Japanese PM Ishiba’s cabinet resigns ahead of parliament vote
Tokyo, Nov 11 (IANS) Japanese Prime Minister Shigeru Ishiba resigned with his cabinet on Monday ahead of a parliament vote later the day to select the country’s next prime minister following the general election last month. Cabinet ministers of the Ishiba administration submitted letters of resignation en masse at a cabinet meeting Monday morning, Xinhua […]
US: 1 killed, 16 injured in Alabama campus shooting
Houston, Nov 11 (IANS) At least one person was killed and 16 others, including students, injured in a shooting on the campus of Tuskegee University in the southern US state of Alabama, authorities said. According to the Alabama Law Enforcement Agency’s State Bureau of Investigation, an 18-year-old died at the scene, while twelve of the […]
German Chancellor Scholz says open to confidence vote before Christmas
Berlin, Nov 11 (IANS) German Chancellor Olaf Scholz said that he is open to the possibility of calling a confidence vote in the Bundestag (lower house of parliament) before Christmas. “If everyone agrees that I should call for a vote of confidence before Christmas, that’s no problem for me,” Scholz said in an interview with […]
Boeing 787 turns back to Rome after engine fire
Rome, Nov 11 (IANS) A Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner operated by Hainan Airlines was forced to return to Rome’s Fiumicino Airport shortly after takeoff following an engine fire. The flight, bound for Shenzhen, China, was carrying 249 passengers and 16 crew members, Xinhua news agency reported. According to the Italian Coast Guard, the fire was likely […]
7 killed, over 20 injured in Israeli airstrike near Syria’s Damascus: Ministry
Damascus, Nov 11 (IANS) Seven civilians, including women and children, were killed and 20 others injured in an Israeli airstrike near Syria’s capital, Damascus, the country’s Defence Ministry reported. The ministry said in a statement that around 5 p.m. local time, the Israeli “enemy” launched an airstrike from the occupied Golan Heights, targeting a residential […]
11 killed in paramilitary rampage on village in Sudan: NGO
Port Sudan, Nov 11 (IANS) At least 11 people were killed and 18 others injured in an attack by the paramilitary Rapid Support Forces (RSF) on Al Hodur village in Gezira State, central Sudan, the Sudanese Doctors Network, a non-governmental organisation, reported. According to the network, the RSF also looted the village’s health center and […]
Hezbollah clashes with Israeli forces infiltrating border points in Lebanon
Beirut, Nov 11 (IANS) Hezbollah fighters clashed with Israeli forces attempting to infiltrate several border points in southern Lebanon, according to Lebanese security sources and Hezbollah. The security sources, who spoke anonymously, said Israeli infantry forces, accompanied by several Merkava tanks, managed to infiltrate along the line extending from the occupied Shebaa Farms in the […]
Israel claims killing of Islamic Jihad’s head of operations in Gaza
Jerusalem, Nov 11 (IANS) Israel’s military and Shin Bet internal security agency said that they had killed Muhammad Abu Sakhil, head of operations for the Islamic Jihad militant group, in an airstrike in the Gaza Strip. The commander was targeted in “a precise strike” by the Israeli Air Force on Saturday, according to a joint […]
Trump shuts out Haley, but Ramaswamy may get senior role in new admin
New York, Nov 11 (IANS) US President-elect Donald Trump has shut the door on Nikki Haley declaring that he won’t be inviting her to join his administration, but another Indian American, Vivek Ramaswamy, may get a senior role. Out of the blue, in his post on Truth Social, Trump also said that Mike Pompeo, the […]
Donald Trump calls on Putin to de-escalate Ukraine conflict
New York, Nov 11 (IANS) US President-elect Donald Trump urged Russian President Vladimir Putin to avoid any escalation in the ongoing conflict in Ukraine in a recent phone call. The call, made from Trump’s Mar-a-Lago estate in Florida, comes just days after his decisive electoral victory over Democratic candidate Kamala Harris. During the conversation, Trump […]
