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Joe Biden’s Israel, Lebanon Trip To Be The Riskiest Of His Presidency

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Joe Biden heads to the Middle East on potentially the riskiest trip of his presidency. (File) Washington: Joe Biden heads to the Middle East on potentially the riskiest trip of his presidency Tuesday, aiming to thread the needle between supporting Israel against Hamas, averting catastrophe in Gaza and preventing a regional war. The US president…

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As they trade charges on nepotism and sexism, WHO contest between Bangladesh and Nepal gets heated

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Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina’s daughter Saima Wazed. File | Photo Credit: Twitter/drSaimaWazed The contest between Bangladesh and Nepal for the regional head of the World Health Organization (WHO) has become increasingly heated, with allegations of “nepotism” and “sexism” being hurled at the candidates, and the election to be held in Delhi less than two…

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Ukraine Uses US-Supplied Long-Range Missiles For First Time: Zelensky

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Volodymyr Zelensky did not give any details of when or where they were used. (File) Kyiv: Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said on Tuesday that Ukraine’s armed forces had used US-supplied ATACMS long-range missiles for the first time. “They have performed very accurately. ATACMS have proven themselves,” he said in an evening address posted on social…

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‘No one can stop’ resistance if Israel keeps bombing Gaza: Iran

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In this photo released by an official website of the office of the Iranian supreme leader, Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei speaks in a meeting in Tehran, Iran, on Oct. 17, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Iran’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei warned that Israel’s continuing offensive in Gaza could cause a violent reaction across…

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Polish Opposition wins parliamentary majority in tight vote

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FILE – Donald Tusk, a former Polish prime minister addresses supporters at his party headquarters in Warsaw, Poland, on Oct. 15, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Polish pro-EU opposition parties have won a parliamentary majority in a tight general election, the poll commission said on Tuesday announcing complete results. The nationalist Law and Justice (PiS)…

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2,000 U.S. troops put on deployment alert amid Middle East crisis

October 17, 2023 admin

File image of U.S. Army soldiers used for representational purpose only. | Photo Credit: AP The U.S. military on Tuesday (October 17) ordered 2,000 personnel to prepare for deployment to the Middle East as a show of force as Israel’s war on Hamas intensifies. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said the deployment would allow the United…

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“Will Be Same As Ethnic Cleansing”: Palestine Leader’s Big Charge

October 17, 2023 admin

Israel is committing genocide against innocent civilians in Gaza, Mr Barghouti said. The member of the Palestinian Legislative Council Mustafa Barghouti said Israel is committing genocide against innocent civilians in Gaza. Over 1,700 children have been killed and thousands could be still under the rubble, Mr Barghouti said in an exclusive interview with NDTV. In…

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83-Year-Old Holocaust Survivor After Israel Attacked

October 17, 2023 admin

Born in France in 1940, Mr Weissmann said the attack had revived childhood memories. Modiin, Israel: Yaakov Weissmann survived the horrors of the Holocaust by hiding with a non-Jewish family in France when he was just four years old during World War II. Now 83, he survived the October 7 attack in Israel by Hamas…

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U.S. updates policies to stop China from getting advanced computer chips

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U.S. Commerce Secretary Gina Raimondo said that the Commerce Department on October 17 updated and broadened its export controls to stop China from acquiring advanced computer chips and the equipment to manufacture them. File | Photo Credit: AP The U.S. Commerce Department on Tuesday (October 17) updated and broadened its export controls to stop China…

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French prosecutor says alleged attacker in school stabbing declared allegiance to Islamic State

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An empty classroom as schoolchildren and educators observe a moment of silence outside at the College Gaston Defferre in Marseille, southern France, on Oct. 16, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP France’s anti-terror prosecutor said Tuesday that a suspected Islamic extremist declared allegiance to the Islamic State group before fatally stabbing a teacher in a school attack…

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