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U.S. President Donald Trump speaks to members of the media on the South Lawn of the White House before boarding Marine One in Washington, DC, US, on Friday, Oct. 24, 2025. Bloomberg | Bloomberg | Getty ImagesTop economic officials from the U.S. and China kickstarted talks in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday to avert an escalation of their trade war and ensure that a meeting happens next week between U.S. President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. The talks on the sidelines of the Association of Southeast Asian Nations summit will chart a path forward after Trump threatened new 100%…

Thai PM Anutin Charnvirakul cancels ASEAN and APEC trips after Queen Mother’s death Thailand’s Queen Mother Sirikit, who brought glamour and elegance to a postwar revival in the country’s monarchy and who, in later years, would occasionally wade into politics, has died aged 93, the Thai Royal Household Bureau said on Saturday. Sirikit had been out of the public eye since a stroke in 2012. The palace said she had been hospitalised since 2019 due to several illnesses and developed a bloodstream infection on October 17 before passing away late on Friday. A mourning period of one year has been…

The world’s largest aircraft carrier USS Gerald R. Ford seen in the North Sea during NATO Neptune Strike 2025 exercise on September 24, 2025 in the North Sea. Jonathan Klein | Afp | Getty ImagesPresident Donald Trump dramatically escalated a U.S. military buildup in the Caribbean on Friday by deploying the Gerald Ford aircraft carrier group to Latin America, a show of force that far exceeds any past counter-narcotics need and represents Washington’s most muscular move yet in the Latin America region.”The enhanced U.S. force presence in the USSOUTHCOM AOR will bolster U.S. capacity to detect, monitor, and disrupt illicit…

Chen Feng, an official at the Fujian Provincial Archives, reads through archival documents on the Taiwan volunteer corps in Fuzhou, east China’s Fujian Province, on Aug. 26, 2025. (Xinhua/Chen Wang)FUZHOU, Oct. 25 (Xinhua) — At 96, Zhang Xiuqing may have forgotten much of her past, but she can still hum the lyrics she sang as a young girl 80 years ago.”Taiwan is our homeland, where five million people live without freedom; Taiwan is our homeland, where countless flowers bloom without fragrance…… We must reclaim our home…….”The lyrics are from the anthem of the Taiwan youth league, the youth branch of…

Initiative provides relief to Korangi, nearby residents through better connectivity, reduced congestion Sharjeel Inam Memon, Sindh Transport Minister, has stated that the newly built Senator Taj Haider Bridge is a proud addition to the Yellow Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project, reflecting Chairperson Bilawal Bhutto Zardari’s vision for a modern, connected Sindh. In a statement posted on social media platform X, Memon said the bridge was constructed under the supervision of the transport department and features dedicated lanes for public transport and cyclists, ensuring both safety and traffic efficiency. “ Senator Taj Haider Bridge “ A proud part of the Yellow…

Saudi Arabia on Sunday welcomed the announcement of an immediate ceasefire between Pakistan and Afghanistan. Source: x.com/arabnews ISLAMABAD: Pakistan on Friday acknowledged that there has been no major terrorist attack originating from the Afghan soil since the Doha ceasefire agreement, terming the development a “positive outcome” as talks between Islamabad and the Afghan Taliban regime move to Istanbul for the next round. The newly appointed Foreign Office spokesperson, Tahir Andrabi, while addressing his first weekly media briefing, said the truce reached in Doha earlier this week had, “by and large held”. “There has been no major full-scale terrorist attack emanating…

An aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 24, 2025 shows the autumn scenery of the Xingkai Lake in Mishan City, northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province. (Photo by Huang Yongxing/Xinhua)An aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 24, 2025 shows tourists visiting a scenic area in Banxi Town of Youyang Tujia and Miao Autonomous County, southwest China’s Chongqing Municipality. (Photo by Qiu Hongbin/Xinhua)An aerial drone photo taken on Oct. 24, 2025 shows tourists visiting the imperial Xiaoling Mausoleum, the burial site of the Ming Dynasty’s (1368-1644) founding emperor Zhu Yuanzhang, in Nanjing, east China’s Jiangsu Province. (Photo by Yang Suping/Xinhua)An aerial drone photo…

Spokesperson says national security and protection of Pakistani citizens are more important than any trade activityForeign Office Spokesperson Tahir Hussain Andrabi. PHOTO: Radio Pakistan The Foreign Office has clarified that the Afghan Transit Trade remains closed and will stay shut until there is a significant improvement in the security situation along the Pakistan-Afghanistan border. Speaking at the weekly press briefing, FO spokesperson Tahir Hussain Andrabi said the decision was prompted by recent armed attacks launched from across the border that claimed Pakistani lives. “We feel for the hardships faced by traders and businessmen. Ordinary people are also affected because of…

Premier says Pakistan is a unique tri-junction of economic corridors linking China, Central Asia, and the Middle EastPrime Minister Muhammad Shehbaz Sharif poses for a group photo with world leaders during the Regional Transport Ministers’ Conference held in Islamabad on Friday, October 24, 2025. Photo: APP Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif has said that Pakistan stands as a “unique tri-junction” of economic corridors linking China, Central Asia and the broader Middle East, serving as a vital connector of markets and people while opening new avenues for trade and energy cooperation. Addressing the concluding session of the two-day Regional Transport Ministers Conference…

From AI diagnostics to digital hospitals, global healthcare innovation is on display.A view of an Expo hall. Source: The Express Tribune KARACHI: Health Asia Exhibition is being held at the Karachi Expo Centre from the 23rd to the 25th of October, and is the largest health sector exhibition held in Pakistan with over 200 exhibitors this year and more than 24 countries participating, including Iran, China and Russia. “The destination you have chosen – the right place to be is here,” said Federal Health Minister Syed Mustafa Kamal, addressing representatives from foreign companies. “Our country’s population is growing bigger and…