SINGAPORE: Prime Minister Lawrence Wong and Minister for Foreign Affairs Vivian Balakrishnan wrote to their Vietnamese counterparts on Wednesday (Sep 11) to offer their condolences on the loss of lives caused by Typhoon Yagi. In his letter addressed to Vietnamese Prime Minister Pham Minh Chinh, Mr Wong wrote that he was “deeply saddened to hear … Read more
Photo: AFP Gaza: The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 40,939, Gaza-based health authorities said in a statement on Saturday. During the past 48 hours, the Israeli military killed 61 people and wounded 162 others, bringing the total death toll to 40,939 and injuries to 94,616 since … Read more
It initially took Canada four months to get into the queue after deciding to join a plan by the United States to buy urgently needed National Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile Systems (NASAMS) for Ukraine. Defence Minister Bill Blair insists the lag did not contribute to the slow pace of acquiring the high-tech defensive capability, which is … Read more
Gaza: The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 40,738, the Gaza-based health authorities said in a statement on Sunday. During the past 24 hours, the Israeli military killed 47 people and wounded 94 others, bringing the total death toll to 40,738 and injuries to 94,154 since the … Read more
Gaza: The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip hit 40,099, Gaza-based health authorities said on Sunday. During the past 24 hours, the Israeli military killed 25 people and wounded 72 others, bringing the total death toll to 40,099 and injuries to 92,609 since the outbreak of the Palestinian-Israeli conflict … Read more
Gaza: The Palestinian death toll from the ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has surpassed 40,000, at a time when the Gaza ceasefire talks were set to resume in Qatar. During the past 24 hours, the Israeli military killed 40 people and wounded 107 others, bringing the total death toll to 40,005 and injuries … Read more
Congress leader Shashi Tharoor, known to be a world renowned ‘wordsmith’, faced criticism after sharing a video of his relief work in landslide-affected Wayanad. Tharoor captioned the video, “Some memories of a memorable day in Wayanad,” which drew ire from various quarters. The video, posted on X, shows Tharoor unloading aid supplies and visiting affected … Read more
As It Happens6:42When India’s vulture population collapsed, half a million human deaths followed: study Vultures may not be the most popular animal in the world, but the work they do is essential for human life, a new study has found. New research attributes 500,000 human deaths in India over the course of five years in the … Read more
Thane: The death toll in the chemical factory blast in Maharashtra’s Thane district rose to nine with the discovery of one more body from the accident site, officials said on Friday. Police have registered a case of culpable homicide against the owners of the unit, Amudan Chemicals, located in Phase 2 of Dombivli MIDC. Kalyan … Read more
Gaza: The Palestinian death toll from ongoing Israeli attacks on the Gaza Strip has risen to 35,647, health authorities in the Palestinian enclave said in a press statement. During the past 24 hours, the Israeli army killed 85 Palestinians and wounded 200 others, bringing the total death toll to 35,647 and injuries to 79,852 since … Read more
