Nov. 9 — China’s foreign ministry said a Pakistani astronaut will fly as a payload specialist on the Shenzhou-24 mission, conduct a short-duration in-orbit stay and return aboard Shenzhou-23. Beijing called the mission the first joint flight between Chinese and foreign astronauts and the first visit by a foreign national to the Chinese space station, describing it as a milestone in China–Pakistan ties as the two mark their 75th diplomatic anniversary and saying it will deepen space and broader c

NZD/USD traded firmer in Asian hours as markets await the outcome of Saturday's tight New Zealand general election. ITC Markets senior FX strategist Sean Callow says traders are pricing a centre-right National Party win with support from smaller parties. If Labour loses, the RBNZ's policy remit would not be expanded to include "full employment"; a National government is expected to retain a policy framework focused solely on an "inf target".

巴基斯坦總理夏巴茲·謝里夫11月9日表示，強烈譴責以色列持續阻礙向加沙提供基本人道援助，並指責相關行動違反停火協議和國際法。他特別提到，加沙流離失所者營地遭遇嚴重洪水，兒童被困在被淹沒的帳篷中，面臨飢餓和嚴寒。此前，加沙地帶遭遇本季首場冬季風暴，加沙政府媒體辦公室稱，12小時內約7萬頂帳篷被洪水淹沒，加沙民防部門接到約1500起求助電話，部分家庭失去臨時住所和基本生活物資。謝里夫已指示巴基斯坦外交部，通過一切可能渠道緊急擴大對加沙的人道主義援助。路透社報道，以色列援助協調機構表示，已協調相關衛生準備工作，並有額外抽污車輛進入加沙，但未直接回應有關限制避難物資的指控。