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October 23, 2024

Brad Pitt: No flying stunts with Tom Cruise
Hollywood heavyweight Brad Pitt is open to reuniting with action icon Tom Cruise on screen but with one hilarious, non-negotiable condition: keep the stunts firmly on the ground. “I’m not going to be hanging off a plane with Tom Cruise,” Pitt quipped, clearly drawing a line at Cruise’s signature, death-defying aerial maneuvers. This amusing demand…
Pakistanis stranded in Iran return Home via special flight
Pakistanis stranded in Iran return Home via special flight ISLAMABAD: A special Pakistan International Airlines (PIA) flight has brought back Pakistani nationals who were stranded in Iran due to the ongoing Iran-Israel conflict. According to aviation sources, 150 Pakistani pilgrims arrived in Islamabad aboard the special flight, which departed from Ashgabat, the capital of Turkmenistan.…
Karachi shopping mall fire brought under control
Karachi shopping mall fire brought under control KARACHI: A fire that broke out at shopping mall on Rashid Minhas Road in Karachi been successfully extinguished on Wednesday. According to Chief Fire Officer Humayun Khan, no casualties were reported in the incident. The fire erupted at a shopping mall located on Karachi’s Rashid Minhas Road in…
Atomic bomb survivor, 93, appeals for peace amid Iran, Ukraine wars
TOKYO — On the day Israel first struck Iranian nuclear facilities and as the Russian war on Ukraine continued in the shadow of Moscow’s atomic arsenal, a 93-year-old survivor of the bombing of Nagasaki delivered a stark warning to university students visiting Japan from Hong Kong. “Why has the world become so advanced, but political…
US aid cuts leave Rohingya in Bangladesh vulnerable to hepatitis C
COX’S BAZAR, Bangladesh — As the U.S. and other countries slash their humanitarian aid budgets to focus on other priorities, Rohingya refugees are suffering. Nearly 1 million members of the mostly Muslim ethnic group originally from neighboring Myanmar are living in refugee camps in Bangladesh and face a sharp reduction in health care and vaccination…
Florida Panthers win 2025 Stanley Cup Final after defeating Edmonton Oilers in second showdown
The first 25 years of the Florida Panthers’ existence was anything but synonymous with hockey success. The Panthers made the NHL postseason only five times and advanced past the second round just once, all while cycling through 10 coaches. Now, they are hockey’s most dominant franchise — again. On Tuesday, Florida won its second consecutive…
7 TNW Conference sessions we’re excited about
The Netherlands’ hottest tech festival is just around the corner, and the buzz is electric. TNW Conference brings together Europe’s sharpest minds, boldest startups, and game-changing tech leaders at Amsterdam’s NDSM on June 19 and 20. It’s two days packed with big ideas, fierce debates, and innovations that could shape the future. We’ve combed through…
AI warfare push makes Helsing one of Europe’s 5 most valuable tech firms
Munich-based defence tech startup Helsing has raised €600mn as geopolitical tensions trigger a flood of capital into AI warfare. The large investment was led by Spotify CEO Daniel Ek’s VC firm Prima Materia. It brings the company’s total raised to north of €1.3bn, building on a €450mn funding round in July last year. Helsing didn’t…
German president says Russia in G7 is ‘not up for discussion’
BERLIN — German President Frank-Walter Steinmeier accused Russia of “playing for time” in its invasion of Ukraine and “delaying serious negotiations,” while also stressing during an interview with Nikkei that U.S. President Donald Trump’s call to bring Russia back into the Group of Seven is “not up for discussion.” Though the chancellor heads Germany’s government,…