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Israel Military Says It Cannot Guarantee Journalists Safety In Gaza

October 27, 2023 admin

At least 27 journalists have been killed, mostly in Gaza, since the war began. Jerusalem: Israel’s military has told international news organisations Reuters and Agence France Presse that it cannot guarantee the safety of their journalists operating in the Gaza Strip, under Israeli bombardment and siege for almost three weeks. Gaza, a Palestinian enclave run…

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UN Calls For “Humanitarian Truce” In Gaza, Israel Slams It As “Infamy”

October 27, 2023 admin

The resolution received 120 votes in favor, 14 against and 45 abstentions from UN members. The UN General Assembly on Friday called by a large majority for an “immediate humanitarian truce” in Gaza, on the 21st day of the Israel-Hamas conflict as the Israeli army announced it was extending its ground operation into the shattered…

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Google Paid $26 Billion To Be Default Search Engine On Browsers, Phones: Report

October 27, 2023 admin

Google Paid Billion To Be Default Search Engine On Browsers, Phones: Report

The amount of payments Google made for default status has more than tripled since 2014, the report said. Washington: Alphabet’s Google paid $26.3 billion to other companies in 2021 to ensure its search engine was the default on web browsers and mobile phones, a top company executive testified during the Justice Department’s antitrust trial, Bloomberg…

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UN overwhelmingly calls for aid truce between Israel and Hamas

October 27, 2023 admin

Palestinian United Nations Ambassador Riyad Mansour, top third from right, receives hugs after the U.N. General Assembly voted for a nonbinding resolution calling for a “humanitarian truce” in Gaza and a cessation of hostilities between Israel and Gaza’s Hamas rulers, Friday, Oct. 27, 2023, at U.N. headquarters. | Photo Credit: AP The United Nations General…

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US Judge Asks Donald Trump If He Wants His Federal Election Trial Televised

October 27, 2023 admin

The US media outlets argue that public has a right to see an unprecedented trial of Donald Trump. Washington: A U.S. judge on Friday asked former President Donald Trump whether he wants to appear on television when he stands trial in federal court on charges of attempting to overturn his 2020 election defeat. U.S. District…

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Hamas Says “Resistance Is Ready” For Israel Invasion Of Gaza

October 27, 2023 admin

A top Hamas official said it was “ready” for an Israeli ground invasion. Gaza City: Hamas said on Friday it was “ready” for an invasion of Gaza as Israel said it was “extending” its ground operation after air strikes cut communications across the shattered Palestinian territory. “Following the series of strikes of the last days,…

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Israel-Hamas War – Saw Body Of Mother Protecting Decapitated Baby: Israeli Officer

October 27, 2023 admin

No verified photographs or video footage of beheaded babies have emerged. (Representational) Kfar Aza, Israel: A senior Israeli army officer said Friday that he had found the body of a decapitated baby in one of the kibbutz communities attacked by Hamas on October 7. Colonel Golan Vach, head of the military search and rescue service,…

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Israeli Army says ground forces are ‘expanding’ activities in Gaza, where internet has collapsed

October 27, 2023 admin

Internet and phone services collapsed in the Gaza Strip under intensified bombardment on Friday night, largely cutting off its 2.3 million people from the outside world and each other, as Israel’s military said it was “expanding” its ground operations in the besieged territory. The military’s announcement signalled it was moving closer to an all-out invasion…

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U.N. raises war crimes concerns over Israel-Hamas conflict

October 27, 2023 admin

Palestinians inspect the damage of destroyed buildings following Israeli airstrikes on Gaza City, October 27, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP The United Nations said Friday it was concerned that war crimes were being committed on both sides in the conflict between Israel and Hamas. The U.N. human rights office cited forcible transfer, collective punishment and…

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Bangladesh arrests hundreds ahead of opposition protest

October 27, 2023 admin

Activists and onlookers gather outside the Bangladesh Nationalist Party headquarters in Dhaka on October 27, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP Hundreds of Bangladeshi opposition activists have been arrested, police and party officials said Friday, ahead of a major rally where campaigners hope more than a million people will take to the streets of Dhaka. The…

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