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Chaos in Lahore as anti-Israel protest turns violent; 4 killed in far-Right TLP’s clash with cops

Defence Minister Khawaja Asif called TLP protest 'insult to religion’. Clashes occurred even as Pakistan PM Sharif is in Egypt to attend signing of Trump-brokered Gaza peace plan.

Scrolling through the tea leaves & how not to dress to impress

The best cartoons of the day, chosen by the editors at ThePrint.

Trump gives Hamas green light for internal security operations in Gaza

US President Donald Trump said that Hamas aims to stop lawlessness and looting and prevent a security vacuum following the Gaza ceasefire Friday.

Keir Starmer declares UK to provide $27 million in latest aid package for Gaza

Britain said this financial year it had given 74 million pounds in humanitarian support to Palestine, which it formally recognised as a state last month.

Nepali student Bipin Joshi is also Hamas hostage. Friends & family don’t know if he’s alive

When the conflict is narrated, it is the Israelis and Palestinians who fill the frame, while the forgotten foreigners—like Bipin Joshi—are left on the margins.

Israeli forces pull back from some parts of Gaza as ceasefire takes effect

Thousands marched north along Gaza’s coastal road toward Gaza City, just days after it was hit in one of Israel’s largest offensives of the war.

Good progress achieved in trade negotiations, says Modi after his second call with Trump in a month

This is 2nd call between 2 leaders within month; they had not spoken between June & September. Earlier this week, Senate confirmed Sergio Gor as new Ambassador to India.

Israel, Hamas exchange hostage, prisoner list during Gaza ceasefire talks in Egypt

Sharm el-Sheikh: Hamas said on Wednesday it had exchanged a list of the names of Israeli hostages and Palestinian prisoners to be released under...

On 2nd war anniversary, Hamas says ready to reach Gaza deal

Hamas said it was ready to end the Gaza war based on US President Donald Trump's plan but it still needed a 'guarantee' to end the war & ensure 'it is not repeated.'

Italian PM Giorgia Meloni accused of ‘complicity’ in Gaza genocide, reported to ICC

Speaking to Italian broadcaster RAI, Meloni said she was 'amazed' by the accusations, & that 2 other ministers had also been denounced.

On Camera

Bhajan raves, caste jokes, Kundli-matching—young India is scrolling back to conservatism

These were the battles we thought we’d already fought. The slow recognition that caste is a plague upon Indian society. The hard-won right to choose your own partner.

India’s merchandise exports to US rising month-on-month despite Trump tariffs, govt data shows

November exports to the US saw 10% growth from the previous month. Overall, in the first 8 months this fiscal, the merchandise exports to the US touched has touched $59bn.

US clears $686-mn package to breathe fresh life into Pakistani F-16s

Of the total package, $649 million will be utilised for additional hardware, software, and support services, and the remaining for Major Defence Equipment (MDE).

India’s top airline just handed sarkar the keys. That’s IndiGo’s real ‘crime’

Don’t blame misfortune. This is colossal incompetence and insensitivity. So bad, heads would have rolled even in the old PSU-era Indian Airlines and Air India.