03-10-2024 HOUSTON: Hundreds of people remain missing after catastrophic flooding decimated towns, destroyed roads and cut off power for more than a million homes in the US south-east. The death toll has continued to rise since Hurricane Helene which was later downgraded to a tropical storm tore across the region. …
Read More »Iran launches more than 180 ballistic missiles at Israel
02-10-2024 TEHRAN/ JERUSALEM: Israel says Iran launched more than 180 missiles towards the country in a large-scale attack that further heightened fears of an all-out regional war. Millions of people rushed to shelters before explosions lit up the night skies above Tel Aviv and Jerusalem. Paramedics said two were slightly …
Read More »Israeli bombardment kills dozens in Gaza as fighting rages
02-10-2024 GAZA STRIP: Israeli airstrikes killed at least 31 people in Gaza on Tuesday, local medics said and fighting ramped up, as the Israeli military said it had been targeting command centres used by its Islamist militant foe Hamas. Palestinian health officials said at least 13 people, including women and …
Read More »Junior doctors in India’s Kolkata resume full strike
02-10-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ KOLKATA: Junior doctors in India’s West Bengal state resumed their full strike on Tuesday, complaining that the country’s judiciary has not made adequate efforts to restore justice after the rape and murder of a trainee doctor in August. Doctors from the West Bengal …
Read More »Japanese parliament confirms Ishiba as new PM
02-10-2024 TOKYO: Japan’s parliament has confirmed Shigeru Ishiba as the new prime minister. Members of the ruling Liberal Democratic Party (LDP) used their majority to confirm Ishiba’s appointment on Tuesday. The 67-year-old replaces outgoing leader Fumio Kishida. Following the vote, Ishiba revealed his cabinet, comprising 19 ministers. As well as …
Read More »Israel launches ‘ground raids’ against Hezbollah
02-10-2024 BEIRUT/ JERUSALEM: Israel has launched what it has described as “limited, localized and targeted ground raids” in southern Lebanon, marking an escalation in its continuing offensive against Hezbollah. Lebanese civilians are being warned not to use vehicles to travel south across the Litani river, which is 20 miles north …
Read More »Nigeria’s President pleads for ‘patience’ amid tough economy
02-10-2024 ABUJA: Nigerian president Bola Tinubu has pleaded with his compatriots for “patience” as they continue to grapple with a tough economic situation. In an Independence Day speech, Tinubu defended his controversial economic reforms, saying they were necessary and are beginning bear results. He also insisted Nigeria is “winning the …
Read More »Kenya’s protests are a wake-up call for Washington
02-10-2024 NAIROBI: In May, Kenyan President William Ruto came to Washington on an official state visit. The White House held a glamorous state dinner in his honor; Ruto also attended an Oval Office meeting with US President Joe Biden and participated in an economic investment forum with Vice President Kamala …
Read More »US ports strike causes first shutdown in 50 years
02-10-2024 HOUSTON: Tens of thousands of dockworkers have gone on strike indefinitely at ports across much of the US, threatening significant trade and economic disruption ahead of the presidential election and the busy holiday shopping season. Members of the International Longshoremen’s Association (ILA) walked out on Tuesday at 14 major …
Read More »THE MARTYDOM OF SYED HASAN NASRULLAH SADDENED THE HEARTS, BUT THE JOURNEY OF RESISTANCE WILL CONTINUE: MAULANA JAVED HAIDER ZAIDI
Hyderabad Oct 01 (PMI): The Shia religious scholar Maulana Javed Haider Zaidi added that “the anger that exists in the hearts of Muslims against the Zionist regime, can turn into a flood at any moment and wipe out the Zionists from the world.” He said that the martyrdom of Sayyid …
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