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Friday, November 14, 2025
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Topic: Aid

Israel-Hamas start 4-day truce, 13 hostages to be released by Palestinian militant group on 1st day

130,000 litres of diesel, four trucks of gas and 200 trucks of aid would enter Gaza daily during the ceasefire, according to Egypt.

US unveils $350 million weapons aid package for Taiwan

China has repeatedly demanded the United States, Taiwan's most important arms supplier, halt the sale of weapons to the island.

All about Pakistan’s $3bn standby agreement with IMF & what it means for cash-strapped country

Pakistan PM Shebhaz Sharif has said arrangement will help 'strengthen foreign exchange reserves, enable Pakistan to achieve economic stability & sustainable economic growth'.

Death toll in Turkey, Syria quake tops 29,000; Turkey moves against some builders

Antakya: Rescuers pulled more survivors from rubble on Sunday, six days after one of the worst earthquakes to hit Turkey and Syria, as Turkish...

Pakistan seeks help with $16 billion flood rebuilding at UN conference

Pakistan & the UN are holding a major conference in Geneva Monday to gather support to rebuild the country after devastating floods, which displaced 8 million people & killed at least 1,700.

Ukraine now a bottomless pit for Western aid. With no attention to its chronic corruption

The longer the war stretches, the more Ukraine's ability to fight systemic corruption gets diminished as more money and weapons will flow to sustain the country.

Red Cross pauses operations in Ukraine for ‘security reasons’ after Russian missile attacks

The International Committee of the Red Cross and at least one other aid group cited security reasons for the halt. However, aid workers will continue working from the desk.

India likely to start wheat aid to Kabul via Pakistan Tuesday, Afghan trucks to take 1st batch

About 30-40 Afghan trucks will be crossing over from Pakistan to India Monday night and will leave for Afghanistan after the loading of 10 MT of wheat is complete  .

Sunder Pichai, Punit Renjen, Shantanu Narayen join global Covid task force to help India

The task force is a newly formed public-private partnership organised by the US Chamber of Commerce and supported by Business Roundtable.

Had US used its economic power over Pakistan in 1971, Asia could have avoided a war

Until now, the United States has seldom used its economic leverage to shape Pakistan’s behaviour.

On Camera

Bihar is now BJP’s responsibility. Double-engine governance must bring progress

The opposition was unable to erase the image of 'Jungle Raj' and leadership-by-birth remarks. Rahul Gandhi's 'vote chori' campaign added more trouble.

Wealth nears $99 trillion, still Asia’s rich don’t have succession plans

Much of this wealth is tied to founder-led businesses that employ millions and help anchor regional economies.

Turkey blocks transport of Apache choppers to India through its airspace, new route being worked out

Indian govt officials last month skipped Turkish National Day celebrations in Delhi, in a message to Ankara following its support for Islamabad, particularly during Operation Sindoor.

Bihar is where politics moves, and everything else stands still

Bihar is blessed with a land more fertile for revolutions than any in India. Why has it fallen so far behind then? Constant obsession with politics is at the root of its destruction.