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Swiss citizens cast their votes for parliament elections

23 Oct 2023 09:39 AM IST

Swiss voters cast final ballots on Sunday to choose their next legislature, with polls pointing to a rebound for right-wing populist and Socialist parties, while Greens are expected to lose ground compared to the last such election four years ago. The election of the 200-seat lower house, known as the

Nawaz Sharif cuts a tamer figure on his homecoming from London: Pak media

23 Oct 2023 09:37 AM IST

Former Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif cut a tamer figure and opted for the role of elder statesman by emphasising several times that he was not back to take revenge, but to unite the cash-strapped country as he addressed his supporters on homecoming, Pakistani media said on Sunday. Sharif, 73, the

Aid for Palestinians: Egyptian convoy of 17 trucks reaches Gaza

23 Oct 2023 09:36 AM IST

Egyptian media report a convoy of 17 trucks bringing aid to Palestinians crosses into Gaza, reports AP. Residents of Gaza have been under an Israeli blockade that cut off food, water, medicine and electricity since Hamas militants rampaged through southern Israel on Oct. 7. The more than 2 million residents

Israeli hospitals ordered to disconnect internet for fear of cyberattacks

23 Oct 2023 09:32 AM IST

Israel’s Ministry of Health instructed a number of hospitals to temporarily disconnect their systems from the internet amid fears of a cyberattack, the ministry announced on Saturday night. “In the effort to elevate the economy’s resilience, the National Cyber Directorate and the Health Ministry are acting to strengthen hospitals against

IDF spokesperson: Hezbollah aggression endangers Lebanon’s peace

23 Oct 2023 09:30 AM IST

Israel Defence Forces spokesperson Jonathan Conricus on Sunday said that Hezbollah is playing a very “dangerous game” and escalating the situation. He said that Hezbollah has been dragging Lebanon into war. In an operational update on the northern border, Jonathan Conricus called Israel’s response “measured, tactical and confined to the

Israeli PM’s office calls Hamas offer to release 2 hostages ‘Propaganda lies’

23 Oct 2023 09:28 AM IST

The office of Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Saturday said it “will not respond” after terrorist group Hamas claimed to have offered to release two Qatari hostages, The Times of Israel reported. On Sunday, a spokesperson for Hamas’s military wing, the Izz ad-Din al-Qassam Brigades, said the terror group

Israel strikes Gaza, Syria, West Bank amid conflict with Hamas

23 Oct 2023 09:25 AM IST

Israeli warplanes struck targets across Gaza overnight and into Sunday, as well as two airports in Syria and a mosque in the occupied West Bank allegedly used by militants, as the two-week-old war with Hamas threatened to spiral into a broader conflict. Israel has traded fire with Lebanon’s Hezbollah militant

US emerges as India’s primary trading partner

23 Oct 2023 08:05 AM IST

The US has emerged as India’s biggest trading partner during the first half of the current financial year despite global economic uncertainties and declining exports and imports, according to government data. According to the provisional data of the commerce ministry, the bilateral trade between India and the US has declined

Bodies of 4 Nepalese students killed in Hamas attack in Israel were flown to Kathmandu

22 Oct 2023 15:02 PM IST

The bodies of four Nepalese students who died in a Hamas attack in Israel have been returned to Kathmandu and will soon be given to their families. Along with other government representatives, the Israeli Ambassador to Nepal and the Foreign Minister of Nepal arrived at the airport. Hanan Goder, Israel’s

India provides medical aid, disaster relief material for people of Palestine

22 Oct 2023 12:10 PM IST

According to Arindam Bagchi, a spokesperson for the Ministry of External Affairs, India has sent material for disaster relief as well as medical aid to the people of Palestine. The medical supplies include necessary medications that can save lives as well as surgical and protective equipment for handling urgent medical

Israeli PM Netanyahu meets Italian counterpart, Cypriot President

22 Oct 2023 10:54 AM IST

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu met with his Italian counterpart Giorgia Meloni and Cypriot President Nikos Christodoulides on Saturday amid the conflict in Gaza and the impending ground invasion against the terrorist organization Hamas. “We have to defeat this barbarism,” Netanyahu urged the Italian prime minister, adding that the conflict

Israel: Indian Embassy officials meet community representatives, assure “all possible assistance”

21 Oct 2023 15:23 PM IST

The officials of the Indian Embassy in Israel met a few community representatives and assured them of all possible assistance amid the ongoing war with Hamas. Meanwhile, India is closely monitoring the situation in Israel and is also carrying out ‘Operation Ajay’ to evacuate the Indian nationals from Israel as