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G20 under India's presidency gave hope that multilateral institutions can deliver: Sitharaman
"During our G20 presidency, a sense of wanting to deliver was on our minds. So it's not just to the credit of the Indian G20 Presidency but the members who felt that this was the best opportunity to come out, showing the world that we can take decisions," the Finance Minister said.
Hezbollah claims responsibility for firing at Israeli army positions
Earlier on Friday, the IDF announced that it detected small-arms fire from Lebanese territory at several border posts, and that Israeli forces responded with artillery fire at Hezbollah positions and at the sources of the fire, Haaretz reported.
No direct evidence linking Iran to attack on Israel: US
US Secretary of State Anthony Blinken has said there is no “direct evidence” linking Iran to attack on Israel by Hamas, even though they are known to have a close relationship.
Fears grow of second front if Hezbollah joins Hamas-Israel war
He warned that what he called “ongoing war crimes” against Palestinians in Gaza would “undoubtedly trigger a collective response from the resistance axis.”
Israeli embassy staff member attacked in Beijing, reason unclear for now
The embassy employee was attacked early afternoon (China time) in Beijing “not too far” from the Israeli embassy premises and is in hospital, a senior Israeli official at the Beijing embassy told IANS, without providing details.
Jordanian riot police disperse pro-Palestinian protesters trying to reach border with Israeli-occupied West Bank
Thousands held anti-Israel demonstrations across the country. Jordan was worried a regional widening of violence arising from the war between Israel and Hamas in Gaza could have repercussions for itself given that a large percentage of its population are Palestinians, Daily Mail reported.
More than half of Canadians want Ottawa to decrease tensions with Delhi over Nijjar's killing
A Nanos Research poll commissioned by CTV News revealed that a substantial 57 per cent of Canadians would prefer the country decrease tensions and engage in diplomatic talks about the murder, which occurred outside a gurdwara in Surrey, British Columbia, on June 18.
Three Hindu temple break-ins in Canada in Oct, suspect on the run
All the break-ins occurred over the span of a few hours early October 8 morning in Pickering and Ajax cities, the Durham Police said in a statement.
Indian-American Nikki Haley beats Joe Biden by 4 points in new poll
Released this week, the poll conducted between October 6-9, showed that the Indian-American former South Carolina Governor has made the greatest gains since September, having doubled her numbers with 10% support. Haley also garnered the highest number of defections among Democrats (9 per cent support her), while Trump gets the least (5 per cent of Democrats back him).
Israeli flag carrier to fly home overseas reservists in mass mobilisation
The flights are intended for reserve soldiers who received an emergency call-up by the Israeli military, as well as other security and rescue personnel abroad whose presence in Israel is deemed essential, Xinhua news agency quoted the statement as saying. It added that the flights are free of charge, with El Al covering the costs along with financial entities of the US.
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