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Son of Israeli minister dies while fighting in Gaza; Bibi attends funeral
Tel Aviv: Several high level political leaders and other dignitaries including Israeli President Issac Herzog and Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu aka Bibi are attending the funeral services of Gal Eisenkot who was killed while fighting…
UN Secretary-General playing into hands of Hamas, must resign : Israel
Tel Aviv: 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…
Indian-American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal reiterates call for Gaza ceasefire
Washington: Indian-American Congresswoman Pramila Jayapal has reiterated her call for a ceasefire in Gaza as fighting has resumed in the Hamas-controlled enclave following the collapse of a seven-day humanitarian truce.
“It’s what has to…
Oxford University Press names ‘Rizz’ as word of the year
London: After more than 32,000 votes and a team of language experts, Oxford’s Word of the Year 2023 is "rizz" -- an internet slang which pertains to someone’s ability to attract another person through style, charm, or attractiveness.…
South Korea successfully launches 1st spy satellite into orbit
Seoul: South Korea successfully launched its first indigenous military spy satellite from a US military base in California, in a culmination of Seoul's quest for space-based intelligence capabilities amid growing North Korean threats, the…
Heavy fighting continues in Gaza, Israel says Hamas command centres hit
Tel Aviv: Heavy fighting continued in Gaza on Saturday following a day after the temporary humanitarian truce collapsed in the besieged enclave, with the Israeli military claiming to have hit Hamas command centres.
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UN Security Council renews sanctions regime on Al-Shabaab, lifts arms embargo on Somali govt
United Nations: The UN Security Council adopted two separate resolutions to renew the sanctions regime on Somalia-based Al-Shabaab and to lift the arms embargo on the Somali government.
Resolution 2713 decides to renew till December 15,…
Israeli missile strike targets Syrian capital
Damascus: An Israeli missile attack hit military sites in the vicinity of Syrian capital Damascus early Saturday, the latest in a spate of Israeli attacks against Syria, according to the media reports.
Multiple explosions were heard in…
No new virus behind China pneumonia outbreak: US CDC
Washington: The recent pneumonia outbreak in China among young children is not caused by any new virus, said the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), even as Ohio becomes the first US state to report a similar uptick…
Israel resumes combat operations in Gaza after Hamas allegedly violated truce
Jerusalem: Israel on Friday resumed combat operations against the Hamas in Gaza, accusing the militant group of violating the truce agreement by firing towards the Jewish state, thus ending the seven-day ceasefire.
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