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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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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 …
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01-10-2024 BEIRUT: Hezbollah fighters are primed to confront any Israeli ground invasion of Lebanon, the group’s deputy leader Naim Qassem said on Monday in his first public speech since Israeli airstrikes killed its veteran chief Hassan Nasrallah last week. Israel will not achieve its goals, he said. “We will face …
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01-10-2024 KHARTOUM/ DUBAI: The Sudanese army on Monday denied accusations by the United Arab Emirates that its forces bombed the residence of the UAE ambassador in the capital, Khartoum. The UAE Ministry of Foreign Affairs on Sunday accused the Sudanese army of targeting and bombing the ambassador’s residence with aircraft. …
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01-10-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI/ MUMBAI/ HANOI: Global rice prices fell on Monday after India, the world’s No.1 exporter of the grain, gave the go-ahead for exports to resume, boosting global supply and helping poor Asian and African buyers secure more affordable supplies, exporters said. India on Saturday …
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