Putin authorises changes to Russian presidential election law
Nov 15, 2023, at 05:09 am
Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved changes to the nation's presidential election law, according to a decree that was posted on the official legal information portal on Tuesday.
Israel approves Joe Biden's $106B security package with humanitarian aid for Gaza
Nov 15, 2023, at 03:02 am
Jerusalem: Israel has approved US President Joe Biden's inclusion of humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip in the $106 billion security package for Israel and Ukraine.
Nov 14, 2023, at 08:00 pm
Trucks transporting desperately needed aid into Gaza could stop rolling on Tuesday due to a lack of fuel, a senior official with the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, has warned.
Nov 14, 2023, at 02:27 pm
More patients, including premature babies, have reportedly died in Gaza City’s Al-Shifa hospital which has gone three days without electricity amid intensifying Israeli military operations, making a ceasefire more urgent than ever, UN humanitarians have said.
Hamas has 'lost control of Gaza', claims Israel's Defence Minister
Nov 14, 2023, at 07:55 am
Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant Monday claimed that Hamas has lost control in Gaza more than a month after the Palestinian group launched a "surprise" attack on the nation, firing over 500 rockets.
UK Cabinet reshuffle: James Cleverly replaces Suella Braverman as Interior Minister
Nov 14, 2023, at 06:26 am
London: James Cleverly has been named the new Interior Minister, replacing his former position as Foreign Secretary, in a major cabinet upheaval announced by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday.
Nov 13, 2023, at 09:59 pm
In a major Cabinet reshuffle, British PM Rishi Sunak on Monday (November 13, 2023) removed Home Secretary Suella Braverman and even made a surprising move of bringing back his predecessor David Cameron as Foreign Secretary.
Nov 13, 2023, at 07:29 pm
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) has said it killed Hamas commander Ahmed Siam, who was responsible for holding approximately 1,000 people and patients as hostages in a Gaza hospital, in an airstrike.
Popular chef Gordon Ramsay, 57, becomes father for sixth time
Nov 13, 2023, at 03:58 pm
Internationally popular chef Gordon Ramsay has announced the birth of his sixth child and revealed his name is 'Jesse James Ramsay'.
Israel-Hamas war: Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 11,180
Nov 13, 2023, at 03:57 pm
Gaza/UNI: The Palestinian death toll from Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip has climbed to 11,180 since the conflict started on Oct. 7.
Nov 13, 2023, at 03:01 pm
The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said its troops have delivered 300 litres of fuel to Shifa hospital for urgent medical purposes.
Israel-Hamas crisis: UN agencies make plea for international action to end hospital attacks in Gaza
Nov 13, 2023, at 02:39 pm
UN agencies issued an urgent call for international action on Sunday to end the ongoing attacks on hospitals, as Israeli forces battle Palestinian militants in the heart of the Gaza Strip.
Israel-Hamas conflict: TV series Fauda crew member Matan Meir dies in Line of Duty in Gaza
Nov 13, 2023, at 02:41 am
A crew member of an Israeli TV series Fauda was killed while serving on duty in Gaza on Friday amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas members for over one month now, media reports said on Sunday.
France: Two die, 3 hurt in McDonald's parking lot shooting
Nov 13, 2023, at 12:56 am
A shooting at a McDonald's parking lot in the southern French port city of Marseille left two people dead and three others injured overnight, media reported on Sunday, citing police.
Attacks on or near Gaza hospitals ‘unconscionable, reprehensible and must stop’: Relief chief
Nov 13, 2023, at 12:49 am
Senior UN officials said on Saturday there could be no justification for any “acts of war” in or around any healthcare facilities, amidst reports that Gaza’s largest hospital has come under attack by Israeli forces as they battle Palestinian militants.
Nov 12, 2023, at 09:04 pm
Colombia is emerging as one of the first nations in the world to introduce 'junk food law' which might help tackle lifestyle disease, media reports said.
Nov 12, 2023, at 07:53 pm
Riyadh: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, on Saturday, slammed the United States, asserting that it played a central role as the "primary instigator" and "accomplice" to Israel in the conflict with Hamas.
WHO loses contact with Gaza's largest hospital amid reports of bombings
Nov 12, 2023, at 07:08 pm
Geneva/IBNS/UNI: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has lost communication with its contacts in the largest hospital in the Gaza Strip, Al-Shifa Hospital, amid reports that the facility was facing attacks by Israel, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Sunday.
Nov 12, 2023, at 06:57 pm
Gaza: The Israeli military has claimed that it killed a top Hamas commander Ahmed Siam, who allegedly held almost 1,000 people and patients as hostages in a Gaza hospital, preventing them from escaping to safety.
Uncertainty over who governs Gaza after Israel drives out Hamas
Nov 12, 2023, at 01:55 am
Gaza: After the end of Israel's military offensive against Hamas, uncertainty looms over who will govern Gaza.
Gaza conflict could spark rise in poverty, UN agencies fear
Nov 11, 2023, at 10:41 pm
Nearly 20 years of development progress could be wiped out in the Occupied Palestine Territories if the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues for a second full month, according to a UN report published on Thursday.
Emmanuel Macron says Israel's strikes on Gaza have no legitimacy, must be stopped
Nov 11, 2023, at 08:33 pm
Paris/UNI: French President Emmanuel Macron said Israel's strikes on the Gaza Strip have no reason or legitimacy and must be stopped.
New creative director of Moschino Davide Renne dies at 46 just nine days after joining new role
Nov 11, 2023, at 03:30 pm
Italian fashion designer Davide Renne, who was recently appointed as the new creative director of luxury fashion house Moschino, has died.
Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu says Hamas is responsible for harming civilians
Nov 11, 2023, at 02:25 pm
Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, in response to the words of French President Emmanuel Macron, said that responsibility for causing damage to civilians lies with Palestinian movement Hamas, and not with Israel.
Death toll surpasses 11,000 in Gaza: Palestinian Health Ministry
Nov 11, 2023, at 05:11 am
Gaza/IBNS/UNI: The death toll in Gaza exceeded 11,000 since the Israel-Hamas conflict broke out on October 7, Palestinian's health ministry announced on Friday.
'No ceasefire' without the release of our hostages, says Israeli PM Netanyahu
Nov 10, 2023, at 06:18 am
Jerusalem: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu Thursday insisted that there would be "no ceasefire" without the release of hostages held by Hamas, a Palestinian Islamic Resistance Movement.
Israel-Palestine crisis: UN humanitarians plead for ‘access, access, access’
Nov 08, 2023, at 02:46 pm
A month since Hamas militants killed 1,400 people in Israel, taking over 240 hostage, and as the Israeli offensive into Gaza continues which has led to thousands of civilian deaths, UN humanitarians on Tuesday issued a heartfelt appeal for access to the enclave.
Iran claims it neutralized Mossad drone attack, arrested three local spies
Nov 08, 2023, at 12:06 am
Iran’s Intelligence Ministry, in cooperation with Afghanistan's ruling Taliban group, has neutralized a drone attack allegedly by Iran's spy agency Mossad in the eastern half of the country.
US: 69-year-old Jewish man dies after altercation with Palestine supporters in California
Nov 07, 2023, at 10:34 pm
A Jewish man has died after he was injured when he fell and hit his head during an altercation with Palestinian supporters in US state of California recently.
Sudan crisis has ‘effectively put on hold’ political dispute over Abyei
Nov 07, 2023, at 09:59 pm
The war between rival militaries in Sudan has interrupted encouraging signs of dialogue between Sudan and neighbouring South Sudan and “effectively put on hold” talks over disputed Abyei, senior UN officials told the Security Council on Monday.