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War Cabinet Member's Son among Two Israeli Soldiers Killed in Gaza
The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Thursday announced the death of two of its soldiers in the Gaza Strip during war with Hamas, taking the death toll in the ground offensive to 89.The IDF in a statement said that one of the soldiers killed on Thursday was Master Sgt. (res.)...
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Those behind Plot to Kill Pannun Should Be Held Accountable: White House
Calling India and the US strategic partners, the White House has reiterated that it wants the plot to kill a Sikh separatist on its soil fully investigated and those behind it be held "properly accountable"."India is a strategic partner. We are deepening that strategic...
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Israel Agrees to Open Kerem Shalom Crossing for More Aid Movement to Gaza
The Israel government has agreed to open the Kerem Shalom border crossing to help speed up delivery of humanitarian supplies into Gaza.In a statement, the Israel body for civil coordination with Palestinians, COGAT said that the Kerem Shalom would be opened in the next few...
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Amid Slush Funds Scandal, Japan PM Kishida to Quit as Ruling Party Faction Leader
Amid a growing slush funds scandal, Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida looks set to step down as chief of his faction in the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) , local media reported on Thursday.As per Kyodo news, Kishida, also president of the LDP, is set to announce...
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US Military Grounds Entire Fleet of Ospery Aircraft after Accident in Japan
The US military said that it is grounding its entire fleet of V-22 Osprey aircraft, one week after an Air Force CV-22 crashed off the coast of Japan, killing eight US airmen onboard.In a statement, US Air Force Special Operations Command (AFSOC) commander Tony Bauernfeind...
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S.Korea, US Discuss Economic Security Cooperation at Annual Forum
South Korea and the US on Thursday discussed ways to boost cooperation in advanced digital and green technologies such as semiconductors and batteries, as part of efforts to promote economic security and prosperity, Seoul's Foreign Ministry said.The discussions took place...
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Israel to Increase Fuel Supply to Gaza
The Israel security cabinet has voted in favour of the country's decision to allow more supply of fuel in Gaza.This was announced by the Israel Prime Minister's office on Wednesday night. However, two ministers of the security cabinet, Bezalel Smotrich and Itamar Ben Gvir,...
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Trump's Top Indian-origin Ally Says His Admin Will Target Media If Re-elected
A top Indian-origin aide to Donald Trump has threatened action against people in the media -- "criminally or civilly" -- if the former president storms back to power in 2024.Kashyap 'Kash' Patel, who was Trump's counter-terrorism adviser on the National Security Council and...
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Pro-Russian Ukrainian Leader Shot Dead near Moscow
Former Ukrainian MP Ilya Kiva was shot dead in a hotel park near Moscow, local media reported on Thursday."The Main Directorate of Intelligence (GUR) of the Ministry of Defense of Ukraine claimed responsibility for the death of Kiva," state-run RIA Novosti said.Kiva's body...
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Nikki Draws Flak from DeSantis, Ramaswamy but Christie Goes for the Jugular of Trump
Nikki Haley, the most powerful rival and second runner to ex-President Donald Trump in the polls, came under heavy flak in the 4th GOP sponsored presidential debate at the University of Alabama here. It was the most crucial debate as voters get to choose their candidates in...
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IDF Surrounds Hamas Gaza Leader Sinwar's Residence, Confirms Netanyahu
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu have confirmed that the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has surrounded the residence of Hamas leader, Yahya Sinwar in Khan Younis area.Netanyahu, in a televised address, said that Sinwar, however, was not at his residence but it's just...
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Guterres Invokes UN Charter to Call for UNSC Action on Gaza
In a bid to push the paralysed Security Council to act on Gaza, Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Wednesday invoked a rarely used provision of the Charter to call its attention to the looming "human catastrophe" there and to request a humanitarian ceasefire.In a letter...
