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British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak meets with U.S. President Joe Biden. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Leaders of the U.S., the U.K., France, Canada and Italy extended support to Israel’s right to defend itself against the Palestinian militant group Hamas but urged the Jewish state to uphold international humanitarian laws and protect civilians. A joint…
Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin said Sunday that the United States expects the Israel-Hamas war to escalate through involvement by proxies of Iran, and they asserted that the Biden administration is prepared to respond if American personnel or armed forces become the target of any such hostilities. “This is not…
Calling the recent crimes against Sikhs in New York and other parts of the U.S. “reprehensible” acts of hate and violence, the mayor of Hoboken city in the U.S. State of New Jersey expressed concern over the rising hate crimes against the minority community in the country. Mayor Ravi. S. Bhalla’s October 22nd statement came…
A formation Chetak, Cheetah and LCH helicopters at the ‘Ex Iron Fist 2013’ by the Indian Air Force at Pokran rang | Photo Credit: V.V. Krishnan Israel strikes Gaza, Syria and West Bank as war against Hamas threatens to ignite other fronts Israeli warplanes struck targets across Gaza, two airports in Syria and a mosque…
Leaders of the United States, Canada, France, Germany, Italy and Britain on Sunday underscored their support for Israel and its right to defend itself, but also urged it to adhere to international humanitarian law and protect civilians Source link
October 23, 2023 05:19 am | Updated 05:19 am IST – Rafah, Palestinian Territories Scores of Palestinians were killed in central Gaza on Sunday after Israel stepped up its strikes on the war-torn enclave and another convoy of 17 aid trucks arrived as the Hamas-run territory faces “catastrophic” shortages. With the violence raging unchecked, Iran…
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The report calls for expanding the range of assets brought under the system of automatic exchange of information. | Photo Credit: Getty Images Pointing out that tax evasion is enabling billionaires to enjoy effective tax rates equivalent to 0% to 0.5% of their wealth, the European Union Tax Observatory in its ‘Global Tax Evasion Report…
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Raghad Saddam Hussein, the daughter of executed ousted Iraqi president Saddam Hussein. | Photo Credit: AFP A Baghdad court on Sunday sentenced in absentia the exiled daughter of Iraqi dictator Saddam Hussein to seven years in prison for “promoting” her father’s outlawed Baath party. The party was dissolved and banned after Hussein was toppled during…
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Pakistan’s former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif releases a dove as he arrives to address a welcoming rally in Lahore, Pakistan, on Oct. 21, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif signed applications on his return to Pakistan to restore pending appeals against his convictions in the Avenfield Apartments and Al-Azizia corruption cases….
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Taiwanese tech giant Foxconn is under tax and land use investigations at several of its sites in China, state media reported on October 22, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP Taiwanese tech giant Foxconn is under tax and land use investigations at several of its sites in China, state media reported on October 22. Chinese authorities…
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