30-10-2024 WASHINGTON: Democratic Party nominee Kamala Harris is promising to reassess which federal jobs require a college degree if elected as United States president. Harris was campaigning in Michigan on Monday and told workers at a semiconductor facility in Saginaw County that the country needed to change the idea that …
Read More »Gaza aid fears as Israel bans UN Palestinian refugee agency
30-10-2024 JERUSALEM/ GAZA STRIP: Israel’s parliament has voted to pass legislation banning the UN’s Palestinian refugee agency (Unrwa) from operating within Israel and Israeli-occupied East Jerusalem, within three months. Contact between Unrwa employees and Israeli officials will also be banned, severely limiting the agency’s ability to operate in Gaza and …
Read More »North Korean troops deployed to Russia’s Kursk region: NATO
30-10-2024 PYONGYANG: North Korean troops have been deployed to Russia and are operating in the Kursk border region where Ukrainian troops have a foothold, NATO has said for the first time. The alliance’s Secretary General, Mark Rutte, said he could confirm the deployment after weeks of intelligence reports, following a …
Read More »Georgians protest to denounce ruling party win in elections
30-10-2024 TBILISI: Thousands of Georgians have taken to the streets to protest against the disputed parliamentary election after the pro-Western opposition and president called for mass protests against what they called a “rigged” vote. Demonstrators gathered outside the main parliament building in the capital, Tbilisi, on Monday to denounce the …
Read More »Germany has increase visas for Indians to 90,000: PM Modi
29-10-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: Prime Minister Narendra Modi on Friday hailed the strengthening ties between India and Germany, citing recent collaborations as evidence of their deepening friendship. Speaking at the 18th Asia-Pacific Conference of German Business 2024, PM Modi said, “On one hand, the CEO Forum meeting …
Read More »China slams over $2bn US arms sale to Taiwan
29-10-2024 BEIJING: China has slammed the latest round of United States arms sales to Taiwan, vowing to take “all necessary measures” to assert its sovereignty over the self-ruled island it claims as its own. The US State Department on Friday approved a $2bn arms sale package for Taiwan, including advanced …
Read More »Israel kills 53 more in Gaza, 21 in Lebanon
29-10-2024 CAIRO/ GAZA/ BEIRUT: Israeli forces killed at least 53 people in Gaza and 21 people in Lebanon on Sunday as UN chief Antonio Guterres expressed shock at the “harrowing levels of death, injury and destruction” in besieged northern Gaza. Egypt has proposed a limited two-day ceasefire in Gaza to …
Read More »Reality behind America’s men v/s women election
29-10-2024 WASHINGTON/ NEW YORK: Donald Trump enjoys a huge lead among men, while women tell pollsters they prefer Kamala Harris by a similarly large margin. The political gender gap reflects a decade of social upheaval and could help decide the US election. For the first woman of color to secure …
Read More »Indian State plans to punish spitting in food spark controversy
29-10-2024 NEW DELHI/ DEHRADUN: Last week, two states ruled by India’s governing Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) announced plans to impose hefty fines and imprisonment for contaminating food with spit, urine and dirt. The northern state of Uttarakhand will fine offenders up to 100,000 rupees ($1,190; £920), while neighboring Uttar Pradesh …
Read More »New wave of mass killings in Sudan: UN
29-10-2024 UNITED NATIONS/ KHARTOUM: A senior UN official in Sudan says she is deeply troubled by reports of “atrocious crimes” in the central Gezira state, including the mass killing of civilians by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF). Clementine Nkweta-Salami’s comments came after an activist group said that at least …
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