An explosion at a hospital in Gaza killed at least 500 people on Tuesday, Reuters said quoting the Hamas-run health ministry sources, sparking outrage. Local authorities blamed Israeli airstrikes, while Israel alleged it was Hamas rockets misfiring. US President Joe Biden landed in Israel today on a “solidarity” visit following last week’s Hamas attacks that left over 1,400 Israelis dead....
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Putin pushes for talks in calls with Israeli, Arab and Iranian leaders
Russian President Vladimir Putin told Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on October 16 that Moscow wanted to help prevent a humanitarian disaster in Gaza as he waded into the Middle East crisis with a flurry of calls to key regional players. The Kremlin said Mr. Putin expressed Russia’s willingness to work towards “ending the Palestinian-Israeli confrontation and achieving a peaceful...
Release hostages, allow humanitarian aid in Gaza: UN chief’s appeals to Hamas and Israel
UN chief Antonio Guterres has called on Hamas to immediately release all hostages without conditions and urged Israel to allow rapid and unimpeded access to humanitarian aid for civilians in the Gaza Strip. The Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip, home to about 2.3 million people, is under a total blockade. Israel has cut off all supplies of food, water and fuel in...
Trudeau’s “Happy Navratri” Message Amid Diplomatic Row With India
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau has wished “happy Navratri” to the Hindu community in his country amid a diplomatic row with India. “Happy Navratri! I’m sending my warmest wishes to members of the Hindu community and all those who are celebrating this festival,” he posted on X, formerly Twitter. Navaratri is a biannual Hindu festival observed in honour of the...
A ‘New Front’ In Hamas War Depends On Israel’s Actions: Iran
Iran’s foreign minister, whose government supports Hamas and other Middle East militant groups, said on Thursday opening a “new front” against Israel would depend on Israel’s actions in Gaza. Although Tehran has been a long-term backer of Hamas, Iranian officials have been adamant that the country had no involvement in the militants’ attack against its arch enemy Israel on Saturday....
Israel forms unity govt to oversee war sparked by Hamas attack
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu joined with a top political rival Wednesday to create a wartime Cabinet to oversee the fight to avenge the gruesome weekend attack by Hamas militants. In the sealed-off Gaza Strip, Palestinian suffering mounted as Israeli bombardment demolished and the only power plant ran out of fuel. Netanyahu vowed to “crush and destroy” Hamas. “Every Hamas member...
Israel’s Iron Dome Destroys Rockets Fired From Gaza
The deadly fight between Israel and Hamas, which has claimed over 3,000 lives so far, continues to rage, four days after Hamas launched 5,000 rockets from Gaza in a surprise attack. Visuals from the region show incessant air strikes launched from both sides, destroying buildings and turning towns into rubble. As the fighting grows fiercer, rockets were fired from Gaza...
Several airlines suspend flights to Tel Aviv amid attack on Israel
Major international air carriers have suspended or cancelled flight services in and out of the Israeli city of Tel Aviv’s Ben Gurion airport after Hamas launched its surprise attack over the weekend and said that they are waiting for safety conditions to improve. According to a report by flight tracking website, Flightradar24, about 50 per cent of the flights scheduled...
US Navy moving warships, aircraft closer to Israel amid Hamas attack
The US Navy is moving its warships and aircraft closer to Israel amid an unprecedented assault on the country from Hamas, a US military official told Fox News as US president Joe Biden affirmed Israel’s right to defend itself. Saturday’s surprise attack has so far killed at least 600 Israelis and wounded at least 2,000 more. Joe Biden ordered “additional...
The Key Nuclear Secrets Trump Allegedly Leaked
Former President Donald Trump has repeatedly been accused of leaking US secrets, but the latest allegations against him involve key details about some of the most sensitive weapons in the US nuclear arsenal. Trump gave key details on the US Navy’s elite submarine fleet – including the number of nuclear warheads they can carry and how close they can get...
“Hundreds Of Our Missiles…”: Putin Warns Over Nuclear Threat To Russia
President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday that Russia had successfully tested a potent new strategic missile and declined to rule out the possibility it could carry out weapons tests involving nuclear explosions for the first time in more than three decades. Putin said for the first time that Moscow had successfully tested the Burevestnik, a nuclear-powered and nuclear-capable cruise missile...
Climate change: Pope Francis warns world ‘may be nearing breaking point’
The pope criticised global decision-making bodies for being ineffective, as well as calling out climate deniers. His strongly-worded intervention has been published in a major new update to his landmark 2015 paper on the environment.. He described some damage from climate change as “already irreversible” The Pope criticised those who “deny, conceal, gloss over or relativise the issue”, saying that it...