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17/11/2023

“China is pursuing high-quality development, and the United States is revitalizing its economy,” he said, according to an English language translation. “There is plenty of room for our cooperation, and we are fully able to help each other succeed and achieve win-win outcomes.”
He signaled that China would send the U.S. new giant pandas, just a week after three from the Smithsonian National Zoo were returned to China, much to the dismay of Americans. There are only four pandas left in the United States, at the Atlanta Zoo.

Leaders pose for a photo at the annual Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation summit, Thursday in San Francisco. Photo: AP/Godofredo A Vásquez SAN FRANCISCO–U.S. President Joe Biden on Thursday made America’s case to leaders attending the Asia-Pacific summit in San Francisco that the United States i...

17/11/2023

“We’ve known each other for a long time. We haven’t always agreed, which is not a surprise to anyone, but our meetings have always been candid and straightforward and useful,” he said as Xi listened through headphones.
“I think it’s paramount that you and I understand each other clearly, leader to leader, but (with) no misconceptions or miscommunication. We have to ensure that competition does not veer into conflict.”
Biden added that they would discuss global challenges including climate change, drugs and artificial intelligence.

U.S. President Joe Biden (R) meets with Chinese President Xi Jinping (L) during the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Leaders’ Week in Woodside, California, U.S., Nov. 15, 2023. (AFP Photo) U.S. President Joe Biden and his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping vowed to reduce tensions as they atte...

17/11/2023

In what can only be described as a clear, direct, open and unequivocal attempt at state censorship and political bias, Agence France-Presse (AFP), France’s state press agency, came under fire by the country’s senate for its coverage of Israel’s attacks on the Gaza Strip for not being pro-Israel enough.

Illustration with a TV camera lens with the logo of Agence France-Presse (AFP) at the Hotel Matignon, Paris, France, June 28, 2023. (Reuters File Photo) In what can only be described as a clear, direct, open and unequivocal attempt at state censorship and political bias, Agence France-Presse (AFP),....

17/11/2023

The Voice of Global South Summit was convened to follow up on decisions made during the Group of 20 top world economies meeting in September that New Delhi claimed was a diplomatic success and where the African Union was added as a member.India sees itself as a leader of the Global South and says the world should make progress on key issues important to these countries.

NEW DELHI (AP) — Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi urged leaders of developing nations to unite in the face of growing challenges due to the Israel-Hamas war as he convened a virtual summit of more than 100 countries Friday. “This is the time when the countries of the Global South should unite...

08/11/2023

At least 10,328 Palestinians, including 4,237 children and 2,719 women, have been killed since then. The Israeli death toll, meanwhile, is nearly 1,600, according to official figures.
Besides the large number of casualties and massive displacements, basic supplies are running low for Gaza’s 2.3 million residents due to the Israeli siege
On Tuesday, U.N. rights chief Volker Turk called the month that followed the attack one marked by “carnage, of incessant suffering, bloodshed, destruction, outrage and despair.”The operation is hugely complicated for Israel because of the hostages, including very young children and frail elderly people, who are believed to be held inside a tunnel network spanning hundreds of kilometers (miles). Both sides should keep their mind that humanitarian civilization always above the highest place….Editor nsnews

I Smoke rises from the town of Beit Hanoun in the northern part of the Gaza Strip as a result of an Israeli airstrike, as seen from Sderot, Israel, Nov. 7, 2023. (EPA Photo) Israeli army units are deployed in the “heart of the Gaza City,” the country’s Defense Minister Yoav Gallant said Tuesda...

08/11/2023

Israeli Army Radio said six rockets were intercepted by Iron Dome anti-missile systems, while the rest fell into open areas.
There were no reports of injuries or damage Hezbollah-affiliated broadcaster Al-Manar said the group had fired rockets at Israeli military sites in the Golan Heights.

Palestinians gather at the site of collapsed and damaged buildings following an Israeli airstrike in Rafah, in the southern Gaza Strip, Palestine, Oct. 16, 2023. (AFP Photo) Amid a visit by U.S. envoy Amos Hochstein to Beirut, Israel and the Lebanese group Hezbollah exchanged cross-border fire Tuesd...

05/11/2023

05/11/2023

The airport closed for all takeoffs and landings on Saturday evening after police arrived in large numbers on the scene to deal with a man who drove through a barrier onto the grounds of the airport with a child. The car with the 35-year-old man and 4-year-old child was parked under a plane, a police spokesperson said.

An aerial view ahead of the G20 summit shows the Helmut Schmidt Airport in Hamburg, Germany, June 23, 2017. REUTERS/Fabian Bimmer/File Photo Photo: Reuters/FABIAN BIMMER FRANKFURT–Hamburg airport remained closed on Sunday, authorities said, as police dealt with a hostage situation they say likely ...

