IDF uncovers 100 rocket installations in Gaza
Tel Aviv, Jan 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Tuesday said that it uncovered about 100 rocket installations from a Hamas stronghold in Gaza. In a post on X, the IDF said the…
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New chapter in India-Bangladesh bilateral ties: High Commissioner
Dhaka, Jan 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) During a meeting with Bangladesh’s newly-elected Foreign Minister Hasan Mahmud, Indian High Commissioner Pranay Verma said a new chapter of bilateral relations between the two neighbouring nations has opened, and would…
Icy winds. heavy snowfall disrupt life in US
Washington, Jan 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) A Polar Vortex in the North Pole has led to several US cities witness severe cold weather conditions with temperatures dipping in the Midwest and the Northeastern region to a freezing…
Israeli govt approves revised wartime budget with more defence spending
Jerusalam, Jan 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Israeli Finance Ministry said the government has approved an updated wartime budget for 2024, with significant increases in defence spending amid the raging fighting with Hamas in Gaza. The original…
Iran launches missile attacks against ‘terrorist bases’ in Syria, Iraqi Kurdistan
Tehran, Jan 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Iran’s Islamic Revolution Guards Corps (IRGC) on Tuesday announced that it launched barrages of ballistic missiles against the bases of “terrorists” and Israel’s intelligence service Mossad in Syria and Iraq’s Kurdistan…
48 prisoners escape from Ecuadorian jail amid wave of violence
Quito, Jan 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) At least 48 inmates escaped from a prison in the northern city of Esmeraldas in Ecuador amid the “internal armed conflict” in the country declared on January 8. The escape was…
Vivek Ramaswamy drops out of 2024 Republican race to WH, endorses Trump
Washington, Jan 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Indian-American tech entrepreneur Vivek Ramaswamy announced that he is dropping out of the 2024 Republican presidential race, and endorsed former US President Donald Trump who won the crucial Iowa caucuses. The…
Ukraine claims to destroy Russian spy plane
Kiev, Jan 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Ukraine has claimed to destroy a Russian spy plane over the Sea of Azov. Ukraine’s Commander-in-Chief Valerii Zaluzhnyi initially said on Telegram on Monday that two aircraft had been destroyed, writing:…
Pyongyang abolishes agencies handling inter-Korean affairs
Seoul, Jan 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) North Korea has decided to abolish agencies in charge of inter-Korean affairs at a key parliamentary meeting, as leader Kim Jong-un said South Korea should be marked “No. 1 hostile country”…
Israeli soldier killed in Gaza, total toll spikes to 189
Tel Aviv, Jan 10 (SocialNews.XYZ) The Israel Defense Forces (IDF) on Tuesday announced the death of another soldier in the ongoing war against Hamas in Gaza, taking the total number of troopers killed in the…
Indian-origin surgeon in UK to pay 135K pounds after car hits minor
London, Jan 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) A Indian-origin surgeon in south-central England has been ordered to pay 135,000 pounds in damages after her car hit a 12-year-old girl, causing serious head injury, collarbone fracture and other complications….
Hamas’s battalion framework in northern Gaza dismantled: Israeli Defence Min
Tel Aviv, Jan 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Israeli Defence Minister Yoav Gallant claimed that the military has dismantled the Hamas militant group’s entire military battalion framework in northern Gaza. In a statement late Monday, Gallant said that…
Trump set to win Iowa caucuses
Washington, Jan 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Donald Trump, America’s twice-impeached former President who is also facing more than 90 criminal charges, is set to kick off his bid to win the Republican Party’s presidential nomination with a…
Tunisian man locked up indefinitely for killing Indian-origin teen in London
London, Jan 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) A Tunisian national has been locked up indefinitely in a psychiatric hospital for killing and nearly beheading a 19-year-old Indian-origin student at her university accommodation in London in 2022. Maher Maaroufe,…
Houthis vow to continue attacks on Israel-linked ships
Sanaa, Jan 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Yemen’s Houthi group has vowed to further deter Israel-linked ships from taking the Red Sea route, amid reports of a fresh attack on ships in the Gulf of Aden. “We will…
Iowa caucus: Trump leads the field as GOP voters head for polling booths amid icy winds
Washington, Jan 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Former President Donald Trump starts with the early bird advantage against his rivals Florida Governor Ron DeSantis and former UN Ambassador Nikki Haley as the Iowa caucus kicks in on Monday…
Houthis claim responsibility for attacking US ship in Gulf of Aden
Sanaa, Jan 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Yemen’s Houthi group has said that they attacked a US ship in the Gulf of Aden with several missiles. Houthi military spokesman Yahya Sarea said in a statement on the Houthi-run…
Bangkok to brace for air pollution spike
Bangkok, Jan 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) Thailand’s Pollution Control Department (PCD) has warned residents in the capital Bangkok and its surrounding areas to brace for worsening air quality as dust particle accumulation is likely to rise this…
US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin discharged from hospital
Washington, Jan 16 (SocialNews.XYZ) US Defence Secretary Lloyd Austin was released from Walter Reed National Military Medical Center on Monday after undergoing follow-up treatment for prostate cancer surgery, the Pentagon announced on Monday, two weeks…
Guterres pleads for Gaza ceasefire, warns of ‘flames of wider war’
United Nations, Jan 15 (SocialNews.XYZ) Pleading for an immediate humanitarian ceasefire in Gaza, UN Secretary General Antonio Guterres warned on Monday about the risk of “flames of wider war”. “I am profoundly worried by what…