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Nawaz secures ‘blessings’ from military before returning to Pakistan from self-exile
'Return of a fugitive and court-convicted is tantamount to the murder of the law and justice, besides a big test for the country's justice system', opp. PTI leader
UN chief urges ceasefire to end Gaza’s ‘godawful nightmare’
Addressing a Cairo summit, Guterres said the Palestinian enclave of 2.4 million people was living through "a humanitarian catastrophe" with thousands dead and more than a million displaced.
Biden says Hamas attacked Israel in part to block a historic agreement with Saudi Arabia
Momentum toward a landmark US-brokered deal to normalize relations between Israel and Saudi Arabia, guardian of Islam's two holiest sites, was shattered by the October 7 attack by Hamas
North East monsoon commences over Tamil Nadu and Kerala
The depression over the Arabian Sea has intensified into cyclone ‘Tej’ and is expected to intensify into a ‘very severe cyclonic storm’ in the next 36 hours, the Indian Meteorological Department said.
UK PM Rishi Sunak travels to Egypt for crisis talks
Sunak has declined to back Opposition calls from the Scottish National Party and some Labour MPs for a ceasefire to protect civilians, insisting Israel has a right to "act against terrorism".
Italy’s Prime Minister Meloni announces separation from partner after sleazy remarks
"My relationship with Andrea Giambruno, which lasted almost 10 years, ends here," Meloni wrote on social media, saying their paths had "diverged for some time".
Low-pressure system in Arabian Sea set to intensify into cyclonic storm: IMD
This would be the second cyclonic storm in the Arabian Sea this year. It will be called 'Tej', according to a formula followed for naming cyclones in the Indian Ocean Region.
Israel urges evacuation of Gaza hospital, five schools: aid groups
The Al-Quds Hospital is in northern Gaza, which has borne the brunt of Israeli air raids since Hamas staged their biggest-ever attacks on Israel on October 7.
Gaza hospital strike that killed hundreds; contradictory claims
Hamas says the damage came from an Israeli air strike, the Israeli avers; 'militants from another Islamist group -- Islamic Jihad -- had caused the explosion with a misfired rocket'
EU and the Israeli-Palestinian conflict: many voices, no shared vision
European Economic Community – rehashed as EU in 1993 – was able to develop consensual positions on this issue, but it now seems infinitely leaderless
Veteran Cartoonist fired by The Guardian after allegations of anti-Semitic imagery
Cartoonist Steve Bell said he had been accused of evoking the “pound of flesh” demanded by the Jewish character Shylock in Shakespeare’s play “The Merchant of Venice.”
Russian-American journalist detained in Russia; failed to register as a foreign agent
Moscow: Radio Free Europe-Radio Liberty editor Alsu Kurmasheva is the second US journalist to be detained in Russia this year.
A Russian-American journalist working for a US government-funded media company has been detained in Russia and…
Indian journalist flees Doha, Fearing arrest for story on detained naval veterans
NEW DELHI: An Indian journalist working in Doha had to flee and return home due to an imminent threat of arrest over a story published on the eight Indian naval officers who were arrested by Qatar’s Interior Ministry in August 2022.
“The…
Israel agreed to allow humanitarian assistance to move into Gaza from Egypt, says Biden
Israel had cut off the flow of food, fuel and water to the Gaza Strip after the attack. Mediators have been struggling to break a deadlock over providing supplies to desperate civilians, aid groups.
French airports evacuated after ‘threats of attack’
Six airports across France at Lille, Lyon, Nantes, Nice, Toulouse and Beauvais were evacuated on October 18, 2023 after emailed "threats of attack", according to police source.
US vetoes UN resolution condemning Hamas’ attacks on Israel and all violence against civilians
UNITED NATIONS: The United States vetoed a U.N. resolution Wednesday that would have condemned Hamas’ attacks against Israel and all violence against civilians and urged humanitarian aid to Palestinians in Gaza.
The vote in the 15-member…
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Putin in China to meet Xi on sidelines of Beijing summit
Putin is due to hold talks with Xi on the sidelines of the forum, the Kremlin said, with the war raging between Israel and Palestinian militant organization Hamas looming large over the summit.
UNSC rejects Russian-drafted resolution on Israel-Hamas war
The resolution strongly condemned all violence and hostilities directed against civilians and all acts of terrorism but made no mention of Hamas.
Israeli airstrike on hospital kills at least 500 people, says Hamas-run Health Ministry
It said at least 500 people had been killed. Photos purportedly from al-Ahli Hospital shared widely on social video showed fire engulfing the building.
