Jerusalem, Oct 18 (IANS) US President Joe Biden plans to ask Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu some "tough questions as a friend of Israel" regarding Jerusalem's strategy in the Gaza war, White House National Security Council Spokesperson John Kirby told reporters aboard Air Force One with the President enroute to Tel Aviv, media reports said.
Washington, Oct 18 (IANS) The White House has confirmed that the Jordan portion of US President Joe Biden's trip to the Middle East has been cancelled, media reports said.
Washington, Oct 17 (IANS) The US government has cracked down on China's access to advanced chips for use in Artificial Intelligence (AI) with its new additional limits over an October order to restrict the communist country's progress on supercomputing and AI which is the global frontline research in all countries. The US fears China may divert the chips of AI into military applications.
Dubai, Oct 17 (IANS) A senior Iranian military commander said on Tuesday that Tehran-backed militant groups will not stop targeting Israel until the country ceases to exist, Al Arabiya reported.
New Delhi, Oct 17 (IANS) This Arab militant leader's struggles during his life may not have achieved much, but the ongoing crisis in Israel brought his name back into the spotlight as Hamas' military wing, which carried out the attacks, is named after him, as are the short-range missiles it keeps on firing into Israeli territory.
Moscow, Oct 16 (IANS) The BRICS nations have overtaken G7 states in terms of the purchasing power parity (PPP) of their populations, Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Monday in an interview.
Tel Aviv, Oct 16 (IANS) For a second time since the raging Israel-Hamas conflict erupted on October 7, US Secretary of State Antony Blinken on Monday arrived in Tel Aviv, where he is scheduled to meet Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu and the Jewish nation's war management cabinet.
Jerusalem, Oct 15 (IANS) Israel has resumed water supply to the Gaza Strip after shutting it off following the Hamas terror onslaught last Saturday, media reports said.
Doha, Oct 15 (IANS) Iran Foreign Minister Hossein Amirabdollahian has said that if Israel decides to enter Gaza then the resistance leaders will turn Israel into a cemetery for occupation soldiers, media reports said.
Gaza, Oct 15 (IANS) Israeli tanks have begun positioning themselves on the border fence with Gaza as the military build-up continues amid relentless bombardment of the besieged Palestinian enclave, media reports said.
