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A Greek-owned and Marshall Islands-flagged bulk carrier that came under attack by Yemen’s Houthi rebels earlier this week had a cargo of grain bound for Iran

₹2,000 against the violators. The Delhi government has also banned the usage of portable water at construction sites.Announcing the ban, Atishi said, “There are many car repair and car washing centres that are using Delhi Jal Board's drinking water.

Stay up to date with our new daily update, The US in brief, and our presidential poll tracker. Read more of our coverage of the US elections of 2024. Admirers and detractors alike, however, struggle to predict specific policies Mr Trump might adopt. Even those close to him admit that, until he is in the room with the likes of Vladimir Putin, Xi Jinping or Prince Muhammad bin Salman, he may not know himself what he wants to do. The art of the deal, they claim, lies in personal dynamics.

war in Gaza might persist until the year's end, casting doubt on hopes that the fighting would cease after the military operation against Hamas in Rafah, CNN reported. Tzachi Hanegbi, Israel's national security adviser, indicated that 2024 had been designated a «year of combat» by Israel's war cabinet. «We are now in the fifth month of 2024, which means we expect another seven months of fighting to deepen our achievements and achieve our goal of destroying the military and governmental capabilities of Hamas and Islamic Jihad,» Hanegbi stated. These remarks come as Israeli tanks, spotted in central Rafah for the first time since the operation commenced, continued to advance on the southern Gaza city on Wednesday. This action persists despite mounting global pressure to halt the offensive, as reported by CNN.

The emir of Qatar is looking to invest in energy and high-tech in Cyprus — projects seen as having a strong economic potential

Egypt and China have signed agreements deepening their cooperation during President Abdel-Fattah el-Sissi’s visit to Beijing

BARCELONA: Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez met with Palestinian Prime Minister Mohammad Mustafa and leading officials from several Middle Eastern countries in Madrid on Wednesday after Spain, Ireland and Norway recognized a Palestinian state. The diplomatic move by the three western European nations on Tuesday was slammed by Israel and will have little immediate impact on its grinding war in Gaza, but it was a victory for the Palestinians and could encourage other Western powers to follow suit.

strategic corridor that runs along the length of Gaza's border with Egypt, an objective Israel had said was necessary in its bid to destroy Hamas as part of the ongoing war, now in its eighth month. The capture of the area, known as the Philadelphi Corridor, gives Israel control over a strip of land it says is awash in smuggling tunnels that have funneled weapons and other goods for Hamas — even under a yearslong blockade imposed by Israel and Egypt. The move comes as Israel has deepened its incursion into the southern Gaza city of Rafah, where hundreds of thousands seeking shelter from fighting elsewhere had been displaced. The capture of the corridor could complicate Israel's relations with Egypt, which has complained over Israel's advance toward its border, including when Israel took over the Rafah border crossing, the only crossing between Gaza and Egypt.

George R.R. Martin has never ceased to amaze his fantasy drama fans successfully delivering one of the best TV shows to date, 'Game of Thrones'. He returned soon after with yet another amazing prequel of the same franchise, 'House of the Dragon', that was released in 2022, leaving GoT fans mesmerized after the gloom around the fact that the GoT's official seasons had ended in 2019. Different storyline?

Goldman Sachs Group Inc. has put together $21 billion for private credit wagers, its biggest war chest yet for Wall Street’s buzziest asset class.

