London: Ahead of Diwali, British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak and wife Akshata Murty celebrated Diwali,the festival of lights, with members of the Hindu community gathering at his official residence in 10 Downing Street. “Tonight Prime Minister @RishiSunak welcomed guests from the Hindu community to Downing Street ahead of #Diwali — a celebration of the triumph.
Tel Aviv: More than 35 Jewish and Arab organisations on Monday issued a call for reaching a ceasefire, releasing the kidnapped hostages and promoting a political agreement that will guarantee safety, justice and freedom for the people in Gaza amid the raging Israel-Hamas war. In a joint statement, the organisations said: ”In memory of the.
Dhaka: At 76-years-old, Bangladesh Prime Minister Sheikh Hasina is a political phenomenon who has guided the rise of this nation of 170 million from rustic jute producer into the Asia-Pacific’s fastest-expanding economy over the past decade, Time said in a cover story on the world’s longest-serving female head of govt. In office since 2009, after.
International desk: The death toll in Nepal Earthquake has risen from 69 to 128. A shallow depth Earthquake of Magnitude 6.4 jolted Nepal last night. The toll can increase in coming time, the officials said. The earthquake, measuring 6.4 in magnitude, had its epicenter in Lamidanda, Jajarkot district. This seismic event, which occurred at 11.47.
Stockholm: Sweden will add to its nuclear power capacities to fast-track the country’s transition to fossil-free electricity production while securing energy supply in times of crisis, the government said. The announcement came as the government was launching an inquiry into the future role of atomic energy, marking a shift from the previous policy to gradually.
International desk: Pakistan and the International Monetary Fund (IMF) will on Thursday sit across the table to conduct the first review of the $3 billion Stand-by-Arrangement (SBA) and Islamabad is confident that it would sail through the review with approval as it has met all the fiscal targets. Sources in the Finance Ministry expressed optimism.
International desk: Amid global calls for ceasefire between Israel and Palestinian militant group Hamas, the US has rejected it, saying it is not the “right answer right now”. US National Security spokesperson John Kirby had made the comments during a press conference on Monday, BBC reported. However, Kirby said the US has spoken to the.
International desk: Russian President Vladimir Putin has said the US and its allies are behind the Middle East crisis and other regional conflicts, and benefit most from global instability. “Those, who are behind the conflict in the Middle East and other regional crises will exploit their devastating consequences to sow hatred, and sow dissent among.
International desk: The office of the World Health Organization (WHO) in the Palestinian territory said on Monday it was impossible to safely evacuate patients from Gaza hospitals amid the ongoing hostilities despite the urgent need to do so. WHO reiterates that evacuation of patients from hospitals is impossible without endangering patients’ lives, the organisation wrote.
International desk: Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Saturday called on Israel to immediately get out of “the state of insanity” and cease its attacks on the Gaza Strip. Earlier on Saturday, the Israel Defense Forces said it had conducted an overnight activity in the northern Gaza Strip and struck 150 underground targets, including tunnels.
The number of miners killed in an accident at the Kostenko mine in Kazakhstan’s Karaganda Region has risen to 28, while the search for 18 people continues, the Kazakh Ministry of Emergency Situations said on Saturday. Earlier in the day, the mine’s owner ArcelorMittal Temirtau said that the death toll had risen to 21. As.
