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Russia’s We Maintain Contact With Hamas Remark As Israel Plans Hostage Rescue

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Russia’s We Maintain Contact With Hamas Remark As Israel Plans Hostage Rescue

Moscow: Russian Deputy Foreign Minister Mikhail Bogdanov may meet Hamas officials in Qatar next week and discuss a possible release of hostages seized by the group in its attack on Israel a week ago, Russian state news agency RIA reported on Saturday. Bogdanov told RIA he was heading to Qatar and usually met with Hamas…

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Ferrari to accept payment in cryptocurrency for its cars in the U.S.

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Ferrari to accept payment in cryptocurrency for its cars in the U.S.

Ferrari’s Chief Marketing and Commercial Officer Enrico Galliera said cryptocurrencies had made efforts to reduce their carbon footprint through the introduction of new software and a larger use of renewable sources. | Photo Credit: Reuters Ferrari has started to accept payment in cryptocurrency for its luxury sports cars in the U.S. and will extend the…

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Six construction workers shot dead in Pakistan

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Six construction workers shot dead in Pakistan

Gunmen shot and killed six construction workers overnight in the volatile southwestern Baluchistan province, Pakistani police said Saturday, October 14, 2023. Police officer Hidayatullah Dashti said gunmen opened fire overnight at eight construction workers in the city of Turbat, about about 606 km south of Quetta — the capital of the province. Two survived, he…

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Reuters journalist dead, AFP reporters among 6 wounded in south Lebanon

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Reuters journalist dead, AFP reporters among 6 wounded in south Lebanon

A journalist’s car burns after it was hit by Israeli shelling in the Alma al-Shaab border village with Israel, South Lebanon, Friday, Oct. 13, 2023. An Israeli shell landed in a gathering of international journalists covering clashes on the border in south Lebanon, killing one and leaving six others injured. | Photo Credit: AP A…

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7,000 Soldiers Deployed In France After Teacher Killed In “Islamist” Attack

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7,000 Soldiers Deployed In France After Teacher Killed In “Islamist” Attack

The suspected attacker, Mohammed Moguchkov, was arrested by police. Paris: France will deploy 7,000 soldiers after a Chechen-origin man fatally stabbed a teacher and severely wounded three other adults at a school in the northeastern town of Arras, the Elysee presidential palace said Saturday. The attack on Friday was denounced by President Emmanuel Macron as an…

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Manang Air chopper crashes in Nepal, pilot injured

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Manang Air chopper crashes in Nepal, pilot injured

A helicopter from Nepal’s Manang Air crashed in a mountainous region on Saturday, injuring its pilot, a senior official of the country’s Civil Aviation Authority has said. The chopper 9N ANJ, which had taken off from Lukla near the Everest base camp to pick up passengers, slightly overturned and caught fire while attempting to land…

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India-Sri Lanka ferry service will promote trade: PM Modi

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India-Sri Lanka ferry service will promote trade: PM Modi

Prime Minister Narendra Modi digitally addresses the flagging off ceremony of ferry services between Nagapattinam (India) and Kankesanthurai (Sri Lanka), Saturday, Oct. 14, 2023. | Photo Credit: PTI Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Saturday, October 14, 2023 said ferry service between India and Sri Lanka will enhance connectivity, promote trade and reinforce the longstanding bonds…

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France On High Alert After Teacher Stabbed To Death In School

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France On High Alert After Teacher Stabbed To Death In School

Arras, France: A 20-year-old man fatally stabbed a teacher and gravely wounded two other people in an attack at a school in the northern France city of Arras on Friday that President Emmanuel Macron condemned as “barbaric Islamic terrorism.” Interior Minister Gerald Darmanin said France was now on its highest state of alert and that the…

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