08-04-2024 JERUSALEM/ GAZA CITY/ CAIRO: Israel said on Sunday it had withdrawn more soldiers from southern Gaza, leaving just one brigade, as it and Hamas sent teams to Egypt for fresh talks on a potential ceasefire in the six-month conflict. Israel has been reducing numbers in Gaza since the start …
Read More »Mozambique ferry disaster kills more than 90
08-04-2024 MAPUTO: More than 90 people have died after a ferry sank off the north coast of Mozambique, local authorities say. Officials in Nampula province said five people had been rescued of the around 130 believed to have been on board. They were fleeing a cholera outbreak, Nampula Secretary of …
Read More »Tiny Sri Lankan island sparks political row in India
08-04-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: A small, uninhabited island that is part of Sri Lanka has sparked a political row in India weeks before general elections kick off. Katchatheevu, a strip of land spanning just about 1.9 sq km (0.7 sq miles), is located in the Palk Strait, …
Read More »Rwandans commemorate 30 years of 1994 genocide
08-04-2024 KIGALI: Rwandans are marking 30 years since a genocide orchestrated by armed Hutu tore apart their country, as neighbors turned on each other in one of the bloodiest massacres of the 20th century. President Paul Kagame led the commemoration on Sunday by placing wreaths on the mass graves in …
Read More »Gaza death toll hits 33175 after 6 months of Israeli attacks
08-04-2024 GAZA CITY: Gaza’s Health Ministry says 33,175 Palestinians have been killed and 75,886 wounded since Israel launched its war on the coastal territory in October. The toll includes at least 38 deaths over the past 24 hours, a ministry statement said. More than 14,000 children and about 9,220 women …
Read More »2 dead, 7 wounded in shooting at Florida shopping mall
08-04-2024 TALLAHASSEE: Two people have died and seven have been wounded following a shooting at a popular shopping mall in Florida. A fight broke out at the Martini Bar located in the CityPlace Doral early on Saturday morning, according to Miami-Dade police. The altercation resulted in a security guard, who …
Read More »Tens of thousands rally across Israel against Netanyahu
08-04-2024 TEL AVIV: Tens of thousands of Israelis have rallied against Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu, demanding a Gaza hostage deal. The rallies in Tel Aviv and other cities came after the Israeli Defense Forces (IDF) recovered the body of hostage Elad Katzir. Protesters chanted “elections now”, and “Elad, we’re sorry”, …
Read More »UAE property tycoon withdraws from sanctions-hit Belarus
08-04-2024 DUBAI: The Emirati real estate developer behind Dubai’s signature skyscraper, the Burj Khalifa, has initiated the sale of property assets he owns in Belarus, a country targeted by Western sanctions, according to two people familiar with the matter, as he collaborates with Jared Kushner on a possible investment in …
Read More »Myanmar Army loses border town in another big defeat
08-04-2024 NAYPYIDAW: The military regime which seized power in Myanmar three years ago has suffered another big defeat, this time on the eastern border with Thailand. Troops had suffered weeks of attacks by ethnic Karen insurgents, allied with other anti-coup forces. Hundreds of troops guarding the vital border town of …
Read More »PM Modi lauds Madhavi Latha, Owaisi’s challenger for Hyderabad loke sabha
Kompella Madhavi Latha has been pitted against AIMIM chief and sitting MP Asaduddin Owaisi in Hyderabad for the upcoming Lok Sabha polls. Hyderabad; 07 April 2024: Prime Minister Narendra Modi has expressed support for Madhavi Latha, the BJP’s candidate for the Hyderabad Lok Sabha constituency, who is challenging AIMIM’s Asaduddin …
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