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Trucks carrying humanitarian aid for war-torn and besieged Gaza started passing into the Rafah border crossing from Egypt Saturday, a security source and an Egyptian Red Crescent official told AFP.  Egyptian state television showed several trucks entering the gate on the 15th day of the war between Israel and Hamas, the militant movement which rules the Palestinian enclave of 2.4 …

Pakistan has recently become a member of China’s expanding club of partners in a project to build a research station on the moon’s south pole. Jointly with Chinese Premier Li Qiang, Pakistan’s caretaker Prime Minister Anwar ul Haq Kakar witnessed the signing of an initial cooperation agreement in Beijing on Wednesday. The China National Space Administration said on Friday cooperation …

OTTAWA: Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said on Friday the Indian government’s crackdown on Canadian diplomats was making normal life difficult for millions of people in both countries. Trudeau spoke a day after Canada said it had withdrawn 41 diplomats following an Indian threat to unilaterally revoke their status. New Delhi is angry that Trudeau last month suggested Indian agents might …

HARRIS COUNTY, Texas (KTRK) — A driver was arrested on Thursday after officials say she dragged an off-duty deputy with her car into a parking lot, which can be seen on surveillance video only on. Christina Amanda Pabon, a 24-year-old Houston tattoo artist, faces a charge of aggravated assault with a deadly weapon – causing serious injury. The Harris County …

SEOUL: Russian Foreign Minister Sergei Lavrov has met North Korean leader Kim Jong Un, Russia’s foreign ministry said on Thursday, as the two countries forge closer ties in the face of what they see as a hostile and aggressive US-led Western camp. Russian state-run TASS news agency reported that Lavrov’s meeting with Kim had lasted over an hour but the ministry did …

STRASBOURG: The European Union on Thursday awarded its top rights honour, the Sakharov Prize, to Mahsa Amini, the Iranian Kurdish woman who died in Iranian custody a year ago, and the “Woman, Life, Freedom” movement her death triggered. “The brutal murder of 22-year-old Jina Mahsa Amini marked a turning point. It has triggered a women-led movement that is making history,“ European Parliament speaker Roberta …

ANKARA: Israel has recalled its diplomats from Turkiye as a security precaution, a source close to the dossier said, meanwhile US and advised citizens to leave Lebanon on Thursday. “It’s a temporary measure, which should be for the short term,” said the source, who refused to be quoted by name. Israel’s National Security Council late on Tuesday called on all …

ISLAMABAD: Pakistan has sent aid, including medicines and tents, for the people of Gaza, according to the Foreign Office spokesperson. A chartered aircraft carrying 100 tonnes of essential medical supplies, tents, and blankets departed from Islamabad for Egypt on Thursday. From Egypt, these items will be sent to the people in the besieged enclave, said Mumtaz Zahra Baloch. The first …

GAZA CITY: The first woman elected to Hamas’s political leadership has been killed in an Israeli strike on the Gaza Strip, the group said on Thursday. Jamila Al-Shantee, 64, was killed on Wednesday evening in Jabalia, in northern Gaza, Hamas said. She became the first woman to be elected to the movement’s political bureau, composed of 20 members, following an …

BEIJING: Chinese President Xi Jinping told Egypt’s prime minister on Thursday that their countries should work together to bring “more stability” to the Middle East, as the Israeli aggression on Gaza casts a shadow over the region. China has repeatedly backed a vague two-state proposal on the decades-long deadlock, but it has historically been sympathetic to the Palestinian cause. Xi …