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Kamala Harris lights Diwali lamps amid global challenges

10 Nov 2023 10:15 AM IST

US Vice President Kamala Harris celebrated Diwali at her official residence during which she told the guests that it’s important to celebrate this festival of light as the world today is facing a “difficult and dark moment” in the wake of the war between Israel and Hamas. Harris, who is

Pakistan withdraws support for Afghan Taliban: Report

10 Nov 2023 10:14 AM IST

In a major policy shift, Pakistan has decided not to support the Afghan Taliban’s case at the international level or extend any other assistance following Kabul’s failure to neutralise the banned Tehreek-e-Taliban Pakistan (TTP) terror group, according to a media report on Thursday. At the same time, Islamabad will no

IDF facilitates humanitarian aid delivery to Gaza

10 Nov 2023 10:02 AM IST

Coordination of Government Activities in the Territories (COGAT) Spokeswoman Shani Sasson highlighted on Thursday that 665 trucks have entered Gaza through Rafah as of Wednesday, stressing that, the trucks contain food, medicine, tents and water for the Gazans. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) shared the video message of COGAT spokesperson

Blinken meets with South Korean leaders to address North Korea and Russia ties

10 Nov 2023 09:56 AM IST

Heightened tensions on the Korean Peninsula, suspected North Korean cooperation with Russia in its war on Ukraine and concerns about China’s growing aggressiveness are topping U .S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken’s agenda as he visits South Korea. Blinken was in Seoul on Thursday for talks with South Korea’s leadership

US and Chinese finance ministers meet to prepare for Biden-Xi talks

10 Nov 2023 09:56 AM IST

Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen and her Chinese counterpart will meet in San Francisco on Thursday for two days of talks aimed at making progress on a slew of economic issues at a time when competition has markedly intensified between the two countries. Yellen’s talks with Vice Premier He Lifeng are

New school for 400 children evacuated from Gaza area opens near Dead Sea

10 Nov 2023 09:55 AM IST

One month after the start of the war in Gaza, Israel opened a new school for students evacuated from the Eshkol Regional Council, near Gaza. The school is located in the Tamar Regional Council, by the Dead Sea. Education Minister Yoav Kish held the official opening ceremony on Wednesday morning.

IDF destroys 130 tunnels in ongoing effort to combat Hamas infrastructure

10 Nov 2023 09:54 AM IST

Israel Defence Forces (IDF) have said that the combat engineers are working continuously to destroy Hamas terrorist infrastructure and added that they have destroyed at least 130 tunnels since the beginning of the war. The Hamas terrorists infiltrated Israel through land, sea and air, as they carried out the October

No ceasefire without release of hostages by Hamas: Netanyahu

10 Nov 2023 09:53 AM IST

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has said there will be no ceasefire without the release of hostages by Hamas. “There will be no ceasefire without the release of our hostages,” the Israeli Prime Minister wrote on ‘X’ on Thursday. The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said on Wednesday, “We won’t let

FORMER US DEFENCE OFFICIAL REMARKS US-INDIA RELATIONSHIP ON ‘GREAT TRACK’

10 Nov 2023 08:34 AM IST

The US-India defence relationship is on a “great track” and this “2+2” foreign and defence ministerial dialogue is a great example of the importance that both sides have placed on further advancing it, a former senior defence official from the United States said on Wednesday. India and the US will

Israel-Hamas War Updates: Israel uncovers Hamas drone, finds weapons in residential buildings

09 Nov 2023 18:35 PM IST

The Israel Defense Forces announced on Thursday that Israeli soldiers discovered a Hamas facility for producing explosives and aerial drones in a residential building near a school in Gaza’s Sheikh Radwan neighborhood. The explosives, along with operational plans, were found next to a children’s bedroom, the IDF added. Earlier in

Air quality of Kathmandu turns “Unhealthy” as mercury drops

09 Nov 2023 15:06 PM IST

The overall air quality of Kathmandu has turned “unhealthy” with the onset of the winter season in the Himalayan nation which now has been engulfed in a haze. The Air Quality Index (AQI) of Kathmandu on Thursday afternoon stood unhealthy as the thin layer of white haze shrouded the valley

Taliban accuses Pak of humiliating Kabul with immigrants’ expulsions

09 Nov 2023 09:59 AM IST

Afghanistan’s Taliban-appointed Acting Minister of Foreign Affairs, Amir Khan Muttaqi, has accused Pakistan of humiliating Kabul through the expulsion of immigrants, as reported by the news agency. Muttaqi mentioned that despite their concerns being communicated to Pakistani military and foreign affairs officials, no action has been taken to halt the