| Afghanistan | |
| 1. | Afghanistan won’t allow its soil to be used against Pakistan, vows Taliban govt diplomat https://www.geo.tv/latest/571578-afghanistan-wont-allow-its-soil-to-be-used-against-pakistan-vows-taliban-diplomat |
| 2. | Third Round of Qosh Tepa Canal Negotiations to be Held in Tashkent https://tolonews.com/afghanistan-191417 |
| 3. | Afghan diplomat denies harbouring militants, calls for open trade borders with Pakistan https://tribune.com.pk/story/2506074/afghan-diplomat-denies-harbouring-militants-calls-for-open-trade-borders-with-pakistan |
| 4. | UNAMA shares Afghan business leaders’ concerns with Pakistan https://pajhwok.com/2024/10/29/unama-shares-afghan-business-leaders-concerns-with-pakistan/ |
| 5. | Afghanistan’s morality ministry spreads ‘living things’ images ban https://www.dawn.com/news/1868353 |
| 6. | Afghanistan launches anti-polio campaign targeting 6.2 mln children
https://english.news.cn/20241030/6af637686d224554b8308bf36c5c8600/c.html |
| 7. | Afghan Taliban Spokesman Mullah Zabihullah Mujahid Praises Qatar’s Mediation With Italy: ‘Qatar Is The First Country That Has Cooperated A Lot In Afghanistan’s Negotiations And Freedom’ https://www.memri.org/jttm/afghan-taliban-spokesman-mullah-zabihullah-mujahid-praises-qatars-mediation-italy-qatar-first |
| 8. | Clashes with militants in northwest Pakistan kill 14 security force members https://www.voanews.com/a/clashes-with-militants-in-northwest-pakistan-kill-14-security-force-members-/7838931.html |
| Middle East | |
| 9. | Harris says there must be de-escalation in Middle East https://www.cbsnews.com/video/harris-says-there-must-be-de-escalation-in-middle-east/ |
| 10. | Middle East at ‘most dangerous juncture’, UN official says |
| 11. | Saudi Arabia starts work on massive gold ‘Kaaba’ style structure despite criticism https://www.newarab.com/news/saudi-arabia-starts-work-huge-gold-kaaba-style-structure |
| 12. | The New Battle for the Middle East https://www.foreignaffairs.com/middle-east/new-battle-saudi-arabia-iran-sadjadpour |
| 13. | Israel’s strikes on Iran broke a 40-year taboo. Tehran faces tough choices about what to do next https://edition.cnn.com/2024/10/29/middleeast/israels-strikes-on-iran-shattered-a-forty-year-taboo-mime-intl/index.html |
| 14. | Turkey strikes Iraq, Syria after attack on defence company near Ankara https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2024/10/24/turkey-strikes-iraq-syria-after-attack-on-defence-company-near-ankara |
| 15. | UAE president receives Russian security council secretary https://www.arabnews.pk/node/2577268/middle-east |
| 16. | PM Shehbaz to embark on 2-day visit to Saudi Arabia for Future Investment Initiative |
| Africa | |
| 17. | Pakistan’s Edtech Knowledge Platform Merges With Kenya’s Eneza Education |
| 18. | Countering Terrorism: Pakistan, South Africa Joint Military Exercise Iqbal-I In Cherat |
| 19. | Somalia expels Ethiopian diplomat
https://www.voanews.com/a/somalia-expels-ethiopian-diplomat-/7843888.html |
| 20. | Conflict condemns Sudan to huge displacement, rampant sexual violence: UN |
| 21. | Chagos Islands: UK’s last African colony returned to Mauritius |
| 22. | Africa’s Youngest Elected Leader Wants a New World Order
https://www.nytimes.com/2024/09/25/world/africa/president-senegal-bassirou-diomaye-faye.html |
| 23. | Boat carrying Egyptian migrants to Europe capsizes off Libyan coast, killing 12 |
