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January 1, 2024 3:38 PM

Israel plans to bring in more foreign workers for the construction sector

Israel plans to bring in around 70,000 foreign workers from China, India, and elsewhere to boost its construction sector, which has been largely frozen since the Oct. 7 Hamas attack, a newspaper reported on Monday, citing a government official. Yehu...

December 24, 2023 11:46 AM

Palestinian death toll in Gaza exceeds 20,200 as Israel claims to expand operation

The latest round of Palestinian-Israeli conflict has claimed over 20,200 lives on the Palestinian side since its outbreak on October 7, as Israel claimed to expand ground military operation in the Gaza Strip. The death toll of Palestinians from Isra...

December 23, 2023 8:46 AM

Government of Nepal concerned as death toll of Nepali youth fighting for Moscow reaches 7

As death toll of Nepali soldier fighting for Russia against Ukrainian reaches 7, a press release was issued by Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Nepal that Russia has been asked not to recruit Nepali citizens in the military and send back those Nepalis ...

December 20, 2023 5:15 PM

EU agrees new rules on hosting migrants, seeks to cut numbers

The European Union reached agreement early on Wednesday on new rules designed to share out the cost and work of hosting migrants more evenly and to limit the numbers of people coming in. Representatives of the European Parliament and of EU governmen...

December 20, 2023 12:49 PM

Tougher French immigration bill passes, Macron’s parliament majority wobbles

French lawmakers gave their final approval to a contested bill that toughens rules for immigrants on Tuesday, giving President Emmanuel Macron a policy victory that nonetheless exposed cracks in his centrist majority. The bill, a compromise reached ...

December 20, 2023 10:08 AM

PM Modi and Israeli PM Netanyahu discuss maritime safety amid Israel-Hamas conflict

Prime Minister Narendra Modi discussed the ongoing Israel-Hamas conflict with Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu on Tuesday, expressing concerns about the safety of maritime traffic in the Red Sea region. In a telephone conversation, PM Modi ...

December 15, 2023 5:53 PM

Hungary’s Orban blocks aid for Ukraine, says he can still halt EU accession

Hungarian Prime Minister Viktor Orban vetoed a major European Union aid package for Ukraine on Friday and warned he could still halt Kyiv's accession to the bloc after membership talks won EU approval. At a summit in Brussels on Thursday, the Europe...

December 14, 2023 11:50 AM

Israel strikes southern Gaza, faces calls to reduce civilian toll

Israel kept up its barrage of the Gaza Strip on Thursday despite intensifying international calls to reduce civilian casualties and address a mounting humanitarian catastrophe. In central Rafah, in the south of the coastal enclave, 24 people were ki...

December 13, 2023 10:10 AM

Poland’s Donald Tusk wins confidence vote, sets pro-EU path

Polish prime minister Donald Tusk's government won a vote of confidence in parliament on Tuesday, as he set out a pro-European Union vision for Poland that marks radical change after eight years of nationalist rule and disputes with Brussels. Presen...

December 11, 2023 11:28 AM

Gaza’s ‘catastrophic’ health situation almost impossible to improve, says WHO

The World Health Organization (WHO) chief said on Sunday that improving the "catastrophic" health situation in Gaza is nearly impossible. The WHO board passed an emergency motion proposed by Afghanistan, Qatar, Yemen, and Morocco, seeking increased m...

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