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Israel on Friday deported four Italian activists, the first of hundreds detained from an aid flotilla bound for Gaza, shortly after the interception of a final boat brought an end to its mission. The Global Sumud Flotilla set sail last month, ferrying politicians and activists including Swedish campaigner Greta Thunberg towards Gaza, where the United Nations says famine is taking hold. Earlier, Israeli forces intercepted and seized the Global Sumud Flotilla’s last remaining vessel, the Marinette, on Friday morning. Organizers said the Marinette was about 80 nautical miles from Gaza on Thursday night, and about 10 nautical miles from where…

Deputy Prime Minister Ishaq Dar reaffirmed on Friday his commitment to the Palestinian cause in the National Assembly, assuring the House that the 20-point peace deal is the only possible solution to end the Gaza war. He underscored that the priority right now is to end the bloodshed and put a stop to the war. Dar clarified that Pakistan with seven other countries had recieved the 20-point agenda from the US. “There was no other item on the agenda during the meeting,” he said, adding that it was agreed to keep the discussions confidential. According to the DPM, Qatar’s embassy…

People with umbrellas line up outside the Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C., U.S. on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 2010. The U.S. Supreme Court refused this week to revive Tiffany & Co.’s bid to hold EBay Inc. accountable for sales of counterfeit goods on its auction website.Andrew Harrer | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesThe U.S. Supreme Court again cleared the way on Friday for Donald Trump’s administration to revoke a temporary legal protection for hundreds of thousands of Venezuelan migrants in the United States, backing a key priority of the Republican president as he pursues a policy of mass deportations.The justices granted the administration’s request to put…

The ongoing war of words between the Punjab and Sindh leadership showed no signs of easing as Chief Minister Maryam Nawaz once again hit back at critics, warning that those berating Punjab would receive a strong response. She insisted that raising her voice for her people’s rights was her duty and that she would never apologise for doing so. Defending Punjab’s share in the country’s water resources, the chief minister declared that the province’s water belonged to its farmers and could not be sacrificed at the altar of politics. تکلیف مجھے اس بات کی ہے کہ جب پنجاب میں بدترین…

A GE AC4400CW diesel-electric locomotive in Union Pacific livery is seen near Union Station in Los Angeles on Sept. 15, 2022.Bing Guan | ReutersLocomotive engineers at Union Pacific voted to ratify a new five-year contract with the railroad operator, the BLET-Teamsters union said on Friday.Under the new contract, nearly 6,000 members represented by the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers and Trainmen, a division of the rail conference of the International Brotherhood of Teamsters (IBT), will earn raises of 18.8% over the life of the agreement.The contract also includes improved health and welfare benefits, the union said.Last week, the largest U.S. railroad union, SMART-TD, approved Union Pacific’s $85 billion acquisition of Norfolk Southern,…

iRobot’s founder wouldn’t touch today’s robots with a 10-foot pole Source: x.com/cb_doge Rodney Brooks said the billions being poured into developing bipedal humanoids is nothing more than an”expensive fantasy.” His argument that making robots in our image is fundamentally unsafe, since if bipedal bots are made larger, they’re just bigger walking risks (imagine a 10-foot metal-and-polymer giant slipping and crashing into you), and the current energy systems used to power them can result in erratic behaviours, making them dangerous to be anywhere near them. More importantly, they aren’t dextrous. The current training models employed by companies like Tesla and Figure…

A “draft” from The Treasury Department of a $1 commemorative coin that it plans to mint next year.Courtesy: U.S. Treasury DepartmentThe Treasury Department is considering minting a $1 coin bearing President Donald Trump’s likeness on both sides to honor him and commemorate the United States’ 250th birthday next year.A first draft of that coin, which will mark the semiquincentennial anniversary of the nation’s founding, depicts Trump’s head in profile on one side, above the words “IN GOD WE TRUST” and the dates 1776 and 2026.The other side of the coin shows a defiant-looking Trump raising his fist, closely matching the…

A staff member works at the production base of Ypsomed (China) Manufacturing Co., Ltd. in Changzhou, east China’s Jiangsu Province, Sept. 18, 2025.(Xinhua/Liu Jiaqi)NANJING, Oct. 3 (Xinhua) — The cylinder plant of Hyva Mechanics (China) Co., Ltd., located in Yangzhou City, east China’s Jiangsu Province, was bustling with activity when Yin Yan, the company’s operations and supply chain director, proudly introduced the company’s hydraulic cylinder products to a group of visiting journalists.Outside the plant, cylinder products were neatly packaged and tagged with client information, including addresses and contact details, waiting to be delivered to various locations across the country. This…

Haryana Police in India have arrested a 30-year-old YouTuber, Wasim Akram, from Palwal district on accusations of spying for Pakistan’s Inter-Services Intelligence (ISI) and the Pakistan High Commission in Delhi. According to Indian media reports, Akram first came into contact with a Pakistani agent, identified as Danish, in 2021 while applying for a visa to Pakistan. Read: ‘Be-Gunah’ takes on India’s false flag According to media reports, he was later found supplying Pakistani handlers with SIM cards, facilitating internet calls, and sharing sensitive information through encrypted applications. Indian police confirmed that Akram has been booked under the Official Secrets Act and…

People hold a sign as they participate in a protest outside the U.S. Supreme Court over President Donald Trump’s move to end birthright citizenship as the court hears arguments over the order in Washington, May 15, 2025.Drew Angerer | Afp | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump’s effort to curtail birthright citizenship was declared unconstitutional by a second U.S. appeals court on Friday, handing him another defeat on a core piece of his hardline immigration agenda whose ultimate fate may lay with the U.S. Supreme Court.A three-judge panel of the Boston-based 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals upheld an injunction won by Democratic-led states and immigrant rights advocates…