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At least 21 dead in torrential Dominican Republic rains
The rains, from a tropical depression, are expected to continue across portions of the country for the next 24 hours, the US embassy said in a weather alert.
Israel army says finds 55-metre tunnel under Gaza hospital
Al-Shifa hospital has become a focal point for Israeli operations, with the army claiming Hamas uses it as a base. Gaza's Hamas rulers and medical staff at the hospital have denied the accusations.
Bangladesh’s top court upholds decision barring largest Islamist party from elections
The High Court's decision 10 years ago cancelled Jamaat-e-Islami's registration with the Election Commission, thus stopping it from participating in elections or using party symbols.
SpaceX launches giant new Starship rocket but pair of explosions ends second test flight
The booster had sent the rocketship toward space, but communication was lost eight minutes after liftoff from South Texas and SpaceX declared that the vehicle had failed.
Pro-Palestinian demonstrators rally in France, Britain
Protesters there waved Palestinian flags and chanted "Ceasefire now". Some held placards reading "Stop the war in Gaza" and "Starmer -- blood on your hands"
New Maldives President Muizzu formally asks India to withdraw military personnel from his country
Muizzu's request came when India's Union Minister Kiren Rejiju paid a courtesy call on the new president at the latter's office, the Maldivian President's Office said in a press release.
Today’s Motto: ‘Difference between a positive and negative mind is the same as between…
As every day makes a new beginning in life, it brings new opportunities, opens new avenues, to perform and make a mark, to write a Page in history Book!
How Joe Biden’s statement on Hamas echoed George W Bush’s ‘axis of evil’…
Politicians and analysts argue for Israel’s “right to defend itself”, even when it is in clear violation of international law.
Magnitude 6.7 quake shakes southern Philippines
There were no immediate reports of casualties but the quake was felt across a wide area of the mountainous island.
India strongly condemns civilian deaths in Israeli offensive against Hamas: PM
India strongly condemns the death of civilians in the ongoing war, he added. “We are seeing that new challenges are emerging from the developments in West Asia,” he said.
British Sikh teenager stabbed to death in London street fight
Simarjeet Singh Nangpal, from the local area, was found with stab injuries, and despite the best efforts of the emergency services, he was sadly pronounced dead at the scene.
India has introduced HPV vaccine for cervical cancer in Sikkim, will expand to other states: WHO
Cervical cancer is the second most common cancer in India. According to estimates, it contributes to approximately 6-29% of all cancers in women.
Cyclonic storm ‘Midhili’ hits Bangladesh, flash floods likely in Bengal districts
The cyclone is the third in the post-monsoon period in the Indian Ocean, following ‘Tej’ in the Arabian Sea and ‘Hamoon’ in West Bengal in October.
’24 die at Gaza’s Al Shifa hospital in 2 days due to power cuts,’ says Hamas…
On Monday, the ministry said 27 adult intensive care patients and seven babies had already died as Gaza's largest hospital ran out of fuel to run its generators.
WHO wants flow of Gaza patients into Egypt, relieves pressure on overwhelmed hospitals
Twenty-five out of 36 hospitals in the Gaza Strip are not functioning and the remainder are struggling to provide services.
South Africa exit with question marks over toiling Bavuma
Bavuma had a hamstring strain, which hampered him in South Africa's last league match against Afghanistan in Ahmedabad.
Mother of 6-year-old US boy who shot teacher sentenced to 21 months
Deja Taylor's son brought her gun to school in the southern US state on January 6 and shot his elementary school teacher.
Israel forces search Gaza hospital as civilians stranded inside
Ashraf Al-Qudra, spokesman for the health ministry in Hamas-run Gaza, told AFP Israeli troops "destroyed the radiology service, and bombed the burns and dialysis departments".
About 250 Rohingya refugees reach Indonesia’s west on decrepit boat
The mostly Muslim Rohingya are heavily persecuted in Myanmar and thousands risk their lives each year on long and expensive sea journeys, often in flimsy boats, to try to reach Malaysia or Indonesia.
ASEAN defence chiefs call for end to Myanmar crisis, Israel-Hamas war
Muslim-majority Indonesia's president Joko Widodo called on US President Joe Biden this week to help bring about a ceasefire in Gaza.