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Spain denies port access to ship carrying arms from India to Israel

Spain has denied permission for an Israel-bound ship carrying arms from India to dock at its port, Transport Minister Oscar Puente said on Thursday, as per Reuters. The Spanish Foreign Minister, José Manuel…
First lorries with aid for Gaza leave newly constructed US pier

Gaza: The first aid lorries to use a temporary US-built pier have come ashore in Gaza, the US military announced on Friday. No US troops went ashore during the operation, US Central…

NASA upbeat about greater space cooperation with South Korea

Washington: The US space agency NASA expressed expectations for greater space cooperation with South Korea, as the two countries are widening the scope of their alliance beyond its longstanding security focus. Mark…
New Netherlands coalition plans to move embassy in Israel to Jerusalem

Amsterdam: The future right-wing coalition in the Netherlands on Thursday announced a radical change of course, including a crackdown on immigration as well as controversial plans to move the country’s embassy in…
Lecturing India on human rights would not work: Indian American lawmakers

Washington: Reiterating that they would continue to raise the issue of human rights in India with its leadership, Indian American lawmakers on Thursday, however, said that lecturing New Delhi on this issue…
UN body says aid delivery to Gaza ‘almost impossible’ amid intensified fighting

Gaza: The United Nations (UN) Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) has said that distributing humanitarian aid “is almost impossible” in Gaza, due to the irregular fuel supply and interrupted…
US House votes to resume arms supply to Israel

Washington: The US House of Representatives has voted in favour of a bill aimed at forcing President Joe Biden to resume arms deliveries to Israel which had been paused. The text was…

Kami Rita Sherpa climbed Everest 29 times, a record difficult to break

In the world of mountaineering, Kami Rita Sherpa is known as the King of Mount Everest. Truly he seems to have made the world’s highest mountain his kingdom. On 12th May 2024, he…
Denied permission to pray, Indian tourist argues with priest at Bali temple

A cultural clash erupted at Pura Tirta Empul, Bali’s esteemed Hindu temple on May 11 when an Indian Hindu tourist insisted with a Balinese priest on performing prayers in his own manner,…
From Paris to Madinah: French pilgrim walks 8,000 km to perform Umrah

Madinah: French traveller Mohamed Boulabiar recently arrived in the city of Madinah, Saudi Arabia, after covering a distance of 8,000 kilometers on foot to perform Umrah. Boulabiar embarked on a journey from…
Slovak PM wounded in assassination attempt, PM Modi condemns incident

New Delhi: Prime Minister Narendra Modi expressed shock on Thursday at the assassination attempt on his Slovakian counterpart Robert Fico, and condemned it as a cowardly and dastardly act. Fico was shot…
Birth anniversary of freedom fighter Sukhdev celebrated in Pakistan

Lahore: A group of lawyers of the Lahore High Court on Wednesday celebrated the 117th birth anniversary of Sukhdev, a comrade of Bhagat Singh, and asked the Pakistan government to grant the…
Indian Americans in offices not reflective of their population: Kamala Harris

Washington: The number of Indian Americans in elected offices is not reflective of their growing population, US Vice President Kamala Harris said on Wednesday, urging the members of the minority ethnic community…
Telangana’s Uday Nagaraju chosen as UK Labour Party’s parliamentary candidate

Hyderabad: Uday Nagaraju from Telangana’s Karimnagar district has been chosen as the Labour Party’s parliamentary candidate for North Bedfordshire in the United Kingdom. He hails from a middle class family of Nagaraju…
Biden proposes changes to presidential debates

Washington: The 2024 version of the presidential debate, a key element of US politics, will be significantly different and fewer, if President Joe Biden’s proposal sent on Wednesday is accepted by the…