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Israel-Hamas War | ‘Mass displacement’ towards southern Gaza, says U.N.

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A truck transports a Palestinian family and their belongings to Khan Yunis, in the southern Gaza Strip on October 15, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP Israel’s order to evacuate the northern Gaza Strip has triggered “mass displacement” towards the south of the Palestinian enclave, the United Nations said on October 15. Israel has warned 1.1…

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‘Ring of fire’ eclipse brings cheers and shouts of joy as it moves across the Americas

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First came the darkening skies, then the crescent-shaped shadows on the ground, and finally an eruption of cheers by crowds that gathered Saturday along the narrow path of a rare “ring of fire” eclipse of the Sun. It was a spectacular show for millions of people across the Americas as the Moon moved into place…

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Kenya Officials Arrest Fake Lawyer Who Won 26 Court Cases

October 15, 2023 admin

Brian Mwenda was arrested on false pretences. A fake lawyer, Brian Mwenda, who has won 26 cases while representing himself as an advocate of the High Court of Kenya, has been taken into custody by Kenyan police. As per Nigerian Tribune, the attorney handled all these cases in front of Magistrates, Court of Appeal Judges,…

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Israel Plans To Evacuate Gaza Of Palestinians, Says Iran Envoy

October 15, 2023 admin

Alarm has grown about a wider humanitarian crisis in Gaza A bereaved and infuriated Israel has massed forces outside Gaza of what the army has said will be a land, air and sea attack involving a “significant ground operation”. Alarm has grown about a wider humanitarian crisis in Gaza where Israel has cut off water,…

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How Hamas attack reminds of Yom Kippur war? | From The Hindu Archives

October 15, 2023 admin

The surprise attack launched by Hamas on Israel on October 7th has led many to draw parallels to an attack that happened 50 years ago – the Yom Kippur war On October 6th, 1973, Egypt and Syria launched a coordinated attack on Israel on Yom Kippur, the holiest day on the Jewish calendar. What was…

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Israeli communications minister seeks shutdown of Al Jazeera bureau

October 15, 2023 admin

Israel’s communications minister said on Sunday he was seeking a possible closure of Al Jazeera’s local bureau, and accused the Qatari news station of pro-Hamas incitement and of exposing Israeli soldiers to potential attack from Gaza. The proposal to shut down Al Jazeera had been vetted by Israeli security officials and was being vetted by…

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Rishi Sunak’s Warning As Anti-Semitism Incidents Rise

October 15, 2023 admin

Rishi Sunak assured the Jewish community in the UK that he “will do everything” to protect them New Delhi: British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Saturday said that they have seen “intimidating behaviour” and “shameful” antisemitism online and on the streets with attempts to stir up tensions following Hamas’s “terrorist attack” on Israel. He assured…

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Israel Acting “Beyond Scope Of Self-Defence” In Gaza: China

October 15, 2023 admin

Most of those killed on both sides are civilians. Beijing: Israel’s actions in Gaza have gone “beyond the scope of self-defence” and the Israeli government must “cease its collective punishment of the people of Gaza”, China’s Foreign Minister Wang Yi said in remarks published Sunday. Wang’s remarks, made on a call to his Saudi Arabian…

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At least 27 dead with dozens more missing after boat capsizes in northwest Congo

October 15, 2023 admin

A boat capsized in Congo’s northwest killing at least 27 people, and more than 70 others were missing, a senior government official said on October 14 as rescuers searched frantically for survivors. The locally made boat capsized late October 13 in the city of Mbandaka in Equateur Province as it transported more than 100 passengers…

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3 men dead after a shooting at a party at a Denver industrial storefront

October 15, 2023 admin

Three people are dead after a shooting early Saturday at a party in Denver, police said. Denver police were called to a party at an industrial storefront where officers found someone dead with gunshot wounds, police said. Another five shooting victims were taken to local hospitals, where two of them where pronounced dead, police said….

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