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October 30, 2025 6:14 PM October 30, 2025 6:14 PM

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Inflation Soars in Pakistan as Border Closure with Afghanistan Halts Food Imports

In Pakistan, inflation continues to surge across markets in Rawalpindi and Islamabad as border tensions with Afghanistan have halted the import and export of vegetables, fruits, dry fruits, and other food items for the past two weeks. The disruption follows escalating hostilities after Pakistani for...

October 30, 2025 12:39 PM October 30, 2025 12:39 PM

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US Reduces Tariffs on China to 47% After President Donald Trump–Xi Talks in Busan

US President Donald Trump today said that tariffs on China will be reduced to 47 per cent from the current 57 per cent. Trump, after his meeting with Chinese President Xi Jinping in the South Korean city of Busan, said that China will begin buying soybeans from the US immediately. He also said that ...

October 30, 2025 12:37 PM October 30, 2025 12:37 PM

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Defence Minister Rajnath Singh to Attend ADMM-Plus Meeting in Malaysia

Defence Minister Rajnath Singh will embark on a two-day visit to Malaysia from today to attend the ASEAN Defence Ministers’ Meeting-Plus (ADMM-Plus) scheduled to be held on the 1st of November. Talking to X, Mr. Singh said, the meeting aims to further strengthen defence and security cooperation amon...

October 30, 2025 10:25 AM October 30, 2025 10:25 AM

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US President Donald Trump Orders Resumption of US Nuclear Weapons Testing

  US President Donald Trump has instructed the Department of Defence, now known as the Department of War, to begin testing nuclear weapons at a level equal to China and Russia. In a Truth Social post, Trump said that because of other countries' testing programs, he has instructed the Department to s...

October 30, 2025 10:21 AM October 30, 2025 10:21 AM

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Brazil’s Rio Sees Record Police Raid: 121 Killed in Red Command Operation

  The death toll from a massive police operation in Brazil's Rio de Janeiro has risen to 121, including four police officers, according to figures by state authorities yesterday. The raid, which began Tuesday, mobilised about 2,500 civil and military police officers in a large-scale crackdown agains...

October 30, 2025 9:03 AM October 30, 2025 9:03 AM

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US Federal Reserve Cuts Key Lending Rate to 3.75–4 Percent

  The US Federal Reserve has lowered the target for its key lending rate by 0.25 percentage points, putting it in a range of 3.75 percent to 4 percent. The central bank pushed forward with an interest rate cut as inflation fears continue to take a backseat to concerns about a stalling labour market....

October 30, 2025 8:59 AM October 30, 2025 8:59 AM

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Over 2,000 Civilians Killed by RSF in El Fasher, Sudan Government Says

  The Sudanese government said that more than 2,000 civilians have been killed by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) in western Sudan's El Fasher since it entered the city on Sunday. During a press conference in Port Sudan, Mona Nour Al-Daem, Sudan's Deputy Commissioner of Humanitarian Aid,...

October 30, 2025 8:56 AM October 30, 2025 8:56 AM

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Hurricane Melissa Claims 28 Lives Across Caribbean, Cuba, Jamaica, Haiti Hit Hard

  28 people have lost their lives in the destruction brought by Hurricane Melissa in the Caribbean. Hurricane Melissa is now passing through the Bahamas as a Category 1 hurricane after making landfall in Cuba this morning. Cuba suffered significant damage from the storm, and around 140,000 people we...

October 30, 2025 8:27 AM October 30, 2025 8:27 AM

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US-South Korea Trade Deal Finalised; Seoul to Invest $350 Billion in US

  US President Donald Trump and South Korean President Lee Jae Myung have finalised details of their trade deal at a summit in South Korea yesterday. President Donald Trump said that Seoul has agreed to invest 350 billion dollars in the United States, marking a partial breakthrough in trade negotiat...