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As sailing conditions eased this month, over half a dozen boats carrying hundreds of Rohingya people from Bangladesh arrived in Aceh province, including some that locals tried to turn back to sea.

Earlier this week, city planners and engineers said they were sure that most structures in Karachi, residential, commercial and industrial, did not have fire prevention and firefighting systems.

The Afghan mission said it ceased operations on Sept 30 and had hoped for a positive change in the Indian government's stance to resume normal operations.

Department of Corrections spokesperson Singabakho Nxumalo said Pistorius would be released from prison on Jan. 5.

Those who laid down their lives fighting terrorists were Captain M V Pranjal, Captain Shubham Gupta, Havaldar Abdul Majid, Lance Naik Sanjay Bist, and Paratrooper Sachin Laur.

Israeli prison authorities confirmed 39 inmates had been released, describing them as "the first group of detainees freed under the plan to bring the hostages home".

Israel and Hamas, which have been at war since October 7, had announced a deal on Wednesday allowing at least 50 hostages and scores of Palestinian prisoners to be freed, during a four-day truce.

Since the crackdown on overseas students bringing in dependant family members to the country, the latest figures show that Indian nationals are not the topmost country in that category.

In a statement, Hezbollah said Amir-Abdollahian and Nasrallah "reviewed the latest developments in Palestine, Lebanon and the region.

Thee director, Mohammad Abu Salmiya, has been frequently quoted by international media about the conditions inside Al-Shifa, a major focus of the Israeli ground offensive.

West Bengal received investment proposals worth over Rs 3.76 lakh crore during the business summit that concluded on Wednesday, Chief Minister Mamata Banerjee said.

UNICEF estimates that acute malnutrition in children could increase by nearly 30 per cent in Gaza over the next months.

It was the first time the United States had announced a strike on Iran-backed forces in Iraq since they launched a flurry of attacks against US targets in response to Washington's support for Israel.

Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim has justified allowing the Coldplay concert, telling Parliament on Tuesday that "Coldplay is actually among the bands that support Palestine."

She gave the example of African development bank and the Inter-American Development Bank, who are collaborating to develop hybrid capital instruments.

Last month, Germany’s chancellor and president strongly denounced a rise in antisemitism in the country following the Israel-Hamas war.

The 71-year-old former premier has been kept in the Adiala Jail in Rawalpindi since September 26 when he was shifted there from the District Jail in Attock.

The government said the first hostages to be released would be women and children.

Last week, the army in the central African nation also known as Congo-Brazzaville, announced it was recruiting 1,500 people aged between 18 and 25.