Actions of Hamas ‘do not represent Palestinian people’: Abbas

Actions of Hamas ‘do not represent Palestinian people’: Abbas

Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas. | Photo Credit: AFP Palestinian leader Mahmud Abbas said Sunday that the policies and actions of Hamas “do not represent the Palestinian people”, the news agency Wafa reported. Follow Israel-Hamas war, day 9 LIVE updates here The Palestinian Liberation Organisations (PLO) was the only legitimate representative of the Palestinian people, he … Read more

India is in a good place but global economy is getting weaker, riskier: ​World Bank ​chief economist ​Indermit Gill

India is in a good place but global economy is getting weaker, riskier: ​World Bank ​chief economist ​Indermit Gill

There is now a consensus that interest rates are going to be higher for longer, but there is less agreement about how much higher and how much longer, said Indermit Gill, chief economist, World Bank. In an interview with Deepshikha Sikarwar on the side lines of G20 finance ministers and central bank governors meeting in … Read more

U.S. fears escalation of war, prospect of Iran becoming ‘directly engaged’

U.S. fears escalation of war, prospect of Iran becoming ‘directly engaged’

White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan cited the possibility of a new battle front on the Israel-Lebanon border. File The U.S. said on Sunday it fears an escalation of the war between Israel and Hamas and the prospect of Iran getting directly involved. Speaking on CBS, White House National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan cited … Read more

Israel’s evacuation order for Gaza ‘tantamount to death sentence’ for patients: WHO

Israel’s evacuation order for Gaza ‘tantamount to death sentence’ for patients: WHO

Palestinians flee from northern Gaza after the Israeli army issued an evacuation warning to a population of over 1 million people to seek refuge in the south ahead of a possible Israeli ground invasion, on October 13, 2023. | Photo Credit: AP The World Health Organization said Saturday that forcing thousands of hospital patients to … Read more

Blinken calls for protection of civilians as Israel prepares for expected assault on Gaza

Blinken calls for protection of civilians as Israel prepares for expected assault on Gaza

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken meets with Saudi Foreign Minister Prince Faisal bin Farhan, at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, on Oct. 14, 2023. | Photo Credit: VIA REUTERS U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken called on Saturday for protection for civilians in both the Gaza Strip and Israel as … Read more

At U.N., Palestinians call for halt to Israeli offensive, world powers mull options

At U.N., Palestinians call for halt to Israeli offensive, world powers mull options

Riyad H. Mansour, Permanent Observer of Palestine to the United Nations, speaks to members of the media with members of the Arab Group prior to a U.N. Security Council meeting about the ongoing conflict in Gaza, at the United Nations Headquarters in New York on October 13, 2023. | Photo Credit: Reuters The Palestinian United … Read more

Israel-Hamas war | More than 338,000 people displaced in Gaza, says U.N.

Israel-Hamas war | More than 338,000 people displaced in Gaza, says U.N.

Palestinians evacuate a neighbourhood in Gaza City as raging battles between Israel and the Hamas movement continue, on October 11, 203.. | Photo Credit: AFP More than 338,000 people have been forced to flee their homes in the Gaza Strip, the United Nations said, as heavy Israeli bombardments continue to hit the Palestinian enclave. “Mass … Read more

Israel imposes total siege on Gaza, death toll rises

Israel imposes total siege on Gaza, death toll rises

Israel imposed a total siege on the Gaza Strip on October 9 and cut off the water supply as it kept bombing targets in the crowded Palestinian enclave in response to the Hamas surprise assault it has likened to the 9/11 attacks. Reeling from the Islamist group’s unprecedented ground, air and sea attacks, Israel has … Read more

Morning Digest: May 14, 2023

Morning Digest: May 14, 2023

AICC president Mallikarjun Kharge, with Congress leaders Siddaramaiah, D K Shivakumar, Randeep Singh Surjewala, and K. C. Venugopal, during a press conference after the Karnataka assembly elections 2023 results, in Bengaluru on May 13, 2023. | Photo Credit: K. Murali Kumar Karnataka Congress Legislature Party meeting set for Sunday Former Chief Minister Siddaramaiah and KPCC … Read more