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SecurityPakistan Launches Cross-Border Airstrikes on Ten Afghan Sites After Taliban Drone Salvo
Pakistan said it hit ten Afghan sites with precision air and drone strikes early Thursday after alleging cross-border drone launches and shelling, striking Kandahar, Paktia, and Khost while Taliban spokesman Zabihullah Mujahid reported four civilian deaths and warned of consequences, putting China-, Turkey-, Qatar-, and Saudi-led mediation at risk.
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HealthNine Die in Yamuna Expressway Bus Fire as Driver Ignores Burning Smell, Police Say
Politics781 Migrants Cross Channel in Single Day as Mahmood Orders Border Security Review
BusinessKatayama Discloses Trump Raised Yen Weakness in Post-Summit Currency Briefing
PoliticsLee Jae Myung Regrets Zelenskyy Publicized Handover of Captured North Korean Soldiers
PoliticsNSW Police Constable Mia Lay Killed in Redfern Pursuit Crash
TravelJapan Transport Safety Board Opens Probe After ANA Passengers Evacuate Boeing 737 on Naha Taxiway
EnvironmentNational Hurricane Center Tracks Fujiwhara Risk as Twin Atlantic Invests Threaten Southeast Flooding
SecurityJCS Chief Inspects Paju Unit as U.N. Command Joins Forensic DMZ Mine Blast Investigation
SecurityFour Pilong Village Civilians Killed in Kamjong Cross-Border Attack as India Extends AFSPA
PoliticsLebanon Premier Insists on Israeli Pullout as Shelling Persists Along Blue Line
PoliticsPolice Use Water Cannons and Detentions as Congress Demands Election Chief Kumar Quit Over Roll Revision
PoliticsTrump Tours National Archives With Xi After Summit Ends With November China and Miami G20 Dates Set
PoliticsWashington Floats UAE-Hosted Technical Trilateral With Kyiv and Moscow, Kyiv Says
EnvironmentCouncil of Agriculture Exempts White Broilers From Seven-Day H5N6 Slaughter Ban
SecurityKharkiv Farm Barrage Kills Six as Syniehubov Reports Eight Wounded
PoliticsGermany's Wadephul Demands Immediate Ukraine Ceasefire Starting on Black Sea
Credit CardsIRDAI Commission Caps Force Credit-Card Bancassurance Riders to Reprice Before Festive Spend
PoliticsMilei Urges UN Subsidiarity Overreach as Argentina Reclaims Malvinas at General Assembly
PoliticsSpain's King Felipe Demands UN Halt Gaza Bombings as Madrid Expands Total Arms Embargo
TechnologyNintendo Publishes Login Outage Review After Holiday Handheld Sessions Spike
Credit CardsPayPay Card Doubles Points Cap for QR Transit Taps Through October Commute Week
BusinessEuropean Reconstruction Bank Links Grain and Energy Costs to Slower Emerging-Market Growth
SecurityEthiopia Says Army Seized Weapons Repelling Tigray-Linked Attacks in Amhara
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Ethiopia Says Army Seized Weapons Repelling Tigray-Linked Attacks in Amhara
Ethiopia’s military said Thursday it repelled Tigrayan forces and allied fighters in northern Amhara, reporting heavy casualties and captured weapons in its first public account since Wednesday’s clashes, while Tigray leaders seized three airports from federal police and Ethiopian Airlines halted flights to the region.
European Reconstruction Bank Links Grain and Energy Costs to Slower Emerging-Market Growth
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development said Thursday that growth in developing economies is slowing as Russia’s war on Ukraine keeps energy and wheat prices elevated, while German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul urged an immediate Black Sea ceasefire so Ukrainian grain can reach global buyers.
PayPay Card Doubles Points Cap for QR Transit Taps Through October Commute Week
PayPay Card raised its monthly points ceiling on QR-code transit taps through October’s commute week, targeting Tokyo subway and bus wallets as PayPay and card networks compete for contactless fare share after Silver Week travel patterns normalized.
