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US to send war fleet, provide ammunition to Israel amid escalating conflict

Washington will also be supplying ammunition to Israel as part of its security assistance

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Sophie Turner ‘inspired’ by Taylor Swift to exact revenge on Joe Jonas

Sophie Turner recently sued Joe Jonas for forcefully retaining their two daughters in the US


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Several airlines suspend Tel Aviv flights until security conditions improve

US air carriers United Airlines, Delta Air Lines and American Airlines suspended direct flights


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Rescue search continues for third day after deadly quakes in Afghanistan

Taliban government reports death toll has surged past 2,000 as rescue workers search for survivors


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Wang hopes US-China ties to return to ‘track of healthy development’

China’s top diplomat's statement comes as he meets visiting senior American lawmakers led by Chuck Schumer


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Foreign nationals reported to be killed in Israel as death toll surges

Foreign nationals have contacted foreign ministries back home to be evacuated from war zone


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Israel orders complete siege of Gaza as clashes with Hamas enter third day

Gaza officials report nearly 500 deaths in the impoverished and blockaded enclave of 2.3 million people


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Chicago North River shooting leaves 8 injured

The age of the victims of the River North shooting ranges from 23 to 43 years old


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King Charles Imperils Monarchy with Upcoming Action

King Charles has been renounced by a Commonwealth country ahead of his visit next year


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Israel, US suffer setback as discord emerges in UNSC over Hamas attack

"My message was to stop fighting immediately, to go to ceasefire, to meaningful negotiations," says Russia


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Princess Diana would have been alive if not for ‘extraordinarily rare injury’

Princess Diana would have been alive and well in a few days after the accident


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US sends aircraft carrier, warships near Israel showing support amid Hamas attack

US Central Command Sunday also confirms that ships and planes started moving to their ordered position


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Patrick Stewart reveals potential alternate ending for Star Trek: Picard in his new autobiography

Patrick Stewart explains how he wanted the series to end in his book


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Israel strikes southern Lebanon after Hezbollah attacks Shebaa farms

Hezbollah targeted three posts in Shebaa Farms “in solidarity” with Palestinian people

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US likely to announce military aid to Israel as conflict enters second day

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken also confirms there is no evidence of Iran's involvement in attacks on Israel


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Israel Retaliates After Hamas Strikes, Death Toll Reaches 1,100

US President Biden extends support to Israel, warns no enemy of Tel Aviv should exploit attacks


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Saudi FM calls on US, EU counterparts to deescalate Israel-Palestine conflict

According to Saudi media, Prince Faisal talks to his counterparts in Egypt, Qatar and Jordan


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Afghan Earthquakes Claim 2,445 Lives, Taliban Report, Death Toll Rising

Quakes hit 35 km (20 miles) northwest of the city of Herat, with one of 6.3 magnitude


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Israel clashes with Hamas as over 350 Palestinians martyred; Hezbollah launches missiles

American official claims that Washington will send a navy fleet to ensure the safety of Israeli coastal areas


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US ‘expected’ to provide details on new military assistance for Israel later Sunday: Blinken

US considering additional military support for Israel in response to Hamas attack, says Secretary of State Blinken


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Two Israeli tourists, Egyptian guide, ‘shot dead in Alexandria’

This is the first attack on Israelis in Egypt in several decades


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The Expansion of CPEC to Afghanistan: Implications for Regional Stability

Ambassador to China said Pakistan to focus on acquiring new technologies in second phase of CPEC


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Nobel Peace Prize winner Narges Mohammadi celebrates achievement behind bars

Mohammadi's campaign for freedom of expression and women's rights has prompted her arrest several times


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Two fatalities, two unaccounted for after avalanche strikes Tibet’s Mt Shishapangma

American mountaineer and Nepali guide die in Tibet avalanche, two missing and one injured on Mount Shishapangma


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Avalanche on Tibet's Mount Shishap­a­ngma kills two

Scientists say summit is no more safe for climbers due to global warming


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Indian Flood Death Toll Rises to 77 as Waters Subside

Violent torrents struck Sikkim state on Wednesday after a high-altitude glacial lake suddenly burst


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Fatalities in Afghanistan earthquakes cross 2,000