MQ-9 Reaper drone went down in Yemen, images online purported to show Wednesday, as Yemen's Houthi rebels continued attacks on shipping around the Red Sea over the Israel-Hamas war. It wasn't immediately clear what brought down the drone, but the U.S. military's Central Command acknowledged seeing «reports» of the aircraft being downed in a desert region of Yemen's central Marib province. It marked potentially the third such downing this month alone. Images published online and analyzed by The Associated Press showed the MQ-9 on its belly in the barren desert, its tail assembly disconnected from their rest of its body. At least one hatch on the drone appeared to have been opened after it landed there, though the drone remained broadly intact without any clear blast damage. One image included Wednesday's date. Noticeably, the drone did not appear to carry any markings on it.

countered the "All eyes on Rafah" social media trends with the phrase "What your eyes fail to see". The Netanyahu-led country highlighted the Palestinian militant group Hamas taking Israeli men, women, and children as hostages and keeping them "in horrible conditions".The Israel Foreign Ministry reposted a tweet made by the Embassy of the State of Israel in India that read: "What your eyes fail to see is the cries of 125 Israeli men, women, children, and elderly currently held hostage by Hamas in horrible conditions deep in the tunnels of Gaza.""This is why the conflict began.

Call of Duty Black Ops 6" is growing day by day and Microsoft has confirmed that the video game will be available on Xbox Game Pass during the launch date itself. On June 9, Microsoft will offer more details on Call of Duty Black Ops 6 video game. However, the development that the upcoming video game will be available on Game Pass from day one.

Colima city in Mexico which has earned the infamous tag of being the world’s murder capital. Why has this holiday spot turned into a murder capital?

image of refugee tents on a vast piece of land has become incredibly viral amid the Israel-Hamas War, which is currently at its peak. The image contains a bold text that reads, "All eyes on Rafah," which is currently the home for thousands of Palestinians who have been displaced from the Gaza Strip. Rafah, an area in the south of Gaza, bordering Egypt, was bombed by Israeli forces. This caused the loss of lives of at least 45 civilians, along with many injured, according to an 'NBC' report.

Sweden will donate two radar surveillance and command aircraft to Ukraine to boost its defences in the war with Russia, the Swedish government said on Wednesday, as part of its largest aid package to Ukraine so far worth about 13.3 billion Swedish crowns ($1.3 billion). The Saab Airborne Surveillance and Control (ASC) 890 aircraft allows easier long-range target identification and will help Ukraine with the planned introduction of F-16 fighter jets donated by other Western countries, Sweden said. «They will complement and reinforce the F-16 systems,» Defence Minister Pal Jonson told a press briefing in Stockholm.

International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) called on Wednesday for a ceasefire and unimpeded humanitarian access to the Gaza Strip, where millions of people face worsening hunger. The war-torn enclave is suffering from a humanitarian catastrophe nearly seven months after Israel launched a devastating offensive in response to the Oct. 7 Hamas-led attacks that killed 1,200 people in Israel.

Rafah. Here are the top ten updates:1. As reported by AP, the inferno at the tent camp has sparked widespread international condemnation, with even some of Israel’s closest allies expressing outrage over the military’s expanded offensive into Rafah.

Indo-China war sparked a political debate on Tuesday with the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) calling it a “brazen attempt at revisionism".“In October 1962, the Chinese allegedly invaded India," Aiyar was heard narrating an anecdote as quoted by a purported video of an event at the Foreign Correspondents Club on Tuesday evening.However, he later apologised for using the word “alleged" in a brief statement. “I unreservedly apologise for having mistakenly used the word 'alleged' before 'Chinese invasion' at the Foreign Correspondents Club this evening."BJP leader Amit Malviya slammed the Congress over Aiyar's remarks on the Chinese invasion.

Theo James will star with Aaron Taylor-Johnson in the upcoming film "Fuze," directed by David Mackenzie. Filming begins in July. Plot, Cast

Volodymyr Zelenskyy received a second $1-billion promise of military aid in as many days on Tuesday during a whirlwind tour of three European Union countries, even as President Vladimir Putin warned that hitting Russian soil with Western-supplied weapons could set the war on a dangerous new path. The aid pledge for 2024 came from Belgium, which topped up the money with a commitment to give Ukraine 30 F-16 fighter jets in the next four years. «Our task is to use the first F-16 on the battlefield this year and in such way that it will fortify our positions,» Zelenskyy said.