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Over 5,300 Palestinian children killed in Gaza conflict

The Executive Director of the United Nations Children's Fund has named the Gaza Strip as the most dangerous place" in the world to be a child, reports CNN.

2023-11-23T12:17:17.139434+00:00 IST

Buffalo airport “fully operational” after brief shutdown

The Buffalo Niagara International Airport in New York is "open and fully operational" after being shut down briefly following a vehicle explosion at the Rainbow Bridge at US-Canada border on Wednesday afternoon (local time), CTV News reported.

2023-11-23T03:05:32.039128+00:00 IST

'White House closely monitoring explosion at US-Canada border'

The White House is closely monitoring the situation after the 'vehicle explosion' incident at the US-Canada border that killed two people, a senior official told reporters on Wednesday (local time).

2023-11-23T02:29:41.155118+00:00 IST

Two dead in 'vehicle explosion' at US-Canada border crossing

Two people were killed inside the vehicle that exploded, according to several law enforcement officials who verified the information to CBS News. The nationalities of the two people who died are not yet known, officials said.

2023-11-22T22:47:11.606494+00:00 IST

FBI says "situation is very fluid" as US-Canada border closed

The Rainbow Bridge crossing connecting the US and Canada near Niagara Falls has been shut as the federal authorities in Buffalo, New York, have said that an investigation is underway following a a "vehicle explosion" at the crossing, CNN reported.

2023-11-22T19:43:41.873646+00:00 IST

Report claims, US thwarted bid to assassinate Pannun

The target of the plot was Gurpatwant Singh Pannun, the founder of the banned Sikhs for Justice (SFJ).

2023-11-22T12:42:00.927987+00:00 IST

US elections: Trump 'runaway favourite' for presidency

Republican candidates are beginning to prepare final pitches in preparation for the essential Iowa Caucasus, with the nomination, so far, appearing to lean towards Donald Trump's reinstatement as President of the United States.

2023-11-22T11:31:40.994729+00:00 IST

Sam Altman set to return to OpenAI; Nadella says "encouraged"

The artificial intelligence startup on Wednesday posted on microblogging site X that Sam will return with a new initial board of Bret Taylor (Chair), Larry Summers, and Adam D'Angelo.

2023-11-22T07:05:49.857907+00:00 IST

X pledges to donate ad, subscription revenue to Gaza, Israel

Elon Musk has announced that his X Corp will donate all revenue the social media platform generates from advertisements and subscriptions associated with the war in Gaza to hospitals in Israel as well as to the Red Cross/Crescent in Gaza.

2023-11-22T06:11:55.923604+00:00 IST

Ex-Obama official makes Islamophobic comments, loses job

A former administration adviser to Barack Obama, Stuart Seldowitz, has been seen in a viral video making an Islamophobic rant at a halal cart vendor in New York, The Hill reported.

2023-11-22T03:11:26.718238+00:00 IST

Elon Musk says X Corp's advertising revenue to be donated

Tesla CEO Elon Musk has said that X Corp will contribute any revenue generated by the social media platform from advertising and subscriptions related to the Gaza war to Israeli hospitals as well as the Red Cross in Gaza, CBS News reported.

2023-11-22T02:06:03.038099+00:00 IST

Efforts to release hostages in Gaza “now very close”: Biden

US President Joe Biden on Tuesday said efforts to retrieve hostages held by Hamas in Gaza since October 7 are "now very close" following extensive negotiations over the past six weeks, CNN reported.

2023-11-21T17:41:29.692115+00:00 IST

Caste issue being weaponised in US for anti-India push: Report

A new report has highlighted that an unlikely trio have joined together and are using "a bait and switch" to weaponize caste as an issue in the United States and that the narrative is "about an anti-India push" and not any real effort at addressing discrimination against Dalits in the United States

2023-11-21T12:44:53.895466+00:00 IST

New NASA image may change understanding of Milky Way

The Telescope was launched on December 25, 2021, orbiting the Sun, 1.5 million kilometres (1 million miles) away from the Earth, harnessing infrared light that is invisible to the human eye, NASA says on its official website.

2023-11-21T12:41:42.387819+00:00 IST

Over 500 employees threaten to resign from OpenAI

Over 505 OpenAI employees are threatening to leave the company if they do not receive the resignation of the ChatGPT company's board after a tumultuous weekend in the Artificial Intelligence (AI) industry that saw the company's CEO, Sam Altman being fired and consequently hired by AI competition, Microsoft.

2023-11-21T12:32:58.204173+00:00 IST

India advocates for sovereign,independent state of palestine

Speaking at the United Nations General Assembly informal discussions on the humanitarian situation in Palestine on Monday, Kamboj said, "India's consistent position of achieving a just, peaceful and lasting solution to the Israel-Palestine issue. India has always advocated the resumption of direct negotiations towards establishing a sovereign, independent and viable state of Palestine living within secure and recognised borders side by side at peace with Israel."

2023-11-21T05:11:51.698332+00:00 IST

"Satya and my top priority remain to ensure OpenAI...": Altman

On teaming up with Microsoft, recently ousted OpenAI CEO Sam Altman has said that the top priority for Satya Nadella and him would remain to ensure that Open AI continues to thrive.

2023-11-21T01:24:22.628136+00:00 IST

US announces new aid package of USD 100 million for Ukraine

The United States on Monday announced a new aid package for Ukraine worth USD 100 million. It comes at a time when the US Secretary of Defence is on a visit to Kyiv, according to The Hill.

2023-11-20T23:46:43.860683+00:00 IST

"Step in, take action:" Canadian MP on threat to Hindu temple

India-origin Canadian member of Parliament Chandra Arya on Monday shared a purported video of Pro Khalistani supporters in Surrey claiming they want to create trouble at the Hindu Laxmi Narayan Mandir there.

2023-11-20T22:31:28.359771+00:00 IST

US: Two killed in shooting at Alaska Walmart

A deadly shooting incident claimed two lives at a Walmart store in Anchorage, Alaska, Fox News reported, citing police.

2023-11-20T20:42:25.566995+00:00 IST

US borders “most unsafe” in world history: Donald Trump

Former US President Donald Trump visited Texas near the US-Mexico border on Sunday (local time) and attacked the Biden administration over his 'anti-migrant' rhetoric calling the US borders as the "most unsafe" in the history of the world, CNN reported.

2023-11-20T09:49:39.523014+00:00 IST