Month: October 2026

Gustavo Raul Perez furrows his brow over a notebook at the hardware shop he has run for six years on ​the outskirts of Buenos Aires. Since Javier Milei became president of Argentina in 2023 — with Perez’s vote — rapid reforms have thrilled investors and won praise from the ‌International Monetary Fund. Perez, though, mainly feels the pinch. “This economic plan is for a few,” he said. Inflation has fallen to roughly 33% from nearly 300%, imports have opened up, and subsidies have fallen. But Perez’s restocking costs have tripled,…

Greece’s parliament approved a bill on Friday that bans ​the use of social media ‌platforms for children under 15 amid growing concerns over their impact on the ​health and safety of minors. The ​ban comes into force on January ⁠1, 2027 Australia was the first ​country to pass legislation to curb ​the use of social media by minors, doing so last year. A similar law passed ​in France was struck down ​by the country’s Constitutional Council in August Greek Prime ‌Minister ⁠Kyriakos Mitsotakis said social media platforms have 2-1/2 months…

Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar on Friday departed for Istanbul to participate in the ministerial meeting of R4 comprising Pakistan, Saudi Arabia, Türkiye, and Egypt and the R4+E3 with the United Kingdom, Germany, and France. At the invitation of the Minister of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Türkiye, Hakan Fidan, the deputy prime minister will attend the R4 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting in Istanbul today. This will be followed by the R4+E3 Foreign Ministers’ Meeting featuring the participation of the E3 countries—the United Kingdom, France,…

Seven terrorists were killed during a clearance operation by security forces in Gwadar, while efforts are underway to locate and neutralise explosives and improvised explosive devices (IEDs) in the area on Friday, according to security sources. The clearance operation is ongoing, with security forces searching surrounding areas to identify and neutralise any explosives or IEDs that may have been planted. Security sources said operations to secure the area would continue until the clearance process was complete.

Nepal will receive $20 million in aid from the United Nations’ climate loss and damage ​fund after the devastating flood along its ‌border with China’s Tibet region in August, the government said late on Thursday. The August 26 flood killed about ​1,500 people, and more than 5,000 are ​still missing The flood affected about 60,000 people from ⁠15,000 families, according to official data, and ​caused losses estimated at about $2.7 billion to infrastructure ​, including roads, bridges, schools and 13 hydropower plants Early official estimates show reconstruction bills could top…