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Alberta votes on whether to start a path to leaving Canada
Alberta decides on Monday whether to pursue a binding independence referendum. Polls show under a quarter back leaving, but turnout is the unknown, AFP reports.
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Bilal Javed
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Bilal Javed edits The Indus Compass’s world and geopolitics coverage. He follows the United Nations, NATO, US politics, wars and conflicts, democracy and the global economy, and he also writes on business and sport.
His reports for the site include the US-Iran war and the mediation efforts around it, the Israeli election count, cases at the International Court of Justice, and the markets and oil prices that move with them. In stories on the Middle East he gives particular weight to the human cost of conflict and says where every casualty figure comes from.
He explains what each story means for readers in Pakistan.
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- Europe
Trump suspends Russia sanctions for 60 days as Zelensky row deepens
Trump says suspending sanctions on Russia keeps Moscow at the table, while Zelensky says US intelligence sharing resumed but warns of a 'historic mistake'.
- Energy
LPG up Rs100 a kg as border curbs hit Iranian supply
LPG prices jumped Rs100 a kilogram over the weekend after import exemptions on Iranian cargo were withdrawn, and the industry wants daily pricing before winter.
- Economy
Cotton arrivals rise 7.5pc but 150 textile mills sit idle
Cotton arrivals reached 4.08 million bales by October 15, yet industry bodies say 500 ginning factories and over 150 textile mills are closed.
- Middle East
Israeli settlers attack Palestinian olive pickers in Turmus Ayya, torch vehicles
Israeli settlers assaulted Palestinian olive pickers in Turmus Ayya and set three vehicles on fire, with 136 harvest-season attacks recorded this month.
- Americas
US probe into Ilhan Omar's immigration papers could aim at deportation
The raid on Ilhan Omar's home stems from a probe into her immigration papers, and one aim could be to strip her citizenship and deport her, sources said.
- Middle East
Trump rules out nuclear weapons against Iran, says war will end soon
Trump said the US would not use nuclear weapons on Iran and the 'mother of all bombs' is conventional, but warned it 'may have to go' after Pickaxe Mountain.
- Middle East
Explained: the Houthi missiles and drones hitting Saudi Arabia
From Iranian-derived ballistic missiles to copies of the Shahed drone, the Houthis have built an arsenal that keeps them hitting Saudi airports and oil sites.
- Asia
India's Gen Z protests are the worst crisis of Modi's rule, analysts say
Youth protests over a voter roll revision that removed 130 million names are Modi's worst crisis since 2014, analysts say, as Delhi shut a park to stop a rally.
- Americas
Fired FBI agents who investigated Trump sue Kash Patel
Nine former FBI employees who worked on the Trump classified documents case sued FBI Director Kash Patel, saying they were fired to settle a personal vendetta.
- Islamabad
Pakistan at UN condemns Houthi attacks, demands end to Israeli settlements
Pakistan told the UN Security Council that Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia must stop at once, and demanded an end to Israeli settlements and settler violence.
- Islamabad
Pakistan joins walkout on Israeli president at Asian summit in Baku
Pakistan, Turkiye, Iran, Kuwait and the Palestinian delegation walked out as Israel's Isaac Herzog began speaking at the CICA summit in Baku, Azerbaijan.
- Middle East
UN warns Gaza is 'dangerously fragile'; commercial supplies stall
A UN envoy warned Gaza faces another winter in tents, with 1,500 killed since the ceasefire, as commercial goods deliveries stalled in a dispute over payments.
- Middle East
Saudi Arabia accuses Iran of encouraging Houthi escalation
Riyadh accused Iran of arming and encouraging the Houthis, who hit the presidential palace in Aden. Riyadh airport has been attacked 20 times this month.
- Americas
Teen gunman kills three children and a teacher at Oregon elementary school
A 16-year-old shot dead three children and a teacher at an elementary school in Bend, Oregon, before an armed member of the community killed him, police said.
- Europe
Seven sailors missing after drones hit two tankers off Romania
Drones struck two chemical tankers near Romania's Black Sea coast, leaving seven sailors missing. A NATO source said the drones were of Russian origin.
- Europe
Musk says it is 'time for Zelensky to go'; Ukraine hits Russian refinery
Elon Musk called for Zelensky to step down amid a row over Starlink, as Ukraine struck a Russian refinery and Putin vowed a response to the attacks.
- Middle East
Israeli forces shoot and arrest Palestinian man in West Bank raid
Israeli forces shot and arrested a man in Tammun, while Haaretz reported rubber bullets fired at Palestinian prisoners in 21 incidents since October 2023.
- Middle East
Saudi-led coalition says it downed cruise missile over Madinah region
The Saudi-led coalition said it intercepted a cruise missile over the Madinah region. The Houthis denied launching it and called the claim a lie.
- Cricket
Naseem Shah says his best cricket is still ahead
Back after seven months out with injury, the 23-year-old pacer says maturity has changed his bowling and that he has yet to play his peak cricket.
- Economy
IMF says India will pass Japan as fourth-largest economy in 2027
The IMF projects India's GDP at $4.52 trillion in 2027, ahead of Japan, and warns Gulf economies will not return to their pre-war path soon after the Iran war.
- Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
33 killed as school roof collapses in Peshawar
The roof of a private school in Peshawar's Afridi Abad collapsed on Thursday, killing 32 students and a teacher. The owner was arrested and a probe has begun.
- Middle East
Palestinian farmers fear settler violence as olive harvest begins
With Israel voting on October 27, Palestinian farmers in the occupied West Bank say settler violence is rising as the olive harvest begins, AFP reports.
- Islamabad
EU migration chief calls Pakistan's 50pc Schengen visa refusal rate 'too much'
EU migration chief Magnus Brunner said the bloc must ease legal travel for Pakistanis, as irregular migration from Pakistan to Europe fell by more than half.
- Islamabad
Pakistan and Oman sign six agreements, including visa exemption
Pakistan and Oman exchanged six agreements and MoUs, including a visa waiver for official passports, as PM Shehbaz hosted Omani Foreign Minister Badr Albusaidi.
- Middle East
Israeli settlers torch mosque in occupied West Bank village of Mukhmas
Israeli settlers set fire to a mosque in the occupied West Bank village of Mukhmas, as Colombia opened an embassy in occupied Jerusalem to Palestinian anger.
- Middle East
Two ships sink near Hormuz after projectile strikes
A container ship and a bulk carrier sank near the Strait of Hormuz after being hit, as CNN reported US plans that could use the 'mother of all bombs' on Iran.
- Middle East
Houthi strikes leave Umrah pilgrims anxious; group vows more attacks
Umrah pilgrims in Saudi Arabia are caught up in the Houthi air war as the group vows more strikes on airports and oil sites. Makkah and Madina are not targets.
- World
Nobel laureate Navi Pillay tells Trump his ICC sanctions are unlawful
Nobel laureate Navi Pillay, who led the UN inquiry that found genocide in Gaza, said Trump's sanctions on the ICC were illegal and showed double standards.
- Europe
Ukraine accuses US of helping Russia over Starlink curbs and missile warnings
Ukraine accused Washington of helping Russia by withholding missile warnings and slowing Starlink terminals, as strikes left 600,000 people without power.
