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Israel Defence Forces (IDF) said it struck a manned Hezbollah observation post in Lebanon in response to the attacks carried out on the border, The Times of Israel reported. In addition, the IDF said it identified a group of operatives at an anti-tank missile launch site, from where the attack was conducted earlier.

Israel to do more to protect Palestinian civilians during a fierce offensive against Hamas militants across Gaza, even as Washington vetoed a U.N. Security Council demand for an immediate ceasefire. Fighting escalated and the Palestinian death toll rose on Friday, with Israel pounding the enclave from north to south in an expanded phase of the two-month-old war against the Islamist group Hamas.

Gaza, around 70% of them including women and children, and wounded more than 46,000 so far, according to Palestine's health ministry reports. Here are the top 10 developments on this big story, 1) The US vetoed a United Nations resolution backed by almost all other Security Council members and dozens of other nations demanding an immediate humanitarian cease-fire in Gaza. Supporters called it a terrible day and warned of more civilian deaths and destruction as the war goes into its third month.

Squid Game: The Challenge, Mai Whelan is still waiting to get the money in her bank account. Commenting on her situation, the 55-year-old immigration adjudicator said: “I feel like Tom Cruise in Jerry Maguire. Show me the money!”

UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, at its current meet COP28 in Dubai, is including the appeal signed by representative of world religions, calling for political leaders to take meaningful action to respond to the urgent crisis of climate change. The faith pavilion at COP28 includes faith-based organisations (FBOs) and religious leaders or their representatives, to convey the message that religious and spiritual communities and their green practices are vital to strengthen the fight against climate change, and to help achieve the UN's Sustainable Development Goals. The UN Environment Programme launched the Faith for Earth Coalition with the Interfaith Coordination Group on Climate Change to promote action at COP28. Any statement of intent is a good starting point that can lead up to affirmative action according to principles laid down by FBOs and spiritual leaders who promote ways to heal the environment.

Prince Harry faced a setback in his legal battle against the publisher of the Daily Mail tabloid regarding an article alleging his attempts to conceal efforts for publicly funded protection after relinquishing his royal family working status. London's High Court ruled against Harry's attempt to dismiss Associated Newspaper Ltd.’s defense, which claimed the article expressed an honest opinion. Justice Matthew Nicklin indicated the possibility of the defendant's success at trial, scheduling a hearing to discuss the ruling's implications. The recent decision follows hearings over the government's decision to remove Harry's security detail after his relocation to the U.S. in 2020. The Duke of Sussex, challenging the government's stance on providing security during his visits to Britain, cited concerns about social media hostility and media intrusion endangering his and his family's safety.

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The UK government’s tougher migration rules will hurt growth and damage the Chancellor’s chances of cutting taxes ahead of an election, a former Bank of England rate-setter has warned.

Ethics Panel Committee report on ‘cash-for-query’ on Friday. Calling out BJP for its “vindictive politics", West Bengal Chief Minister condemned the expulsion of TMC MP from the Lok Sabha. Mahua Moitra expulsion LIVE Updates She also extended her support for the expelled MP and said that the party along with others of the INDIA alliance are with Mahua Moitra.

Investing.com — The Dow closed just higher Thursday as a tech-led rally underpinned by Alphabet and AMD offset losses in energy stocks ahead of the monthly jobs report due Friday.

India has a two-to-three year window to capitalise on the global strategy of de-risking from China and the government must come up with a set of policies and programs that make doing business and shifting to India not just attractive but easier also, NITI Aayog vice chairman BVR Subrahmanyam said. “In the next 15 to 20 year time span, India has an opportunity in manufacturing. But the opportunity and the window for India is at best two to three years because supply chains are unwinding, becoming short term and looking for new geographies.

Bank of India (RBI) kept the repo rate unchanged at 6.5 per cent and maintained the policy stance of 'withdrawal of accommodation' on Friday, December 8. The standing deposit facility (SDF) rate remains at 6.25 per cent and the marginal standing facility (MSF) rate and the bank rate at 6.75 per cent. Besides, the RBI raised its real GDP growth projection for FY24 to 7 per cent from 6.5 per cent earlier with Q3 GDP at 6.5 per cent (against the estimates of 6 per cent earlier) and Q4 GDP at 6 per cent (against the estimates of 5.7 per cent earlier).

Hamas including through corridors that allow people to move safely from defined areas of hostilities." "President Biden reiterated his concern about extremist violence committed against Palestinians and the need to increase stability in the West Bank," it added. Here are top 10 updates on Israel-Hamas war, 1) Residents informed that the Israeli military hit Rafah in southern Gaza twice overnight as United Nations officials warned there are no safe places left in the besieged territory, as per AP reports.

Gal Meir Eisenkot, the son of Israeli Minister Gadi Eisenkot, and Sgt. Major (res.) Jonathan David Deitch of the 55th Brigade's 6623rd Reconnaissance Battalion have been killed in the Gaza Strip, the Times of Israel reported quoting the Israel Defence Forces (IDF). The IDF informed that Eisenkot (25), of the 551st Brigade's 699th Battalion from Herzliya, was killed in northern Gaza. It added that three other troopers were seriously injured and shifted to hospitals for treatment.

After more than a half-century of making music together, Daryl Hall is suing John Oates over a proposed sale of his share of a Hall & Oates business partnership that Hall says he hasn’t approved

One of the largest labor organizations in the United States wants the federal government to wrest workplace safety oversight from South Carolina regulators

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S Sreesanth on Thursday alleged that ex-India teammate Gautam Gambhir had called him a "fixer" during a match, and if evidence of misconduct is found against any player it would be "dealt with strictly". The two World Cup-winning players were involved in a heated exchange during an Eliminator match between LLC teams Indian Capitals and Gujarat Giants. The umpires had to intervene and separate the two players.

The Bank of Canada is holding its benchmark lending rate at five per cent, but warned that it was prepared to hike  rates again if necessary, adding a hawkish overtone — tinted with a “dovish undertone” — to its third consecutive hold.

Israel-Hamas War: As the death toll in Israeli bombardments on Gaza crosses 16,000, the United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres has decided to invoke Article 99 of the UN Charter and urged the UN Security Council to act on the humanitarian crisis in Gaza. The development comes as Israel increased the intensity of its operations, especially in the areas of southern Gaza with Israel's defence leadership claiming that “half of Hamas’ battalion commanders" are killed.