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fire with Hamas militants in Gaza. Gaza's living conditions, already dire before the fighting, have deteriorated further. Food is scarce, residents have resorted to drinking salty water, and medical services are collapsing in Gaza.

By Gloria Dickie and Valerie Volcovici

By Ben Klayman

KYIV: President Volodymyr Zelensky denied on Saturday that Ukraine's war with Russia had reached a «stalemate», pushing back at suggestions Western leaders were lobbying for peace talks. The sprawling frontline between the two warring sides has barely moved in almost a year, with one senior Ukrainian official warning this week that the conflict was deadlocked. «Time has passed, people are tired… But this is not a stalemate,» Zelensky told a news conference in Kyiv with EU Commission chief Ursula von der Leyen. The Ukrainian leader also rejected the idea Western countries were putting pressure on Kyiv to enter talks with Russia, amid reports US and EU officials had discussed what such negotiations would entail. «No one among our partners is pressuring us to sit down with Russia, talk to it, and give it something,» he said. With the war now in its 20th month and Ukraine struggling to gain ground in its counteroffensive, Zelensky has regularly met Western leaders to try to stave off fatigue with the conflict. Zelensky said the war between Israel and Hamas had also drawn attention away from Ukraine, and said that this was «Russia's goal». «Of course, it's clear that the war in the Middle East, this conflict, is taking away the focus,» Zelensky said. «We have already been in very difficult situations when there was almost no focus on Ukraine,» he said, but added: «I am absolutely sure we will overcome this challenge.» Ukraine's backers, including the United States, have maintained they are ready to support Kyiv with military and financial support for as long as it takes to defeat Russia. Zelensky's comments came as EU Commission chief von der Leyen visited Kyiv to discuss Ukraine's progress toward joining the

Ursula von der Leyen arrived in Kyiv on Saturday ahead of a report the European Union is expected to present next week about Ukraine's progress in its membership bid. «Good to be back in Kyiv for my sixth wartime visit,» von der Leyen wrote on social media platform X, posting a picture of her with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskiy at a railway station. «I'm here to discuss Ukraine’s accession path to the EU. The EU’s financial support to rebuild Ukraine as a modern, prosperous democracy.

APJ Abdul Kalam Past entered the father-in-law of the prime minister of Britain, a country whose industriousness that led to the Industrial Revolution ultimately gave way to a Catholic work ethic in entities like Boris 'Parta-a-ay!' Johnson. NR Narayana Murthy, nice man and one of the seven Infosages, publicly 'requested' that 'our youngsters must say, 'This is my country.

Samajwadi Party president Akhilesh Yadav on Saturday said his party is making preparations on all the 80 Lok Sabha seats in Uttar Pradesh as it will also help support its INDIA partners on the seats allocated to them in the 2024 elections. This comes days after the SP, which is a major constituent of the Indian National Developmental Inclusive Alliance (INDIA) of opposition parties, indicated that it will contest on 65 Lok Sabha seats in the state leaving the remaining to its allies. «The Samajwadi Party is making preparations on all the 80 Lok Sabha seats in the state for the coming elections, how many allies have to be taken along will be known later.

China said it attended a top-level ministerial meeting at the UK AI Safety Summit on Thursday, despite not being listed by Britain among the «like-minded» participants and not featuring in official handshakes or the family photograph. China's absence sparked questions because it participated in the first day of the two-day summit on the safety of «frontier» artificial intelligence, and Britain declined to say why Beijing was not among those joining the second day's senior meeting.

WASHINGTON (Reuters) — U.S. Representative Rashida Tlaib, the first Palestinian-American woman to serve in Congress, has accused President Joe Biden of supporting a «genocide» against Palestinians and warned of repercussions in next year's election.

Delhivery’s net loss for the September quarter narrowed to Rs 103 crore from Rs 254 crore in the same period last year. However, the company’s loss after tax widened sequentially from Rs 89.5 crore in the April-June quarter. The year-on-year decline in net loss came in though the company’s topline grew as it managed to keep costs under control. The firm saw its consolidated operating revenue rise 8% year-on-year to Rs 1,941.75 crore for the second quarter of the fiscal.

BRASILIA (Reuters) -Brazil's ruling Workers Party criticized the Israeli government on Friday for not allowing 34 Brazilians to leave Gaza, saying Israel is playing favorites when deciding who should be allowed to evacuate the besieged Palestinian territory.

By Olena Harmash

Istanbul: Turkey said Saturday it was recalling its ambassador to Israel and breaking off contacts with Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in protest at the bloodshed in Gaza. Ankara announced its decision on the eve of what promises to be a difficult visit to Turkey by US Secretary of State Antony Blinken. Palestinian ally Turkey had been gradually mending its torn relations with Israel until last month's start of the Israel-Hamas war.

Bankman-Fried, hoping the embattled sector can finally turn the page on a multibillion dollar scandal. The «verdict should hopefully mark the end of a dark era in our industry,» said Yat Siu, president of Animoca Brands, a video game publisher and investor in projects linked to blockchain, the underlying technology of cryptocurrencies.

attack on the refugee camp in northern Gaza's Jabalia, which claimed around 195 civilian lives, reports said on November 4. Apart from the 195 killed in the Israeli strike on October 31, an estimated 120 others were feared to be under the rubble, the Gaza health ministry had said, adding that 777 others were wounded. The site which was attacked is the biggest refugee camp in Gaza.

FRANKFURT (Reuters) — Chinese electric vehicle giant BYD (SZ:002594) plans to build its first European car factory in Hungary, a German newspaper reported on Saturday.

Madhya Pradesh Assembly Elections 2023: Madhya Pradesh is set to undergo polls on 17 November wherein voters will choose legislators from 230 Assembly constituencies. The counting of votes will take place on 3 December. In Madhya Pradesh, there are 5.6 crore voters in 230 constituencies of Madhya Pradesh.

White House race faces a firehose of tech-enabled disinformation in what is widely billed as America's first AI election. Campaigners on both sides of the US political aisle are harnessing advanced tools powered by artificial intelligence, which many tech experts view as a double-edged sword.

Congress president Mallikarjun Kharge on Saturday condoled the loss of lives in the devastating earthquake in Nepal and said in this hour of crisis, Indians stand shoulder to shoulder with the neighbouring country. At least 140 people were killed and several others injured when a powerful 6.4 magnitude earthquake jolted Nepal just before midnight on Friday, destroying hundreds of houses in the Himalayan country's remote mountainous region in the most devastating tremor since 2015.

Karnataka Minister and Congress MLA Priyank Kharge on Saturday rubbished claims of factions in the state party unit and said that all roles and responsibilities are clearly defined. Priyank Kharge also criticized the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) over the delay in appointing a state president for the party and added that they should «figure out how to set their house in order». «There is absolutely no faction. All roles and responsibilities are clearly defined. Siddaramaiah is the CM, and DK Shivakumar is the deputy CM.

Narendra Modi acknowledged a young girl's sketch, which she held up during his rally in Kanker, Chhattisgarh on November 2. The acknowledgment came as a special moment for the young artist named Akanksha, as per an ANI report. PM Modi spotted Akanksha holding up her sketch of him during his address to the crowd in Kanker and addressed her personally.