A spokesman for National Disaster Authority said they expect death toll 'to rise very high'


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This is your guide to small talk success and sound smarter to strangers

Lipman shows that the SIMPLEST way to impress strangers is showing genuine interest by asking for their advice


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WATCH: Donald Trump showcases how he is better stand-up comedian

Donald Trump conveys his criticism of Joe Biden’s policies in humous way maintaining full engagement of crowd


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US calls for calm, stability as Israeli occupied forces suffer unprecedented blow

Attack commenced early Saturday when fighters caught occupied Israelis by surprise, firing 5,000 rockets


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Earthquake in Afghanistan claims 120 lives, as rescue operation continues

Official says that so far over 1,000 injured women, children, and elderly citizens have been included in our records


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South Asia’s Female Health Care Professionals Seek Acknowledgement

Thousands of rural community health workers in Pakistan, India, and Nepal demand higher wages and labour rights

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Famous MMA fighter from US Amber Leibrock Converts to Islam

35-year-old athlete shares her transformative journey in an Instagram post

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Chinese Scientist Disputes Indian Claim of Landing on Moon’s South Pole

Pioneer of China's lunar exploration programme Ouyang Ziyuan debates significance of Indian achievement

September 28, 2023


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David Beckham drools over wife Victoria Beckham as she stuns in sizzling look

David Beckham hypes up his better half Victoria Beckham after she launches her perfume collection

September 27, 2023


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Meghan Markle issued warning over 'deceiving' strategy which could backfire

Meghan Makle seems to be making a wrong move in a bid to relaunch her career


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Joe Jonas, Sophie Turner second daughter's name revealed amidst custody battle

Joe Jonas and Sophie Turner’s second daughter was born in July 2022, but her name had not been revealed until now


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Afghan economy’s revival to benefit Pakistan, says envoy to UN

<p>UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan told the UN Security Council (UNSC) on Tuesday that the massive smuggling of dollars to Afghanistan has had a devastating impact on its economy and currency, calling upon the world body to help revive the Afghan economy and the banking system.</p>nn<p>At the special UNSC session, UN Special Representative for Afghanistan Roza Otunbayeva urged the international community to hold talks with the country’s de facto rulers because “dialogue is not recognition” attitude was needed to resolve various issues. </p>nn<p>But the representative of the former Afghan government opposed the UN suggestion and instead urged the council to “sustain pressure on Taliban” to make them end “the apartheid” they have imposed on women and girls. </p>nn<p>“The massive smuggling of dollars from Pakistan to Afghanistan has had a devastating impact on Pakistan’s economy and currency,” UN envoy Munir Akram told the council. </p>nn<p>The ambassador pointed out that the rupee “stabilised” and regained some of its strength after Pakistan launched a crackdown on money smuggling. </p>nn<p>Underlining the impact of a weak Afghan economy on Pakistan, Ambassador Akram urged the world body to help revive the banking system in Afghanistan, release and return the country’s assets held abroad and provide financial support for development projects. </p>nn<p>“We look forward to early implementation of the shovel-ready regional connectivity projects between Pakistan-Afghanistan-Central Asia as well as Pakistan-China and Afghanistan,” he said. </p>nn<p><strong>TTP threat</strong></p>nn<p>The ambassador argued that for Pakistan, the “immediate and major threat” was posed by the Tehreek-i-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) as it was behind a series of cross-border terrorist attacks.</p>nn<p>“We have been assured that action has been taken against TTP elements involved (in recent attacks) and further steps will be taken to prevent TTP terrorism against Pakistan,” Munir Akram said. “Pakistan will welcome these steps once credibly implemented.”  </p>nn<p>Ambassador Akram argued that unless the TTP, and other terrorist groups, were neutralised, they would continue to pose a threat to Afghanistan’s neighbours and the international community. </p>nn<p>Otunbayeva, the UN Special Representative, told the Security Council that the international community must continue to engage with Taliban in Afghanistan despite “deep disagreement” with their approach to women’s rights and inclusive governance. </p>nn<p>She cited a UN report based on more than 500 interviews with Afghan women, 46 per cent of whom said the Taliban should not be recognised under any circumstances. </p>nn<p>“The question, however, is whether to continue engaging with the de facto authorities despite these policies, or to cease engaging because of them,” she said. </p>nn<p>“Dialogue is not recognition. Engagement is not acceptance of these policies. On the contrary, dialogue and engagement are how we are attempting to change these.” </p>nn<p><em>Published in Dawn, September 27th, 2023</em></p>


