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Middle East crisis stirs oil supply concerns, gas queues unlikely

21 Oct 2023 09:42 AM IST

Fifty years after the 1973 Arab oil embargo, the current crisis in the Middle East has the potential to disrupt global oil supplies and push prices higher. But don’t expect a repeat of the catastrophic price hikes and long lines at the gasoline pump, experts say. The Israel-Hamas war is

Russia delivers 27 tonnes of food supplies for people in Gaza

21 Oct 2023 09:35 AM IST

Russia has delivered 27 tonnes of food supplies for civilians in the Gaza Strip set to be transferred from Egypt, the Russian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said on Friday. Taking to X, Russia’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs stated, “27 tonnes of food supplies delivered by Russia’s EMERCOM and transferred to

Ex-PM Nawaz Sharif reaches Dubai before heading to Islamabad today

21 Oct 2023 09:34 AM IST

Former Pakistan Prime Minister Nawaz Sharif has arrived in the UAE to meet a select group of people a day ahead of his return to Pakistan without the fear of immediate arrest upon landing, according to a media report on Friday. Sharif, also the Pakistan Muslim League-Nawaz (PML-N) supremo, landed

Italian PM Meloni announces separation from her husband

21 Oct 2023 09:33 AM IST

Italian Prime Minister Giorgia Meloni announced Friday that she is separating from her partner and the father of her young daughter after nearly a decade together. In a statement posted on social media, Meloni said her relationship with Andrea Giambruno had ended. She said their paths had diverged “for some

Protesters march to US Embassy in Indonesia over Israeli airstrikes

21 Oct 2023 09:32 AM IST

Protesters marched from several mosques to the heavily guarded U.S. Embassy in Indonesia’s capital Friday to denounce the staunch American support for Israel and demand an end to Israeli airstrikes on the Gaza Strip. Similar protests also took place in front of the United Nations mission, a few kilometers (miles)

US issues caution for Americans travelling overseas amid Israel-Gaza war

21 Oct 2023 09:31 AM IST

Amid the Israel-Gaza war, increasing anti-US protests and potential terrorist attacks, the United States has issued a worldwide caution for Americans travelling overseas. The US State Department on Thursday issued a ‘worldwide caution’ alert as Middle East tensions soar. ‘’Due to increased tensions in various locations around the world, the

Gaza Under Heavy Israeli Fire, Town Near Lebanon Evacuated

21 Oct 2023 09:27 AM IST

Israel bombarded Gaza early Friday, hitting areas in the south where Palestinians had been told to seek safety, and it began evacuating a sizable Israeli town in the north near the Lebanese border, the latest sign of a potential ground invasion of Gaza that could trigger regional turmoil. Palestinians in

“Will target Hamas like human animals during and after the war”: Israeli Minister Avi Dichter

20 Oct 2023 15:15 PM IST

Israeli Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development, Avi Dichter said on Friday that the Hamas organisation have behaved like ‘animals’ and emphasised that his country will target Hamas like ‘human animals’ during and after the war. “You don’t need justification to fight against an organization like Hamas that have behaved

Putin and Hamas seek to annihilate nearby democracies: Joe Biden

20 Oct 2023 14:21 PM IST

US President Joe Biden said on Friday that both Russian President Vladimir Putin and Hamas wanted to completely “annihilate” their neighbouring democracies. “We’ve not forgotten the mass graves, the bodies found bearing signs of torture, rape used as a weapon by the Russians, and thousands and thousands of Ukrainian children

Player enthusiasm grows for Saudi-backed LIV Golf, Phil Mickelson claims

20 Oct 2023 10:44 AM IST

Phil Mickelson sounded confident as ever that more PGA Tour and European tour players would jump to Saudi-funded LIV Golf next year, even as the league was denied in its bid to get world ranking points. “Do I think that? No. I know that’s going to happen,” Mickelson said at

Daniel Ricciardo returns to racing at United States Grand Prix

20 Oct 2023 10:43 AM IST

Daniel Ricciardo has confirmed that he will return to racing for AlphaTauri at this weekend’s United States Grand Prix, ending a five-race absence due to a fractured hand. Ricciardo began the season as a reserve driver for Red Bull before taking over for Nyck de Vries at AlphaTauri for the

Italy commits 10 million euros to Rome’s holocaust museum project

20 Oct 2023 10:41 AM IST

Italian lawmakers voted unanimously Wednesday to back a long-delayed project to build a Holocaust Museum in Rome, underlining the urgency of the undertaking following the killing of Israeli civilians by Hamas fighters in what have been deemed the deadliest attacks on Jews since the Holocaust. The measure includes 10 million