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President Joe Biden swept into wartime Israel for a 7 1/2-hour visit Wednesday that produced a heaping dose of vocal support, a deal to get limited humanitarian aid into Gaza from Egypt, likely by the end of the week, and a plea for Israelis not to allow rage over the deadly Hamas attack to consume…
Israel-Hamas conflict comes on top of Russia’s protracted war on Ukraine (File) New Delhi: A triumvirate of high oil prices, a surging dollar and geopolitical instability are set to weigh on India and Indonesia among Asia’s emerging markets, while energy exporter Malaysia may prove a rare beneficiary. Economists are fretting over the fallout on developing…
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Israel-Hamas conflict comes on top of Russia’s protracted war on Ukraine (File) New Delhi: A triumvirate of high oil prices, a surging dollar and geopolitical instability are set to weigh on India and Indonesia among Asia’s emerging markets, while energy exporter Malaysia may prove a rare beneficiary. Economists are fretting over the fallout on developing…
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National Security Council said the White House didn’t have a trip to announce (File) Washington: US President Joe Biden weighed a trip to Israel while he cautioned against long-term Israeli occupation of the Gaza Strip on Sunday, as the White House sought to balance support for the country with fears that the regional crisis could…
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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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The blood-curdling violence unleashed by Hamas on civilians in Israel and the savage collective punishment that Israel is inflicting upon Palestinians in Gaza hold pointers for all nations and peoples. Countries that are home to multiple ethnic and religious groups have an increasing challenge of managing conflicting views, aspirations, and even behaviours. These challenges have…
Palestinians began a mass exodus from northern Gaza on October 13 after Israel’s military told some 1 million people to evacuate toward the southern part of the besieged territory, an unprecedented order ahead of an expected ground invasion against the ruling Hamas militant group. Follow Israel-Hamas war, day 7 LIVE updates here The U.N. warned…
Smoke billows following Israeli strikes amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and the Hamas, in Gaza, on October 13, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel’s military on October 13 directed the evacuation of northern Gaza, a region that is home to 1.1 people — about half of the territory’s population — within 24 hours, a…
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Palestinians evacuate a neighbourhood in Gaza City as raging battles between Israel and the Hamas movement continue, on October 11, 203.. | Photo Credit: AFP More than 338,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in the Gaza Strip, the United Nations said, as heavy Israeli bombardments continue to hit the Palestinian enclave. “Mass…
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Israel-Hamas War Updates: Attacks by Israel hit the main exit point from the Palestinian region. Nearly 3,600 people have been killed in Israel and Gaza, five days after the sudden Hamas strikes triggered a catastrophic war in the region. The United Nations said that more than 3,38,000 people have been forced to flee their homes…
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