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Gaza’s biggest hospital morgue overflows amid Israel’s heavy aerial bombardment

14 Oct 2023 10:44 AM IST

The morgue at Gaza’s biggest hospital overflowed Thursday as bodies came in faster than relatives could claim them on the sixth day of Israel’s heavy aerial bombardment on the territory of 2.3 million people. With scores of Palestinians killed each day in the Israeli onslaught after an unprecedented Hamas attack,

Iran’s foreign minister in Beirut warns of escalation if Gaza Bombardment continues

14 Oct 2023 10:43 AM IST

Iran’s foreign minister warned Friday that if Israel’s attacks on the Gaza Strip don’t stop immediately, the violence could spread to other parts of the Middle East. Hossein Amirabdollahian is on a tour that took him to Baghdad before Beirut, and later in the day he is scheduled to travel

Amidst Israel-Hamas conflict Blinken meets Mahmoud Abbas, King Abdullah

13 Oct 2023 15:48 PM IST

On Friday, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken met with Palestinian Authority President Mahmoud Abbas in Amman, Jordan. The meeting takes place as the confrontation between Israel and Hamas enters its seventh day. Israel has retaliated to Hamas terror strikes on its territory, which killed about 1300 people and injured

Images of Israeli detainees projected at UN headquarters in New York, demanding release

13 Oct 2023 12:47 PM IST

Enormous images of Israeli detainees, including children and elderly men and women, were projected on the exterior of the UN building in New York, demanding the release of Gaza hostages. Images of detainees projected at the UN headquarters by a group of Israelis living in the United States included Ariel,

Political limbo casts shadow on Spain’s National Day, boos greet acting leader

13 Oct 2023 09:41 AM IST

Protestors booed Spanish acting Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez at the country’s National Day military parade Thursday, apparently disgruntled over his efforts to end Spain’s political limbo by seeking to strike a deal with separatist parties. Sanchez appeared on a raised platform at Madrid’s Neptune fountain alongside King Felipe VI, Queen

Strike talks break off between Hollywood actors and studios

13 Oct 2023 09:41 AM IST

On October 2, for the first time since the strike began July 14, the Screen Actors Guild-American Federation of Television and Radio Artists SAG-AFTRA had resumed negotiations with the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers AMPTP, which represents studios, streaming services and production companies in strike talks. The studios

Norwegian activists rally against wind farm, defending herders’ rights

13 Oct 2023 09:39 AM IST

Dozens of activists in Norway on Thursday blocked the entrance to one of the main operators of a wind farm they say hinders the rights of the Sami Indigenous people to raise reindeer. At the centre of the dispute are the 151 turbines of Europe’s largest onshore wind farm, which

US Navy Ship arrives in Colombo for a 4-day visit, strengthening bilateral ties

13 Oct 2023 09:34 AM IST

A US Navy ship has arrived at the port of Colombo but the authorities have not announced any dates as yet for the Chinese research vessel scheduled to reach the Lanka shores this month. The Sri Lanka Navy said USNS Brunswick, an expeditionary fast transport ship, arrived on Wednesday on

Germany extends strong support to Israel, offers military assistance

13 Oct 2023 09:33 AM IST

Germany is offering military help to Israel and promising to crack down on support for the militant Hamas group at home following the group’s attack on Israel. Chancellor Olaf Scholz on Thursday underlined Germany’s historical responsibility for Israel’s security. The Defence Ministry said it agreed to an Israeli request to

China setting false narratives, misusing media in South Asia: Report

13 Oct 2023 09:32 AM IST

Chinese President Xi Jinping’s 2015 statement, “Wherever the readers are, wherever the viewers are, that is where the tentacles of propaganda reporting should be extended,” serves as a backdrop to the Chinese government’s increasing control over its media and its expanding efforts to shape narratives beyond its borders, Kathmandu-based media

Musk’s X has taken down hundreds of Hamas-linked ACCOUNTS : CEO

13 Oct 2023 09:30 AM IST

Elon Musk’s social media platform X has removed hundreds of Hamas-linked accounts and taken down or labelled thousands of pieces of content since the militant group’s attack on Israel, according to the CEO of the company, formerly known as Twitter. Linda Yaccarino on Thursday outlined efforts by X to get

UK counterterrorism police issue appeal for footage of attacks in Israel

13 Oct 2023 09:28 AM IST

UK’s counterterrorism squad has appealed for footage or images related to the Palestinian militant group Hamas’ attack in Israel after a number of British citizens have been killed in the country. Hamas carried out a barrage of air strikes in Southern Israel on Saturday. The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) in