Ex-Pakistan PM Imran Khan shot and wounded at rally
- Former Pakistani Prime Minister Imran Khan has been shot and lightly wounded in the leg, in an attack on his protest march in the country’s east.
- One of Khan’s supporters was killed in the shooting in Wazirabad, officials say. Severa
Pakistani government sets up committee to negotiate with Khan: Analyst
The Pakistani government has formed a committee to negotiate with Khan following the shooting incident, Pakistan affairs expert Shiraz Paracha told Al Jazeera, but the PTI leader has yet to agree to talks.
“The first step now is a dialogue between the government and the opposition – which is Imran Khan,” Paracha said. “That’s the only way forward.”
Canada orders China to divest from country’s mining companies
Move comes after ‘multi-step’ review by Canada’s national security and intelligence agencies
Leyland Cecco in Toronto
Canada has ordered China to immediately sell its holdings in three Canadian mining companies, as the need for investments in the extraction of critical minerals clashes with growing concerns over national security.
On Wednesday Canada’s industry minister, François-Philippe Champagne, said three Chinese companies would be required to divest from junior mining companies.
“While Canada continues to welcome foreign direct investment, we will act decisively when investments threaten our national security and our critical minerals supply chains, both at home and abroad,” Champagne said in a written statement.
Iran: Clashes near Tehran amid outrage over killed protester
Several police officers were reportedly injured or killed amid clashes with demonstrators near the capital. The protesters are mourning the death of Hadis Najafi, another young woman who died earlier in the unrest.
Iranians took to the streets in a town near the capital, Tehran, on Thursday amid anger over the death of Hadis Najafi, a young woman who was killed earlier in the demonstrations.
What do we know so far?
The demonstrators convened in Karaj, 40 days after 22-year-old Najafi was reportedly killed by security forces on September 21. The 40-day mourning period has strong significance in Shiite Islam, the majority religion of the Iranian population.
Crowds of people gathered at Najafi's burial site and chanted anti-government slogans.
Exploding, low-tech boats churn up Russia’s Black Sea interests and standing
Small, kayak-shaped boats fitted with cameras, tracking devices and jet-ski motors were employed to attack Russia’s Black Sea Fleet in the annexed Crimean port of Sevastopol over the weekend. It led to Moscow’s withdrawal from a landmark grain shipment deal, followed by a humiliating re-entry in a dramatic display of low-tech ingenuity, scuttling Russian naval might.
The mother of all metaphorical storms hit Russia’s operations in the Black Sea over the past few days, with giant waves thrashing Moscow’s military and economic interests, smashing its bargaining chips, and undermining its diplomatic standing on the world stage.
Much of the latest damage can be traced to little kayak-shaped boats that appear to be a DIY assemblage of easily available gear, strung together and operated in the Black Sea with David-meets-Goliath flair.
In newly liberated villages, Ukrainian investigators uncover horrific claims of Russian sexual violence
Day after day, in town after town, a police officer and prosecutor go door to door in Ukraine’s Kherson region.
Treading muddy streets, past homes damaged by artillery strikes, they look for those left behind. The two men form a specialist unit that’s traveled from the capital, Kyiv.
A mother and daughter come out to their yard. “We are looking for sexual crimes,” the prosecutor, Oleksandr Kleshchenko, says.
Until early October, this area of the country was occupied by Russian troops. Burnt-out cars litter the fields. The letter ‘Z’ – a symbol used by Russian forces – marks the walls.
Can the US live in Xi Jinping's world?
Ten days ago Xi Jinping walked out in front of the world's media - depleted somewhat by his government's growing intolerance of foreign reporters - as the most powerful Chinese leader in decades.
A tradition that limited his recent predecessors to two terms had been broken. And third term in hand, he had cemented his power over China, perhaps indefinitely.
But even as Mr Xi's grip tightens at home, on the international stage the situation has rarely looked more unsettled.
The more the Communist Party leader has reinforced China's authoritarian model, the more he has challenged a defining assumption of our age of globalisation - as China got richer, it would become freer.
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