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21-04-2024 WASHINGTON: After months of delay, the House of Representatives is due to vote on tens of billions of dollars in US military aid for Ukraine and Israel. Both measures have vocal opponents in Congress, and their hopes of passage have hinged on a fragile bipartisan coalition to overcome legislative …

21-04-2024 BAGHDAD: A military base in Iraq housing a pro-Iranian militia has been damaged in an explosion, killing one and wounding eight, security officials there have said. Iraq’s military reported no drones or fighter jets in the area before or during the blast but the militia organization involved, the Popular …

20-04-2024 LONDON: British retail sales stagnated in March despite high inflation easing recently, representing the first time that they have not grown in monthly terms since December, the Office for National Statistics said on Friday. Economists polled by Reuters had mostly forecast sales volumes would increase by 0.3% on the …

20-04-2024 By SJA Jafri KARACHI: Five (5) Japanese nationals in Pakistan escaped unhurt on Friday from a suicide bomb attack on their vehicle as police shot down a gunman accompanying the bomber, a police spokesperson said, but two bystanders were among the three injured. Islamist militants seeking to overthrow the …

20-04-2024 Bureau Report + Agencies NEW DELHI: In India’s election is the world’s largest electoral exercise with more than 18 million people voting for the first time. While polls project Prime Minister Narendra Modi will win a third term, new voters like Roushan Kumar are determined to make their voices …

20-04-2024 TEHRAN/ JERUSALEM: Explosions echoed over an Iranian city on Friday in what sources described as an Israeli attack, but Tehran played down the incident and indicated it had no plans for retaliation – a response that appeared gauged towards averting region-wide war. The limited scale of the attack and …

20-04-2024 CAPRI: Foreign ministers from the Group of Seven (G7) major democracies have identified “specific steps” needed to help Ukraine fight Russia, Kyiv’s foreign minister said on Friday, warning Europe would be engulfed by war if Russia triumphed. “We identified specific steps which Western partners will make to help Ukraine,” …

20-04-2024 LONDON/ BEIJING/ CAIRO: Countries around the globe have been calling on both Iran and Israel to show restraint after this latest strike, amid fears the conflict could escalate across the region. UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak avoids commenting on reports of an Israeli attack on Iran, saying it “wouldn’t …

20-04-2024 WASHINGTON/ JERUSALEM: US officials have again raised concerns with their Israeli counterparts about Israel’s plans for military operations in the southern Gaza city of Rafah. The White House said representatives of Israel’s prime minister had agreed “to take these concerns into account”. The US has repeatedly urged Israel not …

19-04-2024 UNITED NATIONS: The United Nations (UN) Security Council is scheduled to vote Friday on a Palestinian request for full UN membership, said diplomats, a move that Israel ally the United States is expected to block because it would effectively recognize a Palestinian state. The 15-member council is due to …