05/11/2023

The strikes on Al-Maghazi refugee camp targeted the Sam’an family’s home in the Al-Maghazi camp, leaving dozens injured, according to the WAFA news agency, which added that most of the casualties were children and women. The Israeli bombing destroyed the home and caused severe damage to neighboring homes and infrastructure, WAFA reported.

People check the damage caused by an Israeli strike on the Al-Maghazi refugee camp in Deir Balah, central Gaza Strip, Palestine, Nov. 5, 2023. (AFP Photo) Dozens of Palestinians were killed and injured in Israeli airstrikes on a central Gaza refugee camp on midnight Saturday, according to multiple P...

04/11/2023

The attacks caused fires in homes and public buildings, especially in the southern Kherson region which Moscow has increasingly targeted in recent weeks, emergency services said. Authorities reported that two people were injured. Last winter, Russia took aim at Ukraine’s power grid in an effort to deny civilians light and heating and chip away at the country’s appetite for war. Ukrainian officials accused the Kremlin of weaponizing winter.

KYIV, Ukraine–Russia unleashed a wave of nighttime drone and missile attacks across 10 of Ukraine’s 24 regions, Ukrainian authorities said Friday as they prepare for another winter of infrastructure bombardment by the Kremlin’s forces. Ukraine’s air force said it intercepted 24 of 38 Shahed ...

04/11/2023

In televised remarks — his first since the Palestinian militants’ deadly Oct. 7 incursion into southern Israel — Nasrallah stopped short of announcing that Hezbollah would fully enter the war, a move that would have devastating consequences for both Lebanon and Israel. The United States, Israel’s strongest backer, has warned Hezbollah and its patron Iran against entering the fray and has sent warships to the Mediterranean, a move Nasrallah said “will not scare us.” It may spread the conflict and war within the Middle East......Editor nsnews

  Hezbollah leader Hassan Nasrallah said Friday that his powerful militia is already engaged in unprecedented fighting along the Lebanon-Israel border and threatened a further escalation as Israel’s war with Hamas nears the one-month mark. In televised remarks — his first since the Palestinian ...

04/11/2023

The quake was felt as far away as India’s capital New Delhi, nearly 500 km from the epicenter, 42 km south of Jumla. “The death toll has reached 119 and at least 100 have been injured,” Karnali Province police spokesman Gopal Chandra Bhattarai told AFP. “The remoteness of the districts makes it difficult for information to get through.” Our heartiest condolence to the deceased and injured persons....Editor nsnews

Survivors sit in the corridor of the Jajarkot district hospital after Friday’s earthquake in Nepal Photo: AFP At least 119 people were killed in an overnight earthquake that struck a remote pocket of Nepal, officials said Saturday, as security forces deployed to assist with a frantic rescue effort...

03/11/2023

Noting that the situation in Gaza has reached a "catastrophic tipping point," the experts warned of the dire need for food, water, medicines, fuel and essential supplies, and the risk of looming health hazards.Besides the large number of casualties and displacement, basic supplies are running low for the 2.3 million residents in Gaza due to the Israeli siege, and is on the verge of a humanitarian catastrophe. Our Imagination is that, human right applicable only the Upper class of people or Big power of the world...Editor nsnews

Palestinians check the destruction following an Israeli strike in the Jabalia camp for refugees in the Gaza Strip, Palestine, Nov. 1, 2023. (AFP Photo) U.N. experts characterized Israel’s recent airstrikes on a refugee camp in the Gaza Strip a “war crime,” saying that it is a “brazen violati...

03/11/2023

Biden has asked Congress to approve a broader $106 billion emergency spending package including funding for Israel, Taiwan and Ukraine, as well as humanitarian aid. Schumer said the Senate would consider a bipartisan bill addressing the broader priorities. The dispute between the two chambers could mean it will be weeks before Congress approves any emergency spending plan

  The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday passed a Republican plan to provide $14.3 billion in aid to Israel and cut funding of the Internal Revenue Service, despite Democrats’ insistence it has no future in the Senate and the White House’s promise of a veto. The measure passed 226 to 196...

02/11/2023

Blinken will also travel to Jordan, the second Arab state to make peace with Israel, which on Wednesday withdrew its ambassador from its neighbor in protest over the war.
The Middle East crisis as well as the Ukraine war are also expected to figure in Blinken’s trip to Japan which is for a meeting of foreign ministers of the Group of Seven industrialized democracies.