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King Charles may be &amp;#039;skipped&amp;#039; over Prince William&amp;#039;s soaring popularity

Prince William and Kate Middleton emerged victorious as the most popular royals over the past year


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&amp;#039;Entitled&amp;#039; Hailey Bieber &amp;#039;gets yelled at&amp;#039; by French employer in Paris: Watch

Hailey Bieber was spotted on a solo outing at a museum in Paris


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Taylor Swift jets off solo after spending weekend with Travis Kelce

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce spotted together for the first time, on Sunday after the Chief's game at Arrowhead Stadium


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&amp;lsquo;Amazon running illegal online retail monopoly&amp;rsquo;

<p>WASHINGTON: A top US antitrust regulator sued Amazon on Tuesday, accusing the online retail behemoth of running an illegal monopoly by strong-arming sellers and stifling potential rivals.</p>nn<p>The highly anticipated lawsuit is another test for the Biden administration as it tries to curb the power of big tech in the face of pushback from US courtrooms.</p>nn<p>“Our complaint lays out how Amazon has used a set of punitive and coercive tactics to unlawfully maintain its monopolies,” said Federal Trade Commission Chair Lina Khan.</p>nn<p>The FTC, which was joined by 17 US states in the case, said Amazon broke antitrust laws in two ways, both involving its “marketplace” which links outside sellers to buyers through its platforms.</p>nn<p>In the first instance, the case alleges Amazon punishes companies using its platform that sell items elsewhere at lower prices by downranking their products on the site.</p>nn<p>It also coerces sellers into signing on to Amazon’s “costly” logistics service to be exposed to Prime customers who are the site’s biggest and most catered-to users, the FTC said.</p>nn<p>“Amazon is a monopolist that uses its power to hike prices on American shoppers and charge sky-high fees on hundreds of thousands of online sellers,” said John Newman, Deputy Director of the FTC’s Bureau of Competition.</p>nn<p>“Seldom in the history of US antitrust law has one case had the potential to do so much good for so many people,” he added.</p>nn<p>Amazon said it firmly rejected the premise of the case.</p>nn<p>“Today’s suit makes clear the FTC’s focus has radically departed from its mission of protecting consumers and competition,” said David Zapolsky, Amazon’s Senior Vice President of Global Public Policy.</p>nn<p>“The lawsuit filed by the FTC today is wrong on the facts and the law, and we look forward to making that case in court,” he added.</p>nn<p>Small business groups backing the case, hailed the lawsuit.</p>nn<p><strong>‘Utterly dominated’</strong> </p>nn<p>“E-commerce should be a dynamic sector with numerous marketplaces vying to attract both sellers and shoppers. Instead, it’s utterly dominated by a single firm,” said Stacy Mitchell, Co-Executive Director of the Institute for Local Self-Reliance.</p>nn<p>The FTC has had Amazon in its sights for a few years.</p>nn<p>Last June, the FTC filed a complaint against Amazon for “entrapping consumers” with its Prime subscription, which renews automatically and is complicated to cancel.</p>nn<p>The FTC has also attacked the group over its respect for data confidentiality, and last May Amazon agreed to pay more than $30 million over allegations of snooping on its security camera Ring.</p>nn<p>The case is hugely symbolic for Khan, who made her name in academia for questioning whether antitrust laws were fit for purpose in the digital age in a paper titled “Amazon’s Antitrust Paradox”.</p>nn<p>Her celebrated paper was a retort to a seminal work by conservative scholar Robert Bork that said enforcers of fair competition should stand down unless a clear risk of higher prices and a threat to consumers could be proven.</p>nn<p>Written in the 1970s, that philosophy guided the government’s attitudes and influenced the judges to decide the biggest cases today.</p>nn<p>US President Joe Biden in 2021 picked Khan to lead the agency in charge of safeguarding the interest of consumers and preserving a level playing field for businesses.</p>nn<p><em>Published in Dawn, September 27th, 2023</em></p>


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Meghan Markle, Prince Harry decide to drop royal titles to beat Kate, William in their own rights?

