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British author Jeffrey Archer, one of the world's best-known storytellers, has died at the age of 86. His publisher HarperCollins said he died "suddenly and peacefully" at his home on Monday, between writing sessions. Archer's death comes just as his final novel, "Adam and Eve", is set to be published. He had been due to appear at the Cheltenham Literary Festival this week to discuss the book, which he had described as his final novel after 50 years of storytelling. His editor Kate Elton paid tribute to the author, describing him as a "master storyteller and an editor's dream". A…

Riyadh: Pakistan, Saudi Arabia and Turkiye have agreed to take measures for the rapid deployment of military forces in Saudi Arabia amid escalating tensions involving the kingdom and Yemen's Houthis, according to a media report. The Strategic Political and Defence Committee (SPDC) of the trilateral Mecca Defence Alliance held an emergency meeting in Riyadh on Monday to discuss security developments and threats facing Saudi Arabia, Dawn reported, citing Pakistan's Foreign Office. The three countries had signed a trilateral defence agreement in August. The pact establishes a framework for collective deterrence and states that an armed attack against any one of the…

flydubai flight co-pilot who wanted to crash the aircraft in Israel will likely face death penalty, according to a report by New York Post. The co-pilot was identified as 29-year-old Hamam al-Hammami, who is an Omani national. al-Hammami has told investigators he wanted to hijack the flight FZ1073 that was travelling to Tel Aviv from Dubai. He said he wanted to crash the flight at the Ben Gurion airport or at least target one of its tower blocks in Tel Aviv. "I tried to get hired by all the airlines," he said, as cited by New York Post. "I checked…

New Delhi: A British Airflight that was travelling to Chicago from London descended to 9,000 feet on Monday, declaring an emergency over Ireland. The flight, which was at 37,000 feet, had reportedly made a sudden descent of roughly 28,000 feet after which it was diverted back to London. The British Airways Flight BA295 was operating from London Heathrow to Chicago O'Hare, but it squawked 7700, according to live flight tracker Flightradar24. It is not clear what forced the aircraft to make the significant descent and authorities are yet to issue a statement. More to follow... Read all the Breaking News Live…

A boat collision on Congo River has claimed the lives of at least 30 people and left dozens missing, said Congo's local authorities on Monday. The incident happened on Sunday when two motorised wooden boats crashed into each other near the Ngombe-Lukolela area in the province of Equateur. One of the boats was travelling to Congo's capital Kinshasa from Ubangi in the northwest region of the country. Meanwhile, the other boat was travelling to Lukolela from Kinshasa when the incident happened. It is not clear what led to the collision, but officials said a search operation remains underway to find…