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02-04-2024 GAZA CITY: Israel’s military says it has pulled out of al-Shifa hospital in Gaza City after a two-week military operation that has destroyed much of the hospital complex. According to the Israel Defense Forces (IDF), troops “killed terrorists” and found “numerous weapons and intelligence documents” in the area. The …

02-04-2024 ISTANBUL: Turkey’s main opposition party has claimed big election victories in the main cities of Istanbul and Ankara. The results are a significant blow for Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who had hoped to regain control of the cities less than a year after he claimed a third term as president. …

02-04-2024 GAZA CITY: An Israeli air strike hit a tent camp in the courtyard of a crowded hospital in central Gaza on Sunday, killing two Palestinians and wounding another 15, including seven journalists working nearby. An Associated Press reporter filmed the strike and aftermath at the al-Aqsa Martyrs Hospital in …

01-04-2024 SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS: Runaway prices at US fast-food joints and restaurants have made people skittish down the income ladder and executives at chains including McDonald’s (MCD.N), opens new tab and Wendy’s (WEN.O), opens new tab recently said they worry about losing business from those on the tightest budgets. Roughly …

01-04-2024 NEW YORK: The oversight board of Meta, the social media giant which owns Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp, has ruled that a ban on the use of the word “shaheed” “martyr” in Arabic should be lifted. Meta has acknowledged that the term “shaheed” accounts for more content removals under the …

01-04-2024 LOS ANGELES/ NEW YORK: A $935 million jackpot in the Powerball lottery draw, one of the largest in its history, found no winners on Saturday night, boosting the prize for next week’s draw. No one held the winning numbers 12, 13, 33, 50, 52 and the power ball 23, …

01-04-2024 JERUSALEM: The Bank of Israel on Sunday warned of economic damage if more ultra-Orthodox Jewish men do not join the country’s military, weighing in on a contentious issue that has caused a rift in Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s wartime government. In its 2023 annual report, the central bank said …

01-04-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: Indian opposition parties united to protest against the arrest of a prominent leader weeks before a national election, accusing Prime Minister Narendra Modi and his party of rigging the vote and harassing them with large tax demands. “Narendra Modi is trying match-fixing in …

01-04-2024 GAZA CITY/ CAIRO: Israeli military strikes killed dozens of Palestinians across the Gaza Strip on Sunday, health officials said, as Egypt hosted an Israeli delegation for a new round of talks in a bid to secure a truce with Gaza’s Hamas rulers. The warring sides have stepped up negotiations, …

01-04-2024 VATICAN CITY: Pope Francis has used his traditional Easter message to call for a ceasefire in the Gaza Strip and for the return of Israeli hostages held by Hamas. The 87-year-old pontiff led Easter Mass at the Vatican in front of thousands, despite concerns over his health. Referring to …