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Israeli strikes kill 40 in Gaza, with no sign of breakthrough after Trump’s talks with Netanyahu

US defence secy Pete Hegseth with Israeli PM Netanyahu at the Pentagon on Wednesday (AFP photo) Deir Al-Balah, Jul 9 (AP) Israeli airstrikes killed at least 40 Palestinians in the Gaza Strip, including 10 members of a family sheltering in a tent, hospital officials said Wednesday. The strikes came as US President Donald Trump pushed […]

‘Targeted women’: ICC issues arrest warrants for two top Taliban leaders; Taliban calls it ‘nonsense’

International Criminal Court (Official website image) The International Criminal Court on Tuesday (local time) issued arrest warrants against two top Taliban leaders, accusing them of persecuting girls and women in Afghanistan, CNN reported.In a statement, ICC clarified that the two men, Taliban supreme leader Haibatullah Akhundzada and chief justice Abdul Hakim Haqqani are accused of […]

Quad meeting 2025: Jaishankar to join talks in Washington from June 30 to July 2; key Indo-Pacific issues on table | India News

NEW DELHI: External affairs minister S Jaishankar will visit the United States from June 30 to July 2 at the invitation of US Secretary of State Marco Rubio. During the visit, he will take part in the next edition of the Quad Foreign Ministers’ Meeting (QFMM), scheduled for July 1 in Washington, DCThe Quad foreign […]

Israeli airstrikes kill 34 in Gaza: Trump eyes truce ‘within a week’; UN aid looted

Palestinians line up to receive bags of flour distributed by the World Food Programme (WFP) in Gaza City, northern Gaza Strip (Image credit: AP) 34 people were killed in Gaza by Israeli airstrikes, according to health officials. The strikes began late Friday and continued till Saturday morning. The dead included 12 people killed at the […]

UN condemns ‘weaponization of food’ in Gaza

GENEVA: The United Nations on Tuesday condemned Israel’s apparent “weaponization of food” in Gaza, a war crime, and urged Israel’s military to “stop shooting at people trying to get food”.“Israel’s militarised humanitarian assistance mechanism is in contradiction with international standards on aid distribution,” the UN human rights office said in written notes provided before a […]

Indonesia arrests 285 in drug crackdown and seizes over half a ton of narcotics

Indonesia arrests 285 in drug crackdown and seizes over half a ton of narcotics (Image: AP) JAKARTA: Indonesian authorities said Monday they arrested 285 people suspected of drug trafficking, including 29 women and seven foreigners, and seized over half a ton of narcotics during a two-month crackdown. Indonesia is a major hub for drug trafficking […]

Turning 80, UN faces fresh storm of doubts

Turning 80, UN faces fresh storm of doubts United Nations: With its influence discredited and its budget in tatters, the United Nations is weathering a firestorm of criticism as it celebrates its 80th anniversary — and tries to convince a polarized and conflict-wracked world it is more vital than ever.The UN’s 193 member states will […]

‘This ain’t aid, it’s death’: Gaza food distribution plagued by violence and shortage; UN calls situation ‘already apocalyptic’

A Palestinian carries a bag of food he collected at a distribution centre run by private contractor the Gaza Humanitarian Foundation in the southern Gaza Strip, as he arrives at his tent in Khan Younis (Image credit: AP) Palestinians in Gaza are risking their lives daily to get food as aid remains scarce and violence […]

Israel-Iran war: At UN, US envoy Dorothy Shea accidentally blames Israel for ‘chaos, terror’; corrects it to Iran – watch video

A senior American diplomat sparked confusion and controversy at a United Nations Security Council meeting on Friday after mistakenly blaming Israel for “chaos, terror and suffering” in the Middle East before quickly correcting herself.Dorothy Shea, the US Chargé d’Affaires ad interim to the UN, made the apparent slip-up during a speech condemning Iran’s regional actions.‘Israel’s […]

World Bank lifts ban on nuclear energy financing

World Bank President Ajay Banga announced that the organisation will return to supporting nuclear energy after staying out of the sector for many years (Image credit: AFP) The World Bank is re-entering the nuclear energy space “for the first time in decades,” its President Ajay Banga said Wednesday, as it works towards meeting growing electricity […]