Ramallah, May 7 , 2024 : Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas welcomed on Monday the efforts of Egypt and Qatar to mediate a ceasefire agreement for the Gaza Strip. In a statement published by the Palestinian news agency (WAFA), Abbas expressed hope for Israel’s commitment to “ceasefire and complete withdrawal from the Strip.” Abbas urged the…
Washington, May 6 , 2024 : in One person was killed and 23 others injured in a bus crash in U.S. state of Maryland early Sunday,authorities said. Police responded to the scene of a single vehicle bus crash on I-95 Interstate Highway in Harford County shortly after 6:00 a.m. local time (1000 GMT), said Maryland…
Jerusalem, May 6 , 2024 : Three Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) soldiers were killed on Sunday near the Kerem Shalom border crossing on the southeastern border of the Gaza Strip as a result of an attack allegedly carried out by Hamas, the IDF said. Earlier on Sunday, the IDF said the Kerem Shalom checkpoint was…
Los Angeles, May 6 , 2024 : Seven people were shot and injured outside a nightclub in Southern California port city Long Beach late Saturday, authorities said on Sunday. The Long Beach Police Department said in a news release that officers responded to reports of a shooting around 11:15 p.m. local time Saturday (0615 GMT…
Gaza, May 6 , 2024 : The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 34,683, said the Hamas-run health authorities in a press statement on Sunday. It added that the Israeli army killed 29 people and wounded 110 during the past 24 hours, bringing the total death toll…
Jakarta, May 6 , 2024 : A 6.0-magnitude earthquake struck off Indonesia’s eastern Maluku province on Monday morning without triggering giant waves, the country’s meteorology and geophysics agency said. The agency had initially reported the magnitude as 6.1 before revising it. The undersea earthquake occurred at 01:33 a.m. Jakarta time (1833 GMT Sunday) with its…
New Delhi, May 4, 2024: India and Australia have pledged to deepen their economic ties and resolve market access issues swiftly, as outlined in discussions held during the Joint Committee Meeting (JCM) under the India-Australia Economic Co-operation and Trade Agreement (Ind-Aus ECTA). Led by Commerce Secretary Shri Sunil Barthwal and Deputy Secretary Shri George Mina…
Sao Paulo, May 3 , 2024 : The worst storms killed 29 people and left 60 others missing after four consecutive days of intense rainfall, floods and mudslides hit Brazil’s southern state of Rio Grande do Sul, Governor Eduardo Leite said on Thursday. “Unfortunately, we know that these numbers will rise,” said Leite, describing the…
Washington, May 3 , 2024 : The White House was hard-pressed to explain President Joe Biden’s description of “xenophobic” for the US’ Quad partners India and Japan, and managed to ward off pointed queries from the media by saying the president has “focused on those diplomatic relationships” during his term. Cornered by a media person…
Islamabad, May 3 , 2024 : At least 15 people were killed and 22 others injured on Friday morning after a passenger bus fell into a ravine in the Diamir district of GilgitBaltistan (GB) region in northern Pakistan, an official told Xinhua. The spokesperson for GB Chief Minister Faizullah Faraq told Xinhua that the accident…