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Israel-Palestine conflict: Civilian casualties a continuing concern, India to UNSC
United Nations: India has voiced deep concern over the deteriorating security situation and large-scale loss of civilian life in the ongoing Israel-Palestine conflict, urging the parties to work towards creating conditions necessary for…
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India’s reply to Pak’s reference to Kashmir at UNSC meeting on Israel-Gaza
United Nations: India has said it will treat a reference by Pakistan to Kashmir during a Security Council meeting on the Israel-Gaza situation with the contempt it deserves and will not dignify…
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New Zealand calls for humanitarian pause in Gaza
Auckland: In a statement to the United Nations Security Council this morning, New Zealand has joined others in the international community calling for a humanitarian pause in Gaza and the immediate establishment…
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Israel calls for resignation of UNSG Guterres after his remark on Hamas attack
United Nations: UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres’s comment to the Security Council that attacks by Hamas “did not happen in a vacuum” angered Israel, which called for the UN chief’s resignation and apology.…
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Bitcoin rocketing higher, topping USD 35,000 for the first time since May 2022
New York: Bitcoin is rocketing higher, topping $35,000 for the first time since May 2022. It’s up 20 per cent over the past five days, a media report said. The famously volatile…
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China breaks silence on Israel-Hamas war
Beijing: Breaking its silence on the ongoing Israel-Hamas war, Chinese Foreign Ministry spokesperson Mao Ning on Tuesday said Beijing hoped that the issue would be resolved in a “just and lasting manner”…
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Prez Biden presents National Medal of Science to Indian-American scientist Suresh
Washington: US President Joe Biden presented the prestigious National Medal of Science to top Indian-American scientist Dr Subra Suresh, among others, for pioneering research across engineering, physical sciences and life sciences. Suresh,…
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‘Amusing, absurd’: Kremlin reacts to claims Putin uses body doubles, is ill
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin does not use body doubles, as reported in some Western media, nor is he seriously ill, Kremlin spokesman Dmitry Peskov said on Tuesday. “No. There are no…
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Won’t stop attacking Gaza till Hamas is destroyed: Netanyahu
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday said that his country would not stop attacking the targets in Gaza Strip until Hamas is completely destroyed. Netanyahu said this while interacting with…
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Trump to skip 3rd GOP debate in Miami, hold rival rally across the road
Washington: Former US President Donald Trump will skip the third GOP Presidential primaries debate, and instead hold a rival rally up the road in the Miami arena holding on to his view…
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Relentless bombardment of Gaza by Israeli forces deeply alarming: UN chief
United Nations: UN chief Antonio Guterres on Tuesday asserted that no party to an armed conflict is above international humanitarian law as he expressed deep alarm over the “relentless bombardment” of the…