Meghan Markle, Prince Harry have 'become celebrities in their own right'


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Britney Spears fans &amp;#039;concerned&amp;#039; after singer appears to injure herself with knife dance

Some of the videos showed what appeared to be cuts and bruises on her skin as she danced away


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Pierce Brosnan reminisces good old times on wife&amp;#039;s 60th birthday

James Bond star Pierce Brosnan recalls the precious moment when he met his wife Keely Shaye Brosnan


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25 killed in Damascus clash between Syrian, Kurdish forces

<p>BEIRUT: Fighters loyal to the Syrian government clashed with Kurdish-led forces in a mainly Arab district of eastern Syria, leaving 25 people dead in two days, a war monitor said on Tuesday.</p>nn<p>The Kurdish-led Syrian Demo­cratic Forces (SDF), who are backed by Washington, said they had “driven out the regime gunmen who had infiltrated the Dheiban area” of Deir Ezzor province in the gun battles which erupted on Monday.</p>nn<p>Earlier this month, the same area saw 10 days of fighting between the SDF and armed Arab tribesmen in which 90 people were killed.</p>nn<p>Britain-based monitor the Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said the latest clashes erupted when pro-government fighters crossed the Euphrates river, which separates pro-government forces in south-western Deir Ezzor from the SDF in the northeast.</p>nn<p>It said 21 of the dead were Damascus loyalists and three were SDF fighters. A woman was also killed. The SDF said the loyalist fighters had crossed the Euphrates “under cover of an indiscriminate bombardment” of its positions.</p>nn<p>The SDF riposted by bombarding the right bank of the river which is controlled by government troops with support from Iran-backed militias, the Observatory said.</p>nn<p>The clashes earlier this month erupted after the SDF’s arrest in late August of a local Arab military commander who had previously been an ally. The SDF said at the time that it had driven out the detained commander’s supporters among the area’s Arab tribes.</p>nn<p><em>Published in Dawn, September 27th, 2023</em></p>


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Powered by social media, Yuka Akimoto, other girls take on male-ruled rickshaw pulling

In their traditional tabi split-toed socks, Akimoto and her fellow rickshaw-pullers trek an average of 20 km daily


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Cher&amp;#039;s daughter-in-law reveals singer threw her out of home: Here&amp;#039;s why

Marieangela King explains how Cher deprived her of her belongings, per report


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David Walliams, Simon Cowell&amp;#039;s friendship in trouble after former star sued BGT

David Walliams files legal documents at the London High Court over protection breach, per media report


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Travis Kelce gushes about Taylor Swift following romantic weekend

Travis Kelce addressed his rumored romance with Taylor Swift for the first time


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Draft tax treaty with Germany signed

<p>ISLAMABAD: Pakistan and Germany on Tuesday signed the first draft of an agreement for the elimination of double taxation on income and the prevention of tax evasion between the two countries.</p>nn<p>The delegates of both countries met here for the first round from Sept 18-22 to reach broader parameters of the re-negotiations of the treaty.</p>nn<p>An official announcement said that the Federal Board of Revenue (FBR) initiated re-negotiations on the agreement and reached a mutual agreement on key articles of the draft agreement. </p>nn<p>The existing agreement for the avoidance of double taxation between Pakistan and Germany was signed in 1994 and requires revision to cater to changing tax rules and regulations as per international and domestic needs.</p>nn<p>The revised agreement once finalised will not only strengthen the existing safeguards against double taxation on the income of the residents of both countries without creating opportunities for non-taxation or reduced taxation through abusive arrangements.</p>nn<p>It will also promote economic cooperation, strengthen the existing bilateral economic relations and enhance investments in both countries while ensuring adequate certainty for taxation rules applicable to cross-border business transactions.</p>nn<p>Taxpayers of both countries will get relief from double taxation resulting in boosting the trading activities in both countries.</p>nn<p><em>Published in Dawn, September 27th, 2023</em></p>


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EXPOSED: What led cops to leash dog rapist Adam Britton for &amp;#039;crimes against animality&amp;#039;?