Nintendo Publishes Login Outage Review After Holiday Handheld Sessions Spike
Nintendo Co published a post-incident review of Nintendo Account login failures after Silver Week handheld sessions spiked, citing authentication load and maintenance sequencing rather than a security breach while promising capacity and status-page changes before year-end travel peaks.
Spain's King Felipe Demands UN Halt Gaza Bombings as Madrid Expands Total Arms Embargo
King Felipe VI told the United Nations General Assembly that bombings of hospitals and schools in Gaza are abhorrent and urged member states to stop the violence, as Spain's government enforces a total arms embargo on Israel that blocks exports of weapons, dual-use technology, and aviation fuel with military applications.
Milei Urges UN Subsidiarity Overreach as Argentina Reclaims Malvinas at General Assembly
President Javier Milei told the United Nations that the body had drifted into supranational overreach, outlined four reform principles centered on peace and subsidiarity, praised Donald Trump's immigration crackdown, and demanded Britain resume talks on the Falkland Islands while calling for the release of an Argentine detainee in Venezuela.
IRDAI Commission Caps Force Credit-Card Bancassurance Riders to Reprice Before Festive Spend
IRDAI’s draft commission rules threaten credit-card bundled insurance riders that banks sold for festive spend, forcing issuers to reprice bancassurance attachments before October shopping peaks.
Germany's Wadephul Demands Immediate Ukraine Ceasefire Starting on Black Sea
German Foreign Minister Johann Wadephul called for a full and immediate ceasefire in Ukraine starting on the Black Sea, saying Russian attacks on ports are blocking grain that could ease global food prices as diplomats trade competing peace formulas at the United Nations.
Kharkiv Farm Barrage Kills Six as Syniehubov Reports Eight Wounded
A Russian strike on a farm in Ukraine’s Kharkiv region killed six people and wounded eight Thursday, regional governor Oleh Syniehubov said, as separate attacks in Kyiv killed two more including a strike that damaged a maternity hospital car park.
Council of Agriculture Exempts White Broilers From Seven-Day H5N6 Slaughter Ban
Taiwan’s Council of Agriculture imposed a seven-day nationwide poultry transport ban and slaughter halt after H5N6 spread to nine sites in five counties, but exempted indoor-raised white broilers that supply most market chicken.
Washington Floats UAE-Hosted Technical Trilateral With Kyiv and Moscow, Kyiv Says
Kyiv says Washington has proposed a UAE-hosted technical trilateral with Ukrainian and Russian officials, but no date is set and Moscow has not announced participation.
Trump Tours National Archives With Xi After Summit Ends With November China and Miami G20 Dates Set
Xi’s state visit closed with a National Archives tour, tea and warm words, but the concrete results were thin. Trump says the next meetings are set for November in China and December in Miami.
Police Use Water Cannons and Detentions as Congress Demands Election Chief Kumar Quit Over Roll Revision
Congress workers were detained and water cannons used as the party demanded Chief Election Commissioner Kumar quit over electoral roll revision, turning a procedural calendar into a political confrontation.
Lebanon Premier Insists on Israeli Pullout as Shelling Persists Along Blue Line
Lebanon's prime minister demands an Israeli pullout to the 1949 line and detainee release at the UN, but shelling along the Blue Line continues and June framework talks remain stalled.
Four Pilong Village Civilians Killed in Kamjong Cross-Border Attack as India Extends AFSPA
Four civilians from Pilong village in Manipur's Kamjong district were killed in a cross-border attack, officials said, hours after the Centre extended AFSPA. Police have not named the attackers, and it is unclear whether Indian agencies had prior intelligence.
JCS Chief Inspects Paju Unit as U.N. Command Joins Forensic DMZ Mine Blast Investigation
JCS Chairman Jin Yeong-seung inspected the Army's 25th Division in Paju on Friday as U.N. Command investigators joined the forensic probe into Monday's twin DMZ blasts that injured three people, among them a battalion commander. Fragment analysis at the National Forensic Service is still pending and the field investigation is expected to run through the Chuseok holiday.