UN Secretary General warns Israel not to continue with Rafah assault
Gaza, May 11 (IANS/DPA) UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has warned the Israeli military against expanding its assault on the city of Rafah in the Gaza Strip. “The situation in Rafah is on a knife’s edge, as airstrikes continue throughout southern Gaza,” said Guterres at a press conference in the Kenyan capital, Nairobi, on Friday. “A […]
Hamas leader al-Sinwar not in Rafah as Israeli army claims: Reports
Tel Aviv, May 11 (IANS/DPA) Hamas leader Yahya al-Sinwar, is not hiding in Rafah in southern Gaza, contrary to previous assumptions, according to Israeli media report. That’s according to two officials familiar with the matter who spoke to the Times of Israel newspaper on Friday night. The officials were unable to say with certainty where […]
France demands Israel halt assault on Rafah immediately
Paris, May 11 (IANS/DPA) France has called on Israel to immediately halt its military operation in the city of Rafah in the southern Gaza Strip. The foreign ministry in Paris announced that the military operation, which has been ongoing since the beginning of the week, is threatening a catastrophic situation for the civilian population in […]
UN Security Council calls for investigator access to mass graves in Gaza
United Nations, May 11 (IANS) The UN Security Council has called for investigators to be allowed unimpeded access to mass graves in Gaza. In a press statement on Friday, the Council members expressed their deep concern over reports of the discovery of mass graves in and around the Nasser and Al Shifa medical facilities in […]
3 killed in Ukraine’s missile strike on Luhansk oil depot
Moscow, May 11 (IANS) Ukraine has launched a missile attack on an oil depot in Luhansk city of Rovenky, killing three people and injuring eight others, a local official said on Saturday. “As with the recent attacks on Luhansk, today’s strike on Rovenky was presumably carried out with US-made ATACMS missiles equipped with cluster munitions,” […]
Voting ends in 2nd round of Iran’s parliamentary election
Tehran, May 11 (IANS) Voting in the second round of Iran’s 12th parliamentary election ended at 10 p.m. local time after 14 straight hours, according to reports. The election was held on Friday at nearly 11,500 polling stations in 22 constituencies across 15 provinces and 47 counties, Xinhua news agency reported. The voting, initially scheduled […]
Pandemic agreement talks to continue beyond deadline: WHO
Geneva, May 11 (IANS) Governments around the world agreed to extend for another two weeks the talks over a landmark agreement on handling future pandemics, the World Health Organisation (WHO) said. A ninth and final round of negotiation involving WHO’s 194 member states, advocacy groups, and relevant stakeholders ended Friday without finalising an agreement, which […]
Humanitarian aid critically needed in Gaza: UN agencies
Geneva, May 11 (IANS) Days after the Israeli army took control of the Rafah crossing, UN agencies have reiterated the severe humanitarian crisis in Gaza and emphasised the urgent need for humanitarian assistance. Volker Turk, the UN Human Rights Chief, issued a statement on Friday condemning actions that endanger the entry and distribution of critically […]
Israel war cabinet orders IDF to secure Sinwar, Mohammed Deif
Tel Aviv , May 11 (IANS) Israel war cabinet, which met late on Friday, has ordered the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) to secure Hamas military chief Yahya Sinwar and his deputy, Mohammed Deif and to accelerate the invasion in Rafah region. Israel’s Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and Defense Minister Yoav Gallant have, according to sources […]
Ola’s Bhavish Aggarwal slams LinkedIn again for deleting his posts
New Delhi, May 11 (IANS) Ola Founder and CEO Bhavish Aggarwal continued to slam the Microsoft-owned professional network LinkedIn, saying they have deleted his post once again, without notifying him. In a post on X social media platform, Aggarwal said that LinkedIn can delete more posts but can’t remove his opinion. He earlier criticised the […]
