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Apple CEO John Ternus unveiled the company’s first touchscreen MacBooks on Wednesday, abandoning a long-held aversion to the technology as it caps a burst of product launches ahead of the holiday shopping season. On stage at an Apple event in Los Angeles, Ternus showed a MacBook Pro ​model with an organic light-emitting diode (OLED) display, playing up the display’s contrast, sharpness and brightness in front of an audience of content creators and ‌creative professionals. He also said the company would return to a glowing logo on the back of the laptops. “Look, we love the Mac, and it’s the reason…

Nine people were killed when an oxygen cylinder reportedly burst inside an ambulance in the village of Dano Dhandhal, Nagarparkar, Tharparkar district, Sindh, as patients were being transported to Mithi Hospital. Five others, including women and a newborn baby, sustained severe injuries and are receiving medical treatment. According to initial reports, the explosion occurred while a newborn and other patients were being transferred from Dano Dhandhal Hospital to Mithi. The blast triggered a fire that claimed nine lives, including those of hospital staff and local residents who were present near the ambulance. According to hospital officials, the cylinder exploded inside…

HAFIZABAD: The death toll from a passenger bus crash in Hafizabad rose to five on Thursday, while more than 27 injured people were taken to hospital, Rescue 1122 said. The bus was travelling from Raiwind to Chiniot when it plunged into the drain near a flyover. Rescue officials said the accident appeared to have occurred because of overspeeding. Rescue teams reached the scene and began operations to recover passengers and assist the injured. More than 27 injured people were subsequently shifted to hospital for treatment. Further details about the victims and the condition of those hurt were not immediately available. Earlier…

Qatari mediators have presented Iran with a new draft deal to end the war with the US and Israel, an official briefed on the negotiations said, but a senior Iranian official said Doha had only put forward unacceptable ideas that did not amount to an offer. The official briefed on the negotiations, who is not from Iran, said a new draft peace proposal for the eight-month-old conflict was presented on Sunday and was being considered by Tehran, with a response expected by the end of the week. Qatar, along with Pakistan, has led mediation to end the war, which has…

Australia expect Steve Smith to be fit for the first home Test against ​New Zealand in Perth in December ‌after scans cleared the veteran batter of serious neck damage. The 37-year-old was ruled out of the third ​and deciding Test against South Africa ​in Cape Town after battling a sore ⁠neck for a number of days. Scans ​confirmed an injury to a cervical facet joint, ​which helps stabilise movement in the neck. “Steve will continue to receive treatment and rehabilitation, with a full ​return to availability anticipated for the upcoming ​home Test series against New Zealand,” Cricket Australia said ‌in…

TEHRAN: Iran on Wednesday warned of a devastating economic impact from any new Israeli-led attack, as the votes were counted in an Israeli election that could determine the future of the regional war. Under Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, who has vowed to topple Iran’s government, the two countries have directly fought a war for the first time in their history after decades of enmity. Tuesday’s pivotal election gave Israelis a chance to offer a verdict on Netanyahu’s right-wing government, amid mounting US and Israeli threats of renewed attacks against Iran following their launch of the war in February. “Devastating…

Chinese industrial e-commerce firm Beijing United Information Technology (IBI) has signed a memorandum of understanding with Pakistan’s Sindh province to pursue public-private partnerships in safe-city projects, green data centres and digital services, the company. The agreement was signed on 15 October on the sidelines of the Sindh Investment Conference in Shanghai. It covers the digitalisation of enterprises, factories, industrial parks and ports in the province, IBI said. Sindh, home to Karachi, accounts for more than 27 per cent of Pakistan’s economy, according to Chief Minister Syed Murad Ali Shah. The provincial government used the conference to seek investment in energy,…

Pakistan’s engagement in international policy discussions is important as the Global South seeks a greater role in shaping global governance, Khalid Taimur Akram, Executive Director of the Pakistan Research Center for a Community with Shared Future (PRCCSF), highlighted following his participation in the Global Governance Forum (Xiong’an) 2026 in China. In an interview with Gwadar Pro, Akram discussed the significance of the forum, held from October 23 to 25 in Xiong’an New Area, Hebei Province, which brought together government officials, scholars, business leaders, diplomats and representatives of international organizations to discuss global governance reform and international cooperation. Chinese Foreign Minister…

Real Madrid has formally apologized to the Chinese people over controversial remarks by its player Kylian Mbappe, sending a letter to China Media Group (CMG) through La Liga on Wednesday, CMG reported. In the letter, the Spanish football club expressed deep respect for China, its history, culture and people, as well as the millions of Chinese fans who support the club. It also included Mbappe’s earlier public apology, in which the player expressed regret over his remarks and reaffirmed his respect for the Chinese people. Real Madrid reiterated its commitment to respect, coexistence and understanding among different cultures, saying it…

Former Chinese Vice Premier and State Councilor Liu Yandong passed away due to illness at the age of 81 in Beijing at 2:53 p.m. Wednesday. Liu also served as a member of the Political Bureau of the 17th and 18th Central Committees of the Communist Party of China (CPC) and a vice chairperson of the 10th National Committee of the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference. Liu was “an excellent Party member, a time-tested and loyal communist fighter, and an outstanding leader in the CPC’s united front work and in the fields of education, science and technology, health, and children and…