Hamas has named three Israeli captives to be released as part of the ceasefire deal in Gaza, a spokesperson for the group announced on Telegram. Abu Obeida, spokesman for Hamas’s armed wing, the Qassam Brigades, confirmed that Romi Gonen, 24, Emily Damari, 28, and Doron Shtanbar Khair, 31, will be freed. The move comes after an hours-long delay in implementing …
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In addition to debunking Pakistani involvement narrative, we have explored potential Indian link in the context of internal vulnerability exploitation in the following two cases, 1- Canada – rise of far right weakens Sikhs and 2-UK – Pakistanis are the biggest Muslim disapora ethnicity in UK, Both these cases benefit India. Moreover, appointments of India-origin within Trump administration & their …
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An assailant has opened fire near the Supreme Court headquarters in the Iranian capital, Tehran, killing at least two judges. Two Supreme Court judges were shot dead in Tehran on Saturday and another judge was wounded, the judiciary’s Mizan news website reported. In a statement, the Judiciary’s media office identified the victims as Hojjatoleslam Ali Razini, head of Branch 39 …
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More than 230,000 people have been displaced since the beginning of the year amid escalating violence in eastern Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), according to the United Nations. The UN refugee agency UNHCR on Friday described the displacement as “the most alarming” humanitarian crisis in the world. The resource-rich eastern provinces of North and South Kivu – which are home …
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Israel’s cabinet approved a deal with Palestinian group Hamas for a ceasefire and release of hostages in the Gaza Strip, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s office said on Saturday, a day ahead of the agreement’s scheduled start. In the early hours of Saturday after meeting for more than six hours, the government ratified the agreement that could pave the way …
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China’s population fell for the third consecutive year in 2024, as a demographic crisis continues to loom over the East Asian superpower. The National Bureau of Statistics (NBS) reported on Friday that the Chinese population fell by 1.39 million over the past 12 months to 1.408 billion as deaths continue to outpace births. China’s population has been steadily declining since …
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At least 87 Palestinians were killed, including 21 children and 25 women, in Israeli attacks on Gaza since the announcement of a ceasefire deal that is due to start on Sunday. Israel’s cabinet is expected to convene a meeting today to approve the Gaza ceasefire agreement, according to reports. Twenty Palestinians were killed and dozens injured when the Israeli military …
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As many as 50 migrants attempting to reach Spain by boat from West Africa may have drowned, migrant rights group Walking Borders said on Thursday. Moroccan authorities on Wednesday rescued 36 people from a boat that had departed from Mauritania on January 2, the group based in Madrid and Navarra said, and had carried 86 migrants, including 66 Pakistanis. The …
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Firefighters on Wednesday confronted persistently strong and dry winds fueling two giant wildfires that have terrified Los Angeles for eight days, testing the resolve of a city upended by the worst disaster in its history. Officials urged residents to remain vigilant and be prepared to evacuate at a moment’s notice with peak wind gusts forecast to last through Thursday afternoon. …
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Israel intensified strikes on Gaza hours after a ceasefire and hostage release deal was announced, residents and authorities in the Palestinian enclave said, and mediators sought to quell fighting ahead of the truce’s start on Sunday. At least 12 people were killed and several wounded in shelling in a residential block of the northern Gaza strip, Palestinian civil defence reported …
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