Adam Britton pleaded guilty to sexually abusing over 40 dogs at his shelter in Australia


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Jennifer Lawrence sparks plastic surgery rumours after Dior show appearace

Jennifer Lawrence's fans think the actress looked different in her recent appearance at Dior's Fashion Show


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Meghan Markle fails to &amp;#039;save face&amp;#039; after &amp;#039;toe-curling&amp;#039; moment

Meghan Markle was caught in an awkward moment while attending Kevin Costner's charity event


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Selena Gomez, Hailey Bieber avoid each other at Paris nightclub months after feud

Selena Gomez and ex-Justin Bieber's wife Hailey were embroiled in a feud together earlier this year


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Trump &amp;lsquo;liable for fraud&amp;rsquo; for lying about net worth

<p>NEW YORK: Donald Trump and his family business were found liable for fraud on Tuesday by a New York judge in state Attorney General Letitia James’ civil lawsuit, accusing the former US president of illegally inflating his assets and net worth.</p>nn<p>The decision was issued by Justice Arthur Engoron of the New York state court in Manhattan.</p>nn<p>James sued Trump in Sept 2022, accusing him and the Trump Organisation of lying for a decade about asset values and his net worth to get better terms on bank loans and insurance.</p>nn<p>She has said Trump inflated his net worth by as much as $2.23 billion, and by one measure as much as $3.6 billion, on annual financial statements given to banks and insurers. The attorney general said the assets whose values were inflated included Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, his penthouse apartment in Manhattan’s Trump Tower, and various office buildings and golf courses.</p>nn<p>Lawyers for Trump and the other defendants did not immediately respond to requests for comment.</p>nn<p>A Trump spokesperson also did not immediately respond to a request for comment on the ruling.</p>nn<p>Engoron said James had established liability for false valuations of several properties, including Mar-a-Lago and the penthouse, and chided Trump for offering defenses in a deposition that were “wholly without basis in law or fact.”</p>nn<p>“He claims that if the values of the property have gone up in the years since the (financial statements) were submitted, then the numbers were not inflated at that time,” Engoron wrote.</p>nn<p>“He also seems to imply that the numbers cannot be inflated be-cause he could find a ‘buyer from Saudi Arabia’ to pay any price he suggests.”</p>nn<p>A trial is scheduled for Oct 2, and could last well into December. The ruling by Judge Engoron is being seen a setback for the former president ahead of the trial, due to begin on Monday.</p>nn<p><em>Published in Dawn, September 27th, 2023</em></p>


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Israel&amp;#039;s minister reaches Saudi Arabia, marking first official trip by Israeli cabinet member

Saudi Arabia's envoy to Palestinians made first visit to Israeli-occupied West Bank on Tuesday


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Kareena Kapoor&amp;#039;s Jaane Jaan tops global Netflix chart: &amp;#039;Good stories can go everywhere&amp;#039;

Kareena Kapoor's Jaane Jaan has become the number one non-English film globally on Netflix


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Meghan Markle oppresses Prince Harry&amp;#039;s &amp;#039;desperate&amp;#039; desires

Prince Harry’s ‘desperate’ desires oppressed by Meghan Markle


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Margot Robbie reveals why she almost quit acting before &amp;#039;Barbie&amp;#039;

Margot Robbie has really hard time coping up with fame


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Social protection through the lens of digitisation

