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India hopes Bangladesh will take initiative for protection of minorities
Spokesperson of the Ministry of External Affairs of India Randhir Jaiswal has said that India hopes the government will take initiative to stop the ‘oppression’ on minorities in Bangladesh. He said this on Wednesday.
Iranian design, Chinese components—Israel-Saudi concern over Houthi missiles
The Iran-backed Houthi rebels of Yemen are trying to build advanced medium-range ballistic missiles using components made in China. If the weapon is built on the model of Iran’s precision-guided Kheibar Shekan missile, the group may gain the capability to attack various places in the Middle East including Israel and Saudi Arabia.
Judge extends order allowing CNN, Politico, MS NOW White House press access
A federal court has ordered that three news organizations, CNN, MS NOW and Politico, which lost White House access because of a ban imposed by US President Donald Trump, be allowed back in. Their access must remain in place until the lawsuit challenging the ban is finally resolved.
Nobel prize pays tribute to historic 114-year-old Tagore-Russel correspondence
The official social media platforms of the Nobel Prize have shared a rare, 114-year-old handwritten letter exchanged between literature laureates Rabindranath Tagore and Bertrand Russell, highlighting a historic intersection of Eastern philosophy and Western thought.
800 million youth face jobless future: UNDP
Around 800 million young people entering the workforce in developing nations over the next 15 years will fail to find jobs unless immediate policy actions are taken, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP).
Oil Prices Rise on Saudi-Houthi Conflict, Brent Tops $106
Global crude prices have risen again on supply worries as fighting between Saudi Arabia and Yemen's Houthi rebels intensifies. Analysts say the prospect of higher diesel exports from Russia is holding back any sharp jump for now. The trend was visible in Asian trading on Wednesday, October 14.
Houthis Hit Aramco Building in Dhahran Hours After Saudi Strike on Sanaa Oil Site
Yemen's Houthi rebels attacked an administrative building belonging to Saudi Arabia's state oil company, Aramco, in the eastern city of Dhahran, just hours after the Saudi-led coalition struck an oil facility in the Yemeni capital, Sanaa.
Defensive weapons depleting, Saudi crown prince in bunker
The security of Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia Mohammed bin Salman has been intensified amid the continuous missile and drone attacks of the Iran-backed Houthi rebels of Yemen. Considering the situation, he is being shifted to various royal palaces equipped with bunker facilities under tight security cordon. The US media The Wall Street Journal has informed this information.
Bangladesh involved in India’s protest movement, claims West Bengal minister
West Bengal Panchayat and Rural Development Minister Dilip Ghosh has alleged that elements in Bangladesh are involved in the ongoing protests demanding the removal of India’s Chief Election Commissioner Gyanesh Kumar and the scrapping of the Special Intensive Revision (SIR) of electoral rolls.
Yemen claims 950 Houthi fighters killed in nearly 1,900 strikes
Yemen’s internationally recognised government has claimed that 950 Houthi fighters have been killed and 380 military vehicles destroyed during its ongoing military campaign, dubbed “Dawn of Yemen”, against the Iran-backed rebels.