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(This is the latest edition of the Political Line newsletter curated by Varghese K. George. The Political Line newsletter is India’s political landscape explained every week. You can subscribe here to get the newsletter in your inbox.) Diplomacy has been democratised. But there is a little trouble — the grand plans of strategic elites are…
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Staten Island’s Freshkills was once the world’s largest dump. Staten Island’s Freshkills was once the world’s largest dump. In 2001, New York City shut it down and began the process of turning it into a park. A soccer field opened in 2013 and a bikeway in 2015. North Park, the first section allowing public access…
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Gaza Strip: Israel’s military said Saturday it would intensify strikes on Hamas-controlled Gaza ahead of a planned ground invasion, as UN agencies warned of a “catastrophic” humanitarian situation in the blockaded territory. A first trickle of aid entered the Palestinian enclave from Egypt on Saturday, but the 20 trucks permitted to cross have been described…
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The U.K. and the U.S. have expressed concerns over the departure of 41 Canadian diplomats from India. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Centre asks senior officers to showcase nine years of achievements The Union government has asked all departments to nominate officers to act as Rath Prabharis or special officers, who will be expected to advertise and promote the…
Hezbollah’s escalating attacks on Israel risk “dragging Lebanon into a war”, Israel’s military said Sunday, after renewed cross-border exchanges of fire that have raised fears of a wider conflict. The Lebanese militant group Hezbollah is allied with Hamas, which touched off the latest violence with a bloody October 7 rampage in Israel that killed at…
A Palestinian woman looks out of her window after an Israeli strike on the Gaza Strip in Rafah on Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Israel pounded southern Gaza with air strikes early on Sunday and said it would intensify its attacks in the enclave’s north, as the U.S. committed to getting more…
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The strike hit the Al-Ansar mosque in West Bank’s Jenin (Representational) Jenin, West Bank: Israel said Sunday it killed “terror operatives” from Hamas and Islamic Jihad who were planning attacks, in an air strike on a mosque in the West Bank’s Jenin. The strike hit the Al-Ansar mosque, which the Israeli military said “was used…
Hurricane Norma made landfall near the resorts of Los Cabos at the southern tip of Mexico’s Baja California Peninsula on Saturday afternoon. The U.S. National Hurricane Center said Norma, once a Category 4 hurricane, made landfall as a Category 1 hurricane with winds of 80 mph (130 kph) near el Pozo de Cota, west-northwest of…
Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese. | Photo Credit: REUTERS Australia’s Prime Minister will visit China in early November to meet President Xi Jinping, Canberra confirmed Sunday, as the two trading partners work to repair a once-frosty relationship. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese locked in the trip — from November 4 to November 7 — after China agreed to suspend…
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Antony Albanese’s trip would be the first to China by an Australian PM since 2016 (File) Canberra, Australia: Australia’s prime minister will visit China in early November to meet President Xi Jinping, Canberra confirmed Sunday, as the two trading partners work to repair a once-frosty relationship. Prime Minister Anthony Albanese locked in the trip —…