Israel rescues 4 hostages kidnapped in Hamas’ October 7 attack; at least 94 Palestinians are killed
Deir al-Balah: Israel on Saturday rescued four hostages who were kidnapped in the Hamas-led attack on October 7, the largest such recovery operation since the war began. At least 94 Palestinians including children were killed as heavy fighting continued around the sites in central Gaza, the Health Ministry said. Israel’s army said it rescued Noa […]
Normalisation of our ties with China must be based on mutual respect, mutual interest, mutual sensitivity: India
New Delhi: India on Saturday thanked China for congratulating Prime Minister Narendra Modi on his election victory and said it would continue to make efforts for normalisation of the bilateral ties based on “mutual respect, mutual interest and mutual sensitivity”. The comments by External Affairs Ministry spokesperson Randhir Jaiswal came as relations between India and […]
Danish prime minister assaulted in central Copenhagen, local media say
Copenhagen: A man reportedly assaulted Danish Prime Minister Mette Frederiksen in central Copenhagen, local media said. Police confirmed “there has been an incident with the prime minister” and that a 39-year-old man was arrested Friday. He is expected to face a custody hearing Saturday, police said. Authorities didn’t provide further details and it was not […]
Russia puts former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko on its wanted list
Moscow: Russia has put former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko on its wanted list, Russian state media reported, citing the Interior Ministry’s database. Russian state news agency Tass said Tymoshenko was listed as wanted on unspecified criminal charges. She reportedly joins Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and his predecessor, Petro Poroshenko, on the same list, which […]
Promotion of violence not acceptable in Canada: Minister on Khalistani supporters’ Indira Gandhi assassination posters
Ottawa: Promotion of violence is never acceptable in Canada, a minister has said after posters depicting the assassination of India’s former Prime Minister Indira Gandhi were reportedly put up by Khalistan supporters in Vancouver. An Indian-origin Canadian lawmaker also expressed concern over the issue, saying by doing so, the Khalistan supporters are trying to instil […]
Israeli strikes kill at least 18 in central Gaza a day after attack on UN-run school
Jerusalem: Overnight Israeli airstrikes in central Gaza killed at least 18 people, including children, a day after 33 were killed at a United Nations-run school sheltering displaced Palestinian families, health officials said Friday. Strikes hit the Nuseirat and Maghazi refugee camps and Deir al-Balah and Zawaiyda towns, they said. Four children and one woman were […]
Yemen’s Houthi rebels detain at least 9 UN staffers and others in sudden crackdown, officials say
Dubai: At least nine Yemeni employees of United Nations agencies have been detained by Yemen’s Houthi rebels under unclear circumstances, authorities said Friday, as the rebels face increasing financial pressure and airstrikes from a US-led coalition. Others working for aid groups also likely have been taken. The detentions come as the Houthis, who seized Yemen’s […]
Swedish police detain 19 pro-Palestinian activists who barricaded themselves inside a university
Copenhagen: Swedish police detained 19 pro-Palestinian activists who barricaded themselves in the country’s main technical education and research university on Friday. After two hours, police carried out the masked activists from the third floor of a Royal Institute of Technology building in Stockholm. They are likely to be prosecuted for trespassing and disobeying the police, […]
Taiwan rejects China’s protest over messages between PM Modi, Taiwanese Prez Lai
New Delhi: Taiwan on Friday rejected China’s outrage over a “cordial” exchange of messages between Prime Minister Narendra Modi and Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te describing Beijing’s reaction as “utterly unjustified”. The comments by the Taiwanese Foreign Ministry came a day after China protested the exchange between Modi and Ching-te contending that it opposes all official […]
China & Pakistan vow to protect CPEC from ‘detractors and adversaries’
Islamabad/Beijing: Pakistan and China on Friday vowed to protect the China-Pakistan Economic Corridor (CPEC) from its “detractors and adversaries”, as Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif met his Chinese counterpart Li Qiang and assured Beijing of providing complete security to Chinese personnel working on the USD 65 billion project. Sharif is currently on a visit to China […]
