Handout image released on Nov. 1, 2023: Armored vehicles of the Israel Defense Forces during ground operations at a location given as Gaza. Israel Defense Forces | Reuters Sat 20 April 2024: The US is considering more than $1 billion in new weapons deals for Israel, including tank ammunition, military vehicles and mortar rounds, […]
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Sat 20 April 2024: Drug seizures have soared in the West African Sahel region, according to a new United Nations report, indicating the conflict-ridden region is becoming an influential route for drug trafficking. In 2022, 1,466kg (3,232 pounds) of cocaine were seized in Mali, Chad, Burkina Faso and Niger compared to an average of 13kg (28.7 […]
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Fri 19 April 2024: SpaceX launches 23 more Starlink internet satellites into space The satellites were launched aboard a Falcon 9 rocket from NASA's Kennedy Space Center in the US state of Florida, according to SpaceX. pic.twitter.com/srjnHs2dlg — INDEPENDENT PRESS (@IpIndependent) April 18, 2024 A Falcon 9 rocket carrying 23 of the company’s Starlink internet satellites lifted off from […]
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An Israeli drone in action over the border between Israel and Gaza in 2018.(Reuters: Amir Cohen) Fri 19 April 2024: At least three explosions were heard in the central city of Isfahan near a military base. There were no preliminary reports of casualties or significant damage. Tehran said it shot down three quadcopter drones outside […]
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Fri 19 April 2024: Voters are casting ballots in the first of the seven phases of India’s mammoth general elections. The polls are primarily pitting the National Democratic Alliance led by two-time Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) against the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance, spearheaded by the main opposition party, Indian National […]
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Fri 19 April 2024: The Israeli army mobilized military reinforcements, including artillery and armored personnel carriers, around Gaza in preparation for a possible ground attack on the southernmost Gazan city of Rafah, local media reported Thursday. Dotan, commander of Battalion 932 in the Israeli army, told soldiers at the end of the military operation in […]
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Fri 19 April 2024: The US has vetoed a draft resolution that would have recommended to the 193-member UN General Assembly that “the State of Palestine be admitted to membership of the United Nations”. Britain and Switzerland abstained, while the remaining 12 council members voted yes. US deputy ambassador to the UN speaks after the […]
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Thu 18 April 2024: William Burns, head of the US foreign intelligence agency, spoke during an event at the George W Bush Presidential Center in Dallas, Texas. He touched on the war in Gaza and wider Middle East tensions, saying he has “rarely seen a moment [more] combustible than it is today”. He described the […]
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Thu 18 April 2024: India on Thursday carried out a successful test flight of an indigenous technology cruise missile, according to a Defense Ministry statement. India’s Defense Research and Development Organization did a successful test flight of an Indigenous Technology Cruise Missile from the Integrated Test Range, Chandipur off the coast of Odisha state, the […]
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Thu 18 April 2024: A volcano in northern Indonesia erupted multiple times, forcing more than 11,000 people to flee and disrupting air travel in the area. Tuesday at 9:45 p.m. (13:45 GMT), Mount Ruang in North Sulawesi Province initially erupted, sending billowing clouds of ash and smoke high into the sky. The Indonesian volcanology agency […]
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