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Elon Musk is offering $1 million for signing this petition

Oct 20, 2024, at 10:28 pm

Billionaire Elon Musk announced on Saturday that he would give away $1 million each day until the U.S. Presidential elections to individuals who sign his online petition supporting free speech and the right to bear arms.

Israel releases footage of Yahya Sinwar's movement inside Gaza tunnel hours before Oct 7 attack last year

Oct 20, 2024, at 05:23 pm

Israel has released declassified footage that shows assassinated Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar moving his belongings to a tunnel in Gaza hours before the October 7 attack in 2023 that triggered the ongoing war.

Israel hits Hezbollah's arms facility in Beirut, Gaza after drone attack on Benjamin Netanyahu's house

Oct 20, 2024, at 02:37 pm

Israel Saturday claimed to hit the arms facilities of the Iran-backed group Hezbollah in Beirut and "Hamas terror target" in Gaza in a retaliatory action against a drone attack on Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's residence.

'Grave mistake': Netanyahu warns Iran's proxies after Hezbollah's drone attack on his residence

Oct 20, 2024, at 06:28 am

Tel Aviv: Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu issued a stern warning to Hezbollah following an alleged assassination attempt targeting him and his wife, calling it a "grave mistake" and vowing that anyone threatening Israeli citizens would face severe consequences.

UN Office on Drugs and Crime says potential cocaine production increased by 53 per cent in Colombia in 2023

Oct 19, 2024, at 10:04 pm

Cultivation of coca bush in Colombia increased by 10 per cent in 2023 to 253,000 hectares, while potential cocaine production reached 2,664 metric tons, according to a new survey released by the UN Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) on Friday.

Israel: PM Benjamin Netanyahu's residence targeted in drone attack from Lebanon, no casualty reported

Oct 19, 2024, at 07:08 pm

The Prime Minister's Office has confirmed the private residence of Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu was targeted in a drone attack from Lebanon on Saturday.

Middle East Crisis: Israeli strike on Jabalia refugee camp leaves 33 people dead

Oct 19, 2024, at 04:04 pm

An Israeli airstrike on Jabalia camp in the northern Gaza Strip has led to the death of 33 Palestinians on Friday, media reports said.

Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar's autopsy showed he was killed by a gunshot to head

Oct 19, 2024, at 02:45 pm

An official has confirmed that the autopsy conducted on Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar showed he was killed by a gunshot to the head, media reports said.

Hamas confirms its leader Yahya Sinwar's death, says it won't free hostages until Israel stops war on Gaza

Oct 19, 2024, at 02:24 am

Hamas Friday confirmed that its leader Yahya Sinwar, who was the architect of the group's cross-border raids on October 7, 2023, which became the deadliest day in Israel's history, was killed in combat action, media reports said.

Watchdog alerts public exposure to ‘chilling’ AI child sexual abuse images and videos has increased

Oct 18, 2024, at 10:07 pm

AI-generated child sexual abuse content is increasingly being found on publicly accessible areas of the internet, exposing even more people to the harmful and horrific imagery, says the Internet Watch Foundation (IWF).

This is not the end of the war in Gaza, says Israeli PM Benjamin Netanyahu after elimination of Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar 

Oct 18, 2024, at 09:32 pm

Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu sent out a strong message after the 'elimination' of Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar and said the war in Gaza is 'not over yet'.

Middle East Crisis: IDF shares video footage showing 'last moments' of Hamas Chief Yahya Sinwar

Oct 18, 2024, at 09:06 pm

The Israel Defense Forces has released drone footage which shows the 'last moments' of Hamas Chief Yahya Sinwar.

UN food assessment shows over 1.8 million in Gaza face extreme hunger

Oct 18, 2024, at 06:50 pm

More than 1.8 million Palestinians in Gaza are experiencing “extremely critical” levels of hunger, with 70 per cent of crop fields destroyed and livelihoods decimated during the ongoing Israeli military offensive, a UN-backed food security assessment released on Thursday has revealed.

'Hamas chief and mass murderer Yahya Sinwar eliminated': Israel

Oct 18, 2024, at 04:38 am

Jerusalem/IBNS: Israel Thursday confirmed that its military executed Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar during an operation in Gaza, whom the country accuses of being the mastermind of the October 7, 2023 attack, media reports said.

Hamas chief Yahya Sinwar killed in Gaza operation? Israel Army 'checking' to verify

Oct 18, 2024, at 02:11 am

Jerusalem/IBNS: The Israeli military Thursday said that it was trying to confirm whether its troops have killed Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar during an operation in the Gaza Strip that it said had targeted three militants, media reports said.

