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What Is Islamic Jihad Group, Blamed By Israel For Gaza Hospital Bombing

October 18, 2023 admin

Unlike Hamas, the Islamic Jihad does not contest political office. New Delhi: A massive explosion ripped through a hospital in Gaza, killing at least 500 people on Tuesday. The incident sparked global outrage and demonstrations in several Muslim-majority countries. Israel and Palestine exchanged blame for the incident, which US President Joe Biden denounced while en…

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How China’s Belt and Road Initiative is changing after a decade of big projects and big debts

October 18, 2023 admin

China’s President Xi Jinping speaks during the opening ceremony of the third Belt and Road Forum for International Cooperation at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on October 18, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP China’s Belt and Road Initiative looks to become smaller and greener after a decade of big projects that boosted…

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This Bank Has Blocked Staff From Texting On Their Work Phones

October 18, 2023 admin

HSBC Holdings Plc is blocking staff from texting on their work phones, in the latest fallout from regulatory probes into the industry’s use of unauthorized communication methods. The firm is in the process of disabling the function on employees’ company-issued phones, meaning they will be unable to send or receive text messages, according to people…

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US Couple Welcomes “Spontaneous Triplets” In Rare Occurrence

October 18, 2023 admin

Claire, Ella and Lily Codaro were born in late August. A couple in Louisiana, United States, welcomed “spontaneous triplets”, the term used for naturally conceiving identical triplets, a rare occurrence that happens to one out of one million to 200 million pregnancies. Haley and Matthew Cordaro gave birth to the trio at Willis-Knighton South &…

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Republicans reject Rep. Jim Jordan for House speaker on a first ballot, signaling more turmoil ahead

October 18, 2023 admin

Signaling more turmoil ahead, Republicans rejected Rep. Jim Jordan for House speaker on a first ballot Tuesday, as a surprising 20 holdouts denied the hard-charging ally of Donald Trump the GOP majority needed to seize the gavel. Additional voting was postponed as the House hit a standstill, stuck while Jordan works to shore up support…

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Morning Digest | Hundreds killed in Gaza hospital blast; Arab leaders’ summit called off as Biden heads to Israel, and more

October 18, 2023 admin

Wounded Palestinians Ahli Arab hospital at the al-Shifa hospital, following Israeli airstrikes, in Gaza City, central Gaza Strip, on October 17, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP At least 500 killed in Israeli airstrike on Gaza City hospital: Palestinian health ministry The Gaza Health Ministry said an Israeli airstrike on October 17 hit a Gaza City…

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Israel-Hamas war, Day 12 LIVE updates | Rage spreads across Middle East as hundreds killed in Gaza hospital blast

October 18, 2023 admin

Leaders of Western intelligence services said they are attuned to the potential fallout in their home countries of the deadly attacks by Hamas on Israel. Representatives from intelligence agencies from the United States, United Kingdom, Canada, New Zealand and Australia — a coalition known as the “Five Eyes” — convened in California to discuss Chinese…

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Israel, Gaza, Hamas, Palestine: Israel, Hamas Trade Blame After 500 Killed At Gaza Hospital: 10 Facts

October 18, 2023 admin

Over 1 million people have fled northern Gaza and moved to the south. New Delhi: An airstrike on a hospital compound in Gaza housing those who were wounded due to Israeli bombardment of the Palestinian enclave killed at least 500 people on Tuesday, Reuters quoting the Hamas-run health ministry sources said, sparking outrage. Here are…

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Hundreds Killed In Gaza Hospital, Biden To Arrive In Israel Today

October 18, 2023 admin

Hundreds were killed and scores more displaced after air strikes at a hospital in Gaza reportedly killed nearly 500 people on Tuesday as the conflict between Israel and Palestine continues to escalate with both side stepping up their offensives. The horrific attacks were condemned worldwide with Palestinian authorities blaming Israel’s ruthless retaliation for the strikes…

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Trump Returns To New York Fraud Trial, Complains About Gag Order

October 18, 2023 admin

“This is a witch hunt by a radical attorney general,” Trump spoke to reporters as he arrived courtroom. New York: Former president Donald Trump returned to his New York civil fraud trial on Tuesday and complained about a partial gag order imposed on him by a judge in a separate case. Trump’s former personal lawyer-turned-foe…

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