First phase of Gaza anti-polio campaign reaches 187,000 children: UN
United Nations, Sep 5 (IANS) The first three-day phase of the first round of polio vaccinations has reached 187,000 children under 10 years of age in Gaza’s central zone, UN humanitarians said. The UN Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA) said on Wednesday that the campaign now turns to Gaza’s southern zone for […]
Lebanon backs Egypt, slams Israel’s allegations of weapon smuggling into Gaza
Beirut, Sep 5 (IANS) The Lebanese Foreign Ministry has expressed its “full solidarity” with Egypt and condemned Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s claims about arms smuggling from Egypt into Gaza through the Philadelphi Corridor. The Ministry on Wednesday categorised these accusations as obstructive to mediation efforts and prolonging the crisis, Xinhua news agency reported. It […]
Work suspended, fishing boats recalled as China braces for Typhoon Yagi
Beijing, Sep 5 (IANS) The southern Chinese provinces of Hainan and Guangdong have recalled fishing boats amid a spate of measures to gear up for the approaching Typhoon Yagi. Hainan will suspend work and schools from Thursday, when it is expected to issue the highest-level emergency response to Typhoon Yagi, the provincial emergency management department […]
Spain, Palestine will hold 1st summit this year: Spanish PM
Madrid, Sep 5 (IANS) Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez has said that Spain and Palestine will hold their first bilateral summit this year to strengthen ties. “Before the end of this year we are going to hold the first bilateral summit between Spain and Palestine in which we hope to sign several collaboration agreements between […]
Von der Leyen expects EU agriculture roadmap within months
Brussels, Sep 5 (IANS) The European Commission will present a roadmap for the future of the European Union’s agriculture within the first 100 days of the next mandate, incumbent and future Commission President Ursula von der Leyen said. The next Commission is due to be formed in the coming months following the June European election, […]
US sanctions Russian journalists for influence campaign, charges two
Washington, Sep 5 (IANS) The US on Wednesday announced sweeping actions targeting Russian government-backed efforts to conduct a malign influence campaign in America, that included the sanctioning of 10 individuals and two entities, the seizure of 32 Internet domain names used in the operation and charges filed against two employees of RT, a Russian state-run […]
1 killed, 5 injured in Israeli attacks on Lebanon
Beirut, Sep 5 (IANS) A Lebanese woman was killed and five civilians injured in Israeli artillery and airstrikes on southern Lebanon, according to the Lebanese Ministry of Public Health. The Israeli army launched artillery shelling on the village of Qabrikha, killing a woman and injuring two other people, including a 12-year-old child, the Ministry’s Public […]
Military officer killed in bomb explosion in Iraq
Baghdad, Sep 5 (IANS) An intelligence officer was killed and three soldiers injured in a bomb explosion in Iraq’s northern province of Kirkuk, an Iraqi army source said. Lieutenant Colonel Laith al-Hayali of the Iraqi Army’s 8th Division Intelligence Service was killed and three soldiers injured on Wednesday when an explosive device detonated near their […]
Four killed in US school shooting, Biden says gun violence continues to tear communities
Washington, Sep 5 (IANS) At least four people were killed and several were injured in a shooting at a high school in Georgia state of the US prompting President Joe Biden to say that the senseless gun violence continues to tear communities apart in the country. The alleged shooter has been taken into custody, as […]
YSRCP leader arrested in TDP office attack case
Hyderabad, Sep 5 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh Police on Thursday arrested former MP and YSR Congress Party leader Nandigam Suresh in connection with the attack on the Telugu Desam Party (TDP) office in Andhra Pradesh in 2021. A police team from Andhra Pradesh arrested Suresh in Hyderabad and shifted him to Mangalagiri in Guntur district of […]
