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Rafah crossing closure leaves Gaza patie...

Rafah crossing closure leaves Gaza patients trapped without treatment

Rafah crossing closure leaves Gaza patients trapped without treatment **Gaza’s Medical Crisis Deepens as Rafah Crossing Remains Closed, Stranding Patients** The ongoing closure of the Rafah border crossing between Gaza and Egypt has precipitated a severe medical crisis, leaving thousands of... read more »

Over 900 chicken pox cases reported in E...

Over 900 chicken pox cases reported in Ernakulam in 2026

Over 900 chicken pox cases reported in Ernakulam in 2026 **Chickenpox Outbreak Escalates Across Kerala, Ernakulam District Records Significant Burden** **Ernakulam, Kerala –** A concerning surge in chickenpox cases has been observed across Kerala, with the district of Ernakulam bearing a... read more »

Rajya Sabha elections LIVE: Voting begin...

Rajya Sabha elections LIVE: Voting begins in Bihar, Haryana; Nitish Kumar, ...

Rajya Sabha elections LIVE: Voting begins in Bihar, Haryana; Nitish Kumar, BJP chief Nitin Nabin in fray **Crucial Rajya Sabha Elections Underway as Key States Cast Votes** New Delhi – The electoral process for the Upper House of India’s Parliament is reaching a critical juncture today,... read more »

History-sheeter shot dead by police near...

History-sheeter shot dead by police near Chennais Madhavaram

History-sheeter shot dead by police near Chennais Madhavaram **Suspected Criminal Fatally Shot by Police in Chennai Encounter** Chennai, India – A man identified as a prolific offender, with alleged involvement in a significant number of criminal activities including multiple homicides, was... read more »

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US defends Mehsud’s killing amidst admitting tensions with Pak

Mehsud killing seen as major victory by US media

Washington – The reported death of Pakistan Taliban chief Hakimullah Mehsud in a US drone strike has been described as a “victory” by the US media, but analysts also cautioned that... read more »

979 died in Iraqi violence in October

979 died in Iraqi violence in October

Baghdad – As many as 979 people were killed and about 1,900 injured following violent incidents in different parts of Iraq during October, a... read more »

18 killed in armed attack in Yemen

18 killed in armed attack in Yemen

Aden – At least 18 people were killed and over 50 injured Friday in an armed attack by Shiite Houthi rebels in Yemen’s northern province of Saada,... read more »

Turkey warns over WMDs being threat to world peace

Turkey warns over WMDs being threat to world peace

Istanbul – Turkish President Abdullah Gul warned here Friday that concerns about the spread of weapons of mass destruction (WMDs) are mounting with each... read more »

China assumes UN security council’s rotating pres...

Man jailed 5 years in China for flight bomb hoaxes

United Nations – China Friday assumed the rotating presidency of the UN Security Council (UNSC) for November. Liu Jieyi, China’s permanent... read more »

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Iran war: What is happening on day seven of US-Israel attacks?

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