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According to the White House, Biden was not exposed to the question regarding Israel's decision to postpone its ground invasion of Gaza.
According to the White House, Vice President Joe Biden did not hear a question from a reporter who asked whether Israel should wait a potential ground assault of Gaza until more captives can get out when he said "yes." Biden's answer was in response to the question of whether Israel...
Conflict between Israel and Hamas: India demands strict compliance with international humanitarian law
On Thursday, India issued a demand for the rigorous enforcement of international humanitarian law, days after an attack on a hospital in Gaza sparked outrage throughout the world.
Arindam Bagchi, a spokesperson for India's Ministry of External Affairs, stated that India is concerned...
Eight airports in France have received security notifications.
According to the DGAC aviation authority, eight French airports were placed on high security alerts on Wednesday, and several were evacuated for checks. Additionally, the Palace of Versailles was shuttered once again owing to a security fear for the third time in the past five days.
Acc...
Top Paris attractions were evacuated over the weekend, but tourists remained vigilant.
Friday, following a fatal knife attack at a school, France was issued the highest level of security alert imaginable.
Top tourist destinations in Paris were evacuated over the weekend out of concern for a potential attack, which has placed France on high security alert.
The Lo...
The number of foreign nationals slain, missing, or taken captive in Israel
Dozens of foreigners have reportedly been slain, reported missing, or taken captive as a result of the weekend attack on Israel by Hamas fighters.
More than 900 people have been slain in Israel, and more than 700 have been killed in Israeli retaliatory attacks on Gaza.
When th...
French forces withdraw from Niger, and the United States reports a military rebellion.
French personnel have begun withdrawing from their bases in Niger, with the first troop convoy being escorted out of the country by Niger's military as it traveled in the "direction of Chad," according to authorities in the capital Niamey.
Tuesday, pick-up vehicles and arm...
Major international airlines suspend service to Israel due to the conflict in Gaza.
In response to the conflict with Hamas and the escalating attacks on Gaza, major international airlines have suspended or reduced flights to Tel Aviv.
On Sunday, roughly half of all scheduled flights at the airport did not operate, and by Monday evening, a third had been canceled.
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The opposition conservatives in Germany gain ground in two state elections.
According to projections, the centre-right opposition in Germany won two state elections on Sunday, marking the halfway point of Chancellor Olaf Scholz's unpopular national government.
According to projections, the far-right Alternative for Germany party has also made gains, dealing...
U.S. believes Canada-India row over Sikh activist's killing could upend strategy for countering China
The Biden administration is anxiously observing a dispute between Canada and India, with some officials fearing it could derail the U.S. strategy toward the Indo-Pacific, which aims to counter China's influence in the region and elsewhere.
Publicly, the administration has maintained...
The election in Bavaria could be a sign of growing radicalism in Germany.
The nation's second-most populous state has a lengthy history of mainstream conservatism, but extreme tendencies are discernible.
With recent polling indicating that support for far-right extremism is on the rise across all age groups in Germany, this weekend's election in Bavar...
The world has crossed a critical threshold. The record number of days with a temperature increase of 1.5 degrees Celsius
According to a BBC investigation, the world is rapidly approaching a critical warming barrier, which has scientists concerned.
On over one-third of the days in 2023, the average global temperature was at least 1.5 degrees Celsius higher than pre-industrial levels.
Staying belo...
Reuters/Ipsos Poll Finds Declining Public Support in the United States for Arming Ukraine
According to a new Reuters/Ipsos poll, support for arming Ukraine is declining among Americans of both main political parties, which is a warning sign for Kyiv, which relies heavily on U.S. arms to defend against a Russian invasion.
The two-day survey, which concluded on Wednesday, reve...
Europe's inflation falls to a two-year low. It offers confidence, but rising oil prices are imminent.
Inflation, which has been a problem for Europeans, fell sharply in September to the lowest level in two years, strengthening hopes that consumers will get relief from costlier groceries, vacations, and haircuts - and that the European Central Bank won't have to further restrict the economy by...
Germany's BioNTech revises its vaccine factory network plans in Africa.
BioNTech SE is revising plans to construct a manufacturing network of vaccine plants in three countries in Africa, just over a year after breaking ground on the first facility in Rwanda.
According to people familiar with the project who requested anonymity to discuss confidential inform...
Far-right figures applaud Braverman's remarks on irregular immigration and pledge to "capitalize" on her intervention.
Prominent figures on the far right lauded Suella Braverman's speech in which she warned of the "existential threat" posed by illegal immigration and pledged to "capitalize" on her intervention.
The home secretary's apparent threats to withdraw from the Europe...
On Chuseok, Yoon hosts a luncheon meeting with Korean atomic explosion victims in Hiroshima.
On the occasion of the Chuseok holiday, President Yoon Suk Yeol convened a luncheon with a group of Korean victims of the 1945 atomic bombing in Hiroshima.
The meeting at Cheong Wa Dae's Yeongbin-gwan guesthouse with 42 atomic bombing victims and family members from Japan and 43 oth...
The United Kingdom's economy recovers from the pandemic faster than anticipated.
According to revisions to official figures, the British economy recovered from the Covid pandemic more quickly than previously anticipated, outperforming Germany and France.
Revised figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) showed that the gross domestic product was 1.8% hig...
France is being sued for its pervasive use of racial profiling.
During a landmark court hearing in Paris, a lawyer for a group of civil rights organizations argued that France must put an end to the widespread use of racial profiling against people of black and north African descent, who are routinely stopped by police and requested to present their identific...
A South Korean court denies a corruption arrest warrant for opposition leader Lee.
Wednesday, a South Korean judge denied an arrest warrant for the country's opposition leader, citing a lack of evidence that he posed a clear risk of destroying evidence. Lee Jae-myung, who awaited the decision in a detention facility where he would have been held if the judge had approved hi...
Experts recommend increasing bat observation and conducting research on ecological variables.
There have been multiple outbreaks of the Nipah virus in Kozhikode, which has brought attention to the requirement for increased and consistent surveillance of Nipah virus dynamics in bats, which are the primary reservoirs of the virus. In addition, there are questions regarding whether ecologica...