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Netanyahu's prospects bolstered amid Israel-Hamas fighting

Israel OKs hundreds of settlement homes in last-minute push

11:40 pm January 17, 2021

Jerusalem: Israeli authorities on Sunday advanced plans to build an additional 780 homes in West Bank settlements, an anti-settlement monitoring group said, in a last-minute surge of approvals before the friendly Trump administration leaves office later this week. Peace Now said that over 90 per cent of the homes lay deep inside the West Bank, which the Palestinians seek as the heartland […]

US military says its troop removal from Somalia is complete

11:08 pm January 17, 2021

Washington: The US military says its troop withdrawal from Somalia is complete, in one of the last actions of President Donald Trump’s presidency. Some experts have warned that the withdrawal of an estimated 700 U.S. military personnel comes at the worst possible time for Somalia, as the al-Qaida-linked al-Shabab extremist group improves its bomb-making skills and continues to attack military and civilian […]

Joe Biden administration promises focus on environmental justice

In inaugural address, Biden will appeal to national unity

9:41 pm January 17, 2021

Washington: President-elect Joe Biden will deliver an appeal to national unity when he is sworn in Wednesday and plans immediate moves to combat the coronavirus pandemic and undo some of President Donald Trump’s most controversial policies, his incoming chief of staff said Sunday. Biden intends a series of executive actions in his first hours after […]

‘Clear the Capitol,’ Mike Pence pleaded, timeline of riot shows

Statehouses, US capital brace for potentially violent week

9:33 pm January 17, 2021

Waghington: The threat of extremist groups descending on statehouses across the country in demonstrations Sunday prompted some governors to roll out a massive show of force and ramp up security, less than two weeks after a mob overran the nation’s Capitol. Fencing, boarded-up windows and lines of police and National Guard troops have transformed statehouse […]

Bihar's "cycle girl" interacts with PM Modi

Bihar: ‘Bicycle girl’ Jyoti Kumai becomes brand ambassador for anti-drug abuse programme

8:21 pm January 16, 2021

Bihar: The Bihar government has chosen”bicycle girl” Jyoti Kumari, who had pedalled 1,200 km from Gurugram to Darbhanga taking her injured father on the rear carrier during the nationwide lockdown, as the Brand Ambassador for an anti-drug abuse programme, an official said. The state government has selected the 15-year-old”real life hero” to sharpen its campaign […]