18-10-2025 CHICAGO/ LAS VEGAS: A US governor took home $1.4m (£1m) in a gambling windfall last year, a copy of his recent tax filing shows. JB Pritzker is reported to have won the sum while playing blackjack at a casino in Las Vegas while on holiday with his wife and …

18-10-2025 JERUSALEM: Israel’s prime minister has told a memorial for victims of the Hamas-led attack on 7 October 2023 that he is “determined” to secure the return of the dead hostages still in Gaza, and that the country will continue to fight terrorism with “full force”. Benjamin Netanyahu made the …

18-10-2025 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: India has refused drug-makers’ requests to extend a year-end deadline for them to upgrade their manufacturing facilities to international standards, four sources said, amid public anger over the recent deaths of at least 24 children who consumed locally-produced cough syrup. New Delhi had …

18-10-2025 WASHINGTON/ KYIV/ MOSCOW: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky will meet US President Donald Trump in Washington on Friday, as Trump weighs whether to arm Ukraine with Tomahawk missiles capable of striking deep into Russia. Their meeting comes a day after Trump said “great progress” was made during a phone call …

18-10-2025 By SJA Jafri ISLAMABAD/ KABUL: Tensions are mounting between Pakistan and Afghanistan amid reports of a brutal border attack on the former’s troops as a fragile temporary truce between the neighbors, and once allies, has expired. A 48-hour ceasefire between the two sides, which came into effect this week …

18-10-2025 GAZA STRIP: Palestinians in Gaza say they are still desperate for food, water and other necessities of life despite the week-old ceasefire. An Israeli government agency says the opening of the Rafah crossing between Gaza and Egypt for the movement of people will continue to be delayed. United States …

18-10-2025 DHAKA: Police have fired tear gas and used grenades and batons to disperse protesters gathered outside Bangladesh’s national Parliament complex to express dissatisfaction with the interim government’s new political charter. The charter was drafted more than a year after Gen Z demonstrations that led to former Prime Minister Sheikh …

Hyderabad, Oct. 17 (Najaf Ali Shoukat-PMI): In a major breakthrough, the Special Operations Team (SOT), Malkajgiri Zone, along with Ghatkesar Police, busted an interstate drug peddling racket and seized 5.1 kg of Hashish oil worth ₹1.15 crore. The police apprehended a 17-year-old boy from Andhra Pradesh who was transporting the …

Hyderabad, Oct. 17 (Najaf Ali Shoukat-PMI): The newly appointed Commissioner of Police, Hyderabad City, Sri V.C. Sajjanar, IPS, visited the historic Kotwal House at Purani Haveli on Friday and reaffirmed his commitment to strengthening community policing and improving police accessibility for residents of the Old City. During the visit, the …

Hyderabad, 16 Oct(Shoukat-PMI): Domalguda Police have arrested a caretaker in connection with the robbery of gold ornaments from an elderly couple’s residence in Himayath Nagar. Acting on credible information, the police recovered 6.7 tholas of gold, including bangles and a Mangalsutra, along with a mobile phone from the accused. The …