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Biden and Xi Jinping have had no contact since a meeting in Bali in November 2022. Washington: US President Joe Biden is expected to meet Chinese leader Xi Jinping on the sidelines of a summit in San Francisco in November for “constructive” talks, the White House said Tuesday. The comments came days after China’s foreign…
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It said Huthi rebels “launched a large batch of ballistic missiles” towards Israel on Tuesday. Sanaa: Yemen’s Iran-backed Huthi rebels on Tuesday pledged more attacks against Israel if its war on Hamas in Gaza continues, saying it had already fired drones and ballistic missiles in three separate operations. “The Yemeni Armed Forces… confirm they will…
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Jacob Lew, former treasury secretary under President Barack Obama, testifies during a Senate Foreign Relations Committee hearing to examine his nomination as Ambassador to the State of Israel on October 18, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP The Senate has confirmed Jacob Lew as ambassador to Israel, filling the key diplomatic post as the country is…
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Mr Ballmer joined Microsoft as its 24th employee in 1980. Microsoft co-founder Bill Gates’ former assistant is now the fifth richest person in the world, according to Bloomberg’s Billionaire Index. With an estimated fortune of $117 billion, Steve Ballmer is just one spot behind Mr Gates on the real-time list of the world’s richest person….
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“The membership of the International Solar Alliance is open to all member states of the United Nations and everyone is welcome to join,” Mr. Singh said. | Photo Credit: AP China was welcome to be part of the International Solar Alliance (ISA), as the membership of the 116-country compact was open to all, R.K. Singh,…
Israeli troops battled Hamas militants and attacked underground compounds on Tuesday with a focus on northern Gaza. An estimated 8,00,000 Palestinians have fled south, even though Israeli airstrikes have pounded the entirety of the besieged enclave. Buoyed by the first successful rescue of a captive held by Hamas, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has rejected calls…
The Gaza Strip has become a graveyard for thousands of children, the UN said. (File) Geneva: The Gaza Strip has become a graveyard for thousands of children, the United Nations said Tuesday, as it feared the prospect of more dying of dehydration. Israel has heavily bombarded Gaza since Hamas gunmen stormed across the border on…
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The head of the United Nations agency for Palestinian refugees told a UN emergency meeting on Monday “an immediate humanitarian cease-fire has become a matter of life and death for millions,” accusing Israel of “collective punishment” of Palestinians and the forced displacement of civilians. Philippe Lazzarini warned that a further breakdown of civil order after…
Leader of Britain’s Labour Party Keir Starmer. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The U.K. Labour Party’s leader Keir Starmer stuck to his guns on October 31, as he reiterated his opposition to an immediate ceasefire in the Israel -Gaza conflict. Mr Starmer , who heads a party divided on its response to the crisis, stressed…
The judge has now given JMF 14 days to pay Fired Up Fabrication. (Representative pic) A US-based welding company tried to pay a subcontractor a five-figure settlement in loose coins – a gesture that was later rebuked by a judge. According to CBS News, JMF Enterprises was ordered to pay subcontractor Fired Up Fabrication $23,500…
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