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Oct 17, 2024
New York [US], October 17: The United States is watching to ensure that Israel's actions on the ground show that it does not have a "policy of starvation" in the northern Gaza Strip, U.S. Ambassador to the U.N. Linda Thomas-Greenfield told the Security Council.
NATO to make fresh push for common arms standards
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Four killed as boat carrying migrants capsizes off Greece
WHO urges Israel to allow aid access to Gaza amid humanitarian crisis
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Japan PM Ishiba sends offering to notorious war-linked Yasukuni Shrine
Tokyo [Japan], October 17: Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba on Thursday sent a ritual offering to the notorious Yasukuni Shrine, a symbol of the country's...
North Korean Constitution Designates South Korea as 'Hostile State'
Pyongyang [North Korea], October 17: Media reported on October 17 that the Democratic People's Republic of Korea has amended its constitution and for the first...
Xi Jinping visits province bordering Taiwan, Beijing affirms striving for peaceful unification
Taipei [Taiwan], October 17: Xinhua News Agency reported on October 16 that Chinese President Xi Jinping inspected Fujian province, located opposite Taiwan.
Hong Kong to eliminate 'shoebox' flats
Hong Kong, October 17: Hong Kong leader John Lee rolled out plans on Wednesday to ban flats under eight square meters and cut import tax...
Record number of women run for Japan election
Tokyo [Japan], October 17: A record number of women are running in Japan's general election this month, although they still account for less than a...
'AI will replace tasks, not jobs', says Stanford professor at Global Future Councils
Dubai [UAE], October 17: Artificial intelligence (AI) is the most influential technology since the creation of the Watt steam engine that sparked the Industrial Revolution,...
European Parliament President Roberta Metsola receives Reem Al Hashimy, Thani Al Zeyoudi
Brussels [Belgium], October 17: Reem Al Hashimy, Minister of State for International Cooperation, and Dr. Thani Al Zeyoudi, Minister of State for Foreign Trade, were...
17 killed, 182 wounded in Israeli airstrikes on Lebanon in 24 hours
Beirut [Lebanon], October 17: The Lebanese Ministry of Health announced that 17 people were killed and 182 others wounded as a result of Israeli airstrikes...
US threatens to cut arms aid to Israel
Oct 16, 2024
New York [US], October 16: Since the Hamas- Israel conflict broke out in October 2023, the US has provided nearly $18 billion in weapons, ammunition...
Record number of people vote early for US President in battleground state of Georgia
New York [US], October 16: Gabe Sterling, an official at the Georgia Elections Administration Office, announced on October 15 that about 252,000 voters had cast their ballots early, a surprising number. He said the record number on the first day of the election was recorded in 2020 with 136,000 voters.
733 million people suffer from hunger globally: FAO
Four-fifths of Ukrainians support ban of Russia-linked church
North Korea claims 1.4 million young people joined the army
Harris holds steady, marginal 45%-42% lead over Trump
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Mexico's lower house lawmakers pass bill
Dozens of pro-Palestinian protesters arrested
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UN warns of humanitarian catastrophe in Lebanon
