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Israel struck an apartment belonging to Hezbollah in a stronghold of pro-Iran groups south of Damascus on Sunday, killing nine people including a commander, a war monitor said. The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights said one of the dead was a Lebanese commander of the Iran-backed Hezbollah group in Syria. Israel has increased strikes on Syria since an all-out war with Hezbollah in Lebanon erupted on September 23. Rami Abdel Rahman, who heads the Britain-based monitor, told AFP that the commander “was active in Syria and held Lebanese nationality”. The man’s name is not yet known. The monitor, which has a network of sources inside Syria, said that “nine people lost their lives — four… Read More »Israel Strike Kills Hezbollah Commander, 8 Others In Syria: War Monitor

Much rattled, Mohammed Alloush, a Palestinian man from Jabalia in the northern Gaza Strip, rushed to his relatives’ house on Sunday to see what had happened after it was attacked by the Israeli army. Upon his arrival with dozens of his neighbours, Alloush was shocked to find the house, once alive with more than 50 residents, completely destroyed, Xinhua news agency reported. “We heard cries for help from beneath the rubble. Some were still alive. I must help and rescue them,” Alloush told Xinhua with a breaking voice. However, neither Alloush nor any other responders have any tools in hand. “We are forced to dig with our bare hands to help the injured and pull… Read More »Gazans Dig Through Rubble By Hand For Bodies, Survivors Amid Fresh Israeli Attack

Israel has urged fans to avoid Thursday’s France-Israel football tie, which authorities fear could become a flashpoint following violence in Amsterdam following a match involving an Israeli team. Despite a high police presence and the attendance of French President Emmanuel Macron, Israeli officials on Sunday warned fans to stay away because of fears they could be targeted. A right-wing Jewish group has nevertheless announced a rally ahead of the Nations League tie. The Paris fixture will take place one week after clashes, which followed a game between Israeli club Maccabi Tel Aviv and Dutch team Ajax. The violence was condemned as “anti-Semitic” by Israeli, US, Dutch and European leaders. About two dozen people were injured,… Read More »Israel Urges Fans To Skip Soccer Match With France After Amsterdam Violence

Donald Trump is set to return to the White House after his emphatic victory over Kamala Harris in the November 5 US presidential elections. While the final results have not yet been declared, Trump has so far won 312 electoral votes, well past the 270 needed for victory. His Democratic rival, Harris, is lagging behind at 226. The 78-year-old leader also sealed his sweep of all seven swing states, including Arizona, Georgia, Pennsylvania, Michigan and Wisconsin, all of which voted Democratic in the last election. He also won the swing states of North Carolina and Nevada.  He has now started to assemble his second administration and has named campaign manager Susie Wiles to serve as… Read More »Trump Tracker: Trump Speaks To Germany’s Scholz, Discusses “Return Of Peace In Europe”

Indian food delivery company Zomato has introduced a new feature called Food Rescue to combat food wastage arising due to order cancellations, announced cofounder and chief executive Deepinder Goyal on Sunday (Nov 10). Under the new feature, customers will be allowed to buy food items at a discounted price in their original untampered packaging whilst receiving them within minutes, after an order has been cancelled. The platform witnesses approximately 400,000 cancelled orders monthly which prompted the company to launch the initiative. “We don’t encourage order cancellation at Zomato, because it leads to a tremendous amount of food wastage. Inspite of stringent policies, and a no-refund policy for cancellations, more than 4 lakh perfectly good orders… Read More »Zomato Launches ‘Rescue’ Service To Combat Food Wastage. How Does It Work?