Pakistan has confirmed a new polio case in Khyber district, taking the country’s total for 2026 to nine. The National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) announced the case on Thursday. The patient is a boy aged seven months from Bara tehsil in Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. On the same day, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif ordered a joint plan… Continue reading Pakistan Reports Ninth Polio Case of 2026 as PM Orders Joint Plan
On Thursday, Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif told officials to cancel the licences of petrol pumps that refuse to serve people registered under the Prime Minister’s Fuel Relief Programme. He gave the order at a meeting in Islamabad to review the subsidy scheme. The warning comes as petrol prices fall for the third time in a… Continue reading PM Shehbaz Orders Action Against Pumps Denying Fuel Subsidy
A new wave of flight bomb threats hit airlines across Europe on Thursday, forcing several planes to divert or land under military escort. It was the third day of such alerts this week. As of Thursday evening, none of the threats had proved genuine, and nobody had claimed responsibility. Euronews counted at least 14 flights… Continue reading Hoax Bomb Threats Disrupt More Flights Across Europe
The Bank of England raised interest rates on Thursday, its first increase since August 2023. Its main rate rose by a quarter point, from 3.75% to 4%. The aim is to stop higher energy costs from the Iran war spreading through the wider UK economy. Governor Andrew Bailey said the move should not be seen… Continue reading Bank of England Raises Interest Rates to 4% as Iran War Lifts Inflation
Joshua Wong, once the best-known face of Hong Kong’s pro-democracy movement, was jailed on Thursday for 10 more years. A High Court judge sentenced him after he admitted colluding with foreign forces, an offence under Hong Kong’s national security law. The 30-year-old had been due for release in January after six years behind bars. Wong… Continue reading Joshua Wong Jailed for 10 More Years Under Hong Kong Security Law
Iran reacts to US midterms results with two very different messages. Senior officials welcomed the heavy defeat of Donald Trump’s Republicans, saying American voters had rejected the war. However, Supreme Leader Mojtaba Khamenei warned on Wednesday, November 4, that anyone expecting Washington’s policy to change was “seriously mistaken”. The comments came hours after Democrats won… Continue reading Iran Hails US Vote as Khamenei Says Policy Will Not Change
The KSE-100 index jumped almost 4,000 points on Wednesday, November 4, in one of the strongest single-day gains in its recent history. Investors at the Pakistan Stock Exchange (PSX) bought heavily after the US midterm results raised hopes of calmer relations between Washington and Tehran. The benchmark closed at 172,013.48 points, up 3,994.62 points, or… Continue reading KSE-100 Index Surges Nearly 4,000 Points After US Midterms
The French blood banks cyber-attack revealed this week has pushed Europe’s recent wave of hacks on cooling systems into the health sector. France’s national blood service, the EFS, said hackers pushed temperature and defrosting settings at three plasma storage rooms to “very high levels”. Alarms went off in time, and the service lost no blood… Continue reading Cyber-Attack on French Blood Banks Raises Plasma Store Temperatures
Democrats win Congress in a sweeping midterm result, taking both the House of Representatives and the Senate from Donald Trump’s Republicans. US networks projected the outcome early on Wednesday, November 4. As of 7 PM PKT, counting is still going on in some races, but the overall result is no longer in doubt. The win… Continue reading Democrats Win Congress in Sweeping Midterm Defeat for Trump
The UK and the European Union have settled the text of a UK-EU food deal. It will remove most post-Brexit checks on food, plant and animal products. Officials circulated the 200-page agreement, known as an SPS deal, to EU governments this week. However, it is not expected to take effect until early 2028. This report… Continue reading UK-EU Food Deal Settled to Remove Most Brexit Checks