<p>MANILA: If we have learnt one lesson from the Covid-19 pandemic, it is that the world must “find ways to preempt pestilence and natural disasters” as more are to be fought, Poverty Allevi­ation Secretary Yusuf Khan said on Tuesday.</p>n<p>He was speaking at a discussion held as part of Asia-Pacific Social Protection Week, organised by the Asian Development Bank (ADB).</p>n<p>But it is not just Covid-19; the world has had to face other challenges — the Russian invasion of Ukraine, the economic down-turn with rising fuel and food prices, earthquakes and climate-related disasters like hurricanes, floods, forest fires and droughts — that have reinforced vulnerabilities and weakened the resilience of the people.</p>n<p>It has plunged 162 million newly poor people to the pool of already poor, which in 2017 was already more than 200 million, most of them in South Asia.</p>n<p>But through all these, as pointed out by Fatima Yasmin, vice president for Sectors and Themes at the ADB, social protection has emerged as a vital instrument to prop up not just livelihoods but lives.</p>n<p>“Social protection also has immense potential to contribute to climate change action and to support achieving a just transition to more sustainable and green economies,” she told the audience.</p>n<p>But with so much chaos, it means finding newer and out-of-the-box ways of protecting not just the vulnerable and the marginalized but also a rapidly ageing population. By 2050 there will be 1.3 billion people or one in four person over the age of 60.</p>n<p>For Rex Gatchalan, social welfare and development secretary for the Philippines, digitisation is the key. Poverty can be humiliating, especially when one has to stand in line to wait for cash dole outs.</p>n<p>“We need to go online rather than in line,” he said, adding that his country wanted to ensure that all financial assistance programmes become digital and to do away with physical vouchers and cash.“</p>n<p>Digitisation has also helped Pakistan with its social protection programme — the Benzair Income Support Programme.</p>n<p>Talking to <em>Dawn</em>, Secretary Khan explained that in the past, the programme updated its national socio-economic registry by carrying out an expensive and periodic house-to-house census.</p>n<p>“This collected information remained static till [the exercise] was repeated, often after a lapse of many years. Now, instead of going house-to-house collecting information, the beneficiaries are requested to come to their nearest BISP office and get their details revalidated, every three years.”</p>n<p>Or, in case there is death or birth in the family, they can immediately report that and get their poverty score adjusted. If any disaster has struck in their district, they can report their changed socio-economic situation.</p>n<p>“This process has eliminated the need for an expensive, house-to-house carpet sweep of the entire country, and the data remains dynamic and responsive to changes being reported by the people themselves,” he said.</p>n<p><em>Published in Dawn, September 27th, 2023</em></p>


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State Dept refuses to comment on US policy on Khalistan

"We have urged India to cooperate in that investigation and we’ll continue to do so," Matthew Miller says


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Kendall Jenner gives insight into relationship status amid Bad Bunny romance

Kendall Jenner insisted she doesn't chase around people to date


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Blac Chyna confirms romance with &amp;#039;best friend &amp;amp; lover&amp;#039; Derrick Milano

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Who got eliminated on &amp;#039;Dancing With the Stars&amp;#039; 2023?

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Israeli minister makes first public visit to S. Arabia

