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U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping talk as they leave after a bilateral meeting at Gimhae International Airport, on the sidelines of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit, in Busan, South Korea, October 30, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | ReutersPresident Donald Trump says that Chinese President Xi Jinping has given him assurances that Beijing would take no action toward its long-stated goal of unifying Taiwan with mainland China while the Republican leader is in office.Trump said that the long-contentious issue of Taiwan did not come up in his talks with Xi on Thursday in South Korea that largely…

BEIJING, Nov. 2, 2025 (Xinhua) — China’s National Games celebrated a milestone on Sunday as its first cross-boundary torch relay is held simultaneously in Guangdong, Hong Kong and Macao, with one week before the Games opens.Photo taken on Nov. 2, 2025 shows the torch merging ceremony for China’s 15th National Games in Guangzhou, south China’s Guangdong Province. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)Four representatives light the cauldron during the torch merging ceremony for China’s 15th National Games in Guangzhou, south China’s Guangdong Province, Nov. 2, 2025. (Xinhua/Deng Hua)Torch bearer Li Yi waves her hand during the torch relay for China’s 15th National Games in…

Council session wrongfully signs resolution ‘passed’ due to oversight, matter to be re-tabled A misunderstanding occurred during a council session held on Friday regarding a resolution related to traffic fines in the city, the Karachi Metropolitan Corporation has acknowledged. Upon review of the council’s official records, it was observed that the said resolution – though tabled by certain council members – was not properly discussed or debated during the session. Further, the document was mistakenly signed and recorded as “passed” due to administrative oversight, despite the fact that it had not undergone the necessary deliberation process. The resolution concerning traffic…

Children walk to school in heavy smog in Lahore on Nov. 6, 2017. Photo: AFP PUNJAB/ LAHORE: The Punjab Education Department has revised school timings across the province due to worsening smog conditions. As per the notification, no educational institution will be allowed to open before 8:45am According to an official notification, the timings for all public and private schools in Punjab have been changed in response to the increase in smog intensity. It further stated that any school opening before 8:45am will be considered in violation of the directive and may face fines ranging from Rs100,000 to Rs1 million.…

Members of the FBI Joint Terrorism Task Force stand in the front yard as they search a home in Dearborn, Michigan, on October 31, 2025.Jeff Kowalsky | AFP | Getty ImagesA Michigan defense lawyer is disputing FBI Director Kash Patel’s allegations that his 20-year-old client and four other young suspects were planning to carry out a terror attack on Halloween weekend.Announcing their arrests on Friday, Patel said more information would be coming soon, however the FBI and Michigan authorities have offered few details about the case. Spokespersons for the state and national FBI and the U.S. Attorney in Detroit did not…

Meeting will focus on implementing the Gaza Peace Agreement and consolidating the regional ceasefireForeign Minister Ishaq Dar during a meeting in Islamabad on September 30 . Photo: x.com/File Deputy Prime Minister and Foreign Minister Senator Mohammad Ishaq Dar will travel to Istanbul on Monday for a one-day visit to attend the Coordination Meeting of Arab-Islamic Foreign Ministers, the Foreign Office said in a statement on Sunday. The visit is being undertaken at the invitation of Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan. According to the Foreign Office, the meeting will focus on the implementation of the Gaza Peace Agreement and regional efforts…

Jasondoiy | E+ | Getty ImagesA recent NBC News poll showed growing frustration among Americans regarding President Donald Trump’s handling of the economy less than a year after entering office.In a poll of 1,000 voters taken between Oct. 25-28, 63% said Trump had fallen short of expectations regarding the economy. Separately, 65% said Trump had fallen short of looking out for the middle class, and 66% expressed the same sentiment for the handling of inflation and the cost of living.Trump’s overall approval rating in the poll has fallen 4 points to 43% since March, while 55% disapprove of the president’s…

PUBLISHED November 02, 2025 When the distinguished scholar Francesca Orsini arrived at Delhi airport on October 21, 2025, she expected a routine welcome, not abrupt deportation. With a valid five-year e-visa, she was ordered to leave without explanation: a moment that vividly illustrates how contemporary India uses administrative processes to stifle academic freedom. Her removal exposes how bureaucratic procedures now serve to mask and enforce political control, transforming the landscape for intellectual inquiry. Orsini’s deportation exemplifies a deliberate state strategy targeting intellectual dissent and plurality. Rather than an isolated case, it reflects a broader effort to restrict critical thought and…

U.S. Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent speaks as he and U.S. Trade Representative Jamieson Greer hold a press conference on the sidelines of the IMF/World Bank annual meetings in Washington, D.C., U.S., Oct. 15, 2025. Ken Cedeno | ReutersSNAP food benefits could restart as early as Wednesday, Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said on Sunday morning.Two federal judges in Massachusetts and Rhode Island ruled on Friday that the Trump administration must use emergency funds to pay SNAP benefits, which help feed 42 million Americans, during the government shutdown. Judge Jack McConnell of Rhode Island also directed that these be paid out of…

PUBLISHED November 02, 2025 KARACHI: If you are a football fan, you’ve probably imagined it countless times. Meeting the stars you grew up watching. Walking into the stadium of the club whose victories shaped your childhood weekends. Maybe, if luck ever smiled wide enough, catching a glimpse of them during a training session or waving as they leave after a match. It’s a fantasy so many hold on to quietly, the kind that feels too distant to ever come true. But what happens when that dream finds you first? When the passion that once kept you up at 2 a.m.…