‘Albania can be trustworthy strategic partner for India’

‘Albania can be trustworthy strategic partner for India’

Monday, 14 October 2024 | PTI | tirana

Albania can be a trustworthy strategic partner for India in the Balkan region in Europe, a senior Albanian minister here said, highlighting the need for “wise” friendships and alliances in the current global political landscape. “We are playing a great role in stability in the region...,” said Blendi Gonxhja, Albania’s Minister...

Train crash in Egypt kills 1, injures over 20

Monday, 14 October 2024 | AP | Cairo

(): A locomotive crashed into the tail of the Cairo-bound passenger train Sunday in southern Egypt, killing at least one person and injuring multiple others, authorities said. It is the second train crash in a month in the North African country. The collision occurred in the province of Minya, 270...

India backs statement strongly condemning attacks on UN peacekeepers in Lebanon

Monday, 14 October 2024 | PTI | United Nations

India has backed a joint statement by the UNIFIL-contributing countries that “strongly condemned” the recent attacks on the UN peacekeeping force in Lebanon and said such actions must stop immediately. The joint statement, initially co-signed by 34 countries, came after at least five United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon (UNIFIL) peacekeepers...

Heavy Israeli bombardment rocks northern Gaza

Monday, 14 October 2024 | AP | beirut

Palestinians in northern Gaza described heavy Israeli bombardment on Saturday in the hours after airstrikes killed at least 22 people, as Israel warned people there and in southern Lebanon to get out of the way of offensives against the Hamas and Hezbollah militant groups. In Lebanon, the UN peacekeeping force said...

Donald Trump plans military shift for domestic policy

Monday, 14 October 2024 | AP | Washington

(): During his first term as president, Donald Trump tested the limits of how he could use the military to achieve policy goals. If given a second term, the Republican and his allies are preparing to go much further, reimagining the military as an all-powerful tool to deploy on US...

Harris helps pack aid boxes for North Carolina hurricane victims

Monday, 14 October 2024 | AP | raleigh

Vice President Kamala Harris on Saturday helped pack diapers into boxes of personal care products destined for North Carolina hurricane victims, agreeing with one helper who said “it takes a village.” “You’re exactly right,” Harris replied to Greg Hatem, owner of The Pit Authentic Barbecue restaurant as she put two packages of...

Ancient humans were good at surviving last ice age: Study

Sunday, 13 October 2024 | PTI | NEW YORK

Humans seem to have been adapted to the last ice age in similar ways to wolves and bears, according to our recent study, challenging longstanding theories about how and where our ancestors lived during this glacial period. Previous studies have supported the view of most archaeologists that modern humans retreated into...

Australian cop can be charged over Nazi salute

Sunday, 13 October 2024 | PTI | melbourne

An Australian state police chief apologized to the Jewish community on Saturday after a police sergeant allegedly performed an outlawed Nazi salute. The 65-year-old instructor on domestic violence policy and law at the Victoria state police academy in Melbourne is facing charges for the gesture and for praising Nazi leader Adolf...

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