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Gaza civil defence says Israeli fire kills four, including child

InternationalGaza civil defence says Israeli fire kills four, including childBy AFP -Apr 17, 2026Palestinian Territories: Gaza’s civil defence agency said Thursday that Israeli fire killed four people, including one child, in different locations across the Palestinian territory. Violence continues despite a ceasefire in the Gaza war that came into effect on October 10. Saleh Badawi, 9, “was killed and taken to Al-Maamadani Hospital after being hit by Israeli fire in the Zeitoun neighbourhood, so...

'I was scared of darkness': Rahul Gandhi recalls lesson from grandmother Indira, hails women as ‘central force’

Leader of Opposition Rahul Gandhi said on the Lok Sabha on Friday that he had been taught by his grandmother, the late ex-PM Indira Gandhi, a powerful lesson.| India News

سخنگوی کمیسیون انرژی مجلس: امیدی به مذاکره با آمریکا نیست

اسماعیل حسینی، سخنگوی کمیسیون انرژی مجلس گفت: «امیدی به مذاکره با آمریکا وجود ندارد، اما زمانی که در موضع قدرت هستیم، باید نتایج میدانی با دیپلماسی تثبیت شود. میدان، مردم و دیپلماسی سه ضلع یک حرکت واحد هستند که باید هم‌افزا و هماهنگ پیش بروند.»

Starmer should ‘do the right thing’ and quit over Mandelson row, says Flynn

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The BJP game plan is to win big even in defeat

The BJP game plan is to win big even in defeat

US delays weapons to Europe as war on Iran drains stockpile: Report

The United States has reportedly informed its European allies of weapons delivery delays as the illegal aggression that it waged jointly with the Israeli regime against Iran depletes the country’s stockpile.

US hiding billion-dollar combat losses to Iran’s precision strikes: Report

Following 40 days of unrelenting US-Israeli aggression, mounting evidence reveals that the US Department of War is deliberately concealing catastrophic, billion-dollar military losses inflicted by highly effective Iranian retaliatory strikes, the Daily Mail reports.

Russia sent important message by defying US oil blockade of Cuba – envoy

Washington’s restrictions on the Caribbean island are an economic war, Juan Carlos Marsan Aguilera has told RT India Russia has sent an important message to the world by sending a ship with oil to Cuba last month as the US blockades the island, Havana’s envoy to New Delhi has said. Moscow shipped 100,000 tons of oil required for Cuba’s normal functioning after the US imposed restrictions, Juan Carlos Marsan Aguilera told RT India in an exclusive interview on Thursday....

War on Iran likely to delay US arms deliveries to Europe – Reuters

Baltic and Scandinavian countries could be among those affected, sources have told the agency US officials have warned their European counterparts that the supply of previously contracted American arms could be delayed due to dwindling stockpiles as a result of the war on Iran, Reuters has reported, citing sources. Tensions have been mounting between Washington and its NATO allies since the US and Israel launched attacks on Iran on February 28, with President Donald Trump branding t...

Women's quota bill an anti-national act, entire opposition will block it: Rahul Gandhi

Womens quota bill an antinational act entire opposition will block it Rahul Gandhi

Who the freak needs these extra MPs?

Who the freak needs these extra MPs

Are Markets Moving Past Iran War Shock? | The China Show 4/17/2026

“Bloomberg: The China Show” is your definitive source for news and analysis on the world's second-biggest economy. From politics and policy to tech and trends, David Ingles and Yvonne Man give global investors unique insight, delivering in-depth discussions with the newsmakers who matter. (Source: Bloomberg)

पहली बार नहीं बढ़ रहीं संसद में सीटें, 1947 में 489 सीटों के लिए हुआ था चुनाव, तब से 5 बार बदल चुका नंबर

ایرنا، خبرگزاری رسمی دولت: اسلام‌آباد خود را برای یک «رویداد بزرگ بین‌المللی» آماده می‌کند

ایرنا، رسانه رسمی دولت جمهوری اسلامی گزارش داد که با افزایش گمانه‌زنی‌ها درباره برگزاری دور بعدی مذاکرات جمهوری اسلامی و آمریکا در اسلام‌آباد، «تمهیدات امنیتی و ترافیکی» در پایتخت پاکستان تشدید شده و این شهر خود را برای «یک رویداد بزرگ بین‌المللی» آماده می‌کند.

When death becomes a statistic: necropolitics in the age of moral silence

Ancient maps are often labelled with a warning: “Hic Sunt Dracones”* (here be dragons), marking the point where civilisation ended, and the unknown began. Today, we have updated the legend for a colder, more administrative age: “Here be collateral damage.” The modern cartography of power trades the dragon for the statistic. And human loss is codified as a necessary friction of a global machine. This logic does not remain confined to maps or language; it settles into terrain. The geographic trans...

UAE welcomes ceasefire announcement between Lebanon, Israel

[Editor's Note: Follow the Khaleej Times live blog for the latest regional developments with the US-Israel-Iran ceasefire now in effect.]The UAE has welcomed the announcement by US President Donald Trump of a ceasefire agreement between Lebanon and Israel, and commended the diplomatic efforts led by Trump in facilitating this agreement.In a statement, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MoFA) expressed hope that this development will constitute a positive step toward fostering an environm...

Who says they have no fear of the Trump administration? The quiz knows

Who says they have no fear of the Trump administration? The quiz knows April 17, 20265:01 AM ET Holly J. Morris From left: Fela, Pope Leo and friend, Queen Camilla. Mike Moore/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images; Alberto Pizzoli/AFP via Getty Images; Ben Montgomery/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Mike Moore/Daily Express/Hulton Archive/Getty Images; Alberto Pizzoli/AFP via Getty Images; Ben Montgomery/Getty Images Wednesday was Tax Day! Are they higher? Or lower? Or eaten up by ga...

GREGG JARRETT: Long-hidden documents reveal first Trump impeachment was a total fraud

Newly declassified documents prove that the first impeachment of President Donald Trump in 2019-2020 was a carefully orchestrated fraud.It all was concocted by Trump-hating "deep state actors" within the intelligence community who secretly conspired with Democrats in Congress to remove Trump from office and subvert the will of the American people who put him there.The damning evidence was produced Monday, April 13 by Director of National Intelligence, Tulsi Gabbard. On Wednesday, she sent crimin...

Leader not present, deputy missing: Raghav Chadha's dig at AAP in Rajya Sabha

Leader not present deputy missing Raghav Chadhas dig at AAP in Rajya Sabha

I chose abortion, then changed my mind — California wants that choice gone

Those who support a woman’s right to choose should not be working to block that same woman from choosing differently when she has a change of heart. Abortion pill reversal saved my baby and the California attorney general is trying to hide this life-saving option from women.He claims it’s dangerous.I made the incredibly difficult decision to get an abortion because, at the time, I felt it necessary. That, too, carried risks, and I accepted them because I thought I had no other option. When I lea...