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Blinken’s unannounced Iraq visit focuses on Israel-Hamas conflict

07 Nov 2023 10:43 AM IST

US Secretary of State Antony Blinken made an unannounced visit to Iraq on Sunday and held discussions with Iraqi Prime Minister Mohammed Shiaa al-Sudani about the need to prevent the Israel-Hamas conflict from spreading, the news channel reported. Blinken’s meeting with al-Sudani in Baghdad lasted for more than an hour.

GOOGLE FACES ANOTHER TRIAL TARGETING ITS PLAY STORE

07 Nov 2023 10:40 AM IST

Google on Monday will try to protect a lucrative piece of its internet empire while facing the biggest US antitrust trial in a quarter century. A 10-person jury will decide in San Francisco whether Google’s digital payment processing system in Play Store, which distributes apps for Android phones, has illegally

Hamas using Qatari, Indonesian-funded hospitals for terror, says Israel

07 Nov 2023 10:38 AM IST

Israel on Sunday presented evidence that Hamas is using a Qatari-funded medical centre in the Gaza Strip to pursue its terrorist warfare. IDF Spokesman Rear Adm. Daniel Hagari in a briefing for international media showed visual proof of a terrorist tunnel entrance that was exposed by Israeli soldiers at Sheikh

US announces entry of nuclear submarine in West Asia

07 Nov 2023 10:36 AM IST

The United States military on Monday announced that a guided missile has arrived in West Asia.The US Central Command took to its social media ‘X’, and stated that an Ohio-class submarine arrived in the US Central Command area of responsibility on November 5. According to CNN, the arrival of the

Jamal Musa, Hamas special ops chief, killed in airstrike

07 Nov 2023 10:36 AM IST

On the 11th day of its ground assault in the Gaza Strip, the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) reported the loss of its 34th soldier on Monday. During this operation, a top Hamas special operations fighter named Jamal Musa was killed in an Israeli airstrike. The IDF continues to conduct airstrikes

Israel-Hamas Updates: Israel Defence Forces eliminates Hamas security chief Jamal Musa

06 Nov 2023 18:46 PM IST

The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) ground forces took control of a Hamas outpost in Gaza overnight. According to the IDF, the terrorist organization Hamas had observation posts, training complexes for terrorist operatives, and terror tunnels in this outpost. Several terrorists were killed in this operation, according to the IDF. In

“Iran’s Foreign Minister Urges BRICS Nations to Halt Attacks on Gaza”

06 Nov 2023 16:59 PM IST

Iran Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian sent a letter to the BRICS countries, including India, urging them to call for a halt in the attacks on the Gaza strip at a time when the Israel-Gaza conflict has claimed numerous lives of innocent civilians on both sides. The countries that are part

Israeli forces strike over 450 Hamas targets in last 24 hours

06 Nov 2023 14:57 PM IST

The ground troops of Israel Defence Forces struck over 450 Hamas targets on Sunday, taking control of a Hamas military compound in the Gaza Strip, according to the Jerusalem Post. Underground terror tunnels, observation points, and training grounds for Hamas operatives were all located within the compound. A number of

88 United Nations staffers killed in Gaza, marks highest number of deaths in single war

06 Nov 2023 12:12 PM IST

According to The Times of Israel, the UN emphasized on Monday that 88 employees had died in Gaza, making it the greatest number of UN fatalities ever recorded in a single conflict. Since the start of the conflict on October 7, 88 employees of the Palestinian refugee agency UNRWA have

Zelenskyy refutes claims of stalemate in war with Russia

06 Nov 2023 09:46 AM IST

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has denied that the ongoing Russia-Ukraine war has reached a “stalemate,” while also denying reports that Western allies are pressuring Kyiv to negotiate with Moscow, a news channel reported. “Time has passed, people are tired… But this is not a stalemate,” Zelenskyy said at a news

Biden signals hopeful developments in Gaza humanitarian pause

06 Nov 2023 09:45 AM IST

Amid the concerns over the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict, US President Joe Biden on Saturday suggested that progress has been made on the issue of providing a humanitarian pause in the Gaza Strip. On being asked if any progress had been made on the issue, Biden replied “yes” as he left

Earthquake leaves thousands in Nepal sleeping under open sky

06 Nov 2023 09:44 AM IST

Thousands of people in western Nepal’s mountainous region were forced to spend Saturday night under the open sky in the biting cold after a strong earthquake in the area killed 157 people and left a trail of destruction. Bhawana Pun, who woke up Friday midnight after her house was shaken