17-10-2024 UNITED NATIONS/ BEIRUT: The UN’s humanitarian office has called for an investigation into an Israeli air strike that killed 23 people in northern Lebanon on Monday. Spokesman Jeremy Laurence said the strike, on the Christian-majority village of Aitou, raised “real concerns” with respect to international humanitarian law. Laurence said …
Read More »Australia urges citizens to leave Israel citing rising tensions
16-10-2024 SYDNEY: Australia has warned its citizens not to travel to Israel and urged Australians there to leave the country while commercial flights remained available, citing the conflict between Israel and the Lebanon-based militant group Hezbollah. “The Australian government has serious concerns the security situation in Israel and the Occupied …
Read More »Senegal unveils 25-year economic & social plan
16-10-2024 DIAMNIADIO: Senegal’s government unveiled a 25-year development plan on Monday that it said would lay the foundations for economic sovereignty through competitiveness, sustainable resource management and good governance. The agenda was launched seven months after President Bassirou Diomaye Faye clinched a landslide election victory on a promise to improve …
Read More »China ends war games around Taiwan
16-10-2024 BEIJING/ TAIPEI: China’s military vowed to take further action against Taiwan if needed after staging a day of war games on Monday it said were a warning to “separatist acts” and which drew condemnation from the Taiwanese and US governments. Democratically governed Taiwan had been bracing for more war …
Read More »Canada expels top India diplomats
16-10-2024 OTTAWA. NEW DELHI: Canada expelled six Indian diplomats including the high commissioner on Monday, linking them to the murder of a Sikh separatist leader and alleging a broader effort to target Indian dissidents in Canada. Earlier in the day, India retaliated by ordering the expulsion of six high-ranking Canadian …
Read More »21 more martyred in air strike in country’s north: Lebanon
16-10-2024 BEIRUT: At least 21 people have been killed and eight others injured in a rare Israeli air strike in northern Lebanon, the Lebanese health ministry says. The strike hit a residential building in Aitou, a predominantly Christian village far from the areas where the Israeli military has carried out …
Read More »Elon Musk accused of copying designs by I, Robot director
16-10-2024 NEW YORK: The director of 2004 sci-fi film I, Robot has accused billionaire Elon Musk of copying his designs for humanoid machines and self-driving vehicles. At a Tesla event on Thursday, Musk unveiled Tesla’s futuristic Cybercab, complete with winged doors and no steering wheel or pedals, and a new …
Read More »UN condemns ‘large number of civilian casualties’ in Gaza
16-10-2024 UNITED NATIONS. GAZA STRIP: The UN has condemned the “large number of civilian casualties” caused by Israeli strikes on northern Gaza in recent days. The comments, made by a spokesperson for Secretary General Antonio Guterres come as at least 10 people have reportedly been killed by Israeli artillery fire …
Read More »Spacecraft blasts off to hunt alien life on a distant moon
16-10-2024 WASHINGTON: A spacecraft that will hunt for signs of alien life on one of Jupiter’s icy moons has blasted off from Cape Canaveral, Florida. NASA launched the spacecraft at 12:06 local time (16:06 GMT) after hurricane Milton forced the mission to postpone plans last week. Europa Clipper will now …
Read More »Islamabad under security lockdown before regional SCO summit
15-10-2024 Bureau Report ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s capital has been put under a strict security lockdown as Chinese Premier Li Qiang arrives for a four-day visit during which he will also preside over a regional summit of the Shanghai Cooperation Organization (SCO). Li’s visit is the first by a Chinese premier to …
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