Warplanes strike Gaza refugee camp as Israel rejects US push for a pause in fighting
Deir Al-Balah (Gaza Strip): Israeli warplanes struck a refugee camp in the Gaza Strip early Sunday, killing at least 40 people and wounding dozens, health officials said. The strike came as Israel said it would press on with its offensive to crush the territory’s Hamas rulers, despite US appeals for a pause to get aid […]
Blinken meets Palestinian leader in West Bank, stepping up Mideast diplomacy as Gaza war escalates
Ramallah (West Bank): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken brought his frenetic Mideast diplomatic push on the Israel-Hamas war to the occupied West Bank on Sunday, meeting with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas in his latest bid to ease civilian suffering in the Gaza Strip and begin to sketch out a post-conflict scenario for the territory. […]
Blinken tries to cajole wary Arabs on support for post-conflict Gaza as Israel’s war intensifies
Amman (Jordan): U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken stepped up his frantic diplomacy on Saturday, trying to build support for planning a post-conflict future for Gaza as he continued his second urgent mission to the Middle East since the Israel-Hamas conflict began. A day after Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu pointedly snubbed Blinken’s blunt warning […]
Former Guinea dictator Camara, 2 others escape from prison in a jailbreak, justice minister says
Conakry, Nov 4 (AP) Gunmen stormed the main prison in Guinea’s capital early Saturday and freed former dictator Moussa “Dadis” Camara, the country’s justice minister said, announcing the closure of the West African nation’s borders. The announcement by Justice Minister Charles Alphonse Wright came several hours after heavy gunfire erupted in the Kaloum district of […]
Blinken urges protection for civilians in Gaza on visit to Israel amid fears war could widen
Khan Younis (Gaza Strip): US Secretary of State Antony Blinken urged Israel on Friday to do everything in its power to protect civilians caught in the fighting in Gaza and ensure they receive humanitarian aid, while underscoring the country’s right to defend itself. Israel, meanwhile, warned that it was on high alert for attacks on […]
Israel’s encirclement of Gaza City tightens as top US diplomat arrives to push for humanitarian aid
Khan Younis (Gaza Strip), Nov 3 (AP) U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken arrived in Israel on Friday to press for more humanitarian aid to be allowed into besieged Gaza, while Israeli troops tightened their encirclement of Gaza City, the focus of Israel’s campaign to crush the enclave’s ruling Hamas group. On the northern […]
Nearly 97,000 Indians held trying to enter illegally between Oct 2022 to Sept 2023: US border protection agency
Washington: A record 96,917 Indians were arrested while crossing illegally into the US between October 2022 and September 2023, according to the latest US Customs and Border Protection (UCBP) data. Indians apprehended while crossing the US border unlawfully have reportedly witnessed a five-fold increase in the past years. In 2019-20, 19,883 Indians were apprehended. In […]
Diplomatic efforts to pause fighting gain steam as Israeli ground troops push toward Gaza City
Rafah (Gaza Strip): Israel’s ground troops advanced toward Gaza City on Thursday, as the US and Arab countries intensified diplomatic efforts to ease the siege of the Hamas-ruled enclave and bring about at least a brief stop to the fighting to help civilians. President Joe Biden suggested a humanitarian “pause” on Wednesday, as hundreds of […]
Biden calls for humanitarian ”pause” in Israel-Hamas war
Minneapolis: President Joe Biden said he thought there should be a humanitarian “pause” in the Israel-Hamas war, after his campaign speech Wednesday evening was interrupted by a protester calling for a cease-fire. “I think we need a pause,” Biden said. The call was a subtle departure for Biden and top White House aides, who throughout […]
Extremists kill 37 villagers in latest attack in Nigeria’s hard-hit northeast
Maiduguri: Extremists in northeastern Nigeria killed at least 37 villagers in two different attacks, residents said, highlighting once again how deadly islamic extremist rebels have remained in their 14-year insurgency in the hard-hit region. The extremists targeted villagers in Yobe state’s Geidam district on Monday and Tuesday in the first attack in the state in […]
