Friday, 18 September 2026, 04:01 am
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Israel, Hamas close to hostage liberating deal
Online Desk: Israel and the Palestinian movement Hamas are close to reaching agreements that will make it possible to free the majority of Israeli women and children captured on Octoberread more
White House hoping Biden-Xi meeting brings progress on military communications, fentanyl fight
Online Desk: U.S. officials expressed hope Monday that this week’s highly anticipated face-to-face meeting between President Joe Biden and Chinese President Xi Jinping will produce some concrete results, including theread more
Thousands flee Gaza’s main hospital but hundreds, including babies, still trapped by fighting
Online Desk: Thousands of people appear to have fled from Gaza’s largest hospital as Israeli forces and Palestinian militants battle outside its gates, but hundreds of patients, including dozens ofread more
More than 180,000 people across France march against soaring antisemitism amid the Israel-Hamas war
Online Desk: More than 180,000 people across France, including 100,000 in Paris, marched peacefully on Sunday to protest against rising antisemitism in the wake of Israel’s ongoing war against Hamasread more
Rescuers dig to reach 40 workers trapped in collapsed road tunnel in north India
Online Desk: Rescuers were digging through dirt and parts of a collapsed road tunnel Monday to reach 40 workers trapped by a landslide at the construction project in northern India.read more
BNP’s demand for caretaker government unconstitutional, illegal: Law Minister tells UN
Online Desk: Law Minister Anisul Huq on Monday conveyed to the UN Human Rights Council that opposition party BNP’s demand for holding polls under a caretaker government is “completely unconstitutionalread more
EU calls for ‘immediate pause in hostilities’ in Gaza
Online Desk: The European Union (EU) has joined calls for immediate pauses in hostilities and the establishment of humanitarian corridors, including through increased capacity at border crossings and through aread more
Arab and Muslim leaders demand immediate end to Gaza war
Online Desk: Saudi Arabia and other Muslim countries called on Saturday for an immediate end to military operations in Gaza, rejecting Israel’s justification of its actions against Palestinians as self-defence.read more
5.9-magnitude quake hits New Ireland region, Papua New Guinea
Online Desk: An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.9 jolted New Ireland region, Papua New Guinea at 0451 GMT on Sunday, the U.S. Geological Survey said. The epicenter, with aread more
