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PESHAWAR, Pakistan (AP) — The closure of border crossings for bilateral trade between Afghanistan and Pakistan extended into a second day after deadly weekend clashes between the countries spiked tensions and hundreds of people were stranded Monday, officials said.The fighting began Saturday night, when Afghan forces struck multiple Pakistani military posts. Afghanistan officials claimed to have killed 58 Pakistani soldiers in response to what they said were repeated violations of Afghan territory and airspace.Pakistan’s military gave lower figures, saying it lost 23 soldiers and killed more than 200 “Taliban and affiliated terrorists” during retaliatory fire along the border. Foreign governments,…

ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar (AP) — Madagascar President Andry Rajoelina was due to make a speech on national television on Monday after an elite military unit turned against the government in an apparent coup in the Indian Ocean nation and called for Rajoelina to step down.Rajoelina’s office said that his speech would be broadcast on state television and radio at 7 p.m. local time (1600 GMT), but didn’t say if the president was still in Madagascar amid reports he had fled following weeks of deadly anti-government protests.Those protests, which were initially led by youth groups, reached a turning point on Saturday when…

WASHINGTON (AP) — A Republican attack on a core provision of the Voting Rights Act that is designed to protect racial minorities comes to the Supreme Court this week, more than a decade after the justices knocked out another pillar of the 60-year-old law.In arguments Wednesday, lawyers for Louisiana and the Trump administration will try to persuade the justices to wipe away the state’s second majority Black congressional district and make it much harder, if not impossible, to take account of race in redistricting.“Race-based redistricting is fundamentally contrary to our Constitution,” Louisiana Attorney General Elizabeth Murrill wrote in the state’s…

Argentina national team coach Lionel Scaloni revealed he will speak to Lionel Messi at the final training session ahead of the friendly match against Puerto Rico on Tuesday night at Chase Stadium before deciding whether the La Albiceleste captain will play.Messi failed to form part of Argentina’s first friendly game of the October FIFA window against Venezuela on October 10, choosing instead to feature for Inter Miami against Atlanta United in Major League Soccer regular-season action on October 11.Editor’s Picks2 RelatedThe team captain recorded two goals and one assist in the 4-0 victory over Atlanta.”I saw Messi play on Saturday.…

Oct 13, 2025, 02:43 AM ETLionel Messi has returned to training with Argentina after being released to play in Inter Miami’s MLS game against Atalanta on Saturday.The 38-year-old was called up by Argentina manager Lionel Scaloni for the country’s matches against Venezuela and Puerto Rico, but the captain was not in the squad for the 1-0 win over Venezuela on Friday at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami with Scaloni revealing he made the decision to leave Messi out of the roster.In a rare set of circumstances, Messi was granted permission by his country to play in Miami’s penultimate MLS match…

U.S. President Donald Trump speaks during a cabinet meeting at the White House, in Washington, D.C., U.S., Oct. 9, 2025. Evelyn Hockstein | Reuters Artificial intelligence (in other words, “OpenAI and the companies in its ecosystem”) has been turbocharging stock markets since ChatGPT was released in 2022.The clearest example of the sustained rally we’ve been enjoying: In recent weeks, the S&P 500 basically hit a record close each time the index rises — even if it’s a miniscule 0.05% tick upwards.That’s not to say investors aren’t worried about a possible AI bubble forming. If you squint a bit, Nvidia’s huge…

Israeli military helicopters wait in preparation to take hostages released by Hamas in Gaza to hospitals in Israel after they arrive in the southern Reim army base on October 13, 2025. Maya Levin | Afp | Getty ImagesBAGHDAD — Palestinian militant group Hamas released the first seven surviving Israeli hostages on Monday, marking the first stage of a ceasefire deal brokered with the help of U.S. President Donald Trump.According to a statement from the Israel Defense Forces, the hostages were handed over to the International Committee of the Red Cross in Gaza.Another transfer involving 13 surviving hostages and 28 additional…

Hamas began releasing living Israeli captives on Monday as part of a deal to end the war on Gaza and facilitate a prisoner exchange. Seven of the 20 Israeli captives held in Gaza were handed over to the International Red Cross at 8:00 AM local time (5:00 AM GMT), and were later transferred to the Israeli military. A further thirteen captives are expected to be released by 10:00 AM local time (7:00 AM GMT). Meanwhile, Israeli authorities have begun preparations for the release of 1,966 Palestinian prisoners as part of the agreement. According to Reuters, the Palestinian detainees have boarded…

A close-up view of the Nexperia plant sign in Newport, Wales on April 1, 2022. Matthew Horwood | Getty Images News | Getty ImagesThe Dutch government has taken control of Nexperia, a Chinese-owned semiconductor maker based in the Netherlands, in an extraordinary move to ensure a sufficient supply of its chips remains available in Europe amid rising global trade tensions.Nexperia, a subsidiary of China’s Wingtech Technology, specializes in the high-volume production of chips used in automotive, consumer electronics and other industries, making it vital for maintaining Europe’s technological supply chains. On Sunday evening, the Dutch Minister of Economic Affairs revealed that…

Oil pumpjacks operate at Daqing Oilfield at sunset on November 18, 2024 in Daqing, Heilongjiang Province of China.Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty ImagesEnergy supermajors are being forced to confront some tough choices in a weaker crude price environment, with generous shareholder payouts expected to come under serious pressure over the coming months.U.S. and European oil majors, including Exxon Mobil, Chevron, Shell and BP, have moved to cut jobs and reduce costs of late, as they look to tighten their belts amid an industry downturn.It reflects a stark change in mood from just a few years ago.In 2022, the…