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UN Secretary-General Playing into Hands of Hamas, Must Resign : Israel
Israel's Ambassador to the United Nations Gilad Erdan on Thursday alleged that Secretary General Antonio Guterres was playing into the hands of Hamas and reiterated the demand for his immediate resignation.Erdan was responding to the UN Secretary-General's appeal to the...
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El Nino-induced Drought: Water Treatment Plant in Zimbabwean Capital Shut
Amid El Nino-induced drought, Zimbabwe's capital city Harare has shut down a water treatment plant because of depleted water supply in reservoirs, an official of the city council said.The Prince Edward Water Treatment Plant has been shut due to depleted raw water in the...
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Khan Younis in Gaza Surrounded by Israeli Forces: IDF Chief
Israel Defense Forces (IDF) chief Lt Gen Herzi Halevi said that the Israeli forces have encircled southern Gaza's Khan Younis area.The IDF has launched the third stage of its ground offensive against Hamas in Gaza Strip.In a press conference on Tuesday, Halevi said that...
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Family Members of Israeli Hostages Shout and Yell at Netanyahu, War Cabinet
Family members of Israeli hostages held in Gaza and some of those who were freed recently on Tuesday met Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and his War Cabinet members.Sources in 'Hostages and Missing Families Forum', which organised the meeting, told IANS that the meeting...
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Republican Primary Not a Referendum on Trump but on Biden: US Media
The Republican presidential race ahead of the primaries to the Iowa caucus and New Hampshire meet in another 50 days should have been a referendum on former President Donald Trump, instead, it's turning out to be a vote on President Joe Biden's performance, because of the...
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Looking Forward to See Results of India's Probe on Pannun: US
The US has said that it is looking forward to seeing the results of India's investigation into the plot to kill a Sikh separatist leader, and will not make any assessments before the probe is finished."We have noted at the most senior levels of this government -- the...
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Bill Passed to Prevent Controversial Japanese Religious Sect's Asset Outflows
Japan's lower house on Tuesday passed a bill to prevent the controversial religious sect Unification Church from moving assets as concerns grew that the religious group would attempt to hide its funds overseas as it faces compensation demands.The bill was okayed at a...
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Fate of Hamas in South Gaza Will Be Worse than North: Israel Minister
Israel Defense Minister Yoav Gallant on Monday said that the fate of Hamas in southern Gaza will be worse than what they have experienced in north Gaza.Talking to media persons at the border of north Gaza, Gallant said that the troops will remain in north Gaza until the...
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Ukraine Launches Probe over Russian Troops Killing Surrendered Soldiers
Ukrainian prosecutors have launched a probe on whether Russian troops killed two soldiers after they had surrendered, the media reported.In a statement on Sunday, the Ukraine prosecutor general's office said the incident took place near an observation post outside the...
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Two to Get UN Global Climate Action Award for Sustainable, Resilient World
Two young people will be celebrated as winners of the UN Global Climate Action Awards during the UN Climate Change Conference COP28 in Dubai later this week.Michelle Zarate Palomec of Mexico and Sebastian Mwaura of Kenya were selected from hundreds of applicants from 120...
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S. Korea to See Negative Growth in 2050 If Low Fertility Rate Continues
South Korea is set to report negative economic growth in 2050 if the country fails to reverse its accelerating birth-rate decline, the central bank said on Sunday.The country's total fertility rate -- the number of children, on average, that a woman aged 15-49 has during...
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Philippines Sends Delegation to Iran for Assisting Release of 17 Seafarer Hostages
The Philippines will send a high-level delegation to Iran for assisting the release of 17 Filipino seafarers who were taken hostage last week by Yemen's Houthi rebels in the Red Sea, President Ferdinand Marcos said on Thursday.In a post on X, the President said: "In light...
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Taliban Asks US to Release Last Afghan Prisoner Held in Guantanamo
The Taliban regime in Kabul has asked the US to release the only Afghan prisoner still held in the infamous Guantanamo Bay detention camp in Cuba, local media reported on Thursday."We are in contact with the US to release Abdul Rahim. He is the only Afghan who has been...