Meghan Markle makes appearance without engagement ring, sparks speculations of divorce from Harry

Oct 17, 2024, at 06:00 am

London/IBNS: The UK Royal family is once again in the news after Prince Harry's wife Meghan Markle was seen making an appearance without her engagement ring at a solo event in California recently, fuelling divorce speculations.

Redefining diversity: Indian community in the UK sets new benchmark for success

Oct 16, 2024, at 11:30 pm

London/IBNS: A new report by the Policy Exchange think tank, released on Monday (Oct. 14), highlights the Indian ethnic group as the most prominent among professional workers in the United Kingdom.

Hezbollah drone attack on military base kills four Israeli soldiers

Oct 14, 2024, at 06:39 pm

At least four Israel Defense Forces (IDF) soldiers were killed and 58 others were wounded by a Hezbollah drone strike on a military base near Binyamina in north-central Israel on Sunday night, according to Times of Israel and IDF.

Hamas scrapped 9/11-style bombing on Israel before launching Oct 7 attack, say reports

Oct 14, 2024, at 01:50 am

According to international media reports, including sources like The New York Times, The Washington Post, and The Wall Street Journal, the October 7, 2023, assault by Hamas was not sudden and it had initially planned to attack Israel a year earlier, according to an NDTV report.

Iran warns oil-rich US allies in Gulf against helping Israel: Report

Oct 13, 2024, at 04:31 am

Iran has issued a stern warning to its Arab neighbours and U.S. allies in the Gulf, threatening severe retaliation if their territories or airspace are used to assist Israel in any potential strikes against Iran, according to The Wall Street Journal.

Middle East Conflict: Israeli forces fire on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon

Oct 11, 2024, at 02:30 pm

Israel Defense Forces (IDF) fired on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon early Thursday morning, according to UNIFIL, the mission operating along the Security Council-mandated “Blue Line” of separation between the two countries which they patrol.

Stabbing incident in Israel leaves six people injured

Oct 10, 2024, at 01:44 am

At least six people were injured in a stabbing incident in Israel's  Hadera city on Wednesday.

Middle East crisis: Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu claims new Hezbollah leader Hashem Safieddine eliminated

Oct 09, 2024, at 04:01 pm

Israel PM Benjamin Netanyahu has announced that his country eliminated projected new Hezbollah leader Hashem Safieddine.

Fears grow that Lebanon may become another Gaza, say UN humanitarians

Oct 09, 2024, at 02:16 pm

UN humanitarians in Lebanon on Tuesday described the massive challenge of trying to reach some 1.2 million people who have fled heavy Israeli bombardment and evacuation orders, driven by the fear that what happened in Gaza may befall them, too.

Qantas passengers left shocked after R-rated movie played across all inflight screens

Oct 07, 2024, at 11:25 pm

Passengers, who were travelling on a Qantas flight from Australia to Japan, were left shocked when an inappropriate movie was played across all screens due to a technical glitch.

Israel observes first anniversary of October 7 attacks as Middle East crisis continues

Oct 07, 2024, at 03:46 pm

A  large number of people gathered at the site of the Nova music festival to mark the first anniversary of the October 7, 2023 attacks when Hamas members targeted Israel and killed 1,200 people.

Middle East tension: Shooting incident in Israel's Beersheba leaves one dead

Oct 07, 2024, at 01:38 am

At least one person died and nine others were critically injured in a suspected shooting incident at a bus stand in Israel's Beersheba city on Sunday, media reports said.

UN chief Antonio Guterres urges global community to repeat ‘utter condemnation’ of 7 October Hamas terror attack

Oct 07, 2024, at 12:19 am

In a message to mark one year since the Hamas-led terror attack during which more than 1,250 Israelis and foreign nationals were brutally killed on 7 October, the UN Secretary-General has called on the international community to loudly condemn those “abhorrent acts” which have triggered a shocking wave of violence across the region.

Israeli forces gun down drones over Mediterranean Sea amid rising tensions with Hezbollah and Hamas

Oct 06, 2024, at 09:06 pm

Tel Aviv: The Israeli Defence Forces (IDF) intercepted two unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) over the Mediterranean Sea on Sunday amid rising tensions with Iran-backed militia groups Hamas and Hezbollah.

Iran threatens retaliatory strikes on Israel's energy facilities if Tel Aviv makes a 'mistake'

Oct 06, 2024, at 08:47 pm

Tehran: The Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) has issued a stern warning to Israel, threatening to target the country’s oil refineries and gas fields if Tel Aviv initiates an attack on Tehran.