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More than 400,000 Afghans have returned home from Pakistan following crackdown on migrants

ISLAMABAD (AP) — More than 400,000 Afghans returned to their home country following the ongoing crackdown on illegal foreigners in the country, Pakistani authorities said Monday. Zabihullah Mujahid, chief spokesperson of the Taliban-led government in Afghanistan, confirmed the number and told The Associated Press that the majority have been using the border crossings of Torkham and Spin Boldak to return home. An estimated 1.7 million Afghans had been living in Pakistan when authorities announced its nationwide crackdown, saying that anyone without proper documents had to leave the country by October 31 or else get arrested. However, Pakistani officials said the

US political speech far more negative since Donald Trump rise: Study

By Nina LARSON (AFP), November 20, 2023: Polls show most Americans believe political debate has deteriorated since former president Donald Trump entered the political stage. Now, as he is running again, researchers say data proves them right. Using machine learning to sift through nearly a quarter of a billion quotes from politicians extracted from millions of news articles published over more than a decade, Swiss researchers say they have detected a clear trend. In June 2015, the month that Trump launched his first presidential campaign, the data shows “a big jump in negativity, and then negativity stays high”, lead researcher

Andhra Pradesh High Court grants bail to TDP chief Chandrababu Naidu in Skill Development case

Amaravati, Nov 20 (PTI) The Andhra Pradesh High Court on Monday granted regular bail to TDP chief N Chandrababu Naidu in the Skill Development Corporation scam case. The court converted Naidu’s four-week interim medical bail into absolute bail and ordered the former chief minister’s release on regular bail. “The interim bail granted to A37 (Naidu) dated October 31 is made absolute, and the petitioner (Naidu) is ordered to be released on regular bail on the bail bond already furnished by him,” the court said in its order. However, the interim bail conditions such as refraining from making any public comments

Gold ticks higher as dollar slips on Fed pause bets

Nov 20 (Reuters) – Gold prices edged higher on Monday as the dollar extended its slide after recent U.S. economic data boosted bets that the Federal Reserve was done with its rate hike campaign. Spot gold rose 0.1% to $1,981.80 per ounce as of 0537 GMT, after rising 2.2% last week. U.S. gold futures were steady at $1,984.20. “We’ve seen a pretty significant narrative shift over the last week or so in the markets on the Fed policy and when the Fed will cut interest rates first and how aggressively it will be cutting rates,” said Kyle Rodda, a financial

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