23-10-2025 JERUSALEM: Israel’s parliament has voted to give preliminary approval to a bill to impose Israeli sovereignty on the occupied West Bank, in a move tantamount to annexation of the Palestinian territory, which would be a blatant violation of international law. Despite opposition from Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and …

Hyderabad, Oct. 22 (PMI): The Telangana government is fast-tracking the construction of the new Osmania Hospital, with Chief Minister “A. Revanth Reddy” setting a firm two-year deadline for its completion. During a high-level review meeting held at his residence on Wednesday, the Chief Minister directed officials to ensure the new …

Hyderabad, October 22, (Shoukat-PMI) In a significant crackdown on drug trafficking in the city, the Hyderabad Narcotics Enforcement Wing (HNEW), in coordination with the Tolichowki Police, arrested two individuals involved in the illegal trade of narcotic substances. The joint operation, carried out on October 19, led to the seizure of …

22-10-2025 PARIS: Thieves in balaclavas broke into Paris’ Louvre museum on Sunday, using a crane to smash an upstairs window, then stealing priceless objects from an area that houses the French crown jewels before escaping on motorbikes, officials said. The robbery raises awkward questions about security at the museum, where …

22-10-2025 JERUSALEM/ CAIRO: The Israeli military said on Sunday a ceasefire in Gaza had resumed after an attack killed two of its soldiers and prompted a wave of airstrikes that Palestinians said killed 26 people, in the most serious test yet of this month’s US-brokered truce. US President Donald Trump …

22-10-2025 BRUSSELS: The European Union’s diplomatic arm, the EEAS, is urging member states to back a maritime declaration that would allow EU nations working with flag states to arrange inspections on Russia’s “shadow fleet” of oil tankers, an EEAS document shows. Beefing up inspection rights is the latest EU proposal …

22-10-2025 LONDON: Copper consumption in the United States and India is set to emerge from China’s shadow over the next decade as demand growth in the world’s largest consumer of the industrial metal slows. Beijing’s industrial and infrastructure expansion has helped fuel a rally that has seen copper prices rise …

22-10-2025 LA PAZ: Polls have closed in Bolivia in a presidential election run-off between two pro-market candidates, marking the end of nearly two decades of socialist rule and the start of a likely realignment towards the United States. Voting stations opened at 8am local time (12:00 GMT) and closed at …

22-10-2025 KINSHASA: The last Ebola patient in the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) has been released from a treatment centre in Kasai province, according to the United Nations health agency. The patient is the 19th to recover out of 64 total cases recorded since the outbreak was declared in …

22-10-2025 GAZA STRIP: Israel has killed at least 97 Palestinians and injured 230 others since the start of the ceasefire, and violated the truce agreement 80 times, the Gaza Government Media Office says. The Israeli military has killed dozens of Palestinians in a wave of air raids that it said …