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October 8, 2024 3:52 PM

Israel begins ground operations in southwest Lebanon as Iran sends warning

Israel's military said on Tuesday it had begun ground operations in southwest Lebanon, expanding its incursions to a new zone a year after exchanges of fire began with armed group Hezbollah and amid pleas by the U.N. for a diplomatic solution. The r...

October 8, 2024 2:52 PM

One mpox case found in Uganda prison, official says

A case of mpox has been found in Nakasongola jail in central Uganda, a prison spokesperson said on Tuesday, adding that the patient had been isolated and was receiving treatment. The World Health Organization declared mpox a global public health eme...

October 8, 2024 3:07 PM

Prime Minister Modi set to visit Vientiane for ASEAN-India and East Asia summits

Prime Minister Narendra Modi is set to visit Laos from October 10-11, MEA said in a statement on Tuesday. PM Modi's visit to Vientiane is at the invitation of his counterpart, Sonexay Siphandone, Prime Minister of the Lao People's Democratic Republi...

October 8, 2024 12:21 PM

Myanmar and South China Sea to test ASEAN relevance in upcoming summit

Southeast Asian leaders will meet in Laos this week as Myanmar's civil war and mounting tensions in the South China Sea risk corroding the ASEAN grouping's central role in the region. The 10-member Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) has,...

October 8, 2024 10:13 AM

Monster hurricane Milton threatens an already battered Florida

The Category 5 Hurricane Milton was expected to grow larger on Tuesday as it threatened Mexico's Yucatan Peninsula on its way to Florida, where more than a million people were ordered to evacuate from its path. The densely populated west coast of ...

October 8, 2024 10:29 AM

Israel-Hezbollah fighting intensifies, Hamas vows to rise again

Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel's third-largest city of Haifa and Hamas vowed to rise again as Israel looked poised to expand its offensive into Lebanon, a year after the devastating Hamas attack that sparked the Gaza war. Israelis held ceremon...

October 8, 2024 9:10 AM

Israel will prevail, will bring back hostages, says Israeli envoy Reuven Azar

Israel's Ambassador to India, Reuven Azar, stressed the importance of bringing back the hostages held by Hamas during a solemn ceremony at the Israeli embassy in Delhi, marking the one-year anniversary of Hamas' October 7 attack. Speaking at the eve...

October 8, 2024 10:36 AM

United States will not rest until Hamas releases hostages”, says Matthew Miller

The United States has reiterated its call for Hamas to release all hostages taken during the October 7, 2023, attack on Israel, vowing to not rest until the hostages are reunited with their families. While addressing a press briefing on Tuesday (loc...

October 7, 2024 11:50 PM

Hezbollah missiles hit Haifa, Israel steps up bombings in south Lebanon

Hezbollah fired rockets at Israel's third largest city Haifa on Monday as Israeli forces looked poised to expand ground raids into south Lebanon on the first anniversary of the Gaza war, which has spread conflict across the Middle East. Iran-backed ...

October 7, 2024 10:17 PM

Armenia hopes to sign peace articles with Azerbaijan within a month, president says

Armenia hopes to sign provisions of a peace deal with Azerbaijan in the next four weeks, a step that could ease tensions in the conflict-ridden South Caucasus, even as Baku has signalled that the process is stalled. The two countries have been engag...

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