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UNITED NATIONS :  Pakistan has voiced concern over the strategic use of information manipulation by occupying powers to obscure realities, justify repression, and delegitimize struggles for self-determination, and called for combating this drift. “Through internet shutdowns, restrictive media laws, and digital surveillance, these powers seek to silence dissent and manufacture a false narrative of stability,” Pakistani delegate Amanat Ali told the UN General Assembly’s Fourth Committee, which deals with special political and decolonization matters. Speaking in a debate on ‘Questions relating to Information” he said that this systemic information repression conceals human rights violations and is antithetical to international law…

ISLAMABAD : Kashmiris on both sides of the Line of Control and the world over are observing the Jammu Martyrs’ Day today (Thursday) to reaffirm the resolve to continue the martyrs’ mission till the realization of their inalienable right to self-determination. According to Kashmir Media Service, the forces of Dogra Maharaja Hari Singh, Indian Army and Hindutva RSS fanatics in different parts of Jammu region had martyred hundreds of thousands of Kashmiris while they were migrating to Pakistan during the first week of November in 1947. On the other hand, posters have appeared in different areas of Indian illegally occupied…

The launch ceremony for the “Big Market for All: Export to China” series of events was held in Shanghai on Tuesday before the opening of the eighth China International Import Expo (CIIE). The events will showcase China’s pragmatic steps to actively expand its opening up and promote balanced development in imports and exports, Chinese Commerce Minister Wang Wentao said at the ceremony. Noting the Commerce Ministry will host 10 themed events in the series to build diversified channels to allow more goods to “enter China,” Wang added that the events will highlight China’s innovative move to share the opportunities of…

The Global South Media Partners Mechanism Inauguration Meeting and the 13th Global Video Media Forum kicked off on Thursday in Xi’an, northwest China’s Shaanxi Province.

Chinese Premier Li Qiang on Wednesday delivered a keynote speech at the opening ceremony of the eighth China International Import Expo (CIIE) and the Hongqiao International Economic Forum. Here are the key takeaways from Li’s speech. CIIE underscores China’s vast market appeal Li said the CIIE is an “estuary” through which the world economy flows into China’s economy, and it is also an important bridge linking China and the world. This year, the number of exhibitors at the CIIE hit a new record again, fully demonstrating the vitality and dynamism of China’s super-sized market, the premier said. Li outlines principles…

Chinese President Xi Jinping exchanged congratulations with Samoan Head of State Afioga Tuimalealiifano Vaaletoa Sualauvi II over the 50th anniversary of ties on Thursday.

US President Donald Trump has revised the number of planes shot down during the Pakistan-India clash in May this year, stating that the tally of the downed jets is “eight essentially”. Earlier this year, Pakistan and Indian engaged in a military showdown, the worst between the old foes in decades, which was sparked by a terrorist attack on tourists in IIOJK’s Pahalgam area, which New Delhi alleged was backed by Pakistan. Islamabad denied involvement in the Pahalgam attack, which killed 26 men and offered to participate in a neutral probe into the deadly incident. During the clashes, Pakistan downed seven…

CAIRO/OCCUPIED JERUSALEM: Israel received the remains of another hostage from Gaza on Wednesday, the prime minister’s office said, after Hamas’ armed wing transferred a body found near Gaza City to the Red Cross. Israel’s forensics authority will confirm the identity of the remains, the office said. If proven to belong to a hostage, there would be six remaining deceased hostages in Gaza. Separately, the Israeli military said it had killed two Palestinians in Gaza, saying they approached an Israeli-controlled area in a “threatening” way. Gaza health authorities said Israeli fire also killed a Palestinian collecting firewood in central Gaza. The Israeli…

CEBU: The death toll in the Philippines from Typhoon Kalmaegi rose to 114 with another 127 people still missing, the disaster agency said on Thursday, as the storm that devastated the country’s central regions regained strength as it headed towards Vietnam. In Vietnam’s Gia Lai province, some 350,000 people were expected to have been evacuated by the middle of the day as authorities warned of heavy rains and damaging winds that could cause flooding in low-lying areas and disrupt agricultural activity. In the Philippines’ hardest-hit province of Cebu, the scale of the destruction became clearer as floodwaters receded to reveal flattened homes,…

HONG KONG/WASHINGTON: US President Donald Trump appealed directly to China’s Xi Jinping to free jailed Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai when the two leaders met in South Korea last week, according to three people briefed on the talks and a U.S. administration official. Trump did not discuss a specific deal to free Lai but spoke more broadly about concerns surrounding the 77-year-old publishing mogul’s health and well-being after his lengthy trial on national security charges, one of the people said. Trump spent less than five minutes discussing the issue, the person added. “President Trump brought up Jimmy Lai’s case, just as he said…