Pakistan’s trade deficit widens 18.1% to $7.12 billion
Sep 6 – Pakistan’s trade deficit widened by 18.1% year-on-year to $7.12 billion in the first two months of fiscal year 2026/27, according to data from the Pakistan Bureau of…
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European Intelligence Reports on Russian Assassination and Sabotage Plots
A factual account based on European intelligence reports, official government statements, and media investigations For months, European intelligence agencies have been sounding the alarm about a resurgence of Russian state-sponsored…
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McDonald’s India X Account Hack: Unpaid Intern Posts Explained
What we know about the viral posts, the company’s response, and what remains unverified. On September 6, 2026, McDonald’s India’s verified X (formerly Twitter) account became the center of an unexpected online storm. A series of posts…
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The Life and Death of Igho “Tiny” Ubiribo
This blog presents a verified account of the circumstances surrounding British-Nigerian businessman and social media influencer Igho Ubiribo, based on available reports from medical examiners, law enforcement, and court proceedings. Igho…
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Prince Harry’s surprise UK return renews security row
Prince Harry’s return to Britain has reignited debate about whether taxpayers should foot the bill to protect him and his family, with experts warning genuine threats likely exist. The Duke of Sussex, who arrived in Britain last week with…
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Chinese national rescued from Nepal tunnel 10 days after flash flood
A Chinese national was pulled alive from a tunnel in Nepal on Saturday, authorities said, 10 days after a wall of ice, rock and mud tore through a Himalayan valley, killing more than 1,300 people. The Nepali army said Lu Haitao was…
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OpenAI acknowledges ‘wiki incident’ and need for more transparency around unintended AI behavior
OpenAI said on Saturday that its agents had appropriated wiki sites as impromptu message boards, adding that more transparency was needed around such incidents. The statement follows a Reuters report that a swarm of OpenAI agents had…
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US envoys arrive in Ukraine for talks after meeting Putin in Russia
Two US envoys are hoping for “equally productive meetings” in Ukraine after holding talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on ending the war, US officials say. Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner arrived in Kyiv on Sunday,…
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Indian Army steps up push for modern technology
Sep 5 – The Indian Army is accelerating its technology-driven transformation, with artificial intelligence, quantum technology, 6G, high-performance computing and unmanned systems becoming increasingly central to military modernisation.…
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TV presenter among 11 sentenced to death in Egypt drugs case
Egyptian television presenter Sarah Khalifa and 11 other people have been sentenced to death by hanging after being convicted of drugs charges. According to state-owned al-Ahram newspaper, they were part of a criminal gang which imported…
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Volcano eruption triggers flight suspensions at Indonesia’s main airport
A volcanic eruption has halted hundreds of flights at Indonesia’s main international airport, stranding tens of thousands of passengers. Authorities said 209 flights were suspended after ash from Mount Anak Krakatoa was detected in…
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US envoys set for Ukraine talks after meeting Putin in Russia
Two US envoys are hoping for “equally productive meetings” in Ukraine after holding talks with Russian President Vladimir Putin in Moscow on ending the war, US officials say. Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushner are set to land in Kyiv on…
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US and Iran trade retaliatory attacks on ships as conflict flares
The US and Iran traded retaliatory attacks on ships on Saturday, in the latest round of strikes since fighting flared up a week ago following a month of relative calm. The US military said it had “permanently disabled” two Iran-linked oil…
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US hits three Iranian oil tankers after saying its warships were targeted
The US military says it has hit three Iran-linked oil tankers after ballistic missiles were launched towards two of its warships in the region. US Central Command (Centcom) said on Saturday it had “permanently disabled” a tanker near Kharg…
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Disruption at Port of Dover as masked men hold protest
There has been major disruption at the Port of Dover due to a large group of masked men holding a demonstration. Hundreds of protesters, dressed in black and wearing face coverings, blocked roads and were heard chanting “stop the boats”.…
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Supreme Court backs Republican request to lower TV ad rates
The Supreme Court on Friday endorsed a request from Republican campaign groups that want to buy discounted TV advertising for this year’s midterms, the latest in a series of emergency rulings from the high court benefiting the GOP. The…
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Flight price rises due to ‘foolish leaders’ starting wars, Virgin’s Branson says
Virgin Group founder Sir Richard Branson has blamed flight price rises on “foolish leaders” starting wars, in a thinly veiled reference to the US-Israel conflict with Iran. Middle East tensions have choked the production and transportation…
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Indian state gives taxi and tuk-tuk drivers a year to learn local language
An Indian state has given taxi and tuk-tuk drivers one more year to learn the local language after a new rule making it mandatory sparked protests. Transport officials in the western state of Maharashtra had begun testing drivers’ ability…
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Why are European countries moving their gold out of North America?
When the central bank of the Netherlands confirmed this week that it had moved tonnes of the country’s gold out of North America, it said the relocation would make it “better prepared for severe crises”. Some 86 tonnes from the combined…
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What happens next after Lindsay Clancy’s murder case ends in a mistrial?
After a week of mulling Lindsay Clancy’s fate, a judge has declared a mistrial in the case of the US mother accused of murdering her three young children. It came after the jury said they could not reach a unanimous verdict on whether…
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Trump’s peace envoys to visit Moscow and Kyiv over weekend
US negotiators Steve Witkoff and Jared Kushnerwill visit Russia and Ukraine this weekend, as efforts to end the war appear to be gathering pace. Ukraine’s Volodymyr Zelensky confirmed he will meet with the envoys on Sunday, after they…
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UN votes to adopt new map that makes our world look very different
The United Nations General Assembly voted on Friday to adopt a new world map that reflects countries’ true relative sizes, after African nations urged the UN to right a centuries-old wrong. The “Correct the Map” resolution –– put forward…
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Romanian prosecutors indict Andrew Tate for trafficking minors, money laundering
Romanian prosecutors officially indicted social media influencer Andrew Tate on Friday for trafficking minors, money laundering, sex with a minor and witness tampering and his brother Tristan for complicity, years after they began…
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Stock up on food to prepare for extreme weather, minister says
Households should stock up on food to prepare for extreme weather as the strongest El Niño event in a generation develops over the Pacific Ocean, a government minister has said. Environment Secretary Dame Angela Eagle told the Guardian the…
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