Lahore Mirror : Middle Eastern oil exports are recovering after months of disruption around the Strait of Hormuz, but shipments remain below pre-war levels and the market still faces high security, transport and supply risks. Oil exports through and around the Strait of Hormuz increased sharply in September after Iran disrupted shipping through the waterway. Kpler data showed an average of about 10 million barrels per day moving through Hormuz during September, while another roughly 6 million barrels per day left Persian Gulf producers through pipelines and ports that bypass the strait. Before the conflict, around 19 million barrels per…
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WASHINGTON (Reuters): U.S. President Donald Trump is set to meet House Speaker Mike Johnson and some of the world’s leading technology executives on Tuesday as Washington faces growing pressure to strengthen oversight of rapidly advancing artificial intelligence. Among those expected at the White House meeting are Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg, Anthropic CEO Dario Amodei, Nvidia CEO Jensen Huang and OpenAI President Greg Brockman, according to people familiar with the planning. The discussions are expected to focus on how the United States can encourage continued AI innovation while addressing concerns about the potential risks posed by increasingly powerful systems. Johnson said…
Ayaz Khan Lohani For thousands of years, farmers in Ethiopia have cultivated a remarkable plant that looks like a banana but behaves very differently. Known as enset, or Ethiopian false banana, the crop has survived droughts, food shortages and climatic uncertainty—and scientists now believe its unusual qualities could make it an important tool in the global fight against hunger. Often described as “the tree against hunger,” enset has been cultivated in Ethiopia for more than 7,000 years. Today, between 18 and 25 million people depend on it to some degree, particularly in southern and southwestern Ethiopia. But the growing scientific…
KARACHI: Sindh Senior Minister for Information, Transport and Mass Transit Sharjeel Inam Memon inaugurated the Mosamiyat Flyover on Sunday, marking another step in the development of Karachi’s Red Line Bus Rapid Transit (BRT) project. The inauguration was attended by Sindh Minister Saeed Ghani and Karachi Deputy Mayor Salman Abdullah Murad. Memon also inspected the Red Line corridor and received a briefing from officials on the progress of the project. However, images from the ceremony showing a red carpet laid along the route of the minister’s vehicles drew attention on social media, with some questioning the use of such arrangements at…
WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump says he expects American negotiators to hold more talks with Iran this week, despite rejecting Tehran’s latest proposal aimed at ending the war. Trump made the comments in a phone interview with Axios on Sunday, one day after he rejected the Iranian proposal presented during indirect talks in New York. The comments suggest that diplomatic efforts remain open despite major differences between Washington and Tehran over the terms of a possible agreement. Qatar and other regional mediators are continuing efforts to bring the two sides closer. Iran and US Remain Far Apart According to Axios,…
BELGRADE: Serbian President Aleksandar Vucic resigned on Sunday, ending his second and final term as president and paving the way for him to seek the post of prime minister in the country’s October 25 parliamentary election. Vucic announced his resignation from the presidential palace in Belgrade. He told supporters that he was stepping down and that he would hand his duties to Parliament Speaker Ana Brnabic. “This is the last evening for me in this building,” Vucic told supporters gathered outside the presidency. He also said he had served Serbia with what he described as honor and honesty. Vucic Moves…
The history of Pakistani cinema is often remembered through its romantic musicals, family dramas and commercially successful stars. But beneath that popular tradition existed another, more socially conscious strand of filmmaking—one that sought to portray poverty, class inequality and the frustrations of ordinary people. At the center of this emerging tradition was filmmaker Khalil Qaiser, whose 1960 film Clerk offered a striking departure from the escapist cinema of its time. More than six decades later, the film remains significant not only for its subject but also for what it represented: an attempt to bring the struggles of the working class…
NAIROBI: The strengthening El Niño climate pattern and a positive Indian Ocean Dipole (IOD) are raising fears of another major humanitarian crisis in the Horn of Africa. The region could once again face extreme weather similar to the conditions that caused severe flooding in late 2023. Millions of people remain at risk because of conflict, displacement, food shortages and rising prices. The latest forecasts suggest that El Niño could become one of the strongest events on record. It may continue through early 2027. The World Meteorological Organization (WMO) expects El Niño to strengthen and reach its peak toward the end…
UJJAIN: Hundreds of Muslims have gathered inside and around the historic Shahi Mosque in Ujjain, Madhya Pradesh, to protest plans to partially demolish the mosque as part of a road-widening project ahead of the 2028 Simhastha Kumbh festival. Protesters say they have maintained a round-the-clock presence at the mosque for nearly two weeks, taking turns in shifts and continuing to offer the five daily prayers there. Tensions reportedly increased after police presence around the mosque was strengthened and Rapid Response Force personnel were deployed. Demolition equipment was also brought to the site, prompting a large number of Muslims to gather…
Luanda: Pakistan has a new name on the international mixed martial arts stage after Manisha Ali won gold at the IMMAF World Cup in Angola, defeating home favourite and two-time world champion Leonela Isabel Blaiye in a dramatic final. Ali’s appearance in the final had already been regarded as one of the tournament’s major upsets. Blaiye entered the bout with greater international experience and a height advantage, and initially appeared to have control of the contest. The Angolan fighter attacked aggressively from the opening bell, landing several powerful punches. Blaiye maintained the pressure through the first round, and the early…
