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Iraq’s attempt to ease its chronic power shortage with gas from Turkmenistan routed through neighbouring Iran has failed under US pressure, leaving Baghdad scrambling for alternatives to keep the lights on. Oil-rich Iraq has struggled to provide its citizens with power since the 2003 US-led invasion that toppled Saddam Hussein, forcing many to rely on expensive private generators, causing economic hardship and sparking social unrest. Hussain Saad, a 43-year-old owner of a butcher shop in the Kasra neighbourhood of Baghdad, is struggling to protect his livelihood and keep his meat from spoiling in the scorching heat. “This isn’t just my…

An undated image of US President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping. — Reuters/FileWASHINGTON: President Donald Trump, who recently accused Xi Jinping of working to “conspire” against the United States, hopes to finalise the fate of video-sharing app TikTok and make progress on trade talks in a phone call with the Chinese leader on Friday.”I’m speaking with President Xi, as you know, on Friday, having to do with TikTok, and also trade,” Trump said Thursday in an interview with Fox News.”And we’re very close to deals on all of it. And my relationship with China is very good”. The…

Justin Baldoni pulls high profile attorney to legal team The battle between Justin Baldoni and Blake Lively is heating up.Baldoni has added Alexandra Shapiro, a high-profile attorney, to his legal team. Shapiro, known for representing clients like Sean “Diddy” Combs and FTX founder Sam Bankman-Fried, brings significant expertise to the case.The controversy began in December 2024 when Lively filed a lawsuit against Baldoni, accusing him of sexual harassment and retaliation during the production of “It Ends With Us.” The actor and director of the movie denied the allegations and filed a $400 million countersuit for defamation and extortion, which was…

Saudi authorities have recently ordered the closure of more than twenty music lounges in Riyadh and Jeddah. These venues, which became popular over the past few years, offered live performances, shisha, mixed gender spaces, and affordable entry. They symbolized the rapid social transformation taking place under the kingdom’s modernization agenda. Officials explained the closures by citing violations of public health and hygiene codes. Inspectors reported breaches serious enough to justify immediate shutdowns. Yet many observers believe the crackdown reflects growing pressure from conservatives uneasy with the pace of reforms. Lounges have been criticized for encouraging unrelated men and women to…

ISPR DG Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry speaks during an interview with a German magazine. — Screengrab via Geo NewsDirector General of the Inter-Services Public Relations (ISPR) Lieutenant General Ahmed Sharif Chaudhry has said that what Pakistan has endured for years is not “insurgency,” but outright terrorism, while assailing India for using Afghanistan as its “base of operations” for state-sponsored terrorism against Pakistan.”The correct term is not insurgents, its terrorists. There is no insurgency in Pakistan. Whether its in Balochistan or KP. Its pure terrorism. We have no doubt in our minds that each terror incident that happens inside Pakistan,…

President Donald Trump and Chinese President Xi Jinping will seek an agreement on Friday to help keep the video app TikTok online in the US and ease tensions between two superpowers locked in a standoff over trade. The agreement is at the top of the agenda alongside trade for the leaders’ first known call in three months, expected on Friday morning, US officials said. Trump and Xi’s effort to steady relations comes as the two governments have been discussing a potential in-person summit between Xi and Trump during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) summit in South Korea on October 30-November…

SYDNEY: Australia skipper Pat Cummins said Friday he hoped to play in all five Ashes Tests against England but conceded he will need to see how his back injury holds up, local media said. Pace spearhead Cummins has been ruled out of the October white-ball series against New Zealand and India with “lumbar bone stress”. The 32-year-old has not bowled since the Test tour of the West Indies in June-July and no firm date has been set for his return. Cummins said Friday although he hopes to be part of the Ashes, he would need to “wait and see”. “There…

Pakistan again pressed the United Nations Security Council to demand an immediate, unconditional and permanent ceasefire in Gaza on Friday. Addressing the Council, Pakistan’s Permanent Representative to the UN Asim Iftikhar Ahmed reaffirmed Islamabad’s “unwavering support” for the Palestinian right to self-determination and urged an end to Israeli military operations. He said Pakistan “stands with humanity, justice and international law,” noting that Gaza’s civilians remain under relentless bombardment and blockade, with children starving, hospitals destroyed and families lacking food, medicine and shelter. Ahmed stressed that Pakistan stands with the majority of Council members and the broader UN membership in reflecting the…

Photo collage shows US President Donald Trump and Mayor of London Sadiq Khan. — ReutersUS President Donald Trump has reopened his long-running feud with London Mayor Sadiq Khan, telling British media that he had personally asked for Khan to be left out of the state banquet during his second official visit to the United Kingdom.Speaking to reporters aboard Air Force One on his way back to Washington, Trump described Khan as “among the worst mayors in the world,” alleging he had overseen soaring crime rates and mishandled immigration. “I asked that he not be there,” Trump said.The president tied his…

A resurfaced livestream from January 2024 shows musician D4vd instructing his moderators to delete all recordings after broadcasting with a person viewers identify as Celeste Rivas. On September 8, authorities discovered the body of a female, later identified as 15-year-old Celeste Rivas, in the front trunk of a Tesla registered to singer D4vd, found abandoned in the Hollywood Hills. The case is under homicide investigation, with D4vd cooperating as detectives search properties linked to him. Since the victim’s identification, the internet has been flooded with alleged evidence connecting D4vd to Rivas’ case, including matching tattoos, song lyrics and videos of the…