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Ex-Masterchef Australia finalist Paul Douglas Frost jailed for 24 years for sexually abusing children

Nov 17, 2023, at 03:31 pm

A finalist of the popular cooking show MasterChef Australia, who had sexually abused 11 children he coached at a swimming school, has been sent to prison for a minimum of 24 years.

Israel-Hamas conflict: Body of 65-year-old woman hostage found close to Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza

Nov 17, 2023, at 02:53 pm

The Israeli Defence Forces on Friday (November 17, 2023) said they have recovered the body of a 65-year-old hostage, who was abducted by Hamas members on October 7, close to the Al-Shifa hospital in Gaza.

Israel rejects UN's Gaza humanitarian pause plea over Hamas hostage concerns

Nov 17, 2023, at 06:16 am

Jerusalem: Israel on Thursday rejected the United Nations (UN) Security Council's call for extended humanitarian pauses in the Israel-Hamas conflict.

Israel to destroy Hamas members, bring back hostages: PM Benjamin Netanyahu

Nov 16, 2023, at 04:01 am

Jerusalem/IBNS Israel will destroy all members of the Hamas movement and bring back hostages that were captured during the October 7 attack, Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday.

Ukraine: UN official ‘utterly outraged’ by brutal attack in Kherson

Nov 15, 2023, at 10:17 pm

The top UN humanitarian official in Ukraine has condemned deadly Russian shelling in the southern city of Kherson on Monday.

Israel-Gaza crisis: US claims Hamas is running command-and-control centre under Al-Shifa Hospital

Nov 15, 2023, at 03:21 pm

The United States has said it has intelligence information to believe that Hamas members run a command-and-control centre under the Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City.

Israel-Gaza crisis: IDF troops raid Al-ShifaHospital, asks Hamas members to surrender

Nov 15, 2023, at 02:49 pm

The Israel Defence Forces on Wednesday (November 15, 2023) said its troops are carrying out a precise and targeted operation against Hamas members in a specified area in the Al-Shifa Hospital.

Putin authorises changes to Russian presidential election law

Nov 15, 2023, at 05:09 am

Moscow: Russian President Vladimir Putin has approved changes to the nation's presidential election law, according to a decree that was posted on the official legal information portal on Tuesday.

Israel approves Joe Biden's $106B security package with humanitarian aid for Gaza

Nov 15, 2023, at 03:02 am

Jerusalem: Israel has approved US President Joe Biden's inclusion of humanitarian aid for the Gaza Strip in the $106 billion security package for Israel and Ukraine.

Israel-Hamas conflict: Senior UN official says fuel shortage could put the brakes on trucks delivering aid to Gaza

Nov 14, 2023, at 08:00 pm

Trucks transporting desperately needed aid into Gaza could stop rolling on Tuesday due to a lack of fuel, a senior official with the UN humanitarian affairs office, OCHA, has warned.

Israel-Hamas crisis: Babies dying in hospital amid scenes of devastation in Gaza, claim UN humanitarians

Nov 14, 2023, at 02:27 pm

More patients, including premature babies, have reportedly died in Gaza City’s Al-Shifa hospital which has gone three days without electricity amid intensifying Israeli military operations, making a ceasefire more urgent than ever, UN humanitarians have said.

Hamas has 'lost control of Gaza', claims Israel's Defence Minister

Nov 14, 2023, at 07:55 am

Israeli Minister of Defense Yoav Gallant Monday claimed that Hamas has lost control in Gaza more than a month after the Palestinian group launched a "surprise" attack on the nation, firing over 500 rockets.

UK Cabinet reshuffle: James Cleverly replaces Suella Braverman as Interior Minister

Nov 14, 2023, at 06:26 am

London: James Cleverly has been named the new Interior Minister, replacing his former position as Foreign Secretary, in a major cabinet upheaval announced by British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak on Monday.

UK Cabinet reshuffle: PM Rishi Sunak brings back David Cameron, sacks Home Secretary Suella Braverman

Nov 13, 2023, at 09:59 pm

In a major Cabinet reshuffle, British PM Rishi Sunak on Monday (November 13, 2023) removed Home Secretary Suella Braverman and even made a surprising move of bringing back his predecessor David Cameron as Foreign Secretary.

IDF claims it killed Hamas commander Ahmed Siam who held approximately 1,000 people and patients as hostages

Nov 13, 2023, at 07:29 pm

The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) has said it killed Hamas commander Ahmed Siam, who was responsible for holding approximately 1,000 people and patients as hostages in a Gaza hospital, in an airstrike.

