeting in 2022 of ​the leaders of…

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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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Israelis began voting on Tuesday in the country’s first general election since the October 7, 2023 attack, with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu facing a closely contested race amid public scrutiny of his wartime leadership and Israel’s rightward political shift. More than 7.3 million people are eligible to vote for the 120-member Knesset, with 37 parties and electoral lists competing. Polling stations opened at 7am local time (10am Pakistan time) and are scheduled to close at 10pm (1am Pakistan time), after which counting will begin and television networks are expected to…

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