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August 22, 2024 5:54 PM

U.S. pushes for ceasefire in Gaza amid high tensions

This week, the spotlight is once again on the Middle East, where tensions remain high and the United States is deeply involved in efforts to bring about peace. U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken has just concluded his latest diplomatic mission to the region—his ninth visit in a bid to broker a...

August 22, 2024 4:45 PM

Israel’s Security Cabinet to discuss Ceasefire

Israel's national security cabinet will meet today to discuss the ceasefire possibilities in its ongoing war against the Palestinian militant outfit, Hamas. The meeting will be held at the Israel Defence Forces (IDF) headquarters in Tel Aviv.   Egypt's mediatory peace talks, which were scheduled ...

August 22, 2024 1:13 PM

Sri Lanka’s SC orders election commission to hold postponed local govt polls

The Supreme Court of Sri Lanka has ordered the Election Commission to take measures to hold the postponed Local Government Elections immediately.        The court also ruled that the fundamental rights of voters have been violated through the postponement of the 2023 Local Government Electio...

August 22, 2024 12:31 PM

Heavy rains, flooding kill 114 in Sudan since June

In Sudan, heavy rains and flooding have resulted in 114 fatalities and 281 injuries since June. The Sudanese Health Ministry in a statement said.    Additionally, ten states have been affected, impacting over twenty seven thousand families and one lakh ten thousand individuals.    Over the p...

August 22, 2024 11:31 AM

Bangladesh: Govt to publish ‘white paper on the state of economy

In Bangladesh, the interim government has taken a decision to publish a white paper on the state of the economy in six priority areas, including public finance, inflation, and food management.   An economist and a distinguished fellow of the Centre for Policy Dialogue (CPD), Debapriya Bhattac...

August 22, 2024 9:27 AM

PM Benjamin Netanyahu says Israeli troops not to leave Gaza-Egypt border

Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu's office has denied that he agreed to withdraw military forces from the Gaza-Egypt border as part of a potential ceasefire deal with Hamas.   In a statement, the office of Mr. Netanyahu called the reports incorrect after US Secretary of State Antony B...

August 22, 2024 6:54 AM

582 people evacuated due to risk of bomb explosion in Czech Republic

The Czech police evacuated 582 people from the vicinity of a chemical plant in the country's northwest region after an unexploded bomb was found yesterday.   The Czech refining and petrochemical company said in a statement on its website that an unexploded aerial bomb from World War II was fo...

August 21, 2024 7:59 PM

India, Africa are striving for better quality life for their people

Commerce and Industry Minister, Piyush Goyal has said that India and Africa are very much aligned in their desires, ambitions and aspirations. Addressing the Special Plenary Session with Trade Ministers of African nations at CII India Africa Business Conclave in New Delhi today, Mr Goyal said, India...

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