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Ship earlier attacked by Yemen’s Houthi rebels sinks in the Red Sea

March 2, 2024 admin

This picture taken on February 27, 2024 shows a speed boat and the Rubymar cargo ship (L) sinking off the coast of Yemen. Rubymar, a Belize-flagged, British-registered and Lebanese-operated cargo ship carrying combustible fertilizer, was damaged in a missile strike on February 25 claimed by the Iran-backed Houthi rebels. | Photo Credit: AFP A ship…

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The Hindu Morning Digest: March 02, 2024

March 2, 2024 admin

The talks at the WTO’s ministerial conference ended with no decision on key issues such as finding a permanent solution to public food stockpile and on curbing fisheries subsidies that lead to over-capacity and over-fishing, sources said. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Despite hectic discussions, WTO MC13 ends with no deals on fisheries, agriculture The talks at…

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Calls for probe, ceasefire follow Israeli gunfire near aid convoy

March 1, 2024 admin

World leaders on Friday called for an investigation and a ceasefire nearly five months into the Gaza war, a day after dozens of desperate Palestinians were killed rushing an aid convoy. Israeli troops opened fire as Palestinian civilians scrambled for food aid during a chaotic incident on Thursday which the Hamas-run territory’s Health Ministry said…

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Gaza health authorities say Israeli fire in Gaza City kills 70

February 29, 2024 admin

Palestinians carry bags of flour they grabbed from an aid truck near an Israeli checkpoint, as Gaza residents face crisis levels of hunger, amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas, in Gaza City, on February 19, 2024 | Photo Credit: Reuters Health authorities in Gaza said on February 29 Israeli fire on people waiting…

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Biden urges Congress to avoid a government shutdown, send urgent aid to Ukraine and Israel

February 27, 2024 admin

U.S. President Joe Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris meet with House Speaker Mike Johnson and Senate Majority Leader Chuck Schumer in the Oval Office at the White House in Washington, U.S., February 27, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters U.S. President Joe Biden implored the top four leaders of Congress on February 27 to act…

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Israel’s air force strikes deep inside Lebanon, killing 2 people, after Hezbollah downs a drone

February 26, 2024 admin

People stand next to the rubble at the site of an Israeli air strike in the vicinity of Baalbek city in the central Bekaa plain on February 26, 2024, amid ongoing cross-border tensions as fighting continues between Israel and Hamas militants in Gaza. Israel struck Hezbollah targets near the city of Baalbek on February 26,…

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US and British strikes on Houthi sites in Yemen answer militants’ surge in Red Sea attacks on ships

February 24, 2024 admin

The U.S. and U.K. struck 18 Houthi targets in Yemen on February 24, answering a recent surge in attacks by the Iran-backed militia group on ships in the Red Sea and Gulf of Aden, including a missile strike this past week that set fire to a cargo vessel. According to U.S. officials, American and British…

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Gaza war hits Israeli economy with 19.4% Q4 drop

February 19, 2024 admin

War’s impact: Private spending, exports and investment in fixed assets have fallen in Israel, however, government spending jumped in 2023. File | Photo Credit: Reuters Israel’s economy took a deep dive in the fourth quarter due to its war with Hamas in Gaza, but 2023 still ended with positive growth, data showed on February 19….

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Israel controls movement of men and material in and out of Gaza | Data

November 2, 2023 admin

A Palestinian man walks past shuttered shops during a general strike in Nablus in the occupied West Bank, on October 18, 2023, a day after a rocket hit a Gaza hospital killing hundreds. | Photo Credit: ZAIN JAAFAR Two Data Points published last week explored the impoverished nature of the Palestinian territories, especially Gaza, and…

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Morning Digest | Gaza crossing opens for foreigners and wounded; October gross GST collections climb to ₹1.72 lakh crore, and more

November 2, 2023 admin

This image provided by Maxar Technologies shows overview of Rafah border crossing, between Egypt and the Gaza Strip on November 1, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP Israel-Hamas war | Gaza crossing opens for foreigners and wounded After more than three weeks of siege, the first Palestinians — dozens of dual passport holders and seriously injured…

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