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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. File | Photo Credit: AP Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said on November 1 he will raise the plight of a detained democracy blogger with Chinese leaders during a state visit to China. Mr. Albanese said he had approved a draft letter to the sons of Yang Hengjun, who has been…
A barrage of Israeli airstrikes leveled apartment buildings in a refugee camp near Gaza City on Tuesday (October 30), with rescuers clawing through the destruction to pull men, women and children from the rubble. Israel said the strike, which targeted a senior Hamas military leader, destroyed a militant command center and an underground tunnel network….
Israel has vowed to wipe out Hamas in a relentless onslaught in the Gaza Strip. Washington: The United States and other countries are looking at “a variety of possible permutations” for the future of the Gaza Strip if Hamas militants are removed from control, U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Tuesday. Blinken told…
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Image for representation only | Photo Credit: Getty Images/iStockphoto A 24-year-old Indian student has been stabbed in the U.S. state of Indiana and is said to be in a critical condition, according to a media report. Varun was stabbed with a knife into the temple by the assailant Jordan Andrad, 24, at a public gym…
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Al-Qaeda, IS and Hezbollah have all called for attacks on US interests, he said. Washington: The Israel-Hamas war has heightened the threat of attacks in the United States, raising particular concerns for the Jewish and Muslim communities, FBI Director Christopher Wray warned Tuesday.“We assess that the actions of Hamas and its allies will serve as…
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File picture of two of the offshore wind turbines have been constructed off the coast of Virginia Beach, on June 29, 2020. A power company’s plans for an enormous offshore wind farm off Virginia’s coast achieved a major regulatory milestone after the Biden Administration evaluated the project’s potential impact on the environment. | Photo Credit:…
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A Constitution Bench led by CJI D.Y. Chandrachud hears the electoral bonds case on October 31, 2023. Photo: YouTube/@supremecourtofindia5950 Supreme Court flags possibility of electoral bonds being used to trade favours A Constitution Bench on October 31 raised the scenario of influential entities covertly setting up persons with verified accounts to purchase electoral bonds for them through…
Israel-Hamas War: More than 8,000 people have been killed in Gaza so far. US Secretary of State Antony Blinken will visit to Israel on Friday, US State Department said on Tuesday. This will be Blinken’s second visit to Israel since war began. “Secretary Blinken will travel to Israel on Friday for meetings with members of…
Pentagon Chief, however, said that additional US troops are not going to Israel. Washington: Amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, the United States is sending additional troops to the US Central Command region, which covers the Middle East and parts of Africa, Pentagon press secretary Brigadier General Patrick Ryder said on Tuesday (local…
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Sri Lanka is set to award a multi-billion dollar oil refinery project to a Chinese state-owned company after a rival bidder pulled out, the energy minister said Tuesday. Kanchana Wijesekera said the government would shortly enter into an investment agreement with Sinopec to build the refinery next to the Chinese-run port at the southern town…
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