Israeli defence minister says a direct Iranian attack would require appropriate response "Echoing President Biden's unequivocal message to Israeli Prime Minister Netanyahu, Secretary Austin assured Minister Gallant that Israel could count on full U.S. support to defend Israel against ... 04/11/2024 - 1:37 pm | View Link
Israeli minister threatens to topple Netanyahu if he does not invade Rafah “If Netanyahu decides to end the war without an expansive assault in Rafah, he won’t have the mandate to serve as prime minister,” Itamar Ben-Gvir said on Monday. The Israeli army withdrew ... 04/8/2024 - 3:22 am | View Link
Israeli minister threatens to topple Netanyahu if he does not invade Rafah “If Netanyahu decides to end the war without an expansive assault in Rafah, he won’t have the mandate to serve as prime minister,” Itamar Ben-Gvir said on Monday. The Israeli army withdrew its ground ... 04/8/2024 - 3:19 am | View Link
Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says aid workers in Gaza were killed by an 'unintended strike' by Israeli forces Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says aid workers in Gaza were killed by an 'unintended strike' by Israeli forces JERUSALEM -- Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu says aid workers in Gaza were ... 04/1/2024 - 2:16 pm | View Link
Israeli spokesman Eylon Levy resigns from Prime Minister's Office Eylon Levy, the English-language spokesman at the Prime Minister's Office who was suspended three weeks ago, has officially stepped down from his role. Levy, known for his resonant voice and ... 03/31/2024 - 3:11 am | View Link
Decorated Chinese athlete He Jie had been stripped of his Beijing half-marathon win Friday after an investigation found that the three African runners who competed alongside him had “actively slowed down” to let him cross the finish line first during the race on Sunday, April 14.
He won the 21 km.
ISLAMABAD — An important ally of Pakistani Prime Minister Shehbaz Sharif demanded the government lift a two-month-old ban on the social media platform X, saying on Friday that it violates citizens’ right to speech and expression.
The ban on X has been in place since February, when the party of imprisoned former Prime Minister Imran Khan announced a nationwide protest against alleged election rigging ahead of the Feb.
BEIJING — San Francisco is the latest U. S. city preparing to receive a pair of pandas from China, in a continuation of Beijing’s famed “panda diplomacy.”
San Francisco Mayor London Breed announced the panda loan in Beijing on Friday, alongside officials from China Wildlife Conservation Association, or CWCA. It will be San Francisco’s first time hosting the beloved animals long-term—the result of a yearlong advocacy campaign, Breed said.
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San Diego previously announced it was receiving two pandas back in February.
China is home to the only natural habitat for pandas and owns most of the black-and-white bears in the world.
Earlier this month, two Indian writers published an ode to their Prime Minister, Narendra Modi. Written in lyric form and titled “Forever In Our Hearts,” it recounts his achievements while singing his praises in highly effusive language. “With courage and wisdom/you show citizens the way,” it gushes. “Oh Modi, oh Modi/their hopes never sway/A people’s beacon, in whom they see light/Oh Modi, oh Modi, guiding day and night.”
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Such reverence captures the essence of Modi’s popularity.
The U. S. blocked on Thursday a draft resolution that would have allowed the United Nations General Assembly to vote on allowing a Palestinian state to become a full member state of the U. N. The move has triggered backlash from other states and pro-Palestinian groups, as global divisions continue to sharpen over Israel’s war on Gaza.
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Apple Inc. said that it removed Meta Platforms Inc.’s WhatsApp and Threads from its China apps store after an order from the country’s internet regulator, which said the services pose risks to the country’s security.
The order comes on the heels of a cleanup program Chinese regulators initiated in 2023 that was expected to remove many defunct or unregistered apps from domestic iOS and Android stores.