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Biden to visit Israel tomorrow, says Blinken
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Blinken, who arrived in Tel Aviv on Monday marking his second trip to the war-torn nation since Hamas launched its unprecedented attack on Israel on October 7, announced the visit at the end of an over seven-hour long meeting with the Jewish state's war cabinet, CNN reported. 
Jim Jordan can’t escape Trump's shadow in race for House Speaker, but several Republicans oppose him
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"We think we’re going to get 217,” Jordan said even as he knows pretty well the Republicans hold a slim majority of three seats in the House and any Republican holdouts could cause him to fail.
Hamas fires 'barrage of missiles' at Jerusalem, Tel Aviv
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The Al Qassam Brigades said that the latest attacks were in response to Israel's "targeting of civilians", the BBC reported, citing a statement.
BRICS now richer than G7: Putin
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“As for BRICS, at the time of the summit in Johannesburg [in August], the ratio of the economies of the G7 countries and the BRICS countries was already in favor of BRICS in terms of purchasing power parity,” Putin said.
Mass ethnic cleansing of Palestinians imminent, UN calls for immediate ceasefire
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It has also brought forth the different dimensions of the issue and the response of various parties to it, and what appals most is that none of the many parties responsible for getting it resolved are concerned about the vast scale of the human tragedy taking place in Gaza.
Israel denies ceasefire in place to allow aid to Gaza
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“At the moment there is no ceasefire for humanitarian aid in the Gaza Strip and the exit of foreigners,” The Times of Israel quoted a statement issued by Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyau’s office.
Sikh man arrested, charged after wife stabbed to death in Canada
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Balvir Singh, a resident of the town of New Westminster, is facing a second-degree murder charge for stabbing 46 year-old Kulwant Kaur to death on October 13.
Blinken in Israel for 2nd time since conflict erupted
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The US top diplomat was in Israel last week in a show of support from the Biden administration as it seeks to reinforce the country's defences and prevent the conflict from escalating further, reports CNN.
Israel-Hamas conflict death toll nearly 4,000
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According to official Israeli sources, more than 1,300 people have been killed since the conflict first erupted on October 7.
Israel announces resumption of classes in schools amid conflict with Hamas
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Israel's Home Front Command and the Ministry divided the country into green, yellow and red zones to gradually resume classes, Xinhua news agency reported on Sunday.
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