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holy month of Ramadan, significant for Muslims, usually sees heightened tensions in the region. Clashes have historically erupted during this time, particularly in Jerusalem's Old City, a site sacred to Jews, Christians and Muslims.

humanitarian aid airdrop fell on a group of men, teenagers and young kids because of a failure in the opening of the parachute. The parcel, containing food and essential items, fell like a rocket on the roof of a house near the al-Shati refugee camp, an eyewitness told the Guardian. The refuge camp is said to be known as one of the worst affected parts of Gaza because of the Israeli-airstrike.

Indian Army was abducted in Manipur's Thoubal district on Friday by unknown miscreants. A senior police officer who does not want to be named told ET, “The reason for abduction is not known yet.The JCO, identified as Konsam Kheda Singh, was on leave.” Police said, “Some miscreants entered his home in Charangpat Mamang Leikai village at around 9 am and the officer was forced to get inside a vehicle. His family has in the past received extortion threats.”

India is “positively” considering specific requests from the troubled UN agency for Palestine Refugees for assistance in kind, even as Delhi expressed “serious concern” over recent allegations that some of its employees may have been involved in the October 7 Hamas terrorist attack on Israel.

A federal agency is asserting legal rights to waters that feed the Okefenokee Swamp and its vast wildlife refuge, setting up a new battle with a mining company seeking permits to withdraw more than 1.4 million gallons per day

Okefenokee Swamp and its vast wildlife refuge, setting up a new battle with a mining company seeking permits to withdraw more than 1.4 million gallons daily for a project that critics say could irreparably harm one of America's natural treasures. In a letter obtained by The Associated Press, the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service tells Georgia state regulators that federal law prohibits diverting water from the Okefenokee National Wildlife Refuge in quantities that would harm its function as a protective habitat for native animal and plant species.

Jharkhand Mukti Morcha (JMM) legislator Sita Soren had accepted bribe to vote in favour of independent candidate R K Agarwal but did not vote for him, an act that triggered a CBI probe under the provisions of the Prevention of Corruption Act. Sita Soren, the daughter-in-law of JMM founder Shibu Soren, sought refuge in the Jharkhand High Court citing Article 194 (2) of the Constitution that grants immunity to legislators for whatever they speak or the votes they cast in the legislative assembly or committees. Sita Soren also argued that as a JMM MLA, she had voted for the party candidate Sanjiv Kumar, who won the Rajya Sabha election. In 2014, the Jharkhand High Court refused to quash the case filed against her by the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), prompting her to move the Supreme Court.

Gaza, where nearly 2m Palestinians have been forced out of their homes. Even larger numbers have been displaced in Congo, Sudan, Syria and Ukraine. Most people feel compassion when they see fellow humans fleeing from bombs, bullets or machetes.

Aid groups are appealing to the European Union to release tens of millions of euros in funding due to the main U.N. agency that helps most people in Gaza

Mexican citizens will once again need a visa to come to Canada after asylum claims from that country have soared over recent years.

Trinamool Congress leader Ajit Maity has been arrested by the West Bengal Police in the trouble-torn Sandeshkhali area of North 24 Parganas district on charges of land grabbing from villagers, an officer said on Monday.

southernmost city of Rafah could be “delayed somewhat" if a deal is reached for a weekslong cease-fire between Israel and Hamas. He further claimed that total victory in the territory would come within weeks once the offensive begins in Rafah as four of the six remaining Hamas battalions are concentrated there. Thus, Israel is set to undertake plans to expand its offensive against the Hamas militant group to Rafah on the Gaza-Egypt border even as humanitarian groups have warned of a catastrophe.

World Food Programme has stopped deliveries into Northern Gaza citing Israeli gunfire and a ‘collapse of civil order’. This in turn has triggered a severe food and hunger crisis in Gaza. Visuals have emerged of the deplorable condition in Gaza, wherein Palestinians have resorted to scraping spilled flour off open roads and putting them in pockets to be consumed later.

Israel-Hamas war: Benny Gantz, a minister of Israel's war cabinet has warned Hamas that they must return all the hostages by March 10 or Israeli forces will launch a ground invasion in Rafah. The warning came as the 1.5 million Palestinians in Gaza are seeking refugee in Rafah, a small city close to the Egypt border. The international agencies have raised concerns that any attack on Rafah will lead to a “massacre." The death toll in Israeli strikes on Gaza has crossed 28,000 and the peace proposals moved by Egypt, Qatar, and the United States are not creating much movement on the ground.

Israel will launch its long-threatened offensive against Rafah next month if Hamas has not freed the remaining hostages held in Gaza by the start of Ramadan, Israeli war cabinet member Benny Gantz said. «The world must know, and Hamas leaders must know — if by Ramadan our hostages are not home, the fighting will continue everywhere, including the Rafah area,» Gantz, a retired military chief of staff, told a conference of American Jewish leaders in Jerusalem Sunday. Ramadan, the Muslim holy month, is expected to begin on March 10.

Israel accused Brazilian President Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva of trivialising the Holocaust and causing offence to the Jewish people on Sunday after he likened the Israeli war against Hamas militants in Gaza to the Nazi genocide during World War Two. «What is happening in the Gaza Strip with the Palestinian people has no parallel in other historical moments. In fact, it did exist when Hitler decided to kill the Jews,» Lula told reporters during the 37th African Union Summit in Addis Ababa.

Also Read: Oil remains range-bound as rate cut hopes fade away: Here's how US Fed policy decision affects prices Back home, on the Multi Commodity Exchange (MCX), crude oil futures due for a March 19 expiry, last settled 0.03 per cent higher at ₹6,484 per bbl, having swung between ₹6,381 and ₹6,518 per bbl during the session, against a previous close of ₹6,482 per barrel. On Thursday, Hezbollah said it fired dozens of rockets at a northern Israeli town in a "preliminary response" to the killing of 10 civilians in southern Lebanon, the deadliest day for Lebanese civilians in four months of cross-border hostilities. The oil market's reaction to news from the Middle East was moderate, according to analysts.

West Bengal Governor CV Ananda Bose on Saturday said the doors of Raj Bhavan are open for the women of trouble-torn Sandeshkhali who feel unsafe in their homes. Speaking to PTI, Bose, who considers himself the Rakhi brother of the women in Sandeshkhali, vowed to do everything in his power to protect them. He assured that the «tortured» women from Sandeshkhali in North 24 Parganas district could seek refuge in Raj Bhavan, where they would be provided with shelter, food, and security.

Lawmakers in Norway have slammed a decision this week by a southern city to only take in Ukrainian refugees and not others, claiming they'll integrate easier into the society

Viet Thanh Nguyen’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel of the same name, 'The Sympathizer', stars Hoa Xuande, Toan Le, Phanxine, Vy Le, Fred Nguyen Khan, Ky Duyen, Duy Nguyen, Kieu Chinh, Alan Trong, Sandra Oh and Robert Downey Jr. The seven-episode series depicts the life and struggles of a half-French, half-Vietnamese communist spy during the final days of the Vietnam War. He begins a new life as a refugee in Los Angeles, where he learns that his spying days aren’t over.

Canadian government, in a bid to address labour shortages in the country, is intensifying efforts to bring more French-speaking skilled workers to its shores. Canada's latest move is based on projections for labour shortages between 2022 and 2031, with one eye on economic growth and national identity. Want to know if you qualify for immigration? Click here Earlier in February, the country's immigration minister, Marc Miller announced the start of 2024 Express Entry rounds. These rounds are encourage candidates with category-specific work experience or a strong French language proficiency to apply for permanent residence.