01-11-2025 ANKARA: Pakistan and Afghanistan have agreed to extend a ceasefire for at least another week during talks in Turkiye, the Turkish Ministry of Foreign Affairs said. The sides plan to meet again at a higher-level gathering in Istanbul on November 6 to finalize how the ceasefire will be implemented, …

01-11-2025 WASHINGTON/ BALTIMORE: The Trump administration is formally announcing a refugee admissions ceiling of just 7,500 people for Fiscal Year 2026, the lowest in US history while primarily using those limited slots for Afrikaners from South Africa. The Presidential Determination, to be published Oct. 31 in the Federal Register, cites …

01-11-2025 PORT-AU-PRINCE/ HAVANA: The scale of devastation left by Hurricane Melissa is becoming clear after the record-setting storm tore through Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba, leaving at least 34 people dead. Although downgraded from a category five to a category two storm, Melissa gathered speed as it swept through the Bahamas …

01-11-2025 KHARTOUM: The leader of Sudan’s paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) has declared an investigation into what he called violations committed by his soldiers during the capture of el-Fasher. The announcement by Gen Mohamed Hamdan Dagalo, known as Hemedti, came after escalating reports of civilian killings following the RSF takeover …

01-11-2025 GYEONGJU: President Donald Trump said Wednesday he had instructed the Defense Department to “immediately” start testing nuclear weapons “on an equal basis” with other nations. “Because of other countries testing programs, I have instructed the Department of War to start testing our Nuclear Weapons on an equal basis,” Trump …

01-11-2025 Bureau Report NEW DELHI: Indian companies have received licences for importing rare earth magnets from China, India’s foreign ministry said on Thursday, signaling some easing in Beijing’s export control. Rare earths, a group of 17 elements that play a crucial role in cars, planes and weapons, have become one …

01-11-2025 ANKARA: Turkiye’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has criticized Germany over what he called its ignorance of Israel’s “genocide” and attacks on Gaza. At a joint news conference with German Chancellor Friedrich Merz in Ankara on Thursday, Erdogan noted Israel’s access to nuclear and other weapons, saying it was using …

Hyderabad, Oct.31 (PMI): Dr. B.R. Ambedkar Open University (BRAOU) today observed the **“Anti-Corruption Integrity Pledge”** as part of the **Vigilance Awareness Week** being held from **October 27 to November 2, 2025, at its campus. All university employees took an oath affirming their commitment to uphold integrity and combat corruption in …

Hyderabad, Oct.31 (PMI): Congress MLA P Sudarshan Reddy, who represents Bodhan Assembly constituency in Nizamabad district, has been appointed as an Advisor to the Telangana Government (Implementation of all flagship welfare and developmental schemes), with the rank and status of a Cabinet Minister. On Friday, Chief Secretary K. Ramakrishna Rao …

SP Kantilal Lal Patil, IPS, and ASP Chittaranjan IPS Lead by Example in Community Service Initiative Asifabad,(Shoukat-PMI) As part of Police Martyrs’ Memorial Week, the Komaram Bheem Asifabad District Police organized a blood donation camp at the District Police Office to honour the sacrifices of police personnel and promote community …