The Strangely Beautiful Realities You Can Discover in a Ken Jacobs Film
The avant-garde director, who died Sunday, changed our ideas of what cinema was and could be while showing us the old, lost New York.
Month: October 2025
Eight arrested over attack on G-B cleric: CM
Days after a brazen gun attack on Gilgit-Baltistan’s top Sunni cleric Maulana Qazi Nisar Ahmad, Chief Minister Haji Gulbar Khan has announced the arrest of eight local facilitators linked to the assault. Speaking at a news conference on Tuesday, accompanied by the provincial ministers, the chief minister said Gilgit remained tense in recent days but, by … Read more
Tesla Reveals Cheaper Versions of Model Y and Model 3
Elon Musk’s electric car company said the new versions would start at around $37,000 and $40,000, prices that bring its cars closer to comparable gasoline vehicles.
Early Signs of a ‘Turning Point’ as Renewables Edge Out Coal
The world generated more electricity from renewable energy than coal for the first time ever, a new report finds. The United States is lagging behind.
Hamas serious about Gaza deal, but Israeli withdrawal remains sticking point
Hamas said on Tuesday it wants to reach a deal to end the war in Gaza based on US President Donald Trump’s plan but still has a set of demands, signalling that indirect talks with Israel in Egypt could be difficult and lengthy. Trump, however, expressed optimism on Tuesday about progress toward a Gaza deal … Read more
World Bank slashes Pakistan’s FY26 growth to 2.6%
[ The World Bank has projected Pakistan’s real GDP growth to remain around 2.6% for FY2025–26, far below government expectations, as the country continues to grapple with deep-rooted structural and external challenges. The World Bank’s October 2025 MENAAP Economic Update paints a cautious picture of Pakistan’s economic trajectory, contrasting sharply with the more optimistic outlooks … Read more
Feared Sudanese Warlord Found Guilty at The Hague for Crimes in Darfur
A former Janjaweed militia commander was the first person found guilty by the International Criminal Court for atrocities in Darfur two decades ago.
Johnson & Johnson Ordered to Pay $966 Million in Latest Talc Lawsuit
[The case involves a California woman who died from mesothelioma, a rare cancer. Her family claimed Johnson and Johnson’s talc powder products were to blame.
Stops and stare as 2025’s first supermoon lights up the sky
The first supermoon of 2025 lit up the night sky across Pakistan, drawing astronomy enthusiasts to popular viewing spots to witness and photograph the celestial spectacle. The event occurred around 7 pm Pakistan Standard Time on Tuesday, shortly after the Pakistan Space and Upper Atmosphere Research Commission (Suparco) issued a clarification over international media reports suggesting … Read more
Vatican’s top diplomat condemns Israel’s ‘ongoing massacre’ in Gaza
The Vatican’s top diplomat sharply criticised Israel’s “ongoing massacre” in Gaza in comments published on Monday – one of the Catholic Church’s strongest condemnations of Israel’s war against the militant group Hamas. In an interview marking the second anniversary of Hamas’ attack on Israeli communities on Oct. 7, 2023, Cardinal Pietro Parolin called those attacks … Read more