Month: October 2026

Chief of Defence Forces (CDF) and Chief of Army Staff (COAS) Field Marshal Syed Asim Munir is due to visit Tehran on Tuesday (today), according ​to a Pakistani ​official and Iranian media. Pakistan ⁠has played a ​key mediating role ​between the US and Iran this year. During the visit, the two sides are likely to discuss bilateral cooperation, key issues and the regional situation. The scheduled ​visit follows earlier ​talks between Field Marshal Asim Munir and Iranian ‌leaders ⁠in the summer that focused on measures to prevent ​further ​escalation, ⁠reopening…

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14 people were killed and 7 others ​injured following the collapse of an ‌illegal gold mine in southwestern Colombia, local authorities said on Monday. The accident took ​place in the rural Chambero ​sector of the Santa Barbara de ⁠Iscuande municipality, located in the ​province of Nariño. Search and rescue operations ​have concluded, Nariño Governor Luis Alfonso Escobar said. The governor called on the national ​government, the National Mining Agency, and ​the Ministry of Mines and Energy to ‌accelerate the formalisation process for illegal and small-scale miners to improve working conditions…

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The second match of the tri-nation one-day international cricket series will be played between Pakistan and England in Rawalpindi today. The match will start at 1pm at the Rawalpindi Cricket Stadium. England have beaten Pakistan in each of their last four ODI meetings, the most recent by 93 runs in November 2023. Pakistan’s last win against an English side came on June 3, 2019. England lead the overall record 57 to 32 across 92 games. Harry Brook is leading the England side. Earlier, Pakistan defeated Sri Lanka by 37 runs…

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At least 73 people were killed when drones struck a market in the disputed Abyei region along the border of South ​Sudan and Sudan, the caretaker information minister for the jointly administered region said on ‌Tuesday, accusing Sudan’s army of carrying out the attack. The minister did not provide evidence for his claim of who was responsible for Monday’s attack. Abyei is an oil-rich area that is jointly administered by South ​Sudan and Sudan, which have both staked claims to it. It experiences frequent ​bouts of violence, with clashes usually…

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US President Donald Trump has claimed that Paris will become a “Muslim city very soon” as he blamed immigration for unrest in France and urged the country to close its borders. Speaking to reporters in Washington, Trump said he had warned French President Emmanuel Macron that allowing people from around the world to enter France was a mistake. “Paris is going to be a Muslim city very soon, and that wasn’t the deal,” Trump said, adding that he had advised Macron to close France’s borders. “We closed our borders. He…

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US Secretary of State ​Marco Rubio will travel to India on Tuesday, days after President Donald Trump delayed tariffs on US ‌imports from the world’s largest democracy as the two countries seek to finalize a trade deal. During the two-day visit to Mumbai and Jamnagar in western India, Rubio is slated to meet government and business leaders, including Foreign Minister S. Jaishankar and billionaire Mukesh Ambani, chairman of Reliance Industries, which ​operates the world’s largest refining complex at Jamnagar. Rubio and other officials have said in recent days that a…

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US President Donald Trump said on Monday he is open to three-way arms-control talks with the leaders of China and Russia as soon as next month, ​raising the prospect of an unprecedented meeting and a major diplomatic gambit for the US president. “We would have it to talk about nuclear weapons and denuclearisation,” ‌Trump told reporters outside the White House. “If President Xi wants to have it, I’d have it. I’m sure we’d talk about other things like trade too.” Trump has tried to thaw frosty relations with Beijing and…

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Richard Riehle, the prolific character actor known for playing an office worker in the comedy film “Office Space” and a range of authority figures in film and television, has died at the age of 78. Wright Entertainment Inc. announced on Monday that Riehle died on October 15. The company did not disclose the cause of death or further details. “Our industry has lost an exceptional talent, and our community has lost a truly wonderful man,” the company said in a statement. Riehle’s career spanned nearly five decades, during which he…

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Pakistan and Tajikistan have reaffirmed their commitment to strengthening bilateral cooperation in trade, investment, energy, connectivity and defence, among other sectors. The understanding was reached during a meeting between Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Ishaq Dar and Tajik Prime Minister Qohir Rasulzoda in Dushanbe, according to an official statement. Dar is visiting Tajikistan to lead Pakistan’s delegation to the Shanghai Cooperation Organisation (SCO) Council of Heads of Government (CHG) meeting. During the meeting with the Tajik prime minister, Dar reiterated Pakistan’s commitment to working closely with Tajikistan to promote…

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