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Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar announced that India will upgrade its technical mission in Afghanistan to a full-fledged embassy during the six-day visit by his Afghan counterpart, Amir Khan Muttaqi. The announcement came a day after Pakistan bombed several alleged Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP), also known as the Pakistani Taliban, targets in Afghanistan. The TTP is a designated terrorist group whose surge in attacks over the past three years is the most intense in a decade. Some observers were surprised by Muttaqi’s visit to Delhi and the formal resumption of bilateral ties, given that he represents a fundamentalist Islamist dictatorship once accused of aiding the…

Israelis on Monday celebrated the return of the last surviving hostages from Gaza — a defining exchange in the fragile ceasefire that has paused two years of war between Israel and Hamas.As Palestinians awaited prisoner releases, world leaders including U.S. President Donald Trump were arriving in the Middle East to discuss postwar plans while aid was expected to flow into famine-stricken Gaza.This is a photo gallery curated by AP photo editors. Family and friends of Israeli hostage Bar Kupershtein celebrate as they await the release of Kupershtein and other hostages from Hamas captivity in Gaza, in Holon, Israel, Monday, Oct.…

Nanostockk | Istock | Getty ImagesArtificial intelligence is reshaping workplaces — and increasingly finding its way into the hands of many teens and children.From helping with homework to chatting with AI “friends,” tools such as ChatGPT have free versions online that are easy for young users to access. These AI chatbots, built on large language models (LLM), generate human-like responses that have sparked concern among parents, educators and researchers.A 2024 survey by Pew Research Center found that 26% of U.S. teens aged 13 to 17 say they have used ChatGPT for their schoolwork — double the rate from a year…

KYIV, Ukraine (AP) — Each morning at 9 o’clock, Kyiv stops for a minute.Traffic lights turn red, and the steady beat of a metronome on loudspeakers signals 60 seconds of reflection. Cars idle in the middle of the street as drivers step out and stand with heads bowed.Across Ukraine — in cafes, gyms, schools, on television and even on the front lines — people pause to remember those killed in Russia’s full-scale invasion.Near a growing outdoor memorial at Kyiv’s Maidan Square, four friends gathered with cardboard signs that read, “Stop. Honor.” Around them, flags, photos and candles for fallen service…

PARIS (AP) — Former French President Nicolas Sarkozy is set to learn Monday when and where he will serve time in prison for criminal conspiracy for a scheme to use funds from Libya to finance his winning 2007 campaign.The first ex-president in modern French history to be imprisoned, Sarkozy maintains his innocence and has protested the decision to put him behind bars pending his appeal.Sarkozy, 70, is to appear Monday at the National Financial Prosecutor’s office, which will set a date and location for his incarceration.While long retired from active politics, Sarkozy remains an influential figure in conservative circles. He…

STOCKHOLM (AP) — The final Nobel of this year’s prize season is being announced Monday morning when organizers reveal the winner or winners of the Nobel memorial prize in economics.Last year’s award went to three economists — Daron Acemoglu, Simon Johnson and James A. Robinson — who studied why some countries are rich and others poor and have documented that freer, open societies are more likely to prosper.The economics prize is formally known as the Bank of Sweden Prize in Economic Sciences in Memory of Alfred Nobel. The central bank established it in 1968 as a memorial to Nobel, the…

US President Donald Trump announces a deal to lower drug prices with drug maker AstraZeneca as Medicare & Medicaid Services Administrator Mehmet Oz listens at the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, DC, on Oct. 10, 2025. Saul Loeb | AFP | Getty Images 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…

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia (AP) — Among the whimpering of rescued dogs, a soft whistle cuts through. It’s Feven Melese, a young woman hoping to support thousands of abandoned dogs on the streets of the Ethiopian capital, Addis Ababa.The 29-year-old music degree graduate has put up a rare shelter on the outskirts of the city, where she provides food and a place to stay for 40 dogs, while feeding about 700 others every week on the streets.Melese said she has found new homes for more than 300 dogs in the past two years. Together with fellow young animal rights activists, they…

The top stories and transfer rumours from Monday’s newspapers…THE TIMES The England goalkeeper Jordan Pickford is set to sign a new contract at Everton before their return to Premier League action next weekend against Manchester City. THE SUNSteve Parish is prepared to dig his heels in to keep “extraordinary talent” Adam Wharton at Crystal Palace. But the Eagles co-owner and chairman accepts he faces a difficult challenge to do that as the 21-year-old midfielder wants to play Champions League football in the next few years. Please use Chrome browser for a more accessible video player The Sunday Supplement panel discuss…

Traders work on the floor at the New York Stock Exchange in New York City, U.S., Sept. 11, 2025. Brendan McDermid | ReutersU.S. stock futures rose Sunday night, rebounding from Friday’s sell-off after President Donald Trump said trade relations with China “will all be fine.”Dow Jones Industrial Average futures rose by 358 points, or 0.8%. S&P 500 futures and Nasdaq-100 futures climbed 1% and 1.2%, respectively.Those moves come after Trump’s Truth Social post on Sunday suggested to investors the president may not follow through on his threat to post a “massive increase of tariffs” on China. That comment on Friday…