U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken Photo: AFP U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken will travel to Japan, South Korea and India after his latest crisis visit to the Middle East, the State Department said Wednesday, keeping a U.S. focus on Asia. On the three stops next week, Blinken will “adva...

02/11/2023

The first people to leave Gaza -- other than four hostages released by Hamas and another rescued by Israeli forces -- crossed into Egypt, escaping the territory's growing misery as bombings drive hundreds of thousands from their homes, and food, water and fuel run low. It remained unclear how many more people would be allowed to leave Gaza in coming days.
The latest strikes in the densely populated Jabaliya refugee camp near Gaza City demolished multi-story apartment buildings, and dozens of men afterward dug through the rubble, searching for survivors, according to footage from Al-Jazeera television, one of the few media outlets still reporting from northern Gaza. It showed several wounded people, including children, being brought to a nearby hospital. The pathetic photograph shows in the news that world losing their humanitarian characteristics as feel proud of this word......Editor nsnews

  RAFAH, Gaza Strip–Hundreds of foreign nationals and dozens of seriously injured Palestinians were allowed to leave Gaza on Wednesday after more than three weeks under siege, while Israeli airstrikes destroyed apartments in a densely populated area for the second straight day. The first people t...

02/11/2023

Bolivia “has decided to cut diplomatic relations with the State of Israel, in repudiation and condemnation of the aggressive and disproportionate Israeli military offensive being carried out in the Gaza Strip,” Deputy Foreign Minister Freddy Mamani told a press conference on Tuesday. In separate developments, the leaders of both Colombia and Chile also spoke out Tuesday against the Israeli offensive, which has now killed more than 8,500 Palestinians – two-thirds of them women and children. This is the sign of protest against inhuman activities ....Editor nsnews..

Bolivia’s Deputy Foreign Minister Freddy Mamani (R) speaks next to the minister of the presidency Maria Nela Prada at a press conference announcing that Bolivia will break relations with Israel, Oct. 31, 2023. (AFP Photo) Bolivia has severed diplomatic ties with Israel while Chile and Colombia rec...

01/11/2023

The discovery comes weeks into the Israel-Hamas war in which thousands of Israelis and Palestinians have been killed and hundreds of Israelis have been taken hostage by the militants in Gaza. “The situation in the Middle East does not justify antisemitism,” Borne told the National Assembly during a regular questioning session. “Nothing ever excuses antisemitism … my government is determined to wage a merciless fight against it.” Conflicts creates another conflicts which spreading nation to nation and religion to religion we should keep our mind that all are equal in the world who ever may be the color, religion etc.....Editor nsnews

  PARIS– French Prime Minister Elisabeth Borne on Tuesday vowed a “merciless fight” against surging antisemitism after residents of the French capital discovered anti-Jewish graffiti on buildings in several districts. The discovery comes weeks into the Israel-Hamas war in which thousands of I...

01/11/2023

Blinken sat silently as protesters demanding a halt to Israel’s ongoing massacres repeatedly interrupted him as he testified before the Senate Appropriations Committee. The first shouted “Cease-fire now!” and “Save the children of Gaza!” “Palestinians aren’t animals!” another demonstrator shouted while others said, “Let Gaza live!” Inhuman activities should be stopped by all part of the world...Editor nsnews

Protesters calling for a cease-fire in Gaza raise their hands covered in red as U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken (C) and Secretary of Defense Lloyd Austin (not pictured) testify at a Senate Appropriations Committee hearing to review their national security supplemental requests in the Dirksen....

01/11/2023

Even as bombings have driven tens of thousands from their homes and food, water and fuel run low, no one has been allowed to leave the embattled enclave, except for four hostages released by Hamas. Another captive was rescued by Israeli forces earlier this week. But a limited agreement appeared to have been reached Wednesday... Very sad..Editor nsnews

  RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — After more than three weeks of siege, the first Palestinians — dozens of dual passport holders and seriously injured — were allowed to leave Gaza, where Israeli airstrikes pounded a refugee camp for the second day Wednesday. Even as bombings have driven tens of thou...

31/10/2023

The National Muslim Democratic Council, consisting of Democratic Party leaders from pivotal states like Michigan, Ohio and Pennsylvania, which are likely to be decisive in the election, has called on President Biden to use his influence with Israel to broker a cease-fire by 5 p.m. Eastern Time (9 p.m. GMT) on Tuesday. We want these type of proposal may accept by US President...Editor nsnews

U.S. President Joe Biden delivers a prime-time address to the nation in the Oval Office of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., Oct. 19, 2023. (Getty Images Photo) Muslim Americans, in conjunction with certain Democratic Party activists, have declared their plan to mobilize millions of Muslim....

