Kenneth Smith, convicted for a 1988 murder-for-hire, is set to be executed in Alabama on 25 Jan using nitrogen, depriving him of oxygen via a face mask connected to a cylinder.
United Nations relief agency for Palestinian refugees quoted in media as saying that it feared more 'unaccounted for' deaths of its staff in Gaza in Israeli counterattack on Hamas.
'A population is besieged, denied access to essentials, bombed in their homes, shelters, hospitals & places of worship. This is unacceptable', UN chiefs said in a joint statement.
Inter-Agency Standing Committee, forum of 18 UN & non-UN humanitarian partners, calls for an end to the violence. Their statement expresses concern for suffering of civilians on both sides.
A joint statement from heads of all major UN agencies has expressed outrage at the civilian death toll in Gaza and called for an 'immediate humanitarian ceasefire'.
This is the edited transcript of ThePrint Cut The Clutter Episode 1338, published on 30 October 2023, on how India has historically voted on the Israel-Palestine issue at UN.
Days after US vetoed a Brazil-led resolution for humanitarian pauses in Israel-Gaza conflict, its own resolution called for aid access, and stop to arming Hamas.
The UN has warned that lack of fuel in Gaza, which Israel continues to block, would put Gaza’s healthcare system completely out of service. Death toll is 6,546, including 2,704 children on Day 19, says Hamas-run Gaza health ministry.
Releasing Export Preparedness Index report, NITI Aayog CEO says Centre has ‘ticked a lot of boxes’, & responsibility of driving the next phase of export growth now rests with states.
The proposed project costing about Rs 3.25 lakh crore will entail procurement of 18 aircraft in fly away condition & the rest made in India with up to 60% indigenous content.
UK, EFTA already in the bag and EU on the way, many members of RCEP except China signed up, and even restrictions on China being lifted, India has changed its mind on trade.
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