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Assad Loses Another Syrian City, Rebels March Towards Damascus: 10 Facts

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Assad Loses Another Syrian City, Rebels March Towards Damascus: 10 Facts

New Delhi: In another setback to President Bashar al-Assad’s hold on power, the Syrian government forces have lost control of Daraa city, widely regarded as the birthplace of Syria’s 2011 civil uprising. Here Are 10 Points On this Big Story: In 2011, Daraa city, located roughly 100 km from capital Damascus, became the epicentre of…

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Rupee trades in narrow range against U.S. dollar in early trade

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Rupee trades in narrow range against U.S. dollar in early trade

At the interbank foreign exchange, the rupee opened at 84.06 against the greenback and traded in a tight range. In initial trade it touched 84.05, registering a rise of 5 paisa over its previous close. File | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee rebounded from its all-time low levels and appreciated 5 paise to 84.05 against…

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Rupee falls 11 paise to revisit all-time low of 84.09 against U.S. dollar

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Rupee falls 11 paise to revisit all-time low of 84.09 against U.S. dollar

The rupee fell 11 paise, revisiting its all-time low of 84.09 (provisional) against the US dollar, tracking a weak domestic equity market and continued FII outflows. | Photo Credit: Reuters The rupee on Friday (October 11, 2024) fell 11 paise, revisiting its all-time low of 84.09 (provisional) against the US dollar, tracking a weak domestic…

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Kamala Harris Says De-Escalation Needed In Middle East Amid Israeli Offensive

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Kamala Harris Says De-Escalation Needed In Middle East Amid Israeli Offensive

Washington: U.S. Vice President and Democratic presidential candidate Kamala Harris said on Thursday that de-escalation was needed in the Middle East, a region on edge for months amid Israel’s wars in Gaza and Lebanon. WHY IT’S IMPORTANT A ceasefire remains elusive in Gaza and Lebanon and the region is bracing for an Israeli response to…

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Airstrikes In Beirut, Missiles Hit Israel City As Gaza War Completes A Year

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Airstrikes In Beirut, Missiles Hit Israel City As Gaza War Completes A Year

Israel and Hezbollah exchanged more fire ahead of the first anniversary of the Hamas attack, which triggered a war in Gaza and further escalated tensions in the Middle East. Here Are Top Points On Middle East Tensions: Israel continued air strikes in Beirut’s southern suburbs on Sunday as part of its campaign against Hezbollah in Lebanon,…

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Israeli strikes batter Beirut in heaviest bombardment so far, witnesses say

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Israeli strikes batter Beirut in heaviest bombardment so far, witnesses say

Smoke rises in Beirut’s southern suburbs during sunset, after Israeli air strikes, amid ongoing hostilities between Hezbollah and Israeli forces, as seen from Sin El Fil, Lebanon, October 6, 2024. | Photo Credit: Reuters Israeli air attacks battered Beirut’s southern suburbs overnight and early on Sunday (October 6, 2024), the most intense bombardment of the…

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Donald Trump’s Big Warning To Iran

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Donald Trump’s Big Warning To Iran

Washington: Republican White House hopeful Donald Trump said Friday he believes Israel should strike Iran’s nuclear facilities in response to the Islamic republic’s recent missile barrage. The former president, speaking at a campaign event in North Carolina, referred to a question posed to Democratic President Joe Biden this week about the possibility of Israel targeting…

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Israeli airstrikes rock southern suburbs of Beirut, cut off key crossing into Syria

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Israeli airstrikes rock southern suburbs of Beirut, cut off key crossing into Syria

Israel carried out another series of punishing airstrikes Friday (October 4, 2024), hitting suburban Beirut and cutting off the main border crossing between Lebanon and Syria for tens of thousands of people fleeing the Israeli bombardment of the Hezbollah militant group. The overnight blasts in Beirut’s southern suburbs sent huge plumes of smoke and flames…

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Hezbollah Chief Hassan Nasrallah Agreed To Ceasefire Before Being Killed: Lebanon Minister

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Hezbollah Chief Hassan Nasrallah Agreed To Ceasefire Before Being Killed: Lebanon Minister

Hassan Nasrallah was killed in an Israeli strike in Lebanon on September 27 Beirut: Former Hezbollah chief Hassan Nasrallah and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had agreed to a ceasefire shortly before he was killed in an air strike in Beirut last week, Lebanon Foreign Minister Abdallah Bou Habib said today. Speaking to an American…

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