New Zealand Cricket has announced a 14-member squad for the upcoming three-match ODI series against England, marking the much-anticipated return of captain Kane Williamson and talented all-rounder Nathan Smith. Their inclusion strengthens the Blackcaps’ lineup as they prepare for a challenging series starting later this month. Williamson, who missed the ongoing T20I series due to a minor medical concern, is …

Weak consumer confidence has emerged as a growing threat to corporate performance, with a rising number of listed UK companies issuing profit warnings ahead of next month’s autumn Budget. According to a new report from EY, 64 UK-listed firms issued profit warnings in the third quarter of 2025 — and one in five cited deteriorating consumer sentiment as a key …

Advances in artificial intelligence are helping scientists explore the most remote parts of the ocean in Antarctica. Researchers at British Antarctic Survey have harnessed the latest technology to detect “strange creatures” in photos and videos of the seafloor. AI has dramatically accelerated the time to detect animals from several hours to a few seconds per image, and can be used …

His Royal Highness Prince Mohammed bin Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud, Crown Prince, Prime Minister and Chairman of the Board of Directors of RUA AlHaram AlMakki Company, announces the launch of King Salman Gate, a transformative multi-use development in the Holy City of Makkah. Spanning up to 12 million sqm Gross Floor Area adjacent to AlMasjid AlHaram, the project marks …

Powering digital play across the world, QuickTopups enters Pakistan Quick Topups launches in MENAP regionBringing digital play and entertainment to all Karachi, Pakistan, Oct. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Karachi, September 18th, 2025. QuickTopUps.com has officially launched in Pakistan as a one-stop platform for gaming top-ups and digital vouchers. The service arrives at a time when demand for seamless digital entertainment …

ISLAMABAD: Defence Minister Khawaja Asif has said that following recent talks, Pakistan and Afghanistan have reached a consensus on the urgent need to eradicate terrorism. In an interview with Arab News Channel, the Khawaja Asif stated that the core objective of the agreement between the two neighbouring countries is to end terrorism, which has long plagued border regions on both …

An outage affecting web hosting giant Amazon Web Services (AWS) has taken out vast swathes of the web, including websites, banks and some government services. Amazon said on Monday morning that the outage had been “fully mitigated” and that most services are returning to normal after an hours-long stretch during which much of the internet could not load.  The internet …

ISLAMABAD, (UrduPoint / Pakistan Point News – 20th Oct, 2025) Chaudhry Ahmad Jawad, Chief Organizer of the Pakistan business Forum (PBF) commended Prime Minister’s decision to procure wheat of upcoming crop season, calling it a timely and commendable move that would offer critical financial relief to farmers and a much-needed boost to the country’s agricultural sector. While talking to media, …

Supreme Court of Pakistan Islamabad: The Supreme Court of Pakistan witnessed intense exchanges during the hearing on the constitutionality of the 26th Constitutional Amendment. An 8-member larger bench, headed by Justice Amin-ud-Din Khan, questioned the legality and formation of the bench itself as senior lawyer Akram Sheikh argued for the matter to be heard by the full court. Justice Amin-ud-Din …

FDA cleared and U.S. manufactured implant system positions SINTX to enter billion-dollar U.S. market SALT LAKE CITY, Utah, Oct. 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — SINTX Technologies, Inc. (NASDAQ: SINT) (“SINTX” or the “Company”), a leader in advanced ceramics specializing in biomedical applications of silicon nitride (Si₃N₄), today announced U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) 510(k) clearance for the SINAPTIC® Foot …

Bill Atkinson was a computing pioneer who, in the 1980s, effectively made Apple computers usable for everyday people by transforming code into windows, menus, and graphics. But few people know that later in life he was a secret advocate of what’s widely considered the world’s most potent psychedelic: 5-MeO-DMT. The hallucinogen, also called “the God molecule,” is a compound found …

In a shocking incident from Indore, Madhya Pradesh, around two dozen transgender individuals attempted suicide by consuming poison in protest against alleged police beavhour. According to Indian media reports, a viral video shows approximately 24 members of the transgender community drinking a toxic cleaning chemical, reportedly phenyl, after authorities failed to take action against two men accused of sexually assaulting …

A major outage in Amazon Web Services (AWS) has triggered widespread disruptions across the internet, affecting a broad range of popular websites, apps, and digital services worldwide. The incident, centered on the AWS US-EAST-1 region, involved significant error rates for requests to DynamoDB, a key database service used by many web applications. AWS acknowledged the issue on its official status …

The German carrier has cited a doubling of state-imposed costs since 2019 in explaining the move Rising German aviation taxes and fees will force national flag carrier Lufthansa to cut about 100 domestic flights from its forthcoming summer schedule, the company’s chief executive, Carsten Spohr has said. Government-imposed costs for airlines in Germany have roughly doubled over the past six …

England stormed to a commanding 65-run victory over New Zealand in the 2nd T20 International at Hagley Oval, Christchurch, on Monday (October 20), taking a 1-0 lead in the three-match series. A blistering partnership between Phil Salt and Harry Brook powered England to a mammoth total of 236/4, which proved far beyond New Zealand’s reach as they were bundled out …