29/10/2023

26/10/2023

Putin reiterated Russia’s position on a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian crisis, arguing that “this is the key to a long-term and fundamental settlement and peace in the Middle East.” He opposed the principle of “collective responsibility,” saying in this case, the elderly, women, children and entire families die. UN Secretary General and so many leaders proposed a two-state solution to the Israeli-Palestinian crisis, We wants the same for the greater interest of the world...Editor nsnews

Russian President Vladimir Putin chairs a meeting at the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, Oct. 25, 2023. (EPA Photo) Russian President Vladimir Putin has called the ongoing situation in the blockaded Gaza Strip a “humanitarian catastrophe.” “Innocent people must not pay for crimes committed by other...

26/10/2023

25/10/2023

U.N. chief Antonio Guterres harshly criticized Israel’s violations of international law in Gaza, as he called for an immediate cease-fire amid indiscriminate Israeli airstrikes on the blockaded enclave, which is currently facing a humanitarian catastrophe with no food, fuel, or water. Opening the session, Guterres said there was no excuse for the “appalling” violence by Hamas on Oct.7 but also warned against “collective punishment” of the Palestinians. “I am deeply concerned about the clear violations of international humanitarian law that we are witnessing in Gaza. Let me be clear: No party to an armed conflict is above international humanitarian law,” Guterres told a Security Council session without explicitly naming Israel. Meanwhile UN Secretary General mentioned that the conflicts could only be solved with two- state solution, one for Israel and one for Palestinians....We think this is the only solution to end this conflict and war...Editor nsnews

UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres speaks to delegates during a United Nations Security Council meeting called to address the ongoing Israel-Palestinian conflict, in New York, Oct. 24, 2023. (EPA Photo) U.N. chief Antonio Guterres harshly criticized Israel’s violations of international law in G...

25/10/2023

In Austria and Germany the proportion was 64% - almost twice the previous level of 33% in Germany and a significant increase from the 42% recorded in Austria six years earlier. The next worst was Finland with 54%."It is shocking to see no improvement since our last survey," FRA Director Michael O'Flaherty said. "Instead, people of African descent face ever more discrimination just because of the color of their skin." The proportion of respondents who reported feeling racially discriminated against over the past five years rather than 12 months rose to 45% across the 13 countries surveyed, an increase of six points from the previous study. The top three were the same, with Germany's rate the highest at 76%..Communal, Racism and Inhuman activities fell in the same manner, so it should be avoided by every nation and countries , We think all are equal in the world because all are created by powerful creator......Editor nsnews

FILE PHOTO: A demonstrator holds a placard reading “Racism Kills” during a Black Lives Matter protest in Berlin, Germany, July 2, 2021. REUTERS/Christian Mang/File Photo Photo: Reuters/Christian Mang VIENNA- Racism towards Black people is growing in Europe, with Germany, Austria and Finland show...

25/10/2023

The Israeli military said its strikes had killed militants and destroyed tunnels, command centers, weapons storehouses and other military targets, which it has accused Hamas of hiding among Gaza’s civilian population. Gaza-based militants have been launching unrelenting rocket barrages into Israel since the conflict started. what's the faith...Editor nsnews

A Palestinian stands outside the building destroyed i the Israeli bombardment of the Gaza Strip in Rafah, Wednesday, Oct 25, 2023. (AP Photo/Hatem Ali) RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees warned Wednesday that without immediate deliveries of fuel it will soon have to ...

24/10/2023

24/10/2023

The accident occurred when the freight train hit the Dhaka-bound Egaro Shindur Express passenger train from the rear, derailing and overturning two of its coaches near Bahirab station in Kishoreganj district in the afternoon, according to Anwar Hossain, superintendent of railway police.
Seventeen bodies were found at the accident site, Our heartiest condolence to the deceased who died in the unacceptable accident ..... Editor nsnews

Rescue workers carry out a rescue operation after a passenger train collided with a freight train in Bhairab, some 85km east from Dhaka, on Oct. 23, 2023.(AFP Photo) At least 17 people were killed and dozens others wounded as two carriages of a passenger train overturned after a freight train crashe...

24/10/2023

The group released images of masked gunmen giving the women food and drink and leading them to the handover point, where Red Cross workers met them. More than 200 people were kidnapped during the Hamas attack on Israel earlier this month but only four have been freed – the other two being a US mother and daughter last week. First step to normalization the conflicts....Editor nsnews

The women were handed over to Red Cross workers at the Egyptian border but more than 200 are believed to still be prisoners in under-siege Gaza. Hamas has released two more hostages, with the British daughter of one of the women flying to Israel after saying she’s relieved beyond words. Yocheved L...

