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United Nations was killed in Gaza when the vehicle he was travelling in came under attack in Rafah, making it the “first international" casualty for the organisation since the start of the Israel-Hamas conflict. The individual was a staff member of the United Nations Department of Safety and Security (UN DSS).

Indian personnel working with the United Nations was killed in Gaza when the vehicle he was travelling in came under attack in Rafah, making it the «first international» casualty for the organisation since the start of the Israel-Hamas conflict. The individual was a staff member of the United Nations Department of Safety and Security (DSS). While the identity of the victim has not yet been revealed, sources confirmed to PTI he was from India and a former Indian Army personnel. The Indian personnel killed in Rafah is the «first casualty» among international UN staff in Gaza since the beginning of the Israel-Hamas conflict following the October 7 terror attacks. Another DSS staffer was injured in the incident when their UN vehicle was struck as they travelled to the European Hospital in Rafah.

United States doesn't believe that Israeli actions in Gaza amount to "genocide" but wants Tel Aviv to do more to ensure the protection of innocent civilians, US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan said on Monday (local time), as reported by CNN. «We believe Israel can and must do more to ensure the protection and well-being of innocent civilians. We do not believe what is happening in Gaza is a genocide. We have been firmly on record rejecting that proposition,» Sullivan told reporters at the White House.

A major fire broke out in a vast shopping complex in the Polish capital that housed some 1,400 shops and service outlets

Lithuanians have voted in a presidential election at a time when Russian gains on the battlefield in Ukraine are fueling greater fears about Moscow’s intentions

Schools across the U.S. are increasingly turning to artificial intelligence and video cameras to spot guns

The corruption trial of Sen. Bob Menendez has begun in Manhattan federal court as dozens of prospective jurors who claimed jury service would be a hardship were questioned one by one over a six-hour stretch

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Federal investigators have secured a third guilty plea in connection with an investigation into U.S. Rep. Henry Cuellar of Texas, who is accused of accepting nearly $600,000 in bribes from an Azerbaijan-controlled energy company and a bank in Mexico

Finra has just given more clarity on how it expects investment firms and their agents must handle digitally generated marketing and advertising communications.

Former Trump Deputy National Security Adviser K.T. McFarland weighs in on the fractured U.S.-Israel relationship as the Biden administration grapples with foreign policy ahead of the 2024 election.

Kima, which describes itself as an asset-agnostic, peer-to-peer money transfer and payment protocol, has secured a grant from the Israel Innovation Authority to fund the plan.The startup and the FinSec lab will focus on developing a use case linking traditional financial instruments, such as bank accounts and credit cards, to DeFi protocols, platforms, and services.The collaboration aims to expand on Kima’s existing payment protocol — which facilitates direct money transfers via blockchain and bank accounts without using smart contracts.As part of the project, FinSec will operate a Kima node and serve as a stakeholder in its burgeoning cross-ecosystem network.

Tioga Capital, Semantic Ventures, Cherry Ventures, Starkware, and Cyber fund have joined the round for X10 as it emerges from stealth.Led by Revolut's former head of crypto, Ruslan Fakhrutdinov, X10 promises users the execution speed and features of a centralised exchange, but with full self-custody and settlement of trades on-chain.X10 says that while centralised exchanges have the advantage of an extensive portfolio and great latency and throughput, they also have a massive flaw: security and transparency. "The FTX situation, where users only got back a third of their funds, serves as a wake-up call for the industry.

polling across eight constituencies of south-central West Bengal saw sporadic incidents of violence on Monday, although the state led other regions of the country in voter participation. Several people, including three CISF personnel in charge of the security of Dilip Ghosh, BJP's Bardhaman-Durgapur candidate, and a Trinamool worker, were injured in Monteswar and Kalna Gate areas, respectively, of Purba Bardhaman district. Two vehicles carrying Ghosh's security personnel were also vandalised. Separately, a Trinamool worker in Purba Bardhaman's Ketugram, which is part of the Bolpur Lok Sabha seat in Birbhum district, was reportedly murdered on Sunday night.

banks, led by state-owned ones, had their best year in fiscal 2024 as growth remained robust and bad loans were at a decadal low, but the current fiscal could be more challenging amid a likely slowdown in credit growth, analysts said. Regulatory changes in unsecured consumer loans as well as new provision norms on project finance and expected credit losses (ECL) as the regulator tightens norms to avoid accidents are expected to impact credit growth. Net interest margins (NIMs) are also likely to remain under pressure because of higher deposit rates that will impact banking profit growth in the current fiscal, analysts said.

INOX India Q4 results: Net profit jumps 44% YoY to ₹44 crore; revenue up 17% Additionally, the company is exploring various avenues to raise funds, including American Depository Receipts (ADRs), Global Depository Receipts (GDRs), and Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCBs), among others. In the previous month, the metals-to-oil conglomerate announced its intention to raise funds amounting to ₹2,500 crore ($299.6 million) through debt securities. This fundraising initiative will involve issuing non-convertible debentures on a private placement basis.

Park Avenue Securities has unveiled a new division aimed at strengthening its emphasis on its wealthy clientele’s financial well-being.

IPL 2024: The match between Delhi Capitals (DC) and Lucknow Super Giants (LSG) will be played on May 14. Both teams need to win to remain in contention for playoffs.

As the league stage of IPL 2024 approaches its conclusion with just eight games remaining, Kolkata Knight Riders stand as the sole team to have secured a playoff berth, leaving three spots still up for grabs. Here’s a breakdown of how the teams in contention are positioned.

Zomato has surrendered its payment aggregator licence and its application for securing a mobile wallet licence, the company said in a stock exchange filing on Monday.

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