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Lavrov, Blinken discuss upcoming Russia-US summit over phone
Both officials discussed the upcoming transition of the Arctic Council's chairmanship from Iceland to Russia that is set to take place during the ministerial meeting of the council on May 20 in Reykjavik, Iceland, the Russian Foreign Ministry said in a statement, Xinhua reported.
Campaign against Hamas only beginning, says Israel as deaths rise
"This was only the beginning. We will inflict blows on them that they have never dreamed of," Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu said on Wednesday, DPA news agency reported. Later on Wednesday, the local media reported the government was planning to intensify its military operations targeting the Hamas-ruled Gaza Strip following a security cabinet meeting.
From gold, copper and rare earths -- Taliban controls over half of Afghanistan's treasure trove
This is according to Mullah Yaqoob, son of the late Taliban leader Mullah Mohammad Omar, who revealed the Taliban's income sources in a confidential report commissioned by NATO and in comparison, the Afghan government brought in about $5.5 billion that too in aid, during the same period.
US agrees to remove Xiaomi from blacklist, shares jump
Xiaomi was added to a US military list of alleged Chinese military companies in January this year. The Chinese conglomerate had filed a lawsuit against the ban. On Tuesday, the US Department of Defense agreed to remove Xiaomi from the blacklist. The news led to over 6.5 per cent rise in Xiaomi shares.
We stand with Gaza: Imran Khan reiterates support for Palestine
The death toll from the Israeli airstrikes in the Gaza Strip has risen to 35. The tense atmosphere in Jerusalem over the past couple of days reached a crescendo on Tuesday when Israeli planes bombed Gaza following reports of rockets being fired into Israeli territory, Geo TV reported. The massacre invite rebuke from most Muslim countries, with Prime Minister Imran Khan tweeting his support for Palestine today as well.
Young Bill Gates allegedly hosted naked pool parties: Biographer
The biographer James Wallace has claimed that Gates once allegedly held naked parties with strippers during his wild bachelor days. The alleged parties took place at Gates' Laurelhurst, Washington home and were first detailed in Wallace's 1997 book, Overdrive: Bill Gates and the Race to Control Cyberspace. Wallace also described a young Gates as a renowned "womaniser".
Tension between Israel, Gaza militants threatens to further escalate
Palestinian militant groups, including the armed wing of the Islamic Resistance Movement (Hamas) and the Palestinian Islamic Jihad (PIJ), fired hundreds of rockets from the besieged coastal enclave at Israeli towns and cities in southern and central Israel, the Xinhua news agency reported.
Covid 19 Update: Global caseload tops 159.3mn
In its latest update on Wednesday morning, the University's Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) revealed that the current global caseload and death toll stood at 159,305,473 and 3,312,199 respectively. The US continues to be the worst-hit country with the world's highest number of cases and deaths at 32,773,387 and 582,791, respectively, according to the CSSE.
Israel-Gaza violence spirals as Netanyahu vows to intensify attacks
The cross-border violence, which erupted on Monday following weeks of rising tensions in the contested city of Jerusalem, is the worst the region has experienced in years. More than two dozen Palestinians have been killed in the last day, including several children. Three Israelis died from Gaza rocket fire on Tuesday, DPA news agency reported.
UK funding to boost climate disaster responses
The funds will go to the Start Network for rapid responses by charities to crises like droughts and floods. A further 8 million pounds will support the Centre for Disaster Protection to help climate-vulnerable countries deal with crises such as extreme weather caused by climate change and pandemics. This forms part of a wider 48 million pound package of climate support announced by the Foreign Secretary earlier this year.
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