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Israel escalates Gaza attacks, strikes Yemen ports as Trump wraps up trip

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May 17, 2025

ISRAEL launched dozens of airstrikes across northern and southern Gaza on Friday, killing more than 93 people and wounding hundreds — attacks that Israeli officials described as a prelude to a larger military campaign in the territory aimed at pressuring Hamas to release hostages.

Also on Friday, Israel struck two ports in Yemen that it said were used by the Houthi militant group to transfer weapons. The strikes in Gaza followed days of similar attacks that killed more than 130 people, according to Gaza's Health Ministry, and came as U.S. President Donald Trump wrapped up a visit to Gulf states — but not Israel. There had been widespread hopes that his trip to the region could increase the chances of a ceasefire deal, or the resumption of humanitarian aid to Gaza, which Israel has

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THE Lok Sabha on Wednesday cleared the Sustainable Harnessing and Advancement of Nuclear Energy for Transforming India (SHANTI) Bill to open up the nuclear sector for private players.

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Construction workers to get ₹10K aid

AMID worsening air quality and the enforcement of GRAP III and IV restrictions, the Delhi government on Wednesday announced a ₹10,000 assistance for construction workers affected by the ban on construction activities, while also mandating a maximum of 50% physical attendance in all government and private offices from Thursday.

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Munir in pickle as Don wants Pak troops in Gaza

PAKISTAN'S most powerful military chief in decades is facing a critical test of his newly consolidated authority as the US is pressing it to contribute troops to a proposed international stabilisation force in Gaza, a move analysts say could trigger strong domestic backlash, Reuters reported.

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Key accused in kabaddi player’s killing held in city

TWO days after a 30-year-old kabaddi player, Kanwar Digvijay Singh alias Rana Balachauria, was killed, the mastermind of the murder, Aishdeep Singh, was nabbed from Delhi's IGIA.

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HC pulls up govt for failing to regulate sale, transfer of used vehicles

THE Delhi High Court on Wednesday castigated the city government for its failure to regulate the sale and transfer of used vehicles, while stressing that a secondhand car was used to trigger the Red Fort blast on November 10.

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THE IndiGo turbulence has again brought the issues of corporate governance and marquee boards into public discourse. This article, however, is not about the airline.

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INDIA on Wednesday summoned Bangladesh's High Commissioner Riaz Hamidullah and lodged a strong protest over what it described as plans by extremist elements to create a security situation around the Indian High Commission in Dhaka.

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December 18, 2025

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