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The aid ship sailing towards Gaza has been named after the enclave’s first and only fisherwoman named Madleen Kulab. Source link

IDF The Israeli military released a video in December 2023 that it said showed Mohammed Sinwar being driven through a Hamas underground tunnel The Israeli military has said it has located and identified the body of Mohammed Sinwar, the military leader of Palestinian armed group Hamas in Gaza. His body was discovered in a tunnel…

Payments banks continue to struggle even after a decade of existence, largely on account of a decline in revenue and throughput volumes in remittance, Aadhaar-enabled payments system (AePS) and micro-ATM business, wafer-thin margins, and limited scope of operations. Currently, six payments banks are operating in the country. These niche banks, which were established during 2016-18…

NewsFeed US President Donald Trump ordered the deployment of 2,000 National Guard troops to combat the ongoing protests against ICE immigration raids in Los Angeles, citing ‘lawlessness’ in the city. Activists have called for a third day of protests Sunday in opposition to the immigration sweeps and national guard deployment. Published On 8 Jun 20258…

André Rhoden-Paul BBC News EPA Israel has warned its military will “take whatever measures are necessary” to prevent a boat carrying pro-Palestinian activists and humanitarian aid reaching Gaza. The Madleen yacht is 160 nautical miles from the Gaza Strip and is attempting to challenge Israel’s naval blockade of the territory. Defence Minister Israel Katz said…

Hema Sai (right) with JA Chowdhary, ISF Founder-President (left). Hema Sai, presented an eco-friendly brick that attempts to solve the problem of plastic pollution Their English may have been basic, but their presentations spoke volumes at the recent ‘Juncorn’ contest held in Texas State University, San Marcos in the US. Investor interest was caught as…

UK government plans major defence reforms at the cost of welfare programmes, drawing public anger. Under the slogan “welfare not warfare”, protesters have come out in force in London, objecting to the British government’s plans to increase military spending while cutting back on social support. Like its European allies in NATO, the United Kingdom is…

The centre is set to conduct a safety review of chopper operations at the Chardham Yatra following another incident in the area, sources told businessline. The safety review comes after a spate of chopper-related incidents have occurred. In one such incident, a helicopter crashed close to Gangotri, killing six people, while on May 12, a…

Kenya’s independent police oversight body has launched an investigation into the death of a man who had been detained “for false publication”, police have said. Albert Ojwang was arrested for a post on X in the western town of Homa Bay and then driven 350km (220 miles) to the capital, Nairobi, his father Meshack Opiyo…

US National Guard soldiers have begun deploying on Los Angeles streets after United States President Donald Trump sent in 2,000 troops in a bid to suppress protests against a wave of federal immigration raids in the region, sparking a sharp rebuke from California’s Democratic leadership. Troops were seen early Sunday at the federal complex in…