Month: October 2024

Hezbollah Targets Israeli Military Company In Tel Aviv As War Intensifies

October 23, 2024 admin

Beirut: Hezbollah has said it attacked the Israel Military Industries Ltd., also referred to as Ta’a, in the suburbs of Tel Aviv with missiles. Hezbollah, in a statement, said on Wednesday night that the strike “hit its targets accurately”. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) said earlier in the day that four projectiles were launched on…

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Canada To Cut Immigration Numbers

October 23, 2024 admin

Ottawa: Canada will sharply lower the number of immigrants it allows into the country for the first time in years, in a dramatic policy change for an unpopular government trying to hang on to power. Canada will bring in 395,000 new permanent residents in 2025, 380,000 in 2026 and 365,000 in 2027, down from 485,000…

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India close to finalising industry carbon targets ahead of Baku climate meet

October 23, 2024 admin

People walk near the Baku Olympic Stadium, the venue of the COP29 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Baku, Azerbaijan on October 18, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters In the run-up to the 29th edition of the Conference of Parties (CoP) in Baku, Azerbaijan, next month, India is at an advanced stage in deciding on…

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Turkiye strikes Kurdish militant targets in Iraq and Syria following deadly attack on defence company

October 23, 2024 admin

Turkish Interior Minister Ali Yerlikaya speaks as he visits headquarters of Turkey’s aviation company TUSAS, where people were killed and over a dozen others wounded in an attack, near Kahramankazan, a town of Turkish capital Ankara, on October 23, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Turkiye’s air force struck Kurdish militant targets in Iraq and Syria…

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Restrictions removed on non-basmati rice exports

October 23, 2024 admin

Representational image of workers weighing and packing rice bags | Photo Credit: Reuters The Directorate General of Foreign Trade (DGFT) has removed the minimum export price for non-basmati white rice. In a notification on Wednesday, the DGFT removed the $490 a tonne minimum export price on non-basmati white rice with immediate effect. Similarly, the Department…

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McDonald’s Tries To Reassure Customers After Deadly E. Coli Outbreak

October 23, 2024 admin

Washington (US): McDonald’s worked Wednesday to reassure customers that its US restaurants are safe as federal investigators tried to pinpoint the cause of a deadly E coli outbreak linked to fast-food giant’s Quarter Pounder hamburgers. McDonald’s pulled Quarter Pounders from one-fifth of its US stores Tuesday as a result of the outbreak, which the US…

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Strike on Iran will show the world Israel’s might: Defence chief Yoav Gallant

October 23, 2024 admin

File picture of Israeli Defense Minister Yoav Gallant | Photo Credit: AP Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant told Air Force crews on Wednesday that after striking in Iran, the world will understand Israel’s might and its enemies will learn a lesson, according to a video and an X post published by his office. Israel has…

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US Says At Least 3,000 North Korea Troops Training In Russia

October 23, 2024 admin

Washington: At least 3,000 North Korean soldiers have been sent to Russia and are training there, the United States said Wednesday, warning that they would become legitimate targets for Kyiv if they engage in combat in Ukraine. Russia and North Korea have boosted their political and military alliance amid the Ukraine war, with Pyongyang facing…

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Trump’s toxic politics of misinformation

October 23, 2024 admin

Republican presidential nominee former President Donald Trump speaks during a campaign rally at Greensboro Coliseum on October 22, 2024 in Greensboro, North Carolina. | Photo Credit: AP In today’s post-truth world, where deception and disinformation threaten democracy, history’s lessons are more relevant than ever. As we look to the future, let us revisit the past…

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PM Modi Arrives In Delhi After Attending BRICS Summit In Russia

October 23, 2024 admin

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi returned to Delhi after his two-day visit to Russia, during which he participated in the 16th BRICS Summit in Kazan. He also met several world leaders, including Chinese President Xi Jinping, Russian President Vladimir Putin and UAE President Sheikh Mohamed bin Zayed Al Nahyan on the sidelines of the…

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