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UNCTAD said Gaza's economy had been "hollowed out" over time, with 80 per cent of the territory's population dependent on international aid before the war broke out earlier this month.

The main drivers in the first half of 2023 were the conflicts in Ukraine, Sudan, Myanmar and the Democratic Republic of Congo; a prolonged humanitarian crisis in Afghanistan; and draught in Somalia

There were 54 flights cancelled and 78 diverted while operations were suspended, according to ABC-13.

The Punjab caretaker government's decision came at the time when Sharif was appearing before the Islamabad High Court to seek bail in the Al-Azizia case.

While Beijing resolved the boundary disputes with the 12 other neighbours, India and Bhutan are the only two countries China has yet to sign the border agreements.

Officials say there have been many cases of those migrating from Nepal fraudulently obtaining Aadhaar cards and voter ID cards in India.

Witnesses and health officials said many of the airstrikes hit residential buildings, in southern Gaza where Israel had told civilians to take shelter.

Currently, many Asian destinations are competing to raise their tourism market, which fell after Covid pandemic.

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Israel's retaliatory bombing campaign has killed more than 5,000 Palestinians, mainly civilians, according to the Hamas-run health ministry. BEIRUT: More than 19,000 people have been displaced in Lebanon amid an uptick in tensions…

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The weather department said that light to moderate rainfall would occur at a few places in northern and southern coastal districts, besides Keonjhar, Mayurbhanj, and Dhenkanal of Odisha.

The conclusion tallies with assessments by US and French officials about the cause of the explosion at the al-Ahli hospital on Tuesday. LONDON: The British government says it has concluded that a devastating explosion at a hospital…

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Nearly 200 troops, 28 trucks and two dozen armored vehicles left the Ouallam military base, which has been handed to Niger, a junta spokesman, Col. Maj. Amadou Abdramane, said Sunday. DAKAR, Senegal: France has completed the…

Since Wednesday, at least five rocket and drone attacks have targeted three Iraqi military bases where American troops are stationed as part of the international coalition set up to fight the Islamic BAGHDAD: Iraq on Monday…

It was the sixth flight as part of Operation Ajay launched on October 12 to facilitate the return of those Indian nationals trapped in Israel.

The Israeli military said those targeted had already carried out "several terror attacks over the last months, and were organising an additional imminent terror attack".

This is the second boat wreck on the Congo River in Equateur province within a week. On October 14, another boat capsized, killing at least 47 people and leaving more than 70 missing.

Preliminary investigative findings show the explosion was caused by a gas cylinder near Kamunudhoo's fish market, a police spokesperson was quoted as saying.