Former U.S. President Trump speaks to members of the media after a jury found him guilty of all 34 felony counts in his criminal trial at New York State Supreme Court in New York. | Photo Credit: Reuters Donald Trump becomes first former U.S. President convicted of felony crimes Donald Trump became the first former President … Read more
Canada’s Minister of Immigration, Refugees and Citizenship Marc Miller. File. | Photo Credit: AP Canada said on Monday it would grant temporary visas to 5,000 Gaza residents under a special program for Canadians’ relatives living in the war-torn enclave, a preparatory move in case they are able to leave in the future. That figure is … Read more
US President Joe Biden highlighted that he hopes there will be a ceasefire in the Israel-Hamas conflict by “next Monday,” as reported by CNN. He further said that we are close to it but it’s not done yet. “Well, I hope by the beginning of the weekend, I mean, the end of the weekend,” Biden … Read more
Congress general secretary Priyanka Gandhi Vadra. File | Photo Credit: ANI Congress leader Priyanka Gandhi Vadra urged people on December 11 to participate in a global strike demanding a ceasefire in Gaza to stop the “massacre” of the Palestinian people and called for raising voices against the “horrific injustice” being perpetrated against them. Palestinian activists … Read more
A Palestinian woman fleeing north Gaza with her daughter during rainfall amid a temporary truce between Israel and Hamas, near Gaza City, on November 27, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters A humanitarian pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas will extend by two days, mediator Qatar said on November 27 as an initial four-day truce … Read more
Houthi military helicopter hovers over the Galaxy Leader cargo ship as Houthi fighters walk on the ship’s deck in the Red Sea in this photo released November 20, 2023. Photo: Houthi Military Media/Handout via Reuters The Galaxy Leader commercial ship was “illegally boarded by military personnel via a helicopter” on Nov. 19 and is now … Read more
A car bearing the United Nations (UN) logo drives past rubble in the aftermath of Israeli bombing in Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip, on October 31, 2023. | Photo Credit: AFP The United Nations said several people have been killed and wounded in strikes on a UN facility in Gaza City, where hundreds of … Read more
In the latest war between Israel and Hamas, children were targets on both sides. Israel started its heavy bombardment of Gaza, a tiny Mediterranean land strip of 2.3 million people, on October 7 after Hamas, the Islamist militant group that runs the enclave, carried out an unprecedented cross-border raid, killing at least 1,400 Israelis. Of … Read more
After weeks of underperformance, shine in bullion returned as the first shot hit Israel and since then the price trajectory has largely been northwards with the crisis only deepening by each passing day. Experts remain bullish on the prospects of precious metals even as they pick their preference between gold and silver with a view … Read more
President Joe Biden swept into wartime Israel for a 7 1/2-hour visit Wednesday that produced a heaping dose of vocal support, a deal to get limited humanitarian aid into Gaza from Egypt, likely by the end of the week, and a plea for Israelis not to allow rage over the deadly Hamas attack to consume … Read more