23/10/2023

Among the most prominent leaders participating in the summit are Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas, Turkish Foreign Minister Hakan Fidan, UAE President Sheikh Mohammed bin Zayed Al Nahyan, Qatari Emir Sheikh Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani, King of Bahrain Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa, and Jordanian King Abdullah II.
U.N. Secretary-General António Guterres is also attending the summit.At least 31 countries and 3 international organizations have confirmed their participation in the Cairo Peace Summit, according to the private Cairo News Channel. U.N. Secretary-General Guterres The conflict could only be solved with a two-state solution, one for Israelis and one for Palestinians, Guterres opinion or his proposal can solve the on going conflict permanently .....Editor nsnews

Egyptian President Abdel Fattah el-Sissi and other leaders attend the Cairo international summit for peace in the Middle East in the New Administrative Capital (NAC), east of Cairo, Egypt, Oct. 21, 2023. (The Egyptian Presidency/Handout via Reuters) Egypt hosted the Cairo Peace Summit to find soluti...

23/10/2023

“The number of mosques completely destroyed since the beginning of Israel’s attacks on Gaza has increased to 31,” the ministry said in a statement Sunday.
On Saturday, it also highlighted the Israeli bombardment of several civilian sites such as the ministry’s headquarters, the ministry’s Quran radio station and a church. It means critical situation prevailing on Religion. America should come forward to stop the crisis ,because US itself non-communal, non-race ,and maintain human right....Editor nsnews

Palestinians gather around the remains of a mosque destroyed in Israeli strikes, northern Gaza Strip, Palestine, Oct. 22, 2023. (Reuters Photo) At least five more mosques were destroyed in Israeli airstrikes on the besieged Gaza Strip on Sunday, bringing the total number to 31 since Oct. 7, the Gaza...

22/10/2023

22/10/2023

Uri Raanan of Illinois told The Associated Press that he spoke to his daughter Friday by telephone. “She’s doing good. She’s doing very good,” said Uri Raanan, who lives in the Chicago suburbs. “I’m in tears, and I feel very, very good.”The 71-year-old said he saw on the news earlier Friday that an American mother and daughter would be released by Hamas, and he spent the day hoping that meant his daughter and her mother, Judith Raanan. This habit should be encouraged by all.....Editor nsnews

EVANSTON, Ill. (AP) — The father of freed American teen hostage Natalie Raanan said Friday she’s doing well following two weeks in captivity after she and her mother were abducted in Israel by Hamas and held in Gaza. Uri Raanan of Illinois told The Associated Press that he spoke to his daughter ...

22/10/2023

The attacks follow similar strikes over the past few days against U.S. and coalition bases in Iraq amid simmering anger in the region after an Israeli airstrike on the Al-Ahli Baptist Hospital in the Gaza Strip that killed hundreds of people. U.S. military forces in Iraq were targeted on Wednesday in two separate drone attacks, with one causing minor injuries to a small number of troops even though the U.S. military managed to intercept the armed drone.The United States has 2,500 troops in Iraq, and 900 more in neighboring Syria. This conflict remind us that conflict and war spread Many areas of the world specially in Middle -East.....Editor nsnews.

Military vehicles of U.S. soldiers are seen at the Ain al-Asad air base in Anbar province, Iraq, Jan. 13, 2020. (Reuters File Photo) Drones and rockets targeted a military base hosting U.S. and other international forces in western Iraq and southern Syria late Thursday, security sources said. Multip...

22/10/2023

The lack of faith extends beyond Congress, with recent polling conducted both before and after the leadership meltdown finding a mistrust in everything from the courts to organized religion. The GOP internal bickering that for nearly three weeks has left open the speaker’s position — second in line to the presidency — is widely seen as the latest indication of deep problems with the nation’s bedrock institutions.

WASHINGTON (AP) — For many Americans, the Republican dysfunction that has ground business in the U.S. House to a halt as two wars rage abroad and a budget crisis looms at home is feeding into a longer-term pessimism about the country’s core institutions. The lack of faith extends beyond Congress...

22/10/2023

Palestinians sheltering in U.N.-run schools and tent camps are running low on food and drinking dirty water. The territory’s sole power plant shut down over a week ago, causing a territory-wide blackout and crippling water and sanitation systems. The U.N. humanitarian agency said cases of chicken pox, scabies and diarrhea are on the rise because of the lack of clean water.

RAFAH, Gaza Strip (AP) — Israeli warplanes struck targets across Gaza overnight and into Sunday, as well as two airports in Syria and a mosque in the occupied West Bank allegedly used by militants, as the two-week-old war with Hamas threatened to spiral into a broader conflict. Israel has traded f...

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