17-08-2024 DOHA: The US says there has been a “promising start” to the new round of talks in Doha on a ceasefire and hostage release deal in the Gaza Strip, as the number of Palestinians reported killed in the war between Israel and Hamas surpassed 40,000. An agreement is seen …
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16-08-2024 By SJA Jafri ISLAMABAD: Pakistan’s military has said it arrested three retired officers in connection with the investigation into former spy chief Faiz Hameed, who faces a court-martial on charges of corruption and misuse of power. The arrests were tied to the proceedings against Hameed, who led the powerful …
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16-08-2024 JERUSALEM/ WASHINGTON: Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump spoke on the phone with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Wednesday and discussed the Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal, Axios reported, citing two US sources. One source told Axios Trump’s call was intended to encourage Netanyahu to take the deal, …
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16-08-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ BENGALURU: Global banks have started reviving the technology projects they put on ice in 2023, raising hopes for the $254 billion Indian IT sector that makes about a third of its revenue from banking, financial services and insurance (BFSI) clients. Quarterly reports from …
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16-08-2024 KYIV/ MOSCOW: Ukraine says its forces are continuing their advance into Russian territory, moving forward in several directions. Russia’s western border region of Kursk came under a surprise attack last week, leading Russian authorities to declare a state of emergency in the area. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky said troops …
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16-08-2024 UNITED NATIONS: The World Health Organization (WHO) has declared the mpox outbreak in parts of Africa a public health emergency of international concern. The highly contagious disease – formerly known as monkeypox – has killed at least 450 people during an initial outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. …
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16-08-2024 NEW YORK: Columbia University President Minouche Shafik has resigned from her position amid a free speech debate over campus protests of the war in Gaza. Shafik’s resignation comes only a year after she took the position at the private Ivy League university in New York City, and just a …
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16-08-2024 DOHA/ CAIRO: A senior Hamas official told media that it will not participate in the indirect talks on a Gaza ceasefire and hostage release deal due to resume in Doha on Thursday. The Palestinian armed group wanted a roadmap for implementing the agreement and would “not engage in negotiations …
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16-08-2024 BERLIN: German state prosecutors trying to solve the mystery of who blew up the Nord Stream gas pipelines under the Baltic Sea in 2022 have issued an arrest warrant for a Ukrainian diving instructor. The suspect has been named as Volodymyr Z by German media, who have treated the …
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15-08-2024 UNITED NATIONS/ GAZA CITY: Palestine’s UN envoy Riyad Mansour tells emergency meeting of the UN Security Council (UNSC) that “Israel does not care about your condemnations” over the mass killing of civilians and humanitarian catastrophe in Gaza. The UN’s humanitarian agency tells UNSC that the recent attack on a …
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