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UNITED NATIONS: Pakistan urged the United Nations on Wednesday to arrange an immediate ceasefire in Gaza and hold a General Assembly debate on the situation after the United States vetoed a resolution that called for ‘humanitarian pauses’ in Israeli attacks on the Palestinian territory. Other Muslim nations also supported the demand for a debate in the General Assembly where no …

AMSTERDAM: As the situation in Gaza worsens, regulators and analysts say a wave of online disinformation risks further inflaming passions in an electronic fog of war. An Israeli strike at a Gaza hospital that killed hundreds of Palestinians on Tuesday is the latest focus of the surge of activity as supporters of both sides bolster their own side’s narrative and cast doubts …

BEIRUT: While Arab and Muslim nations on Wednesday squarely blamed Israel for the bombing of the Ahli Arab hospital in Gaza that left over 470 Palestinians dead and demanded Tel Aviv’s accountability for the massacre, US President Joe Biden chose to deliver full backing to Israel by promising more aid to the country at the end of his one-day visit. …

DUBAI: Islamic countries should impose an oil embargo and other sanctions on Israel and expel all Israeli ambassadors, Iranian Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian said on Wednesday. “The foreign minister calls for an immediate and complete embargo on Israel by Islamic countries, including oil sanctions, in addition to expelling Israeli ambassadors if relations with the Zionist regime have been established,” the …

ISLAMABAD: In order to meet energy requirement of the country, Caretaker Prime Minister Anwaarul Haq Kakar on Tuesday invited China to invest in solar parks to help reduce Pakistan’s energy import bill and support the country’s fight against climate change. “Investments in solar parks would benefit two-fold. On one hand, they will support Pakistan’s endeavours for climate action and also …

WASHINGTON: The United States on Tuesday said it was tightening curbs on exports of state-of-the-art AI chips to China, sending the share price of Nvidia and other semiconductor companies plummeting on Wall Street. The measures are the latest chapter in the policy started under the Trump administration to limit Beijing’s ability to gain too much ground and become a leading …

ISLAMABAD: An extraordinary session of the OIC Executive Committee will held today (Wednesday) to discuss the crisis in Gaza and the humanitarian situation of the besieged civilians there. Caretaker Foreign Minister Jalil Abbas Jilani has reached Jeddah to attend the meeting, co-convened by Pakistan and Saudi Arabia. The foreign minister has been engaged in consultations with his counterparts from OIC …

GAZA CITY: Hamas said on Tuesday one of its top leaders was killed during an Israeli strike in the Gaza Strip. “Ayman Nofal, ‘Abu Ahmad’, a member of the general military council and commander of the central command in Al-Qassam Brigades, was killed” in an Israeli strike on the central Gaza Strip, Hamas said in a statement. Confirming his killing, …

KARACHI: As the humanitarian situation in Gaza becomes desperate after days of relentless bombing by Israeli forces, global aid organisations have said the time was “running out to save millions of people” in the Gaza Strip. Yet, no aid is being allowed inside the besieged enclave. Like global aid agencies, non-governmental organisations in Pakistan are also ready to provide humanitarian …

UNITED NATIONS: The UN Security Council on Monday rejected a Russian resolution condemning spiraling violence in the Middle East, with delegates refusing to back a motion that did not single out Hamas for its surprise raid on Israel. Just four countries voted with Russia on its proposed text. Four others — including the US — voted against, while six abstained. …