Month: October 2023

Israel-Hamas war, day 11 LIVE updates | Biden to visit Israel on Wednesday

October 17, 2023 admin

Biden will head to Jordan Wednesday following visit to Israel amid concern that conflict could grow White House National Security Council spokesman John Kirby said Monday evening that Biden would go to Jordan where he would meet with King Abdullah, Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi and Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas. “We’ve been crystal clear about…

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4 Killed, 2 injured As Truck Catches Fire After Accident In Pune: Cops

October 17, 2023 admin

Police said that there were six people in the truck when the incident took place. (Representational) Pune: Four people, including two minors, were killed after a truck caught fire following a collision in Maharashtra’s Pune on Monday night, the police said. According to officials, four people, including two minors, died in the accident, which took…

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In Brazil’s Amazon, rivers fall to record low levels during drought

October 17, 2023 admin

A little boy walks across a dry, cracked area of the Negro River near his houseboat during a drought in Manaus, Amazonas state, Brazil, on October 16, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP The Negro River, the Amazon’s second largest tributary, on Monday reached its lowest level since official measurements began near Manaus 121 years ago….

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Israel Says It Launches Strikes On Hezbollah “Terrorists” In Lebanon

October 16, 2023 admin

Israel said it launched strikes overnight on Hezbollah “terrorist” targets in Lebanon. Jerusalem: Israel launched strikes overnight on Hezbollah “terrorist” targets in Lebanon, the Israeli army said in a statement early Tuesday. “The Israeli army is striking military targets of the terrorist organisation Hezbollah on Lebanese territory,” it said. Since the start of the war…

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Biden Weighs Israel Trip As War With Hamas Rages

October 16, 2023 admin

Washington: President Joe Biden on Monday weighed an invitation to visit close US ally Israel to show support as it wages war against Hamas, abruptly canceling a domestic political trip to meet with his national security team. Biden, 80, was due to visit Colorado to push his 2024 reelection campaign but stayed at the White…

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Israel’s Internal Security Agency Takes Responsibility For Hamas Attack

October 16, 2023 admin

Israel is devastated by the massive failure of its vaunted agencies after Hamas’s last week attack. Tel Aviv: The head of Israel’s Internal Security Agency (ISA), Ronen Bar, took responsibility for failing to foil Hamas’ brutal attack on October 7 in which more than 1,300 people died, but vowed to fight till the end for…

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Iran-Hamas war | EU to launch humanitarian air corridor to Gaza

October 16, 2023 admin

European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen in Tirana, Albania, on October 16, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP The European Union will launch a humanitarian air corridor to Gaza through Egypt with the first flights expected this week, European Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said Monday. Follow Israel-Hamas war, day 10 LIVE updates here…

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Hamas Says Israeli Threat Of Ground Invasion “Doesn’t Scare US”

October 16, 2023 admin

More than 1,400 people have been killed in Israel in the violence. Gaza City: The threat of an Israeli ground invasion of the blockaded Gaza Strip “doesn’t scare us and we are ready for it”, Abu Obeideh, the spokesman of Hamas’s military wing, said Monday. In a televised statement, he said Ezzedine al-Qassam Brigades were…

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Police in Belgium say two people killed in Brussels shooting

October 16, 2023 admin

Police cordon off an area where a shooting took place in the center of Brussels, on October 16, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Two people were killed during a shooting in Brussels on Monday evening and the suspect was on the run, the Belgian capital’s prosecutor’s office said. The alleged gunman in a fluorescent orange…

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Former Hamas Chief Says Israeli Captives Include High-Ranking Officers

October 16, 2023 admin

Mora than 2,200 Palestinians have been killed since violence escalated between Israel and Hamas. Gaza City: Former Hamas chief Khaled Meshaal said on Monday the group’s Israeli captives include high-ranking officers from the Gaza Division. Meshaal, who heads Hamas’ diaspora office, also said the group will spare no effort in using the captives as leverage…

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