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ICJ opens hearings on Israeli obligations

30-04-2025 THE HAGUE: The International Court of Justice (ICJ) has opened hearings to gauge Israel’s responsibility for the humanitarian crisis engulfing Gaza during its war against Hamas. The hearings, which began on Monday in The Hague and will run throughout the week, follow a request last year from the United …

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Pakistan suspends Simla Agreement with India

29-04-2025 ISLAMABAD: Tensions between India and Pakistan have soared since the April 22 attack on tourists in the scenic resort town of Pahalgam in Indian-administered Kashmir, in which at least 26 people were killed. Both countries have announced a series of tit-for-tat measures, raising fears of a wider confrontation. After …

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India detains thousands of Bangladeshi migrants in Gujarat

29-04-2025 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ AHMEDABAD: Gujarat Police have detained 1,024 Bangladeshi migrants including women and children in a sweeping crackdown in the western state aimed at deporting people living there illegally. The central government often describes undocumented Bangladeshi immigrants as “infiltrators”, accusing them of posing a threat …

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Tensions rise between Pak-India nuclear-armed nations

29-04-2025 Bureau Report + Agencies ISLAMABAD/ NEW DELHI/ SRINAGAR: Pakistan’s defence minister said on Monday that a military incursion by neighboring India was imminent in the aftermath of a deadly militant attack on tourists in Kashmir last week, as tensions rise between the two nuclear-armed nations. The militant attack killed …

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