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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…
Today’s Motto: ‘Your problem is not the problem. Your reaction is the problem’
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 !
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.
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.
Police detain Greta Thunberg at London climate protest
Demonstrators argue that most industry profit is ploughed back into dirty energy that worsens climate change.
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.
Today’s Motto: ‘Knowledge is being aware of what you can do…….
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 !
US President Biden says Israeli occupation of Gaza would be ‘big mistake’
Hamas "don't represent all the Palestinian people," the US President said. But invading and "taking out the extremists" is a "necessary requirement," he added.
Daniel Noboa, heir to banana fortune, wins Ecuador’s presidential runoff election
Violence erupted in Ecuador three years ago with a rise in criminal activity linked to cocaine trafficking. In August, presidential candidate and anti-corruption crusader Villavicencio was killed.
In Mizoram, Rahul slams PM for not visiting Manipur
“Some months ago, I went to Manipur and I could not believe what I saw…People have been murdered, women molested, babies killed but the PM does not find it important to travel there.
UK unveils GBP 10 million aid for Palestinian civilians caught up in conflict
Addressing members of Parliament in the House of Commons, Sunak delivered a statement to reiterate the UK's condemnation of Hamas' actions in both Israel and Gaza.
US Secretary woos uneasy US allies in Saudi, Egypt to pressure Hamas
Cairo has sought to work with Washington since the violence broke out, but is reportedly refusing to allow only foreigners, including US citizens, to get out of Gaza via the Rafah border crossing.
Israel-Lebanon border fire stokes fears of wider war
If Israel does invade the Palestinian enclave of Gaza in its war on Hamas, Lebanon's Iran-backed Hezbollah movement has warned it may escalate its military involvement.
