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April 8, 2026 70 visible stories Cyber & Technology

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April 8, 2026

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Barrister Salman Safdar meets Imran at Adiala jail, says PTI founder’s ‘eye complication continues’
Dawn • 1m ago

Barrister Salman Safdar meets Imran at Adiala jail, says PTI founder’s ‘eye complication continues’

ISLAMABAD: Barrister Salman Safdar on Thursday met PTI founder Imran Khan at Adiala jail, a day after the Islamabad High Court (IHC) directed authorities to arrange the meeting. However, the lawyer departed from the prem...

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Pakistan Pakistan
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Applied Digital beats quarterly revenue estimates on surging AI infrastructure demand
Channel NewsAsia • 1m ago

Applied Digital beats quarterly revenue estimates on surging AI infrastructure demand

Channel NewsAsia is tracking Diplomacy & Power developments tied to Applied Digital beats quarterly revenue estimates on surging AI infrastructure demand.

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Southeast Asia Business
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Uganda man says he killed 4 children as human sacrifices in bid to get wealthy
SCMP Asia • 1m ago

Uganda man says he killed 4 children as human sacrifices in bid to get wealthy

A man has admitted stabbing four children to death at a kindergarten in Uganda, saying he believed killing them as human sacrifices would make him wealthy, prosecutors said on Wednesday. The defendant, Christopher Okello...

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Pakistan And Afghanistan Agreed To Avoid Escalation: China
NDTV World • 1m ago

Pakistan And Afghanistan Agreed To Avoid Escalation: China

Representatives from China, Afghanistan and Pakistan held a week of informal meetings in Xinjiang, said the Chinese foreign ministry spokeswoman.

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India
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‘Ketamine Queen’ gets 15 years in jail for selling Matthew Perry the drugs that killed him
SCMP Asia • 1m ago

‘Ketamine Queen’ gets 15 years in jail for selling Matthew Perry the drugs that killed him

A federal judge on Wednesday handed down a sentence of 15 years in prison to a woman who pleaded guilty to selling Friends star Matthew Perry the ketamine that killed him in 2023. US District Judge Sherilyn Peace Garnett...

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'Ketamine Queen' Jailed For 15 Years For Selling Drugs To Matthew Perry
NDTV World • 1m ago

'Ketamine Queen' Jailed For 15 Years For Selling Drugs To Matthew Perry

Jasveen Sangha, 42, was one of five people charged over the death of the beloved Canadian-American actor.

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India
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BBC World

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BBC Asia

Regional desk

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Asia 3 items

Live

Lean Left -1

Al Jazeera English

International broadcaster

Live
Global 3 items

Live

Lean Left -2

The Guardian World

Newspaper

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The New York Times World

Newspaper

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Global 3 items

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NPR World

Public radio

Live
US 3 items

Live

Lean Left -2

CNN World

Cable network

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Global 3 items

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Lean Left -2

Fox News World

Cable network

Live
US 3 items

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Right +3

New York Post World

Tabloid

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US 3 items

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Right +4

The Diplomat

Asia-Pacific magazine

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Asia-Pacific 3 items

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Lean Left -1

SCMP Asia

Metropolitan daily

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Asia 3 items

Live

Lean Right +1

The Japan Times

National daily

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Japan 3 items

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Center 0

The Straits Times Asia

Regional newspaper

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Southeast Asia 3 items

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Center 0

Channel NewsAsia

Regional broadcaster

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Southeast Asia 3 items

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Dawn

National daily

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Pakistan 3 items

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The Hindu International

National daily

Live
India 3 items

Live

Lean Left -1

Times of India World

National daily

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India 3 items

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NDTV World

Broadcaster

Live
India 3 items

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Lean Left -1

Rappler

Digital newsroom

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Philippines 3 items

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Lean Left -1

China Daily World

State-backed daily

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China 3 items

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Lean Right +2

Radio Free Asia

Public-interest broadcaster

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Asia 3 items

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Lean Right +1

France 24 Asia-Pacific

Public broadcaster

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Asia-Pacific 3 items

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Center 0

Nikkei Asia

Business daily

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Asia 0 items

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Lean Right +1

The Korea Herald

National daily

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Taiwan News

Digital daily

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Deutsche Welle Asia

Public broadcaster

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Asia 0 items

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Lean Left -1

Reuters World

Wire service

Retrying
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Reuters Business

Wire service

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The Jakarta Post

National daily

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Euronews World

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