Israel and Gaza militants exchange fire after deadly strikes
India TV News Desk | August 06, 2022 13:06 ISTThe latest round of Israel-Gaza violence was sparked by the arrest this week of a senior Islamic Jihad leader in the West Bank.
The latest round of Israel-Gaza violence was sparked by the arrest this week of a senior Islamic Jihad leader in the West Bank.
World Food Prices: The monthly index of food commodity prices fell 8.6 per cent in July, its largest one-month fall since 2008, according to data released by the UN agency.
China kindergarten attack: The suspect carried out the suspected knife attack at a kindergarten in Jiangxi province, killing two people on the spot.
After Pelosi visited Taiwan and reaffirmed Washington's commitment to defending democracy on the self-governing island, North Korea on Wednesday issued a statement berating the US and supporting China, its main ally and biggest aid benefactor.
Hiroshima Day 2022: Hiroshima Day marks the day when deadly nuclear attacks affected thousands of lives in Japan to an extent that the death toll still remains unknown.
Hours later, Palestinian militants launched a barrage of rockets as air-raid sirens wailed in Israel and the two sides drew closer to another all-out war. Islamic Jihad claimed to have fired 100 rockets.
According to the Taliban, the cart bombing happened in western Kabul, in the Sar-e Karez area. Initial reports said two people were killed but the casualty toll swiftly rose as the wounded were taken to local hospitals.
Israel had closed roads around Gaza earlier this week and sent reinforcements to the border as it braced for a revenge attack after the arrest of the Islamic Jihad leader in the occupied West Bank.
Thailand fire incident: Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-Ocha urged that business operators and officials ensure that safety measures are in place for entertainment venues nationwide, especially in areas with large numbers of tourists arriving after measures to control the coronavirus were eased.
Pakistan's currency has plummeted to an all-time low of 240, amid uncertainty about IMF assistance since ex-PM Imran Khan's ouster in April.
China also announced unspecified sanctions on Pelosi and her family. Such sanctions are generally mostly symbolic in nature.
Russia-Ukraine war: The three ships are loaded with a total of 58,000 tonnes of corn. The departure of the ships comes after the first grain ship since the start of the war left Ukraine earlier this week.
In Tokyo, where Pelosi is winding up her Asia trip, she said China cannot stop U.S. officials from visiting Taiwan. Speaking after breakfast with Pelosi and her congressional delegation, Kishida said the missile launches need to be “stopped immediately.”
Pelosi and five other members of Congress arrived in Tokyo late Thursday after visiting Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan and South Korea.
Five of the missiles fired by China landed in Japan's Exclusive Economic Zone off Hateruma, an island far south of Japan's main islands, Japanese Defence Minister Nobuo Kishi reported.
UK PM race: The former finance minister stuck to his central plank and focussed his message on the need to get a grip on soaring inflation before cutting taxes.
Polio New York cases: The polio virus has now been found in seven different wastewater samples in two adjacent counties north of New York City, health officials said.
Monkeypox: The announcement will free up money and other resources to fight the virus, which may cause fever, body aches, chills, fatigue and pimple-like bumps on many parts of the body.
Post the incident several videos of the incident have been shared by many on social media platform. One of the video footage showed Bloomington police searching for the gunman. In another video, three shots can be heard.
Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin on Thursday directed that the aircraft carrier USS Ronald Reagan and the ships in her strike group will remain on station in the general area to monitor the situation.
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