We will be closing the live page soon. Here’s a brief recap of the day’s main events: At least 65 Palestinians were killed in Israeli attacks across the Gaza Strip over the past 24 hours. Two Palestinian journalists were killed in Israeli air strikes, including Hossam Shabat, a reporter with Al Jazeera. The Israeli military issued new forced evacuation orders in...
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Canada set for snap polls on April 28 as House of Commons dissolved
Canada is set for a snap election on April 28. Prime Minister Mark Carney met the Governor General Mary Simon on Sunday morning in Ottawa and requested her to dissolve the House of Commons, precipitating the campaign to form the country’s next government. The election will be held nearly six months ahead of the originally scheduled date of October 27....
Over 200 Killed In Israel’s Biggest Strike On Gaza Since Ceasefire
At least 330 people were killed in Gaza on Tuesday as the Israeli military conducted “extensive strikes” on Hamas targets amid stalled truce talks, the biggest attack in the war-torn territory since the ceasefire began on January 19. Gaza’s civil defence agency said the air strikes, which took place during the month of Ramadan, killed “mostly children, women, and the elderly” and injured about 150...
PM Modi, Tulsi Gabbard Meet Hours After India Flags Khalistani Terror To US
Prime Minister Narendra Modi met Tulsi Gabbard, the United States’ Director of National Intelligence, in Delhi Monday evening. This was after she spoke to Defence Minister Rajnath Singh and he called for action against Khalistani terror group Sikhs For Justice outfit and its founder, Gurpatwant Pannun. During their meeting the two also exchanged gifts; Mr Modi presented the US intel chief with a vase with...
“Ballet Dance Between Dragon, Elephant”: China Reacts To PM Modi’s Comments
The mutual respect between New Delhi and Beijing is openly on display. The latest being Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s “positive” remarks on the ties between the two countries, which China has “appreciated”, saying that a “dragon-elephant dance” cooperation is the only correct choice for the two neighbours. “Let me stress that in the 2000 plus years’ history of interactions, the two...
PM Modi Raises Concerns Over Pro-Khalistani Activities With New Zealand PM
India and New Zealand on Monday inked an ambitious pact to institutionalise defence ties and vowed to boost cooperation in the Indo-Pacific even as Prime Minister Narendra Modi flagged concerns to his Kiwi counterpart Christopher Luxon over certain pro-Khalistani elements indulging in anti-India activities in the island nation. Following talks between PM Modi and Luxon, the two sides signed six...
Sunita Williams’ Homecoming Date Confirmed, Will Splash Down Off US Coast
A pair of US astronauts stuck for more than nine months on the International Space Station will be returned to Earth on Tuesday evening, NASA said. Butch Wilmore and Sunita Williams are to be transported home with another American astronaut and a Russian cosmonaut aboard a SpaceX Crew Dragon craft, which arrived at the ISS early Sunday. The stranded duo...
Trudeau Successor Took On Trump In First Speech After Landslide Win
In his first speech after being overwhelmingly elected Justin Trudeau’s successor, Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney warned of “dark, dark days” brought on by US President Donald Trump. Taking a defiant stance, he accused Trump of “attacking Canadian workers, families, and businesses.” Carney said the US President is trying to weaken the Canadian economy by imposing “unjustified tariffs”, while vowing...
Trump says Ukraine ‘more difficult’ to deal with than Russia
US President Donald Trump has said he is finding it “more difficult, frankly, to deal with Ukraine” than Russia in attempts to broker peace between the two nations. The US is “doing very well with Russia”, and “it may be easier dealing with” Moscow than Kyiv, Trump told reporters in the Oval Office on Friday. Hours earlier, Trump had said...
Fentanyl And A 50-Minute Call: Trump, Trudeau Showdown Amid Tariff Tensions
Amid the tariff war between Washington and Ottawa, US President Donald Trump and Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau held a nearly 50-minute phone call on Wednesday, where they discussed fentanyl smuggling and trade. US Commerce Secretary Howard Lutnick and Vice President JD Vance were also on the call, news agency Reuters reported quoting sources. CTV News later cited a source...
‘Release hostages or it’s OVER for you’: Trump’s ultimatum to Hamas
US President Donald Trump has issued a final ultimatum to Hamas, demanding the immediate release of all living hostages and the bodies of those they “murdered.” “’Shalom Hamas’ means Hello and Goodbye – You can choose. Release all of the Hostages now, not later, and immediately return all of the dead bodies of the people you murdered, or it is...
Israel halts humanitarian aid to Gaza as Hamas rejects US-backed truce proposal
Egypt, a key mediator in efforts to extend the ceasefire, strongly criticised Israel’s decision. Egyptian foreign minister Badr Abdelatty said at a press conference that aid must not be used “as a weapon for collective punishment or starvation.” Saudi Arabia’s foreign ministry also condemned the move, calling it a “blackmailing and collective punishment tool.” Hamas denounced the aid cut-off as...