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What Pakistan's AMRAAM missile deal with US mean for its air power

A modified US arms contract now includes Pakistan among buyers of Raytheon's AIM-120 AMRAAM missiles, signalling renewed military ties between Washington and Islamabad

Russian airstrikes injure 9, cause damage, blackouts in Ukraine's capital

Rescue crews pulled more than 20 people out of a 17-storey apartment building as flames engulfed the sixth and seventh floors

From Roosevelt to Obama: Every US president to win the Nobel Peace Prize

According to the Nobel Committee, 338 candidates have been nominated for the 2025 Peace Prize, including 244 individuals and 94 organisations

Trump proposes ban on Chinese airlines using Russian airspace on US routes

US airlines have long criticised the decision to allow Chinese carriers to use Russian airspace on some flights, citing that it gives those carriers an advantage through shorter flight times and lower

Pakistan expects finalisation of staff-level agreement with IMF soon

The finalisation is subject to consensus on the external account and verified flood-related losses, as well as their fiscal adjustment across central and provincial accounts

1 killed as 7.4 magnitude quake hits Philippines, triggers tsunami alerts

At least one person died after being hit by falling debris in the south, Office of Civil Defence deputy administrator Bernardo Rafaelito Alejandro IV said in a news briefing

Ferrari's shift towards electric supercars gets off to rocky start

Ferrari NV, its constellation of engineers, marketers and dealers face a daunting challenge for a company steeped in piston-fired glory: translating the appeal of its growling supercars to Elettrica

US Embassy denies reports of new AMRAAM missile supply to Pakistan

The clarification came after Dawn News reported on October 8 that US defence firm Raytheon would supply Pakistan with new AMRAAMs following the contract update

US Senate unanimously endorses repeal of 2002 Iraq war resolution

The Senate voted Thursday to repeal the resolution that authorised the 2003 US invasion, following a House vote last month that would return the basic war power to Congress

Nobel Peace Prize to be announced today: Will Donald Trump get it?

This year, Trump's nomination drew endorsements from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Pakistan's government, both highlighting his role in recent peace efforts

Obama got Nobel for doing nothing, says Donald Trump amid peace push

Former US President Barack Obama won the award on October 9, 2009, for his 'extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and cooperation between people'

Former UK PM Rishi Sunak joins Microsoft and Anthropic in advisory roles

Former British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the earnings from his advisory roles will be donated in full to The Richmond Project, a charity he co-founded with his wife, Akshata Murty

US injects $20 bn to stabilise Argentina's economy, Treasury buys pesos

President Donald Trump and Bessent are making a bet on a nation that's defaulted and devalued repeatedly over the past several decades

Trump suggests tossing Spain out of Nato over low defence spending

Spain previously earned Trump's ire when it rejected the US call at the Nato Summit in June to increase defence spending to 5% of national GDP, becoming the only nation in alliance to reject new goal

US Justice dept indicts NY Attorney General Letitia James in fraud case

Letitia James was charged with bank fraud and making false statements to a financial institution in connection with a home purchase in Norfolk, Virginia, in 2020

Paves way for just peace: Saudi Arabia welcomes Gaza ceasefire deal

'The Kingdom appreciates the active role of US President Donald Trump and the mediation efforts by the State of Qatar, the Arab Republic of Egypt, and the Republic of Turkiye to reach this agreement'

Japan's top bank CEOs back AI while easing fears over possible job losses

In Japan, where the financial sector employs hundreds of thousands of people, the conversation over AI and its impact on work is picking up pace

Apple to move health, fitness divisions to services in reorganisation

Services chief Eddy Cue will gain supervision over Apple's health and fitness teams, Craig Federighi, head of software engineering, will now oversee the Apple Watch operating system

Asian stocks slip as Wall Street declines linger, commodities catch breath

Shares in Hong Kong were down the most, off 1.1 per cent, while the Australian market slid 0.1 per cent against a backdrop of volatile commodity markets

Russia strikes apartments, energy sites in major attack on Ukraine's Kyiv

Russian forces have focused on Ukraine's energy infrastructure in recent weeks as winter again approaches in the more than three-and-a-half-year-old war