Tel Aviv: The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Tuesday (local time) confirmed the killing of Hamas’ Nukhba Platoon commander, Abd al-Hadi Sabah, in a recent drone strike. As per the IDF, Sabah had led the attack on Kibbutz Nir Oz during the October 7, 2023, massacre. The Nukhba Platoon commander in Hamas’ Western Khan Yunis…
Kabul: Taliban has announced it will close all national and foreign nongovernmental organizations (NGOs) employing women in Afghanistan. In a letter shared on X, Taliban-led Ministry of Economy warned that failure to comply with the order would result in NGOs losing their license to function in Afghanistan, Al Jazeera reported. The Taliban announced the latest…
Taipei: Taiwan’s Ministry of National Defense (MND) reported detecting five Chinese People’s Liberation Army (PLA) aircraft and six People’s Liberation Army Navy (PLAN) vessels operating near Taiwan. According to the MND, three of the five PLA aircraft crossed the median line and entered Taiwan’s northern and southwestern Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ). In a post…
Dhaka: Bangladesh Chief Adviser Professor Muhammad Yunus on Tuesday paid a rich tribute to former Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, who died last week. Professor Yunus visited the Indian High Commission in Dhaka and placed a floral wreath at the portrait of late PM Manmohan Singh. He also wrote a condolence message in the condolence book…
Washington: Former US President Jimmy Carter died on Sunday at the age of 100. He was the oldest living President of all time and was the third US President to visit India. Carter died at home in Plains, Georgia. He had been suffering from an aggressive form of melanoma, a skin cancer, with tumours that…
Bona: A truck full with passengers has fallen into a river, killing 60 people on the spot in an accident in Ethiopia. According to officials in the South Sidama region, the horrific accident took place in Bona district. The injured in the accident are being treated at Bona General Hospital. The accident took place in…
Lima: In a tragic and shocking incident, as many as three people died and as massive waves hit Peru, Equador and Chile said reliable reports. According to reports, massive waves of up to 13 feet (four metres) have been experienced in the coasts of Peru, leaving as many as 100 ports closed. Peru closed 100 of…
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau expressed grief over the demise of Manmohan Singh, calling his passing a loss not just for India but for the world. In a post on X (formerly Twitter), Justin Trudeau stated, “Manmohan Singh’s passing is a loss for India and the world. As one of its longest-serving leaders, he transformed…
Known to be causing cat infections across the United States, the bird flu virus has mutated inside a patient in Louisiana who contracted the country’s first severe case of the illness. This week, the CDC said the new development surfaced after a genetic analysis of a person older than 65 years. According to the US…
Washington DC: US President Joe Biden expressed condolences on the passing of former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, recognising his contributions to US-India relations and global cooperation. “Jill and I join the people of India in grieving the loss of former Indian Prime Minister Manmohan Singh,” President Biden said in an official statement by the…