<figure class='media sm:w-11/12 w-full media–center media–uneven media–stretch'>n <div class='media__item '><picture></picture></div>n n <figcaption class="media__caption ">Palestinian president Mahmud Abbas receives the credentials of Saudi Arabia’s Ambassador to Palestine Nayef bin Bandar al-Sudairi, on Tuesday.—AFP</figcaption>n </figure>n<p> </p>nn<p>JERUSALEM: Israel’s Tourism Minister Haim Katz arrived in Saudi Arabia on Tuesday for the first such high-level public visit to the country amid talks to secure bilateral ties.</p>nn<p>“Katz is the first Israeli minister to head an official delegation in Saudi Ara­bia,” his ministry said in a statement, adding he would attend a United Nat­i­ons World Tourism Organ­i­sation event in Riyadh.</p>nn<p>During the two-day visit he is due to hold meetings “with his counterparts”, Katz’s office said, without specifying which countries will be represented in such talks.</p>nn<p>The landmark visit comes as Saudi Arabia’s first ambassador to the Palestinians described a decades-old Arab land-for-peace offer as a pillar of any normalisation of ties with Israel, an apparent attempt to signal that Riyadh has not abandoned the Palestinian cause.</p>nn<blockquote>n <p>Riyadh sends envoy to occupied West Bank with assurance it has not abandoned Palestinian cause</p>n</blockquote>nn<p>Expectations of a landmark US-brokered Saudi-Israeli deal have grown over the last week, though the timing and terms remain murky.</p>nn<p>Nayef al Sudairi, who was appointed non-resident ambassador to the Palestinian territories last month, held talks with senior Palestinian officials, including President Mahmud Abbas.</p>nn<p>The diplomatic travels come as the United States presses its allies Israel and Saudi Arabia to normalise ties.</p>nn<p>Such a move would break Riyadh’s decades-long stance against recognising Israel before it resolves the conflict with the Palestinians.</p>nn<p>Among complicating factors are calls by Riyadh and Washington for the Palestinians to make diplomatic inroads as part of any deal — a prospect unpalatable to Israel’s har­dline coalition government.</p>nn<p>Saudi Arabia’s non-resident ambassador to the Palestinians _ a role it unveiled last month _ made a first visit to their seat of government in the occupied West Bank on Tuesday, presenting credentials also designating him “consul-general in Jerusalem”.</p>nn<p>That title is touchy as Israel considers all of Jeru­salem its own capital and rejects the Palestinians’ claim on East Jerusalem as capital of their hoped-for future state.</p>nn<p>The ambassador, Nayef Al Sudairi, told reporters in Ramallah his visit “reaffirms that the Palestinian cause and Palestine and the people of Palestine are of high and important status and that in the coming days there will be a chance for a bigger cooperation between Saudi Arabia and the state of Palestine”.</p>nn<p>Referring to the prospect of normalisation with Israel, Al Sudairi said: “It is the normal thing among nations to have peace and stability.</p>nn<p>“The Arab initiative, which Saudi Arabia presented in 2002, is a fundamental pillar of any upcoming agreement.”</p>nn<p>That referred to a proposal aired by Riyadh, and later adopted by Arab states widely, under which Israel would get pan-Arab recognition only if it quit territories captured in the 1967 war, including lands where the Palestinians want their state.</p>nn<p>Israel has been keen to pursue more deals with Arab states without giving up land, having won normalisation from the United Arab Emirates and Bahrain, and upgraded ties with Morocco and Sudan, in 2020 despite talks with the Palestinians having been frozen for years.</p>nn<p>Dismayed at being sidelined in the 2020 diplomacy, the Palestinians have taken a more active role in the Saudi talks.</p>nn<p>In a statement published by the official Palestinian news agency Wafa, President Mahmud Abbas said Al Sudairi’s visit “will contribute to reinforcing the strong ties between the two countries and the two fraternal peoples”.</p>nn<p>Israeli Foreign Minister Eli Cohen told a radio network on Tuesday that any Saudi normalisation deal “will be one supported by the right wing” — a reference to religious-nationalist parties in Prime Minister Benjamin Netan­yahu’s coalition that refuse to cede occupied West Bank land to Palesti­nians.</p>nn<p><em>Published in Dawn, September 27th, 2023</em></p>


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US Secret Service reports 11th biting incident involving Commander Biden

In one incident, the first lady “couldn’t regain control” of the dog as it charged a Secret Service staff member


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Meghan Markle&amp;#039;s memoir may add fuel to fire in her and Harry&amp;#039;s conflict with royal family

Meghan Markle has been warned that 'all the money in the world will not repair her damaged reputation'


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Princess Charlotte &amp;#039;getting closer&amp;#039; to Diana while Archie is left without family

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King Charles nearly lost mother Queen Elizabeth to royal rift over Camilla

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Megan Thee Stallion gets candid on mental health: &amp;#039;I can crack&amp;#039;

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Horrific blaze claims 113 lives during wedding ceremony in Iraq; scores injured

Iraq's health authorities in Nineveh province confirmed, saying that "100 individuals have lost their lives, with over 150 sustaining injuries


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Prince Harry &amp;#039;overshadows&amp;#039; King Charles in first year as monarch

Prince Harry was called out for his explosive claims while King Charles took on his first year as monarch


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Dwayne Johnson details ways of combating &amp;#039;daily noise&amp;#039;

Dwayne Johnson tells fans how to cancel ‘daily noise, toxicity'


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Taylor Swift rumoured &amp;#039;Lover&amp;#039; Travis Kelce drops her home after City Chiefs Victory

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are on the path of budding romance


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Travis Kelce&amp;#039;s ex Maya Benberry &amp;#039;accidentally&amp;#039; throws shade at Taylor Swift

Maya Benberry also recently told media that Travis Kelce is ‘just using’ Taylor Swift


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New York judge finds indictment-plagued Donald Trump liable for financial deception

