Energy
Oil prices fall as US-Iran peace efforts ease supply fears
Brent fell on hopes of a US-Iran settlement and talks in Tehran, but Houthi attacks on Saudi Arabia kept crude near six-month highs, Reuters reports.
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Americas
Nobel laureate Machado returns to Venezuela after 10 months in exile
Opposition leader and Nobel Peace Prize winner Maria Corina Machado has returned to Venezuela, though the US-backed transition has largely left her out.
Middle East
Jordan strikes militants in Syria after deadly church attack
Jordan's air force struck groups in Syria it linked to last week's church attack in Karak, hours after three Jordanian suspects were arrested.
Technology
Microsoft offers voluntary buyouts to 60,000 staff
Microsoft is offering voluntary exit packages to about 60,000 employees, roughly a quarter of its workforce, in the US, Canada, India and Britain.
Sindh
Sindh IGP says peace has returned to riverine areas of upper Sindh
Sindh IGP Javed Alam Odho said anti-dacoit operations have largely restored peace in riverine upper Sindh and that sports and other social activities can resume.
Balochistan
Balochistan Assembly disposes of resolution to end sardari system
The speaker disposed of a JI resolution to abolish the sardari system, saying a 1976 law already abolished it, setting off a heated row in the assembly.
Health
Flu cases double at Karachi hospitals as nights turn colder
Flu cases at Karachi's JPMC and Civil Hospital have roughly doubled in a week, doctors say, as night temperatures fall with the seasonal shift towards winter.
Islamabad
National Assembly passes seven bills before quorum collapses again
The National Assembly passed seven bills before quorum was lost on Monday; a Kashmir resolution was put off and ministers' absence drew criticism.
Islamabad
FCC rejects ownership claim over state land held on cultivation lease
The Federal Constitutional Court ruled that a temporary cultivation lease gives no right to title, setting aside a Lahore High Court order on 49 acres in Pakpattan.
Islamabad
Pakistan tells UN the Security Council veto should be abolished
Pakistan told the UN General Assembly the veto should be abolished or severely restricted, and opposed new permanent seats sought by India and others.
Punjab
Maryam Nawaz lets Punjab IGP transfer 15 DPOs and four RPOs
Punjab CM Maryam Nawaz gave the IGP a free hand to transfer 15 district and four regional police officers over poor performance, mainly on crimes against women.
Football
Harry Kane wins Ballon d'Or, first Englishman since 2001
England captain Harry Kane won the Ballon d'Or after scoring 61 goals in 51 games for Bayern, the first Englishman to win since Michael Owen in 2001.
Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
KP declares 4,049 government schools dilapidated after Peshawar collapse
A survey after the Dir Colony school collapse found 4,049 government schools in KP need urgent rebuilding or repair, costing an estimated Rs16.2 billion.