IDF claims to destroy entrances of 130 Hamas tunnels in Gaza

Jerusalem (IANS) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Thursday claimed that it has destroyed entrances of 130 Hamas tunnels in Gaza since the militant group waged its war against the Jewish nation on October 7.

In a post on X, the military said:…

IDF enter Gaza city, civilian evacuation to south Gaza continues

Tel Aviv (IANS) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have in a statement said that it has entered Gaza city and a fierce fight is continuing with the Hamas terrorists.

The Prime Minister's Office has also confirmed that the IDF has entered Gaza…

7.2-magnitude quake jolts Indonesia, no tsunami alert issued

Jakarta (IANS) A massive earthquake measuring 7.2 on the Richter scale jolted Indonesia's Maluku province on Wednesday, but did not trigger a tsunami, the country's meteorology agency BMKG said.

Having centered at the shallow seabed,…

Middle East crisis: Blinken escalates demand for ceasefire

Washington (IANS) US Secretary of State Antony Blinken said on Wednesday that it is "clear that Israel cannot occupy Gaza", and "there may be a need for some transition period at the end of the conflict" between Israel and Hamas.

The top US…

Israeli forces surround Gaza City

New Delhi (IANS) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) have surrounded Gaza City through land, air and naval raids, as its war with Hamas continues beyond a month amid a mounting Palestinian death toll and with no sign of the Israeli and foreign hostages…

Japan detects above-limit radioactive cesium in locally grown mushroom

Tokyo (IANS) Excessive levels of radioactive cesium were detected in mushroom locally grown in Japan's Yamanashi prefecture, a government report revealed on Tuesday.

The sample of Cortinarius caperatus, a type of edible mushroom, in the…

IDF strikes 450 Hamas targets in Gaza, key militant killed

Tel Aviv (IANS) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Monday announced that fighter jets struck 450 Hamas targets overnight in Gaza during which a key member of the militant group was killed.

In a statement, the military said that Jamal Musa,…

Australian PM meets China's Xi in Beijing

Beijing (IANS) Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese met Chinese President Xi Jinping here on Monday.

The announcement was made by China's state-run Xinhua news agency.

Albanese, who arrived in Shanghai on November 5, became…

Israel's Defence Minister vows to kill Hamas leader Yahya Sinwar

Tel Aviv (IANS) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) will reach Hamas terror leader Yahiya Sinwar and kill him, Defence Minister Yoav Gallant vowed on Saturday.

Gallant, who is a retired General of the Israel army, announced this during a briefing…

Afghanistan's opium poppy cultivation down 95% following drug ban

Kabul (IANS) The opium poppy cultivation in Afghanistan has dropped by an estimated 95 per cent since the country's caretaker government imposed a drug ban in April 2022, the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime said on Sunday.

According…