Popular chef Gordon Ramsay, 57, becomes father for sixth time

Nov 13, 2023, at 03:58 pm

Internationally popular chef Gordon Ramsay has announced the birth of his sixth child and revealed his name is 'Jesse James Ramsay'.

Israel-Hamas war: Palestinian death toll in Gaza rises to 11,180

Nov 13, 2023, at 03:57 pm

Gaza/UNI: The Palestinian death toll from Israeli strikes on the Gaza Strip has climbed to 11,180 since the conflict started on Oct. 7.

Israel Defence Forces says it delivered 300 litres of fuel to Shifa hospital for 'urgent medical purposes'

Nov 13, 2023, at 03:01 pm

The Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said its troops have delivered 300 litres of fuel to  Shifa hospital for urgent medical purposes.

Israel-Hamas crisis: UN agencies make plea for international action to end hospital attacks in Gaza

Nov 13, 2023, at 02:39 pm

UN agencies issued an urgent call for international action on Sunday to end the ongoing attacks on hospitals, as Israeli forces battle Palestinian militants in the heart of the Gaza Strip.

Israel-Hamas conflict: TV series Fauda crew member Matan Meir dies in Line of Duty in Gaza

Nov 13, 2023, at 02:41 am

A crew member of an Israeli TV series Fauda was killed while serving on duty in Gaza on Friday amid the ongoing conflict between Israel and Hamas members for over one month now, media reports said on Sunday.

France: Two die, 3 hurt in McDonald's parking lot shooting

Nov 13, 2023, at 12:56 am

A shooting at a McDonald's parking lot in the southern French port city of Marseille left two people dead and three others injured overnight, media reported on Sunday, citing police.

Attacks on or near Gaza hospitals ‘unconscionable, reprehensible and must stop’: Relief chief

Nov 13, 2023, at 12:49 am

Senior UN officials said on Saturday there could be no justification for any “acts of war” in or around any healthcare facilities, amidst reports that Gaza’s largest hospital has come under attack by Israeli forces as they battle Palestinian militants.

Colombia becomes first nation to introduce 'junk food law' to prevent lifestyle diseases in the country

Nov 12, 2023, at 09:04 pm

Colombia is emerging as one of the first nations in the world to introduce 'junk food law' which might help tackle lifestyle disease, media reports said.

Iran Prez Raisi calls US 'primary instigator' in Gaza war; urges Muslim countries send weapons to Palestinian fighters

Nov 12, 2023, at 07:53 pm

Riyadh: Iranian President Ebrahim Raisi, on Saturday, slammed the United States, asserting that it played a central role as the "primary instigator" and "accomplice" to Israel in the conflict with Hamas.

WHO loses contact with Gaza's largest hospital amid reports of bombings

Nov 12, 2023, at 07:08 pm

Geneva/IBNS/UNI: The World Health Organisation (WHO) has lost communication with its contacts in the largest hospital in the Gaza Strip, Al-Shifa Hospital, amid reports that the facility was facing attacks by Israel, WHO chief Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said on Sunday.

Hamas commander, who held 1,000 people hostage in Gaza hospital, killed in Israeli airstrike, claims IDF

Nov 12, 2023, at 06:57 pm

Gaza: The Israeli military has claimed that it killed a top Hamas commander Ahmed Siam, who allegedly held almost 1,000 people and patients as hostages in a Gaza hospital, preventing them from escaping to safety.

Uncertainty over who governs Gaza after Israel drives out Hamas

Nov 12, 2023, at 01:55 am

Gaza: After the end of Israel's military offensive against Hamas, uncertainty looms over who will govern Gaza.

Gaza conflict could spark rise in poverty, UN agencies fear

Nov 11, 2023, at 10:41 pm

Nearly 20 years of development progress could be wiped out in the Occupied Palestine Territories if the conflict between Israel and Hamas continues for a second full month, according to a UN report published on Thursday.

Emmanuel Macron says Israel's strikes on Gaza have no legitimacy, must be stopped

Nov 11, 2023, at 08:33 pm

Paris/UNI: French President Emmanuel Macron said Israel's strikes on the Gaza Strip have no reason or legitimacy and must be stopped.

New creative director of Moschino Davide Renne dies at 46 just nine days after joining new role

Nov 11, 2023, at 03:30 pm

Italian fashion designer Davide Renne, who was recently appointed as the new creative director of luxury fashion house Moschino, has died.