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July 9, 2024 6:01 PM

UN probing reported mass grave on Libya-Tunisia border

The U.N. human rights chief said on Tuesday that his office was following up on reports of a mass grave in the desert along the Libya-Tunisia border, after the bodies of at least 65 migrants were found at another site earlier this year. In a speech,...

July 9, 2024 4:47 PM

India and UAE strengthen defense ties in 12th Joint Committee Meeting

The 12th meeting of the India-UAE Joint Defence Cooperation Committee (JDCC) concluded today in Abu Dhabi, marking a significant step in bolstering defense relations between the two nations. Led by Joint Secretary Amitabh Prasad, the Indian delega...

July 8, 2024 8:19 PM

Interview with Dr. Adarsh Swaika, Ambassador to Kuwait on Hindi Radio Program

In a development for cultural diplomacy, Kuwait has launched a Hindi radio program on its national broadcasting network. This initiative has garnered attention not only from the Indian diaspora in Kuwait but also from Prime Minister Narendra Modi, wh...

July 9, 2024 11:18 AM

2024 could be world’s hottest year as June breaks records

Last month was the hottest June on record, the EU's climate change monitoring service said on Monday, continuing a streak of exceptional temperatures that some scientists said puts 2024 on track to be the world's hottest recorded year. Every month s...

July 8, 2024 4:59 PM

Israeli tanks storm Gaza City districts, residents report heavy fire

Israeli forces bombarded Gaza City early on Monday and columns of tanks advanced into the heart of the city from different directions in what residents said was one of the heaviest attacks in the Palestinian territory since the start of the war. The...

July 7, 2024 1:30 PM

Hamas accepts US proposal on talks over Israeli hostages, Hamas source says

Hamas has accepted a U.S. proposal to begin talks on releasing Israeli hostages, including soldiers and men, 16 days after the first phase of an agreement aimed at ending the Gaza war, a senior Hamas source told Reuters on Saturday. The militant Isl...

July 5, 2024 12:17 PM

Iranians vote in run-off presidential race amid widespread apathy

Polls opened in Iran on Friday for a run-off presidential election that will test the clerical rulers' popularity amid voter apathy at a time of regional tensions and a standoff with the West over Tehran's nuclear programme. State TV said polling st...

July 4, 2024 10:52 PM

Israel weighs Hamas response to Gaza ceasefire proposal

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu will convene his security cabinet on Thursday evening to discuss new Hamas positions on a ceasefire deal in Gaza, a source in Netanyahu's office said, as fighting in the enclave raged. Before the cabinet mee...

July 3, 2024 4:26 PM

Israel conducts new strikes in Gaza, families seek shelter after evacuation order

Many Palestinians were seeking shelter on Wednesday after fleeing their homes in southern Gaza and complained of water shortages as Israel pressed on with its military offensive in the densely populated enclave. Israeli forces carried out new milita...

July 3, 2024 12:30 PM

Meta to end ban on the word ‘shaheed’ on oversight board’s recommendations

Meta Platforms said on Tuesday it would lift its blanket ban on the word "shaheed", or "martyr" in English, after a year-long review by its oversight board found the social media giant's approach was "overbroad". The company has been criticized for ...

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