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Former U.S. Vice-President Mike Pence drops out of Republican presidential campaign

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Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence announces that is withdrawing from the presidential campaign during the Republican Jewish Coalition Annual Leadership Summit in Las Vegas, Nevada on October 28, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Former U.S. Vice President Mike Pence ended his cash-strapped presidential campaign on October 28, after struggling for months to convince Republican…

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Myanmar clashes stretch into second day

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This handout photo taken and released October 28, 2023 by the Kokang Information Network shows members of the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army walking past a Myanmar military base after seizing it during clashes near Laukkaing township in Myanmar’s northern Shan state. | Photo Credit: AFP Heavy fighting between rebels and the Myanmar military stretched…

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Bangladesh police break up anti-PM protest with tear gas, rubber bullets

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Activists of the Bangladesh Nationalist Party run from tear gas shell fired by police during a protest in Dhaka, Bangladesh, on October 28, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP The police fired tear gas and rubber bullets at huge crowds of Bangladesh Opposition supporters on Saturday to break up a giant protest against the Prime Minister,…

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‘Potential for thousands more to die’ in Gaza if Israel presses major ground op: U.N.

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Buildings destroyed by Israeli strikes in Gaza City on October 28, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP The U.N. High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk warned on October 28 there was the potential for thousands more civilians to die if Israel presses a major ground offensive in Gaza. Israel’s army relentlessly hammered the territory on…

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Taiwan presidential frontrunner joins huge crowds at east Asia’s largest Pride march

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Taiwan’s Vice President Lai Ching-te marches during the annual Taiwan’s Pride parade in Taipei, Taiwan on October 28, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters An estimated 180,000 people marched through Taipei on Saturday in a riotous and noisy celebration of LGBTQ+ equality and diversity at east Asia’s largest Pride march, with Vice President Lai Ching-te becoming…

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US Mass Shooter Was “Hearing Voices, Suffering From Paranoia”: Police

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The body of Robert Card, a 40-year-old army reservist, was discovered on Friday night. (File) Lewiston, United States: Police in Maine said Saturday that the man who gunned down 18 people at a bar and a bowling alley and later committed suicide, suffered serious mental health issues, but was able to buy weapons legally because…

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Erdogan’s Crescent-Crusader Remark Prompts Israel’s Diplomatic Recall

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Turkey’s President Recep Tayyip Erdogan led a massive protest in Istanbul against Israel New Delhi: Israel has recalled diplomats and asked its citizens to return from Turkey after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in a massive protest in Istanbul against Israel’s strikes on Gaza Strip. “Given the grave statements coming from Turkey, I have ordered the…

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Israel Releases Interrogation Videos, Claims Hamas Used Gaza Hospital

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Israel released videos of two alleged Hamas men being interrogated New Delhi: Israel has released two videos of what it claims to be the interrogation of “Hamas terrorists” to prove the Gaza Strip group has been using the biggest hospital in the Palestine territory for military purposes. Israel today said its war with Hamas had…

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“Potential For Thousands More Civilians To Die In Gaza”: UN

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The health ministry in the Hamas-run Gaza said Israeli strikes had killed 7,703 people. (File) Geneva: The UN High Commissioner for Human Rights Volker Turk warned on Saturday there was the potential for thousands more civilians to die as Israel presses a ground operation in Gaza. Israel’s army relentlessly hammered the territory on Saturday after…

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Gaza Death Count Rises To 7,703, Says Hamas-Run Health Ministry

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More than 3,500 children were among the dead, the ministry added. (File) Palestinian Territories: The health ministry in Hamas-ruled Gaza said Saturday that at least 7,703 people have been killed in the war with Israel that erupted on October 7. More than 3,500 children were among the dead, the ministry added. The ongoing conflict between…

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