Decision regarding Donald Trump was issued by Justice Arthur Engoron of New York state court in Manhattan


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King Charles lavished praise for handling &amp;#039;humiliating&amp;#039; Prince Harry

King Charles was praised for the way he handed Prince Harry's public scrutiny of the royal family


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Inside Prince Philip, Queen Elizabeth secret NSFW side: &amp;#039;A racy story&amp;#039;

Prince Philip and Queen Elizabeth, all carried themselves with poise and grace, but had a cheeky side too


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Joe Jonas looks &amp;#039;unbothered&amp;#039; in outing amid custody battle with Sophie Turner

Joe Jonas is currently facing a lawsuit over children custody after filing for divorce from Sophie Turner


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Tens of thousands of ethnic Armenians rush to flee Nagorno-Karabakh

Military victory by Azerbaijan over the enclave triggered one of the biggest movements of people


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Biden makes history by joining striking US car workers

Joe Biden is the first US President to join the United Auto Workers protest


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Katrina Kaif surpasses Bad Bunny with most followers on WhatsApp Channels

Katrina Kaif leaves behind Bad Bunny and Mark Zuckerberg with most number of followers on WhatsApp Channels


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Jimmy Fallon reveals he was not first choice for &amp;#039;Late Night&amp;#039; show

Jimmy Fallon started hosting 'Tonight Show' from 2019


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Kate Middleton brain tumour: Truth behind Princess of Wales&amp;#039; surgery scar

Kate Middleton reportedly had a lump in her brain


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French ambassador to Niger leaves as relations nosedive after coup

Junta had ordered Sylvain Itte to leave the country within 48 hours at the end of August


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Suicidal tendencies &amp;#039;everywhere&amp;#039; among Afghan women, UN Security Council told

Since return to power in 2021, Taliban government has used its strict interpretation of religion against women


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Jennifer Aniston makes heartbreaking plea in emotional video

Jennifer Aniston shares an emotional video


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Jennifer Lawrence, &amp;#039;Hunger Games&amp;#039; successor Rachel Zegler unite at Paris Fashion Week: Watch

Rachel Zegler replaces Jennifer Lawrence in the leading role for the upcoming 'Hunger Games' prequel


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Tom Brady feels &amp;#039;very fit&amp;#039; after shedding few pounds

Tom Brady feels healthier than ever after body transformation


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Hunter Biden sues Donald Trump&amp;#039;s former lawyer Rudy Giuliani for computer fraud

53-year-old Hunter Biden has requested a jury trial and unspecified damages


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Princess Kate pairs dazzling blazer with casual updo for latest outing

Kate Middleton met with the children with special needs at a family portage session


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The 1975&amp;#039;s Matty Healy announces &amp;#039;indefinite hiatus&amp;#039; following current tour

Matty Healy broke the news to the fans while performing a show in Sacramento, California


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Cher got her troubled son Elijah kidnapped from NYC hotel: report

Elijah Blue Allman was allegedly at the hotel to reconcile with his estranged wife


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Meghan Markle faces major &amp;#039;challenge&amp;#039; as career edges towards &amp;#039;breaking-point&amp;#039;

Meghan Markle has reportedly been in a 'dilemma' over her next career move


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Princess Eugenie takes inspiration from Meghan Markle with major career move

Princess Eugenie’s first visit after her maternity leave appeared similar to that of Meghan Markle


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Ben Affleck gets close to Jennifer Garner &amp;#039;again&amp;#039; after &amp;#039;co-parenting duties&amp;#039;

Ben Affleck is currently married to Jennifer Lopez as he co-parents his three children with ex Jennifer Garner


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Prince William, Kate Middleton &amp;#039;shut out&amp;#039; Harry and Meghan for good

Kate Middleton and Prince William have found a new couple to replace Prince Harry and Meghan Markle


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Julia Fox reveals there &amp;#039;wasn&amp;#039;t any&amp;#039; physical intimacy with ex Kanye West

Kanye West briefly dated Julia Fox immediately following his contentious divorce from Kim Kardashian


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How much Ryan Gosling was paid for &amp;#039;Barbie&amp;#039; role?

Ryan Gosling’ starrer 'Barbie' became one of the highest-grossing worldwide