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India sends 30 tonnes of essential medical supplies to Palestine

New Delhi, Oct 29 (IANS) India sent 30 tonnes of humanitarian aid to Palestine on Tuesday, continuing its support to the war-affected region. This is the second shipment carrying medical supplies, essential life-saving drugs, and anti-cancer medications for the people of Palestine. “India’s support to the people of Palestine continues. Extending humanitarian assistance to the […]

Nigeria: Seven killed after building collapses in capital

Abuja, Oct 29 (IANS) At least seven bodies were recovered from rubble after a partly demolished building collapsed in a suburban area of the Nigerian capital of Abuja on the weekend, authorities said. Abdulrahman Mohammed, head of the Federal Capital Territory Emergency Management Department, told Xinhua on Monday that the building, which had earlier been […]

Israel signs $537 million deal to boost laser defence system

Jerusalem, Oct 29 (IANS) The Israeli Defence Ministry said that it has signed a 2-billion-shekel ($537 million) deal to expand the production of the Iron Beam laser interception system, which is expected to join Israel’s air defence array in about a year. The agreement was signed on Monday with two Israeli defence technology companies — […]

Russia says thwarted border violation attempt in Bryansk region

Moscow, Oct 29 (IANS) Russia’s Federal Security Service (FSB) has foiled an attempt to violate the border in the country’s Bryansk region, the service said. The attempt was carried out by “a sabotage and reconnaissance group,” the FSB said in a statement on Monday, adding that four saboteurs have been eliminated, as reported by Xinhua […]

Iran to give ‘decisive’ response to Israel’s Saturday strike: Spokesperson

Tehran, Oct 29 (IANS) Iran’s Foreign Ministry Spokesman Esmaeil Baghaei vowed that his country would give a “decisive” response to Israel’s recent strike, using “all available tools.” Baghaei made the remarks at a weekly press conference on Monday in response to a question about whether Iran had received any message from Western states calling on […]

Uzbekistan announces preliminary results in parliamentary elections

Tashkent, Oct 29 (IANS) Uzbek Central Election Commission has announced the preliminary results of the elections for the 150-seat lower house of the Parliament. According to the commission, the Liberal Democratic Party of Uzbekistan gained the majority of seats in the elections to the Legislative Chamber of the Oliy Majlis, the lower house of the […]

Social Democratic Party wins Lithuania’s parliamentary runoff

Vilnius, Oct 29 (IANS) Lithuania’s opposition Social Democratic Party (LSDP) won the parliamentary election runoff, according to preliminary results of the Central Electoral Commission. In the first round two weeks ago, LSDP won 20 seats in the Seimas, Lithuania’s parliament, and in the second round held on Sunday, the party secured 32 single-mandate constituencies, reports […]

Harris says Trump showed at NYC rally he is ‘focussed’ on himself

Washington, Oct 29 (IANS) US Vice President Kamala Harris has said that former President Donald Trump demonstrated at his rally in New York that he is “focussed and actually fixated on his grievances, on himself, and on dividing our country”. Harris also said that in her closing arguments on Tuesday, she will show there is […]

Knesset passes law banning UNRWA from operating in Israel

Jerusalem, Oct 29 (IANS) The Israeli parliament, the Knesset, has passed a law prohibiting the United Nations Relief and Works Agency for Palestine Refugees in the Near East (UNRWA) from operating in Israel. Israel’s state-owned Kan TV News reported that the new law, which received support from 92 out of 120 parliament members, passed despite […]

Poland asks Russian diplomats to leave by Nov 30 after closure of consulate in Poznan

Warsaw, Oct 29 (IANS) Poland’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs spokesperson Pawel Wronski has announced that diplomats from the recently closed Russian consulate in Poznan must leave Poland territory by November 30. Wronski said on Monday that Poland and Russia held “technical discussions regarding the consulate’s operations in Poznan,” and Russian diplomats have been notified of […]