Plan aims to build modern industrial system, strengthen real economy, advance scientific innovation The 20th Central Committee of the Communist Party of China concluded its fourth plenary session on Thursday, unveiling key recommendations for the upcoming 15th Five-Year Plan (2026-2030) in a pivotal move to shape China’s future. Participants adopted the Recommendations of the CPC…
During the 12-day war, Israel hit Iranian military and nuclear sites, joined later by US airstrikes FM Abbas Araghchi, who headed the Iranian delegation in the three rounds of talks held so far, said Iran was ready for a “just and balanced deal”. PHOTO: AFP Iran warned on Thursday against fresh attacks on his country,…
Netflix is entering a Black Hole with its latest series project. The streamer outbid other outlets for a series based on Charles Burns’ Black Hole comics, with I Saw the TV Glow writer-director Jane Schoenbrun set to adapt the story and direct. Neflix has given a straight-to-series order to the project, which will be Schoenbrun’s…
ICT Police SP Adeel Akbar reportedly dies of self-inflicted bullet wound while on duty Islamabad Police SP Industrial Zone Adeel Akbar allegedly committed suicide while on duty near a private hotel in the high-security Red Zone of the federal capital on Thursday. According to police sources, SP Akbar was stationed near a private hotel when…
Ben BabyOct 23, 2025, 05:13 PM ET Close Ben Baby covers the Cincinnati Bengals for ESPN. He joined the company in July 2019. Prior to ESPN, he worked for various newspapers in Texas, most recently at The Dallas Morning News where he covered college sports. He provides daily coverage of the Bengals for ESPN.com, while…
A disturbing incident of corporal punishment surfaced in the Kallar Syedan area of Islamabad, where a teacher at a private school brutally beat a student for not memorising his Quran lesson. After a video of the assault went viral on social media, police launched an investigation, registered a case, and arrested the teacher. According to…
Trump has sent top officials to Israel in recent days to reinforce the fragile Gaza ceasefire he brokered A member of the Israeli force stands guard as the Israeli forces block the access of Palestinians and foreign activists to olive trees during the olive harvest, near Hebron, in the Israeli-occupied West Bank, October 23, 2025.PHOTO:…
Hong Kong police are searching for two suspects who allegedly attacked a 20-year-old man with sharp weapons at a bus terminal in Admiralty. Police were alerted at 10.17pm on Wednesday that two men were suspected of attacking a young man with sharp weapons at a bus terminal on Queensway, a major road in Admiralty. The…
EU leaders agreed to help support Ukraine’s “financial needs” for the next two years on Thursday night – but stopped short of releasing billions of euros in frozen Russian cash to help fund the country’s defence. A decision to use €140bn (£122bn) in Russian assets held in a Belgian clearing house was pushed back until…
The five-week shutdown of Jaguar Land Rover’s (JLR) factories following a cyber-attack drove car production down by more than a quarter in September. JLR facilities did not produce a single vehicle last month, after the cyber-attack forced the car maker to shut down its IT systems and halt its global manufacturing operations, including at its…
